Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-03-14
THE INAUGURATION.


SOAACSiOuANhSSO VI hhO hShHNl
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 5.--The
inaugural ceremonies of yesterday
were the most magnificently planned
in the history of Washington. Ex-
perienced decorators had spent months
of hard mental and manual labor, an
enthusiastic city had poured forth its
wealth with lavish hand to make
this first Inauguration Of the twen-
tieth century one to be long remem-
bered. For a week Pennsylvania ave-
nue. had been mass Of waving flags by
day and veritable fairy land bynight,
as thousands Of incandescent lights
were draped In graceful figures on the
fronts Of its buildings, or flashed in
termittently in imitation of waving
flags, or shone steadily In the red white
and blue OF the United States coat Of
arms. The great crowds of sight
seers-constantly growing larger
surged along its entire length from the
Capitol to the "Court Of Honor" in
front Of the White House. This lat
ter Court Of Honor was new feature
of inauguratlons, and consisted Of
long parallel lines of Doric columns,
each surmounted by globes of electric
lights, and at intervals among these
were placed clusters Of columns, each
surmounted by an urn in which fires
burned night and day.
All day Sunday the crowds surged,
new military and civilian bodies were
arriving to take places in the pa
rade, the churches were crowded with
those inclined to be devotional,a ,and the
House of Representatives and Senate,
which were prolonging the calendar
day of Saturday" all through Sunday
to dispose of pressing business, were
crowded with many interested citizens.
The signal service promised fine
weather Monday, and despite a few
faint clouds on the horizon the balmy
spring breezes and the subdued sun
light brought out the ladies in gorge
GUS spring hats and bright colored.
gowns. The seats, which had been
constructed on Pennsylvania avenue,
and the best of which had been sold at
from three to five dollars each, were
crowded with people, who seemed to
join with the President in declaring
our national prosperity. The whole
magnificent reach Of asphalt on the
east front Of the Capitol, commanding
view Of the stand from which the
inaugural ceremonies proper are held,
filed with people at an early hour,and
by IL there was not square inch OF
its surface in view. This crowd was
estimated as fifty acres of people.
Through the courtesy Of Hon. Champ
Clark we occupied seats in the space
reserved for the members Of Congress
and their friends, and enjoyed mag
niticent view of the ever-changing
panorama in front.
After the usual delays incident tC
such parades, the space was cleared
and the picturesque cayalry-TrooT
A. of Ohio-famous as the"President'S
Own, " mounted on glossy black horses
and attired in gorgeous uniforms Of
black and gold, formed in proudly
waving lines while the President at
tended the exercises in the Senate
which inaugurated Mr.. Roosevelt
To the crowd of anxious spectators
these exercises seemed sadly prolonged
attributable, perhaps, to "Teddy's'
desire to carry the strenuous life
into all things. There was an end t
these as to all thing earthly, and fin
ally the Congressman and Senators
the judges of the Supreme Court anC
the Ambassadors, filed slowly dow
the scarlet-carpeted steps leading from
the Senate wing to the President
platform. The diplomats attracted
much attention, and the Chinese Min