Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-05
The ABDUCTION Ceremonies Car.
ried Out According to Pro-
gramme and Precedent.
The President Sheltered By a
Canopy While Forty Thousand
Auditors Braved Downpeur.
The inaugural Ball a Brilliant
Function, Attended By the
Nations Beauty and Chivalry.

NssAASu ~ u~
Nations Beauty and Chivalry.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-William
Mckinley, of Ohio. to-day was indicted
into the Presidential Office, being the
eighth in the illustrious line Of Pres
idents of the United States thus honor
ed by the American people with a Sec
ond and consecutive term. Simultan-
eously, Theodore Roosevelt, Of New
York, became Vice President of the
United States.
The ceremony that marked this Sec
cnd assumption by President Mckinley
Of the cares Of state was most impress
sive and full of suggestion of the de-
velopment of the republic during the
past four years.
Every Presidential Inauguration in
recent years has had it's parade, always
creditable in size and variety, and US
ually having some distinctive feature.
That which followed President Nc
Kinley to-day on his return from the
capitol to the White House and passed
in review there before him, was diff
ferent from all it's predecessors in the
majestic prominence of the military
feature. The civil contingent was
quite UP to the average in point OF
numbers; yet by actual count made by
the marshals the men in soldiery uni
forms outnumbered the civilians in line
by more than three to one. In the
serried ranks OF blue were many SOL
diers who had
Carried the Country's Flag
far out into the world and had waged
a wal which was all in the future when
the last inaugural procession marched
along Pennsylvania e
With these younger veterans, and
in the place of honor, as the Presi-
dents escort, marched another con-
tingent made up entirely of soldiers OF
the civil war, all gray haired and
showing in gait and bent forms marks
OF the passage of years and Of the
lingering effects of the great battles
and campaigns of the most stupendous
struggle that the world has seen and
it was an easy prophesy to observe
that never again would they be able
to make as brave and numerous a
showing in their effort to escort a Pres
ident on the occasion of his accession
to Office. At their head, to quicken
their step, marched the rough rider
band, suggestive of the extraordinary
organization which marked one of the
most inspiring chapters in the history
of the volunteer armies of the United
States.
president Mckinley had for his
companion in his carriage members OF
the committee specially chosen by
Congress to take charge Of the inaug-
uration headed by Senator Mark
Hanna, himself a national figure.
The Nations of the World,
great and small, paid their tribute to
the President in their attendance at
the ceremonies at the capitol and in
reviewing the great parade. In addi-
ton to the splendid diplomatic repre-
sentation, there was present for the
first time the head of government OF
our next door neighbor, the Dominion
of Canada. in the person of Lord Min
to. the imperial Governor General.
The American navy, which has sc
distinguished itself in the past fou.
wars, was represented in the ceremon-
les more numerously than ever before,
Half a dozen warships more than have
assembled in the Potomac since the
DAYS of the civil war, contributed
through their sailors and marines, one
of the most unique and enjoyable feat
ures of the ceremony, marching over
a thousand strong along the streets
Down on the water front lay anchored
TIE famous old flagship Hartford, in
spiring stirring recollections of the
fierce naval combats of the civil war;
while at the navy yard fioated the
grim, double-turreted monitor Puritan
symbolic of later day warfare. Fur
Their down the Potomac lay another
vessel unable to get up the river tt
Washington, but whose crews swellet
the list of ~paraders.
The States of the Union rendered
their homage to the President, anG
demonstrated that NO party feeling
dominated to-day's great event by thu
attendance of
Fourteen Governors,
representing north, south and west