Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-04

We're Governor Odell of New York, Gov
ernor Yates Of Illinois. Governor Bliss
of Michigan, Governor VanSant OF Min
nesota, Governor Richards Of Wyoming,
Governor Stone Of Pennsylvania, Cover
nor Dietrich Of Nebraska, Governor
Shaw of Iowa. Governor Crane of Mas
sachusetts, Governor Hum of Delaware,
Governor Nash Of Ohio. Governor Nc
MILAN Of Indiana, Governor Smith, Of
Maryland. and Governor Longino Of
Mississippi.
Though worn and weary, the legis-
lative branch of the government
executed it's part Of the days cere-
monies, though the protracted sessions
Of the last days, involving work day and
night, had imposed severe physical
strain upon the members.
BY o'clock the government depart
| ments, that had been turned temporar-
lily into barracks for visiting troops.
began to give up their occupants who
streamed toward Pennsylvania avenue
from all directions. The hotel crowds
began to appear ABOUT an hour later,
while the railroad depots contributed a
steady but ever increasing stream of
tourists to the crowds already on the
street. The sound of bands filled the
air as troops, companies AMI marching
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Pennsylvania avenue at quick steps,
hurrying to the quarters in hope of a
hasty breakfast before setting out for
their rendezvous whence they were to
fall into line for the big parade. Before
9 o'clock there was a crush in the car
lines and soon every car was so crowd
ed that passengers finally mounted the
tops.
Preparations for holding back the
crowd on the line of march along the
avenue had been going on for several
weeks, sinking heavy sockets at the side
walks at short intervals all along Penn
sylvania avenue. Early in the morning
gang of workmen started from the
foot of the capitol with a wagon to put
off heavy iron posts and big reels of iron
cable with which they made what they
hoped might prove an impregnahle
barrier against the crowds along the
avenue and spelling the formation of
the troops as in some earlier Inaugural
tions.
BY II o'clock this hastily constructed
fence was in place all along the line of
parade with breaks only at the street
crossings which were left open until l
o'clock when access to the avenue was
denied.
Soon after 9 o'clock the big stands
along the line of march began to fill
up. Early in the morning thrifty COL
ored teamsters with a score of wagons
appeared on side streets just off Penn
sylvania avenue with elevated tierces of
seats rising above the wagon bed cap
able of accommodating from ten to twen-
ty people each. These seats were auc-
toned off. The prices of window seats
in the houses and stores along the line
20
rate. 1t is reported that one wealthy
senator paid $500 for a single room for
the day in a hotel near Pennsylvania
avenue and Fifteenth street. while or
dinary second story windows have been
regularly held at from $25 to $50, and
single chairs in store windows at from
IS up.
During the morning soldiers stood at
ease. leaning on their rifles, and stretch
ed in pretty close formation from
the white house down Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to Eleventh street. Overcoats were
worn. This detracted somewhat from
the brilliancy of the display that would
have been afforded by full dress, but
having in mind the long wait that the
regulars would have to submit to, the
officers leaned toward the side of safe
tv.
Soon after 10 o'clock the street ears
We're stopped the scattering groups of
soldiers along the curbs sprang forward
at the sharp word of command and lined
up company front, waiting to take their
places in line and all was ready for
the start at the capitol.
The splendid avenue never looked in
better condition for a good parade. The
entire length of the route lined with
human faces was a sea Of colors. The
national colors were everywhere. At
the instance Of the decorations commit
tee, the householders along the line OF
march had avoided all cheap decorations
and gave the preference to the red, white
and blue at all points,
The white house was astir early this
morning. Although messengers from the
capitol kept the president well supplied