The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-03-14

t"ho administered the oath of offce.)
| this. Garfield was inaugurated in a
| storm, Harrison in cold rain that del
uged the city from dawn till dark and
| Cleveland took the oath of office at his
second inaugural before 10000 cheer
Ing people in a fierce gale with the
snow beating down upon his bare head
Yesterdays downpour at the most in
terestlng point of the proceedings again
brought forward the agitation Of April
~ as the date for future inaugurations.
1T was on April 30 that George Wash
lnston took the first oath to the highest
once known to man. and yesterdays
experience was commentary on the
uncertainty OF March weather.
HAD man been on top of the dome
or the Capitol Washington must have
looked as 1t did in the spring of 1865.
~nen the victorious armies and the
multitude behind and with them gath
ered here for the grand review. Penn
sylVanla avenue, decorated with miles
or bunting and with thousands of flags
tTemDllng and huttering in the gentle
breeze, was lined with an impenetrable
mass or people so early that no one
PRETENDED to have arisen in time to saw
~heh tney began Swarming into their
places They surged up and down both
sioes OF the be- = full avenue, overflow
ed the terraced stands and balconies
walled IN the windows and frineed the
TOOLS, while blariaG bands, clear drawn
Dueie calls and galloping aids told of
the military legfons marching deep into
the tangle or streets to take their
places in the grand procession. The In
aoence OF the greatest multitude that
ever invaded the city overshadowed Ali
the pageantry and most impressed the
mind
But Few Saw the In.uxuratio..
Only comparatively insignificant
portion OF the vast multitude saw any,
tnlng OF the actual Inauguration cere-
monies at the Capitol The great un-
mum oered thousands were content to
wait IN the avenue below to see the
i've men on whom the mental attention
OF the world was fixed and the great
procession which followed them. The
oriiilant and impressive scene in the
senate when the vice WA
inoucted into Office was reserved for q
Kew hundreds. The public had no part
IN It, The judges Of the supreme court.
IN their satin gowns. tie speaker and
members OF the house, the governors
or the states. were all there, when the
brilliant assemblage felt an electric
thrill as the vice president-elect was
announced. He halted a moment be-
meath the clock at the entrance. drew
himself up until ne seemed foot taller
and marched down the aisle erect and
with the bearing of a soldier. He ac-
knowledged the round of applause that
greeted him. and smiled up at the gal
lery, where his wife and children sat.
The president, who was the last to en-
ter, got an even more enthusiastic re-
ception. He never looked better and
never seemed more graceful and at
ease
'.hen the ceremony In the senate. a
little tedious despite it's brilliancy, was
over, the floor and galleries emptied
mo he corridors, through which the
Pc jostled and squeezed into the TO-
tnnda and out onto the great platform
erected from the east portico of the
capitol building. Upon 1t were to be
teated the senator's. representatives,
diplomatic corps, supreme court and
some or the invited guests. Flanking II
on either side were other stands black
with people, while the steps to the