Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-04
Magnificent Ceremonial
Continued from page one.)

TO gain desirable places 70 view ~"
grand procession that was TO follow.
Although the ceremony differed
little from those that have preceded
A. In tho great sea OF spectators prob
ably there was a larger number OF
representative Americans than any In.
a~ugura,ion has brought to Washing.
ton. The eastern states were rival
led In poln, ~ attendance by reason
~ President Rooseyelt's great popui
arity In the middle and far West. Del.
eeations were present from every n
Of the insular possessions. Many OF
them had never seen the capitol and.
Ia n large number. the lnarura,ion "
n president was wholly strange
Turing the hours intervening be
tween tie gathering OF ~ crosd
arr 10 ceremony there Wis M le'.
tine Gown Of the tension az Interest.
TIA IINing 81 n uniform u ho;.e~an
va sus'it'ent 10 cali FORT cLeAts. nj.
tho 'gh ~ come sections h. nni.urd.
showed signs OF restlessness. This
Wi true particularly on the out.
skirts Of the lhrong where. pressed
By constantly arriving recruits, many
struggling 10 get nearer 10 the point
az Interest, The effect upon the
dsnsely packed multitude Vas n con.
tinuous surging backward and for.
ward-a turbulent sea OF humanity.
The rcndoryousIng OF the troops,
committee aud civic societies. enter.
tanned the crowd throughout the long
wait, incident 10 the schedule. The
organizations arriving ny different
roat passed into the marrow defiles
which The police kept open, the bril-.
Han, ua,:orms 90 the troops. the
bright sashos " the committees and
the rich ca%parlsoning of ,hu horses
lending themselves 10 Kaleidoscope.
panoramic effect. Cheers upon cheers
greeted the constantly shifting pic
ture.
As rapidly as the troops arrived
they took the position assigned them.
The military escort stretched far TO
the left and consisted Of All branches
OF the service. horse. foot and artil.
lery. To the right we're grouped dI.
vision after division Of state troops
and In different places OF honor the
other organizations took their stand
To await tho signal TO V The
tramping Of feet. galloping OF horses.
the hoarse orders from chiefs and
marshals. the rattle OF Announcements
and oecaiioned huGle calls con,ribut.
cd 20 a ~pandemonium OF sound 10
which The public Il unaccnstomed at
such close range.
The moments Of the gathering
troops and organizations were not
all the crowd had for its entertain
ment. Directly In its front prepare.
tions we're In the fern ~ an open am.
rstkrAsr. which had been erect.
ei ga i Zine with the ra'unda
Of she capitol and there deco.
ratass were engaged In ar
ranging for the ceremony and ush.
ers essist themselves learning the
sections 10 be assigned TO me various
Officials and distinguished guests
The stand itself WAS ~ symetrieai
architectural proportions, on a differ.
ssf plan frum those used In former
years Fer this occasion II had been
hail, In the form Of a ssmitireie In.
egtnEng 10 a level platform on which
vas placed . pavilion for for ihepvssi.
dents personal uss The anarhiiheatre,
which Accommodated nearly 1000
persons tutSing ons from the main en-.
sranc NJ the platform. with its decoya.
sions Of Tags, bunting. palms and
flowers was In brilliant contrast 10
che naked purity ~ the stately capt-
tol gu which. by act ~ congress no
decorative draplng i permitted
Some TIME before the beginning at
thu Inaugural ceremony several thou
sand persons holding tickets eplitl-
ing them 10 seats on the stand took
Their places, ry IL O'Clock, the
human garden. which had f1onrishad
In The senate ana house galleries was
tr~anspianted &c the or*n afr amphi
theatre. The brilliant costumes II
the wosntn gave to the scene the Gin.
ishing touch Of colcr Adsied d the
acre III people seated. sho looked
down aeoa ten aeres standing. weyt
hundAeas banked apon every prof
ectins ledge q the capitol and tllIns
the windows
Al ahoas | O'Clock The asgical pafts
cam through the main door cneers
were sent ~ trom the eRthussass,
multitude. an eyes were difectel tha'
was and strained 10 set the FRS
glimpse u The president Shouts q
There he Isl were hsagA neq4enyly
bal IL nearly cseFs .nsisuee the cgs
was sounded ii false alarm
The olfsSial entrance Was dramatic
All except those WHO wete par eipst