The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-04
BUSY SCENES AT HOTELS
Belated Guests Experience Diff
Guilty in Securing Quarters.
Governors Bliss, stone, Crane, and
Smith Among the Late ArrivaIs-
West Point Cadets at WiIInrd's
Many Bands Furnish Music.

Many Hands Furnish Music
There was no let-up yesterday i'm thu
number of strangers in the city VIII,
crowded the corridors and Hobbies of the
hotels looking for accommodations Every
train coming into the city brought han
dreds of persons who had not made pre-.
vious arrangements for their accommoda-
tion while in the city, and this resulted
in a constant stream of persons entering
and leaving the hotels They would enter
the hosiery with confident air, assured
that ready accommodations would be
awaiting them, and then dejectedly walk
away. But very few persons went ava
in i'll humor. ne Inauguration rush at
the hotels has so adjusted itself that the
clerks had no trouble in disposing of their
guests. They handled the crowd as
thoug-..t were an every day occurrence
and there was not one who did not leave
the hotels with the address of some de-
sirable lodging house, held safely in his
hand. This address was the only saliva
ton of the unlodged. and he hung on to
the piece of cardboard as though his life
depended upon his retaining possession
of the address.
Many of the hotels at first announced
that they would not crowd their patrons
ard that no cots would be provided. The
constantly increasing demand for accom-
modations, however, changed this pro-
gramme Last night there were not more
than one or two hotels in the city that
did not have four or five cots placed in all
unoccupied rooms. In fact, rooms were
cleared out so that these cots could be
given place. Every nook and corner
was utilized, and many hundred persons
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under the first arrangement would have
been forced to seek other quarters.
There was striking lack of Formally
about each guest, which gave the inn
preston that they were all members of
the same party. The usual busy man
with no time for anything but business
was there, but he was cumming with
some person who apparently had nothing
TO do but enjoy life. silk hats predomi-
mated. hut this made no difference to the
wearer, and he was as confidential to the
man I'm a fatigue uniform as though the
soldier boy was long lost brother.
One of the interesting scenes at the
hotels was the efforts of members of
State delegations who were looking for
friends. This was not confined to any
one particular State. Many of the dele
cations were broken up, some being at
one hotel and some at another. In the
effort to round up the entire delegation
the searchers would have to go to nearly
every hotel in the city Eventually, how
ever. they would all get together, start
out to see the sights. or to help swell
the crowd on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Most of the Governors who will take
part in todays ceremonies arrived in the |
city Saturday night. but a few did not |
get in until Yesterday Governor Bliss, |
OF Michigan, for instance. did not arrive |
in the city until a late hour, and Gov |
ernor Stone, of Pennsylvania, was an
other late conner. Governor Crane, of |
Massachusetts. and staff: Governor |
Smith. Of Maryland. and Governor Heard, |
OF Louisiana, arrived early yesterday
ment Commander OF the Mississippi G. a |
r, is at Wizards He came to attend |
the Inauguration ceremonies. Dr. F At /
kinson, who figured in the Daly-Clark
Senatorial tight of two years ago, is also
a guest Al Wizards.
Governor Bliss, of Michigan, arrived at
the Raleigh Hotel last night He was ac-
companied by his staff, consisting Of:
George H. Brown, brigsdier general and ad-
1utant general; F. W. Green. brigadier general
and inspector general; J. II. Kidd. brigadier gen
eral and quartermaster general; George II. Turner |
lieutenant colonel and assistant adjutant general;
: II. Avery, lieutenant colonel and assistant
quartermaster general; William B. Kalmbach,
lieutenant colonel and assistant inspector general; !
James y. Cox, colonel and aide-de-camp: B. : |
Kaufman, colonel and side-de-csmp; William
n. Hatch, colonel and aide-de-camp; viii A.
Waite, colonel and aide-de-csmp: H. +. johnson
military secretary; DIVE b. Dufield Judge ad-
yocate; Robert W Norrington. major and as
sistant inspector general: Charles l. Bovnton |
brigadier general commanding First Brigade:
Charles W. HarTah, colonel commanding First
Infantry; William F. McCurrin colonel command |
ing second Infantry; Robert J. Bates, colonel
commanding Third Infantry; b. o. Newell major !
commanding First Independent Battalion and !
strathearn Hendrie commander commanding State
Naval Brigade.
Governor Bliss said that the trip to this
city was uneventful, that good time was
a de an hal ha aqrfNr t.l =, -
which to complain. About 200 representa-
tives of the Wolverine State accompanied
the party to this city.
Governor Smith of Maryland accom-
panied by the members Of his personal
stah and the Fourth and Fifth Maryland
Regiments are CHARTERED at the Raleigh
Hotel The militia was assigned to
quarters prepared for them by the Recon- |
ton Committee. The members of Gov
ernor Smiths staff who are at the Raleigh
are Charles A Chipley. hurry Vandiver.
Z. victor Baughman, John b. Schwalke.
George NJ. Upsher, A. ". Lisk. John
Waters. Israel Resented, Charles Colds
borough, Robert Taylor. A D. Foster
John z. Moore. Wilfred Bateman. p G.
John Saunders '----
Governor Stone Of Pennsylvania, with
ms stan. was late arrival at the Raleigh |
CornInandant o. l.. Helm and 200 mem
bers of the West Point Military Acadern,,
arrived at Wizards. The bows were
marched up the street. and after Quarters
nad been provided for them they were al |
the city
Governor Longino. of Mississippi. and
staff are at the Colonial Governor
1onsino was the first of the Southern Gov
errors to advocate the general reunion of |
I'll Southern Governors in Washington in |
time to take part in the Inauguration |
festivities. His suggestion, however was |
not generally accepted, though the Louis
lana State executive came along to
represent his State aided by his STAFF |
The members who accompanied Gov
-rnor Longino, 10 the National Cant |
tai are Gen. William Henry, f. X.
81 utter, T. ID. Lott. ID. S. Humphreys A |
?. Jennings. A. Farley, A T. Weatherd.
". +. Weatherd. G. n. Anderson. W. l.
Gardner. T. A. Porter and T. s. Peisford |
GOV. w. w. Heard, Of Louisiana is |
registered at Wizards. With him are
he following members Of his STAFF: Major
Zen. Allen Junnel, Col. G. w. Booth, and |
Col L. Smith.
Yesterday afternoon was one OF sight
icing for most of the visiting Governors
md the members of their stahs. In the |
morning each Governor held opef, house | :
II tn eir respective headquarters, where
hey received the different representatives
u their states, including, in many cases
salls from individual members OF the /
state militia. About noon howav-er tho | ,
'ailers began to decrease, and the execII- | ,
I've officers took advantage OF the Meas
mt weather to visit the different points I
u interest. Many Of them went to Fort |
NNer and Arlington Cemetery while | I
mobiles. and spent the afternoon seeing
he city. in the evening the hotels wer. | q
again filled with callers T
At the Raleigh the Fourth Squadron | q
land, OF New York the Millionaire | n
squadron, furnished the musical enter |
ainment The corridors of the hotel were | J
.roWded with guests and visitors The | I
hree state executives registered at that