The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-04

set upon the national capital today,
everything that human effort could do
20 make the second Mckinley inaugur-
alton a-success had been done. A ma
jority Of the troops and civic Organiza-
tions were already in the city and
safely quartered. Some thousands more
were on the various railroads hurrying
toward Washington, and the weathe-
bureau predicted fair weather for
March T." in a special bulletin issued
by its chief, Professor Moore.
The corrected time card of official
events for the next three days was is
sued, as follows:
Monday, March 4.
II a. m.-Gathering of high govern
ment officials, diplomats and specially
invited guests in the United States SEN
ate chamber.
11:50 a. m.-Inauguration of Theodore
Roosevelt OF New York as vice Dresi-
dent of the United States. Ceremonies
IN the senate, attended by the president
and a distinguished company.
y. noon-President Mckinley takes
the oath Of Office III the presence Of the
assembled multitude. Delivers inaug-
ursg address,.
1880 D. m.-InauguraI parade moves
from the capitc1 up Pennsylvania ave
1880 p. n illumination of the Court
OK Honor in front of the White House.
7;45 d. m.-Display of aerial fireworks
from Washington monument grounds.
D. m.-DoOrs of pension office open
for reception Of guests OF inaugural
ball.
p. m.-Inaugural ball opened by
President Mckinley.
Tuesday, March 3.
$50 a. m.-DedicatPry concert, pen
zion ofNce, in honor Of the United
States army. Marine band
2 .. m.-Dedicatory concert, pension
bffice. in honor OF the United States
navy. Marine band.
D. m.-DediCatOry concert. pension
Office. in honor of the states of the
Union. Marine band.
Wednesday, March 6.
p. rn--Dedicatory concert pension
Office in honor of the congress of the
United States. Marine band
D. m.-DedicatOTy concert pension
Office. IN honor of the vice president
and speaker of the house of represent
atives. Marine band and grand concert
of 500 voices.
Inauguration eve was a quiet but
crowded Sunday. The weather opened
threa teniag. with a southeast wind and
q cloudy sky. but il cleared. and the
sun set fair. with every indication of a
good day to follow. From early morn
ing till toward midnight every street
u
The local churches kept open doors.
both day and evening, and were crowd
ed with WorShipers, many of the vis-
ftors being in uniform. and reminding
the residents of wartime Sundays. In
the evening the theatres Wed with the
churches in keeping open house, and
they were equally well pauOnized
Fer such as sought SpirituOuS. rather
than spiritual consolation. there was
a rather dry and Improbable time. The
tod
a vigilance committee to see that the
Sunday closing law was enforced, and
their efforts me- with cOnsiderab BILE sue
cess. There was but little sign Of
drunkenness on the streets The militia
men. who usually furnish a gOOd-na-
tured, but rather turbulent element at
Inauguration. were dry and decOrous,
and up to a late hour there had not
been the name of a single regular en-
tered upon the blotter at the station
house.
Like a Holiday.
The crowd had distinctly holiday
air on the street. The weather was
mild enough TO permit a large display
of feminine finery and this evening,
with the mixture of uniforms, gave the
streets in the fashionable section Of
the northwest much the appearance Of
an Easter Sunday parade. Seldom has
an inaugural gathering brought cut
such an assortment of uniforms as
were met on every street car and at
every street corner The dark blue
service uniforms were relieved by the
red caps and facing OF the artillery
end the yellow of the cavalry.
The Porto Rican contingent. in SOM
IRE rose and tOreador jackets, mixed
with the Jackies of the naval cOntin-
giant. and the lighter blue of the ma
floral guard was in a large majority.
There was not lacking strang cOmbi-
nations of uniform that distinguished
SCI Of w
troops, while the variety among the
members of the various civic marching
cubs was almost endless.
The soldiers and visitors swarmed
about the capitol building. where the
legislators were struggling with the
remnant Of congressional work.
Throughout the day and we'll into the
night they paced tiie capitol corridors
Tomorrow all the doors Will be closed
except to those holding tickets of adj
mission.
But today everything was open to the
public. It is not often that the Sab
bath calm of the building is disturbed
by such a popular invasion. Early IN
the day several hundred blue-coatcd
soldiers from one of the nearby states
took possession of the house end of
the capitol The house was in recess
until D. m, but the emblem of leg
islauve authority, the mace, stood in
position as warning that the dig
nifty of the house must not be invaded.
Soldiers Take Possession OF House.
But the soldier boys were oblivious
TO such congressional fctions. Before
the weary dOorkeeperS were aware of
IL, the chamber was in possession of
several hundred blue-cOSts. SOmC of
them assembled to the speakers ros-
trum and hammered for order. Others
occupied the seats of members and for
the time being the floor of the house
of representatives fOr the first time N
history presented a completely martial
aspect. The soldiers wer4 after sOuve-
Mrs, and some Of them got them to
the discontinue OF members. The Of
fcers Of the house finalsy came on the
scene and expelled the intruders.
When the two houses met during the
afternoon there was an added attrac-
ton TO the throng. Many of the Wis
itors were ladies, the bright spring day
bringing them out in all their radiance
of color and costume. With them
mingled jack tars from the big mOn-
ftor Puritan and The many other war
ships anchored in the Eotomac, and