Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-02

/ work we are in; to bind up the ma
TONS wounds. 90 care for all who shall
+ have borne the battle and for his Wild
! Ow and his Orphan-tO do all which
Iuay achieve and cherish just and
lastEE peace among ourselves and with
an nations.
Another memorial day Of Inaugural
I ticn was that upon which Ulysses p
7 Grant was indicted into the PFes.-
Dental Office for his FIRST term, MaicA
/ 4. 1869. The day was atmCspherlcau y
one Of gloom. but peace rcigned Wlt9ih
the land and The inaugural procession
. was one of the grandest that had ever
crlced Pennsylvania avenue, ATOMS
Vrich all such process ions move.
President Grant. who was hilJeIis
ar--gonfstic ID President Johnson.
who allied out the uucXpired term OF
President Lincoln. declined TO recog-
--za the usual f0rmalities OF the oc-
casiou by riding 10 the capitol I'D tA9
carriage with the outgoing FfesidehI'
but instead. lcit army headquarters
n building opposite the War Depart
mont and now occupied by the Amer
irqn National Red Cross Society and
I'm c9muanv with General John A.
PavI-ns then his chief of staff and all
t.rVard Secretary Of War Joined the
procession as it passed seventeenth
street. near the Executive Mansion
and drove i'm q buggy, w himself mold
iug Jbe reius. TO the CAPITOL NH-ie nc
took the official oath.
The second Inauguration OF Grant
viii he noted, among other things. as
r4.ius been beyond doubt the coldeso
ruau which any President was ever
uruzwatet A driving gale ol wind
vrir'et about the streets, soldiers We're
frozen on parade. some left the ranks
.l die from pneumonia and kindred
disorders. Ranks were Trimmed TO q
mere apology for parade, and me
seats that were erected along the ave
mo uv enJerprisiug spectators. from
which to view the military pageant
presented begsarly account OF empty
benches and little else. All day the
storm RACED. and officers of the army
and navy I'm dress suits, many without
ayerc0a-s. shivered and suffered and
did honor TO the occasion.
The temporary building erected for
the inaugural bah became an ice PAL
ace. and before the bell rang out the
midi. ght chimes the ice king drove
Ieme assembled guests and the ball
was lhus practically failure.
STAGE the adoption OF the Constitu-
lion three times only has The fourth oi
March fallen upon Sunday. With one
exception the ceremonies of the day
have been ucslrouCd until the follow
ing Monday. Rutherford p. Hayes
COX the oath of office Saturday even
.~e aallh g. 1877. II was administer
.l by Chief Justice Waite in the red
rsr.1r OF the Executive Mansion, in
tho r.ascuce of President Grant. whose
second term had then practically eN-
ur0d. No one else was present.
These were also stirring times,
there were doubts cast ON SIR Hayes
--e. and lcLug under strong advice
le took the oath on The third oil March
ms matter of precauton and repeated
tho ceremony ON the following Nom
fr- Inn .he usual form. While me day
VAS % aala day as FAR as military pro-
..ssi0us and general reioicings were
concerned. there was am air OF uncef-
-qfn,v usmperiug the whole. I'm The
evening the new President held re-
.-. ion. bCt there was no inaugural
1aM
President Garfield, who was inaug-
vr7-ed ou March 8. 1881 and VINO was
Fascinated four months later enjoy
sd "a brilliant and imposing naugufa-
run.