Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-06

E. Milstead, Mary E. Milstead, Elizabeth
Ann Marshal, Caroline Fishman, Emma
Fishman, Margaret Goodwin, Emily Fish
man, Mary Herrty, Belle Garcia, Emma
Slide, Maria Newman, Anna Newman, Liz
Zie Childress, Sarah Brown, Isabella Child
ress, Sarah Cronin Margaret Cronin, Jane
Miles, Lucy A. Miller, Mary Cassidy, Ro-
sana King, Alice Avery. Cora v. Cramp-
sey, Elizabeth r. Crampsey, Mary Noon
Anna Noon, Lucy V. Blanchard, Willie
Plant, Florence Kelly, Minana Hodges.
Republican Association and Wide Awakes,
numbering 500 men, the former designated
by silver button and the red, white and
blue sprig, and the latter by silver eagle
on the lapel. They were headed by Cap
tain Smith.
New HAMPSHIRE Vermont and Massachu-
sets delegations, each wearing an evergreen
sprig in the lapel of the coat, they were
headed by marshals, General J. c. Abbott
General II. H. Baxter and Major Rogers.
The three states turned out about 80 men
in the line, and, one of them told u.s.
confidentiaily, with nary Office seeker
among them,''
The New York delegation were headed by
Marshal j. H. Hobart Ward. They wore
badges of white satin, with the words New
York. printed thereon. They numbered
about $50.
California delegation, numbering fifty
men, headed by q carriage surrounded by
the California campaign flag, the stars and
stripes with bust of Lincoln and Hamlin
on it. and under the bottom stripe a white
field bearing the words, "California True to
the Union The carriage contained F.
Stanford, late republican candidate for gov
ernor of California; D. W. Cheeseman, lieu
tenant governor of California; S. H. Par
ker, ex-state senator; Samuel Carnage, high
private, and Master Willie Carnage, native
Californian, bearing the flag above men
toned. Their marshal was Mr. Richard
Chenery.
The Virginia delegation, one hundred
str hao riro hn Trff n1 Ct14n Aorr h
name of the state printed across it, and
der the command of their marshal, Mr.. Geo.
Rye.
THE APPEARANCE OF THE STREETS.
Never in the history of Washington was
so immense a crowd of spectators seen on
Pennsylvania avenue. From the treasury
to the Capitol, on both sides of the avenue,
from the building line to the curbstone,
myriads were packed in solid mass in in
calculable numbers. Every available win
dow and balcony and housetop near the ave-
nue. and on it full of human forms and
faces, till no room remained to stand or
GUARD THE PLATFORM.
The National Guard Battalion, Col J. A.
TAFT, assembled at their armory at am.
and after going through the manual in a
first-class manner, paraded through the
avenue to the Capitol. Arrived there they
We're formed in close order about the plat
form on the east portico, which position
they maintained i'm order to keep the crowd
from pressing too closely thereupon, until
the inaugural ceremonies were concluded
To guard the immediate neighborhood of the
President during the ceremonies was special
duty of this battalion.
THE PLATFORM
Was erected on level with the first broad
steps of the portico of the east front of
the Capitol, and extended out to the base
step. 1t was provided with seats for some
three hundred persons (Which were occupied
by the cabinet, diplomatic corps, senator's,
representatives, Supreme Court, ladies, etc.
and cfn tno in hn f0.
twice as many more This, of course was
the great point Of attraction. and conse-
quentIy everybody sought during the morn
ing to obtain position there-and some tall
STRUGGLING was made for the favorite places.
CEREMONIES AT THE CAPITOL.
Crowds gathered about the Capitol early
this morning and retained their position
there through all the hours until the arrival
of the procession, lest they should lose the
opportunity of a footing within hearing and
seeing distance of Mr.. Lincoln during the
delivery of the inaugural
Seats were placed in front of the Secre-
tary's table for President Buchanan and
Mr.. Lincoln. and, on their left, for the
committee Of arrangements.
The Venerable Chief Justice Taney and
the associate justices Of the Supreme Court
were seated on the right Of the chair; and
the diplomatic corps. en- costume, with the
heads of the departments to the left of tbe
chair. ~
To the right and left Of the main entrance
were officers of the army and navy govern
ors of states and territories of the Union.
ex-governors Of states. assistant secreta ries
of departments and the assistant postmas-
ter general. controllers, auditors, register
and solicitor Of the treasury, treasurer,
commissioner. judges and the mayors of
Washington and Georgetown.
Members of Congress occupied seats to
the left Of the chair. The galleries were
reserved exclusively for ladies, and the
display thereabouts was OF flower garden
bfilliancy.
The rotunda was closed. and the en-