Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-03-07
INAUGURATION DAY.

CuauRc luduS uIblOn uAy from the
4th OF March, the Springfield. lie.
publican gives the date of every in
'augur-.tion and the weather SO fur MS
1t iH possible 10 ascertain, and it will
be interesting to people who never
dug up the information. 1t IL as
follows:
Washington, at the City OF New
York, April 30, 1854 beautiful
spring day.
Washington, March .. 1893, at
Philadelphia. No mention is made OF
the weather in the newspaper reports,
but the inference is that it was
pleasant. us great crowds were upon
the streets enjoying the event.
John Adams, Aiarch 4, 1897. at
Philadelphia-No reference to the
weather i'll any OF the newspapers.
Jefferson. at Washington, March,
), lS0l-rho sun shone brightly
throughout the day.
Jefferson. March 4, lS05-Cold,
rain and snow; very disagreeable
weather.
Madison. March, 4. ls09-A beau
tiful dny.
Madison. March 4, lsl3-A perfect
spring day; the sun shone bright.
Monroe. March 4, 1917 "A radiant
and delightful day.
Monroe, March 4. lS2l--The day
was disagreeable, SLOW and rain
having fallen.
John Quincy Adams, March 1, 1926
The weather was good.
jackson, March 4. ls2,-One OF the
balmiest days Of spring.
Jackson Marcl. 4, 1893 No reference
to the weather.
Van Buren, March 4, l937--A
bright and beautiful day.
Harrison. William H., March 4,
lSil-Woather very disagreeable
above and under foot.
Polk, harch !, lS45-Wet and dis
agreeable. clouds OF umbrellas
darkenlng the streets. Suow falling
while the inaugural address was being
delivered.
Taylor. March 4, ls49-A bright
day.
Pierce, March 4, 1853 Weather
very unfarorable; heavy snowfall, raw
northwest winds.
Buchanan. March 4, 1857 A fault
less apring day.
Lincoln. March /, lS6l-A cIenr
bright day.
Lincoln, March 1, lsG5-Cold.
cloudy and threatening weather;
heavy rnins tho previous night;
strects very muddy.
Grant, March 4, 1904 raw. di,.
NAL. rainy day.
Grant, March 4, 1S73-Ihe coldest
inaugural day ever known. rher.
mometer four degrees above zero.
Hayes, March 4, 1s77-Rain.
Garfield, March 4, l8sl-Ground
covered with snow; strong northwest
wind blowing.
ClevcI I'd, March 4, lSs5--yery
favorable day for March.
Harrison, March 4, lSs9-Con-
tinuous rain from tho I'd to the 9Th of
March, with snow on the 4th.
Cleveland. March 4. 1893 Rain
and snow in carly morning; streets
covered with slush.
Expectations people will read thu
list with interest, especially beginning
with Harrison. Tho weather was cold
and cloudy, very disagrecablo over
hoad and under foot, and the Prcsi.
don't only lived u month. On Folks
day tho weather was wet and dis
agreeable, and during his term tho
Mexican war was fought. Taylor's
was u bright day. and the term was
bright and cheerful, except that
the President himself died. With
Pierce. tho weather was uniaVor.
able. and lis administration was q
failure. buchanan had a faultless
spring day, Lincoln's last inaugural
wes cold, cloudy and threatening, and
lie lived but little over a month.
Grants first inaugural waa raw and
dismal aud rniny, and the land was
filed with discomfort. Grants second
inaugural was tile coldcst inaugural
dny ever known, and the heartburn
iBgs Of llis term woro something fear.
ful. Clovsland's last inaugural day
was rainy and snowy in the early
morning, strocts covered with elush,
hut the weather cleared toward noon,
and the clearing now ia bocauso he Ia
going to got out.