New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-05
BEGINNING THE CEREMONIES.
MAJOR MKINLEY'S PROGRESS FROM
HIS HOTEL TO THE CAPITOL.
TEE RIDE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE WITH
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND - GREETED EN-
TtrUsrAsTIcALLY BY THE MULTTUDEs
ALONG TIE ROUTE-A BIG

ALONG THE ROUTE-A BIG
AND IMPOSING ESCORT.
lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
Washington. March A cool spring wind
blew the tossing of banners about the Eb-
o:t House into gorgeous waves. and the bright
spring sunshine shone on the waving plumes
and flashing steel Of the military marching TO
their appointed places as the Presdent-elect
same out from the hotel at 1903 o'clock. and the
process Of officially Transforming William Nc
Kinley into tho President Of the United States
began. Mr.. Mckinley was pale. erect and of
grave C)untenance. On his right lowered the
grim, gaunt form of John Sherman, looking
more than ever like his dead brother In all
the mighty sea Of faces tina; hedged them about
those two strong countenances. McKney's and
sherman's. caught and held the eye Behind the
President-elect and Senator Sherman came Pri
vate Secretary Porter Senator Mitchell. OF Wis
consin, Captain Heistand and Abner Mckinley.
MIR. Mckinley had the arm OF Senator Sherman.
As he appeared at the door Of the Ebbtt
House a great shout went up from the crowd.
MI IcKinlcy's eye Frightened and his smile
showed that the applause of the American peo-
pie was pleasant music in his ears car
race drawn by four bay horses which was
waiting at the Fourteenth-st. entrance Of the
hotel carried the President-elect quickly up
Pennsylvania-ave to the White House one
great cheer rolling along with 1t up to the great
iron gates Of the Executive Mansion Riding as
an escort about the carriage Troop A. Of
Cleveland. mounted on coal-black horses with
their sabres flashing and the scarlet silk falling
from the tops OF their hussar shakos, cleaning
above the throng. AS early as o'clock the
IN act a he in
coming and outgoing Presidents to the Capitol
had begun to assemble in Pennsylvania-ave.
near the White House. The street had been
Toped off from above the White House away to
"here the great dome rose white as if carved
OF pure Ivory. against the intense blue back
ground Of the sky The broad avenue was kept
clear Of people except beated parties here and
'here hurrying across to take their seats on
'Ne many stands erected along the way.
BETWEEN SEAS OF PEOPLE.
anu from the White House to the Capitol that
iohs' broad way was walled in by dense mass
VI human beings. standing rank behind rank on
INC sioe"aih ana rising tier above tier upon the
''dhos' beyond the White House far To the
WESTWARD was tossing sea Of plumes Of red
ana wh'e' where the artillery and infantry Of
'He iesuiars We're ranged up and down the north
'"e Vi the avenue. Facing the White House
vas one long hne Of yellow, where two regiments
VI VI cavalry sat moionless on their horses One
naraH mos, enectiye scenic effects Of the whole
parade was this long line of regular cavalry
60 south: cleaning Ike band OF gold up
S-a 9own the street. while the March wind
NJ tneir yellow horsehair plumes and the
contrn sunshine was giinted back from their ac-
,SouFements At first people looked and admired
roona, nov. men some one said THAT is a sound
broray me; ana the spectators laughed and
men, q, ut INTO cheers greatly to the wonder
~ CT a f1Ixy
prsstaahnline the outgoing and the incoming
eSioenis had been saying to each other the