The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-04
NATIONAL CAPITAL IS
IN A WHIRL OF CAIETY
Armies Of People Pouring Into Washington to Wit
ness the Inauguration Ceremonies.
Everything Points to Most Magnificent and Successful
Display Today.

: troops of soldiers representing the state
/ organizations of all parts of the coun-
/ try. Seldom since the civil war have
/ so many uniforms been seen at the
capitol. The capitol police were in
structed to exercise every consideration
for the visiting throngs and there was
no disorder and no arrests.
The final estimate of the size of the
/ inaugural parade as given out at mill
tary headquarters tonight was: Mill
tary, volunteer and regular, p, Z40; vet
eran organizations, 12,0eO; civic So
total of about 1880 arrivals had been
/ officially reported to the reception COM
mite early in the evening.
Will Be Long Parade
General Francis V. Greene the grand
marshal, estimates that the parade
will take four and a half hours to pass
the reviewing stand if no unforeseen
! contingencies arise. Assuming that the
/ inaugural parade actually gets under
way on its return from the capitol by
2 p m. this viii make 1t $50 by the
time the last section passes the White
House.
The day at the White House was I'M
, eventful. The building was closed to
the public and but for the visit of
/ Vice President-elect Roosevelt the day
indoors was not nOticeably different
/ from many others. The president, ac-
! K!nley, and Mr.. Hawks, visitor, at
/ tended church in the morning and on
his return found that Mr.. and Mrs.
Roosevelt, their two children and Mrs.
/ COwles had arrived and were with
Mrs. Mckinley in the parlor.
! Their greetings were very cordial,
! and after half en- hours conversation
| they withdrew. Mr.. Roosevelt to make
/ a call on the secretary of the navy.
/ At 1880 D. m. the president and Mrs.
| n
| bered about fifteen, sat down to lun-
! CheOn- Later on, General Joe Wheeler
| and John Jacob Aston called to pay
| their respects. A number of other out
! of-town friends came at intervals, but
! remained only a short time. Secretary
/ and Mrs. Gage. Secretary Root and
! Postmaster General Smith arrived at
4 p. m. to look over any bills that may
| have come from the capital, but they
/ found little to require their attention
and soon left.
The grounds on the north front of
! the White House WeT- constantly
| thrOng1d with strangers who came for
| a look at the historic mansion Many
of them were mil1tiamen from Pennsyl-
vania. ssachusetts and other east
ern states.
Cadets Create a Stir.
The only show of excitement during
| the day occurred when the West Point
cadets. headed by their fine band,
I swung out of Fifteenth street and
! marched in superb style up the av-
enue in front of the executive man
sion. Then the crowd broke forth with
/ cheers and handclapping, showing its
approval Of the faultless alignment
and military bearing of the young sol
/ diers.
Among the other organizations which
came in today. were the following:
1 First signal corps of New York; the A.
c. Charmer club of Philadelphia. with
band; 100 men of Squadron A of New
| York, in command of Major Bridg-
man; the Fourth and Fifth regiments
Of the Maryland national guard; the
I naval brigade of Maryland, consist
ing of 400 men and six guns; about 700
/ men from various regiments of the
/ Massachusetts national guard; the
| Rail Splitters of Toledo, Ohio with
[ band; the Frelinghuysen Lancers of
/ Newark, n. J.; the Essex troop of
/ Newark: a company of Rhode Island
militia; the Taylor district Mckinley
/ and Roosevelt Republican club of Vir-
[ ginia: the Grove City college cadets.
| the Young Mems Republican club Of
| Wilmington, Del, accompanied by the
/ Philharmonic band of that city. The
/ Oklahoma Rough Rider band, which
is to have 2 conspicuous place of honor
I in the parade, got here early this
| morning It's members are typical
! bronzed westerners. The band win be
directly behind Colonel Roosevelt in
/ the inaugural parade; the st. Paul
| Roosevelt Marching club of ST. Paul,
( Mimi, arrived this afternoon. It is the
! original rough rider club. The club
! wears rough rider hats khaki uni
/ forms and leggings, with blue trim
( mings. The club will have a prOmi-
| nent place in the procession and will be
| escorted by the famous Oklahoma
/ Rough Rider band.
Thus far an even dozen of COVER
/ nors of states and territories, with
I their STATS, in full uniform, have
reached the city ard they will all be
in line when the procession moves to-
! morrOsT- They are Governor Odell and
( staff of New York; Governor Stone and
/ staff of Pennsylvania; Governor Bliss
and staff comprising thirty members
/ Of Michigan; Governor Nash and
I staff of eighteen men of Ohio; Cover
nor Yates and staff of Illinois; Gov
] ernor Richards and staff of Wyoming;
Governor Mclean of Connecticut; Gov
ernor Smith and staff of Maryland;
| Governor Dietrich and staff of Ne
1 braska; Governor Shaw of Iowa; Gov
! ernor Heard of Louisiana and Cover
nor LonginO OF Mississippi.
/ Governor Voorhees, of New Jersey
has been detained by illness, but sew
eral members of his staff are here
/ representing him. Governor Murray
/ Crane of Massachusetts. and Adjutant
General Samuel Barter Of his staff are
expected early tomorrow morning
The Porto Rican battalion of native
/ troops which arrived here last night
I has attracted considerable attention.
/ At > o'clock this afternoon, under
! command Of Major Swift. the battal-
ion gave a parade and drill on the mall
just south of the war department.
/ Their evOlutions evoked much enthus-
! iasm from the large crowd of specta-
tors. A native band accompanied the
/ battalion.