The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-05
He is Inducted Into Office
With Pomp and Ceremony
BETTING the Occasion.
NATIONAL CAPITOL EN- FETE
INhUG URAL EXERCISES CARRIED
our WITH GREAT SPLENDOR.

pefateS StaGesmant1ke DOCGnlent-A he-
iteration of His Well Known Views on
Finance and the Tariff-Foreign Policy
win be Disnified and Patriotic-Vice
President Hobart's Address to the Senate
Big Parade in the City the Finest Ever
View the Ceremonies-Ex of Mr. Cleve-
land-PrOceedings in the Senate and
House-Speaker Reeds Valedictory.
Washington, March 4-William Nc
Kinley of Ohio was to-day installed as
president of the United States for the
term of four years, continuing until
the 4th of March, 1901, and Grover
Cleveland for the second time passed
from the exercise of the high office of
president and re-entered private life.
Incidental to the actual assuming of
office by the president and slightly pre-
ceding it Sin point of time, Garret A.
Hobart of New Jersey took the oath
of office as vice president of the United
presiding officer of the senate.
The proceedings of the day were char
acterized by all the imposing spectacu-
lar effects and demonstrations of popu-
lar interest which have become a
growing feature of inaugural ceremo-
nies as the nation has advanced in
population and wealth.
Between 10000 and $4,000 formed in
procession, partly military, partly civic,
and escorted the retiring president and
the president-elect to and from the cap
itol.
At least 10000 people witnessed the
administration of the oath of office on
the eastern portico of the capitol and
listened or attempted to listen to the
delivery Of the new presidents brief
inaugural address, and at night a gor-
geous state ball. at which the president
and vice president We're present, closed
the proceedings.
Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Mckinley rode
side by side to and from the capitol
They had dined together at the white
house the day before and they lunched
in each others company ON the day on
which they transferred the government
of this great nation, the one to another
Washington took on the pleasantest
of spring aspects, the thermometer
ranging between so and 70 degrees
the balmy sunshine bathing the streets
and lighting up the gayly-colored deco
rations with which every house on the
president-elect's line of progress was
emblazoned
The decorations of the city We're ex-
ceedingly effective. The scenic effect
was fine, and even the bad taste dis
played in the treasury drapings was in
part obliterated by the animated con-
course of employees and their families
and guests who occupied the temporary
seats, which, piled tier above tier,
reached half way up the side of the
building and entirely covered the gar
den at the south end, looking down
Pennsylvania avenue.
The pavilion In front of the white
house from which President Mckinley
reviewed the returning procession, was
a thing of beauty-an architectural
creation of white and gold, strongly re-
sembling in it's apparently substantial
pillars and its general outlines the
portico of historic Arlington, and con-
veying no impression that it was simply
a flimSy structure of wood erected for
a day.
No grander theater for such a pag-
cant could well be found. Pennsyl-
vania avenue, 1875 feet from curb to
curb, along which the procession passed
from the white house to the capitol,
presented an uninterrupted vista of
over a mile, commencing with the mas
sive Grecian facade of the treasury de-
partment, and terminating in the beau
tiful dome-crowned capitol at the other
end, with the need1e-lil1e shaft of the
Washington monument standing senti-
mel guard on the right hand, towering
$50 feet upward to the clouds.
On all the little parkings and govern
ment reservations formed by the diff
ferent angles of the intersecting streets
and the radiating avenues, gayly deco
rated stands had been erected, capable
of seating at least 10000 people, and
these were densely packed with specta-
tors, one row above the other like the
towns in a Grecian trireme.
The entire route from the white house
to the capitol was banked with hoarse-
ly shouting. enthusiastic spectators.
All street car traffic was of course
suspended along the route of the pro-
cession; the sidewalks were roped off
and were so crowded with people that
locomotion was impracticable.
Mounted police prevented any one
from attempting to break through the
"trocha." 1t seemed a if Washington's S
normal population of 100000 had been
swelled by more than an equal num-
Der of visiting strangers and that all
were out to see the sight.
Every building on the line of march
was draped in bunting of the national
colors and every window and point of
vantage was occupied.
The beautiful stars and stripes were
everywhere seen. with other appro-
pirate banners and emblems.
In addition TO these festive demon
strations $4,000 miniature United States
flags had been gratuitously distributed
by the committee of arrangements
These were exhibited at all available
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