The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-05
FORMER INAUGURATlONS
uEMORdBLf HTENrs COMMITTED
uITH INDUCTION INTO OFFICE
or Presidents of Other Day--Msrch fth
Has Fallen on sunday Three Times.
Gay aud Grave Occasions.

fee Of Chief Magistrate OF the bhlteu
states OF America, the event occurring
I'm the city Of New York, April 80. l'ss.
that imposing ceremony has now been
performed twcnty-seyen times.
True. there have been thirty Presidents
Of these United States. but four OF them
became so by the deaths Of those elect
cd by the people. and their installations
we're shroudcd in sorrow. These four
were John Tyler. who succeeded William
r5enr, Harrison. the grandfather OF the
prescut living ex-Prctident, benjamin
/ Earrison April a. 1871. Mllard Fillmore.
who became President on the death or
Zachary TAYLOR. June g. 1850, Andrew
Johnson. who assumed the Office when
+ Abraham Lincoln was assassinated' Apih
/ Il. I45 and Chester a. Arthur VINO was
/ elected Vicc-President with james q.
Garfield az the head Of the ticket ana
/ who also went into office through a ma
/ tional tragedy.
so CEREMONIES.
There were no ceremonies or addresses
to their fellow-citzens by those TOUR
Presidents. Their inaugural addresses
were generally brief. and in al cases an-
/ dressed TO the people through inc incur
4 um of the public press.
In one casc-that OF Millard Fillmole-
there was no inaugural address. I"e
President simply despatched a mes-'Ae
"A, his "feuow-cluzcns ~ the Senate aud
/ rrou.o OF Pcproscutativcs. announcing
officially the calamity that had fallen
uron the country in the death OF the
/ President. ard calling upon the Two
Houses OF Congress 10 adopt proper mea-
euree for tho performance Of the funcrA
ohseguIes.
ALL But THREE rs WAshlN|IvN'
wit three exceptions all inauauratons
of Presidents of THIS nation have occur
rcd iu the city OF Washington The eN-
o.utions were George Washington. in New
York. the second Inauguration in inde-
rendcnce Hau m Philadelphia, when me
/ hHcfcst inaugural address or the Wnois
line of Presidents was made.
III simply announced lis reelection ana
Ibis presence u the Senate chamber 10
take the oath of Office required py the
Constitution of the United States
John Adams. The second President of
the United states. was inan4uiaied TOT
the third Presidential term in the Ola
etate House Philadelphia. fa- ON M-i'n
1884, Each succeeding inauguration,
,t-.....r.fon civ
l...- ',',,'..,.,..,,,,. .-a,.. rise TO the
'''. .,.-.,---,.te, ,i-..ii.it,- for the
'.'' ...-..-1., i..,.,. ,., osfanfaffous
.-,.,,,o,,. ceremony ae "a part
~.,.f ,,..or-f,,
.,. ,roe., >-or.,prr-
I''t
The most n9ianIe OF d- 'a''i ','" '7 ''
/ l0as was undoubtedly 'n"' a.. 40. 'i'''i'
Lincoln for Dds iri lrih- " '7''i -o'.
city was ou tHat occasion i"e ot.i'ie OF
most intense sectional iee4ns. INe Guy
was au armed camp.
TUe dar was cold. though The sun 7NoNa
nlaItlr and tho atmosphere was pure.
g.s President Was escorted to the o"rl-
I0I building Il0m is hot-l uf 'i.aN
army with loaded gums. I"e Aa's 'l
address Wa Dill noN'l "I hi'ii''l. iH "'"
paihos. ending.
"l am ioa.n to oIo-e We are not eh-
emles. boat friends Me h'- Nol ne ,''-
cmle-. Though passion may nave 81 illi-
cd. 10 must mot break our bonds OF aHec-
uon ta -Ii' c.o.D ol i1s'.'o's
stretching nom every p''. ''.'
irlot grave TO every Hf '"" .u
heart h-.oN' aH over lil7 "I0l~ i'i'"' "'"
le- SVEN inc '"'i'a
again iour'ed'
oy tAe hei'.i 'Hs''7 ol ''i ''''"
llNCOTN.s SECOND lNAUGURATloN
.r.. ...oul fr,reur.tIou of President
Lincoln ON March J. Ist found the cifS