Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-05
President Mckinley and Vice
President Roosevelt In
Quoted Into Office.
THE CROWIugs ENORMOUS
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PARADE WAS A Gil ING LINE
Decorations Were More Elaborate
Than Any Seen in the Nations Cap
itaI-Houses Were Completely Hid
den From view-The Address.

liam Mckinley, of Ohio, today was in
Quoted into the presidential Office, be-
ing the eighth in the illustrious line
OF presidents of the United States
thus honored by the. American people
with second and consecutive term.
simultaneously, Theodore Roosevelt,
of New York, became vice-president
of the United States.
Ceremony Impressive.
The ceremony that marked this Sec
ond assumption by President McKin-
ley of the cares of state was most i'm
pressive and full of suggestion of the
development of the Republic during
the past four years.
The Weather.
During the early hours and we'll in.
to the morning the prospect for fair
weather was discouraging. At 3
o'clock drizzling rain was falling, but
about o'clock the clouds began to
break and in the course of an hour
the sun was shining brightly.
The Parade.
Every presidential Inauguration in
recent years has had it's parade. al
ways creditabie in size and variety,
and usually having some distinctive
feature. That which followed Presi-
dent Mckinley today on his return
from the Capitol to the White House.
and passed in review there before
him, was different from all its prede-
cessors in the majestic predominance
Of the military feature. The civil con-
tingent was quite up to the average
in point of numbers; yet by actual
count made by the marshals the men
in soldierly uniforms outnumbered
the civilians in line by more than
three to one. In the serried ranks of
blue were many soldiers who had car
ried the countrys flag far out into the
world, and had waged war which
was all in the future when the last in
augural procession marched along
Pennsylvania avenue.
Veterans in the Line.
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 lin
gering effects of the great battles and
campaigns of the most stupendous
struggle that the world has seen, and
it was an easy prophecy to observe
that never again would they be able
to make as brave and numerous
showing in their effort to escort a
ont hn nf h ic
cession 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 volun-
teer armies of the United States.
The Presidential Party.
For the first time in quarter of
century the president rode from the
White House to the capitol without a
successor beside him in his carriage
Grant was the last of the presidents
of the United States up to this time to
occupy similar position. President
Mckinley had for his companions in
his carriage members of the committee
specially chosen by congress to take
charge of the Inauguration, headed by
Senator Mark Hanna, himself nation
al figure. No
Navy Represented.
The American navy which has so
distinguished itself in the past four
years, was represented in the cere-
monies more numerously than ever be-
for. Half dozen warships more than
have assembled in the Potomac since
the days of the civil war, contributed
thru 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 moored
the famous old flagship Hartford, in
spring recollections of the fierce naval
combats Of the civil war; while at the
navy yard fioated the grim double-tur-
reted monitor Puritan, symbolic of lat
or day warfare. Further down the Po-
tomac lay other vessels unable to get
up the river to Washington, but whose
crews swelled the list of paraders.
Many Governors in Attendance.
The states of the Union rendered
their homage to the president, and
demonstrated that no party feeling
dominated today's great event by the
attendance of sixteen governors rep-
resenting north, south and west, most
of them accompanied by numerous
ofsNew York; Governor Yates, of Illi-
nois; Governor Bliss, of Michigan;
Governor Van Sandt, of Minnesota;
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