The morning times., 1897-03-04
POLICE ARRANGEMENTS
Seven Hundred Men Will Pre-
serve Order on the Avenue.
NO MOUNTED ADVANCE GUARD
After 10 O'Clock No Person VIII
BE Allowed to Get Under the
Ropes or Cross the Avenue In
less Armed With an Official
Pass.

The police arrangements along the route
of the great Presidential parade today
Will be more complete than those OF any
previous inauguration. Authe details were
not finally Ranged by Major Moore, Capt
Austin and Chief Clerk Sylvester until
late yesterday afternoon. Orders were
then promulgated to the nine leutenants
and the final instructions given.
Pennsylvania avenue Will be roped off
at an early hour this morning, and the
services OF 700 regular metropolitan police
men ana specials VIII be called into requi-
sition to keep the broad avenue clear
from the Capitol to Twenty-fourth street.
These officers VIII be drawn from the nine
precincts and they viii be on duty con-
stantly along the line OF march from about
O'Clock a. IL. until the parade disbandS.
Each precinct viii, in the meantime, be
patrolled by bout Sin regulars and special
policemen TO look out for fires and other
police matters.
From and after 10 o'clock a m, no
person will be allowed to get under the
ropes or cross the Avenue, except mem
bers OF the public order committee, mem
hers of the press provided with the official
press badge. card passes, ,orCredentials, and
police officials. In urgent cases, however,
the policemen may in their discretion
pass others across the thoroughfare after
the hour named, but not while the parade
is en- route or passing. At such time no
person will be allowed to cross over
The 700 policemen who have been detail
ed to handle the immense crowds and keep
Pcnns ylvania avenue clear will be divided
| intonin divisions, each under the command
| OF a lieutenant Of police.
| Lieut. McCathran will have charge or the
| first division, which will embrace the Capt.
| tol parks and all that section east OF North
| and South Capitol streets, including the
| exercises at noon on the east front of the
| Capitol
Lieut.. Kelly will be in command of the
! second section, extending from North
| Capitol street, down to B, to First, thence
| to PENNSYLVANIA avenue, and along thai
| thoroughfare to Third street
| Lieut.. Vernon, third section, on Penn
| sylvania avenue from the west side o
Third street to the west side of Sixth
| street.
Lieut. Heffner, fourth section, west side
| of Sixth street to west side of Nintl
| street.
Lieut.. Teeple, fifth section, from Mint
street to Thirteenth street.
Lieut.. Am;ss, sixth section, Pennsyl
yania avenue, from Thirteenth to Fif
teenth streets along Fifteenth street t
New York avenue
Lieut. BOYLE and Inspector Gross, sevent
| section, pennsylvania avenue, from tlr
teenth to Seventeenth streets including
the White House and its approaches ant
the Presidents reviewing stand
Lieut.. Gessford, eighth section, Penn
sylyania avenue, from Seventeenth t
Twentieth streets.
Lieut.. Swindells, ninth section, Penn
sylyania avenue, from Twentieth to Twer
tv-fourth streets, where the parade vii
disband.
Major Moore and Capt. Austin, boti
mounted. will be in immediate comman
of the nine sections. They Will hav
mounted policemen as orderles, who Wi
quickly carry orders to the lieutenant
along the entire route OF the parade.
There win probably not be an advanc
guard of mounted officers at the head o
the procession This is hardly though
to be necessary, as the Avenue will
entirely clear from the point from whenC
the parade starts to where the disbandmer
takes place. The mounted policemen wi
be distributed among the sections, eac
Ii ieutenant being allo we'd from ten
twelve of the police cavalry to help guaI
Misunderstanding streets and keep the crowc
from surging outward to the roadway
Two mounted policemen have been d
tailed to ride alongside of the carriage co
tanning President elect Mckinley and N
Cleveland en- route to the Capitol; also Il
carriage containing Mr.. Mckinley as
:. rides TO the reviewing stand at the col
| cIusion of the ceremonies on the east fror
OF the Capitol. The men selected for the>
posts of honor are Mounted Policeman Wi
lam II. West, the veteran colored officer
the Ninth precinct. and Mounted Policema