Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-04

ausurated at the old state House in Phil
al..uh.a. and he too. was favored with a
beautiful day.
rhe Hrst Inauguration event that took
place On this city was on March !. lNl'
when Thomas Jefferson took the oath.
The sun shore brilliantly and the day was
oHd srd GaImy. AT his second inaugural
.- was cold and disaEreeable and chilly
and blasts OF wind made things uncom-
Portable
James Madison Jared well on both or
his irauru-als. especially so on the second
one. typical spring day.
James Ncrrce's first inauguration &C.
CURED on q delightful day but his second
was lust the reverse I'm the latter year
March fell on the Sabbath. The eNer-
. oie,s accordingly were postponed uili
tha following day. Monday. the 5th. 1t
Was uncomfortable weather and S.ushy
urde- foot. made so by rain and snow that
dad fallen during the night.
The weather on John Quincy Adams s
Inaugural day. March q. lS25. augured wen
for his administration. u was p e2sant
Gav and large crowds watched him take
the oath in the old hail Of the House OF
Representatives.
Andrew Jackson was Ushered into office
l-a srr.l~-Iike day. mild ard ba.my. The
,..r Vas taken for the first time i'm hiss
Tory or OBJ. east portico of the Capitol
Monday. March g. 1883. When he was In
su-urat,d ler the second time it was in
t.rs.'y cod
The thirteenth inauguration took place
ON March 4. 1850. Martin Van Buren, be-
caue President. Bright sunshine made
everybody happy. and not cloud was
seen during tae day.
Though the inaugural cermoCies are
erff to have been the most imposing up TO
shat time. nature was not suspicious when
Gen. William Henry Harrison. "O'd Tip
r..aroe. " was installed as the ninth Pres
.f.r.. ON March q. 1871 The day dawncd
cold ard cloudy but the streets are said
t1 have been dry a chilling wind, how
ever. made existence outdoors unpleasant.
James rs Polk was unfortunate In this
v.v on his Inauguration I'm 1ci5. II was
...f-u storm blew down from the north
..-t. and rain fen necessarily. but,
-rueh this somewhat dampered the ar
dor or the gathered crowd. the military
display is said TO have been especially
brilliant.
Gen. Zachary Tay,or's inauguration i'm
$50 also fen upon Sunday. for the second
time. The exercises. therefore, took pace
tho succeeding day. which was a remark
ably pleasant one.
People who attended Franklin Pierce's
inauguration were somewhat disconnected
. by poor weather. There was raw north
. cas-, wind and the melting snow made mat
t.rs much worse.
One of the most rropluous days on rec
ord was that ON which James Buchanan
stepped into tho Presidents chair. The
I sun shoDe freely. and the weather could
not have been made more 10 the taste Of
+ the great outpouring of thu people.
LtuconS first inauguration, though
+ dark clouds had gathered iu another sense.
! was favored with excellent weather, while
unou his second administration. with
+ those "o-her clouds practically dis
/ pef~ed the weather was disagreeable and
/ threatening. and the streets were wet and
muddy. Rain had fallen early I'm the day
+ huJ just as thr procession moved down
pennsylvania avenue toward the Capitol
+ Tho sun broke through the clouds and the
/ remainder OF the day was clear.
Gen. Grant had bad luck I'm the choice OF
/ his day. for i- was gloomy and rainy. IL
/ -as even more uEfav0rab,e when he was
+ urueurate1 for the second time. II IS
/ said to have been thc coolest day on which
au Inauguration ever has taken place.
/ Tho participants in the ceremonies suf-
7 for.5 greatly. and there was many frozen