The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-21
GOVERNOR
MURPHY
Voorhees, Hands Over the
Great Seal Of the State
to His Successor.
CORONATION 70MFOOLERlES
Houses Decorated All Over
Trenton and Soldiers
Parading the Streets.
DISTINGUISHED WITNESSES
High Officials, Big Politicians
and Ladies' Of Fashion
Participate in tho
Event.


Especial to '.The Jersey City News.9
TRENTON. Jan. 21, 1902.A stranger
f4crn far off country who dropped into
Trenton this morning could have readily
been forgiven If he mad concluded that
the capital was celebrating tn corona
ti3n Of som plincely potentiate instead
OF the induction into office of a man chos-
en- BY the people of sovereign com,
meEweaith to execute their laws and
serve them in the capacity of Chief Masis
trate.
The city was in gala attire. All the ho-
tells public buildings ard most of the
private residences on the principal thor
olghfares were more or less elaborately
decorated and rare exception was the
building along the route Of the procession
which did not display at least one flag.
Stern looking men in the businesslike
service uniform Of the National Guard
crowded the thoroughfares. The white
stripes of the infantry, the red of the
artillery, the yellow of the cavalry, the
orange OF the signal corps and the green
of the hospital service, relieved by the
dark-blue ralkish uniform of the mail-o :
warts man, gave the streets picturesque
and decidedly warlike appearance.
The damp, threatening weather did not
dampen the ardor of the people from the
surrounding country, and they began to
pour into the city long before those who
were her over night. had awakened from
the sleep produced by the fatigue of the
Senatorial contest OF the evening before.
They spent the time waiting for the eere-
monies to begin by wandering through
the streets, admiring the decorations.
The two most notable specimens of the
decorators art were the City Hall and the
State House. Both the front and sides Of
the municipal building were almost en-
tireiy hid in artistic festoons of red, white
and blue bunting. They confined the dec
orations of the State House almost en-
tirely to the interior and had made them
on a more elaborate scale than on any
similar occasion in the history of the big
building.
National flags the colors of which We're
brought out most vividly by the safe light
OF red. white and blue electric bulbs on
the chandeliers, were the chief scheme
of the decorations. The rotunda was a
mass Of palms. bright flowers, 'srnilax and
electric lights grouped in an artistic de-
sign which aroused the admiration of the
throngs which poured Through the long
malls all day. There was one sombre
feature in this otherwise bright scene
and that was the black draped entrance
TO the State Treasurer's office, in memory
Of the late George Swain.
The morning was not far advanced
when the sounds of martial music filed
the streets and the out of town regiments
and political organizations that came to
take part in the grand pageant began to
arrive. They were marched TO the places
assigned them, where the inner man was
refreshed, and then they scattered
through the streets until the time for the
parade to move arrived.
Both Houses Of the Legislature met at
1929 O'Clock and after receiving few
bills adjourned until II go, when they
formed in lire and marched two by two
to the Taylor Opera House, where they
took the part assigned to them IN the in
auguraI ceremonies.
The first indication that the ceremonies
were under way came just before noon,
When the First Troop of Cavalry, bet
ter known as the Essex Troop, rode up
State street to the residence of Adjutant
General Alex. c. OlypaaAt on West State
street and drew up in front of the man.
sion There the Governor-eleet, Mrs
Murphy and their son, Franklin Murphy,
Jr., had spent the night.
just before the ARRIVAL Of the troop
Governor Voorhees, accompanied by mis-
star. resplendent in all the glory Of their
gold lace and cooked hats, proceeded from
the State House to the Oliphant mansion
where they paid their respects to the new
Governor
About noon Captain r. Wayne Parker
shouted the command, Present sabres. -
and as one man the blades of the troops
flashed upward. The band played Hail
to the Chief and Governor Voorhees,
and Mr.. Murphy appeared In the doorway
They were followed By the members OF
the Governors stan and of the Legis-
iative Committee having charge Of the
ceremonies. The troop then wheeled into
line and started for the Opera House.
Behind them came The legislative Com
mittee in two carriages. Then came a
carriage with the retiring and incoming
Governors. followed by the staff and staff
officials in other carriages
The Opera House was elaborately dec
grated in keeping with the general scheme
of the day. The proseenium and ball
comics were covered with bunting in the
National coIofs, and tall palms and potfed
plas1ts were In the wings of the stage.
Mrs Murphy and her pagfy occupied the
two lower boxes on the FIGHT ana iii flse
others were the famny Of Chief Justice
Gumnere. Mrs Graz, wife 81 Judge Gray,
OF the United States Appellate Court;
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