The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1897-02-20
THE INAUGURATION.
Our Correspondent Dweils on the Big
Event Of Next Month,


Our Correspondent DweiIs on the Big
Eyent Of Next Month,
Special Correspondence Sen Coast Echo;
Washington, d. c., F,b. II, 1896
The main topics Of conversa-
tion ia this town these days are
the inauguration, and the chances
Of having pleasant weatheronth
4th Of March. If this Is not the
greatest show inauguration this
country has ever seen it Will be
because those who constitutes the
committee in charge Of the affair
are incompetent and not because
they haven't money enough
More money has been raised .for
this inauguration than for any
other, and more aid has been re-
ceived from the Government than
was ever given any other inaugu-
ration committee. 1t speaks well
| for the non-partisanship of Con-
gressmen when democratic adj
ministration is lavish in its ap-
propriations and fayors to the
committee in charge of the inaug-
) uration of a president Of oppo-
: site political faith.
Sixty thousand dollars was rails
ed by those in charge, and this
= helped out by government aid has
r enabled the committee to arrange
l most elaborate and extensive
= schemes for decorations, illumii :,
nations, fireworks a. q, ~, :,
sible kind r.vsB.f'yTss..;::.s ,si SS65
9'o,I tb1 N'n asf 'ios sg it;S ifs ever nos
/ ha.aY sIss'6f display. There will
ssssSSs.z zse greatest display of flags
-, 45Ver seen in this city. Congress
f. has passed resolution directing
IL the secretaries of war and navy
y. to loan to the inauguration COM
W mittee, all the flags and emblems
;Ie which these two departments
ST. have in their possession for de-
to corating for the inaugural cere-
or monies, and these together with
eu the $4,000 flags purchased by the
!; committee for distribution along
ce the line of parade will make tre-
nm mendous display of bunting. All
ed the public buildings are to be
~; brilliantly illuminated by electric
@ @os lights, and from the roofs of near
of by buildings search lights will
tn throw their powerful rays upon
N them. During the Grand Army
&c encampment in 1893 powerful
sealch lights were located on the
to roof of tall building nearly a
/ mile from the Capitol and their
OF rays concentrated on first the cap
~ and then tho tall shaft of the
h. Washington Monument and the
la effect was most beautiful and was
,le one of the features Of the illum.
All ination at that time. 1t is now
On proposed to carry this scheme ouj
an on a larger scale so that all the
great white public buildings may
-, be made to stand out in the dark.
~ ness in magnified glory. The fire
no work display is to be the greatest
he ever held here and is to be th,
of most costly.
ed The parade which is to pass il
al review before President McKin
ma ley is to be the greatest in poin
,ed Of military display ever had at an,
Inauguration. Gen. Horace Por-
>, ter has adopted schedule whicI
=. will enable 10000 an hour to pas
:. - before the reviewing stand. Mil
l itary and civil organizations are Il
march "a abreast and are to marcl
- in close order. General Porter
y experience in handling the mon
ster Mckinley parade in Nev
b will enable him to handle tie 81
q 00Omen expected il line on tn,
q 4th of March. One Of the uniqu,
features of the parade will be Il.
r presence of $50 Indians from the
5 several tribes in their own dis.
tinctive dress, with all the paint
feathers and ornaments they are
wont to wear on extraordinary oc-
81 casions. These are to be follow.
e ed by the Indian students from
q the school at Hampton. 1t is de.
q signed in this way to show the
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