The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-04
Inauguration lr,E', d III of Presi-
/. dent ! T'O K 'Ol)l-d1ay Will Be
Most |l)s1t Brilliant Affair.
OVER 80, 900 5TR OOPS
.5 In GREAT r 2 AIR AD)'E.5. D e.
Streets s; s;wartning With it'll i People P.p
Fro From Ever Every See: Section 81 of
\ Land Jss
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THREAT OF RAIN % 81
B Il lJ.NT0WARD, ., q FEAT! !! I. u Re- 81,
! Will s!; Begin ; h in t Morn
4 ing and Conclude With Great t
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(FromS Our egular5 CORES pond L & enti SS;sSs;
NyAsH1NGToN,SSN rch 9. he inaugl5sSSa! Il!
ratlonSof r rheodore oosevelt as dent
OF the United States for tho flrs ttS terrr,.
70 which he was elected BY people Will
beS marked by greater ma gn ficence&s han
cha ts8whlch attended # the coronat tIon; Il
'many OF the most pussa he
sovereigns. SCENE as if tt1es limit fs
polnp and dlsplay lblcg in a repu bllcs
had bee rcach he'd When NJ in
ley was inaucted giin.5
that 300. FOL logIig si ccessful
war far eclipsed nll forS
show and display mil
cEprospcrity dicatioia are the the
inaugural ceremonies orro " Will far
surpass Iii, mi gni flee enionlessi
attending tic inaug
ley four IS q 20 S! a9
Thro nged N Nith$ 81 htseers.. I s1 i5iss
ashin Is
has isel oI1le eSeeis sfrt tho cap.
ST the u Ii. Il raj have
scarce VI been ts,a toS hand etlormts
Gus crowd SIN tclis have been po,t ring Into
sthescity from all ions Tor thrseSe
The & ailway II static & are jamlneds N anu a
jo,ic ked wit $humalllt va Il al hours. nd
every one ON the ms th.lt$ steamss M
at intervals OF but afaW2minutes.g ii al wa
late, addsSSt to the crush and II conf u si0ls
Hotel Hobbies are litt le less cro thu "
Ytheg depots & and the stree tre II; lsd WI ss
visitors until 4 tho us ual ny Quiet horou gh-
fares Of dignlfie Was hin ton fnre as sbus;tSS
ling and as Gro ed In plle nritnc &c as
and Us Gro Wdet In pear nee: as loWera
Broad way Y y from ssct Ion the
United state nd sthil t means froir, Porto
Rico, HaWuii A Ind he ~ III ppines. q lsp,ss
the Elsltors have come to at tend The
augliration of Il lle President q chosen to "
.thY 5nl Isl Off CO the grea test popular
majority ever ven ~ man 10 Il this li-ts
est or al ffces OF gov yernrnent.
The main Q bjectlye point of every m an
and woman who has come to Vaslltn tom
this week, appears to- be lft he s4 pt ol.is
There may be a little time lost4insl locatsS
temporary habitat Is h fixed. theiS Capito olssS
is the object OF "a "trip through the ct'oW
ed streets. Comparatl Y ely q fa yoredi feW NJ
use the street cars the ssSstern Fare ut-ss|
sterly unable to handle A the Gro oWds, Il md
only about one man i nj ten who wa n
get anywhere In 5tl mig III ftcentS
distances is able to a so, sil We by
Ing. Tho surglng crowds at theS apl tol .gS
throughout the day, have proven sourcss a
Of deepest interest to MT aches and Sott-
Yers,s by reason Of their deep Interest In 81.
everything, Il leirR good m tn and their n
discrimination to see everything that may 4
be seen. sji & Il.
The D Decorations. 81
fI8,rhere has been scarcely an hour SINCE
daylight that tho tfrob OF martial music
3hernldlng tho arrival Of 80 me- delegation
to take part In the plrade has not en- en-
.liycned the day, and to-nlghtisth troops
and the marching clubs are arriving as III
fast as thcy were In the early morning. .a
The scene at the Pennsylvania station sis
the most confusing that can he !mngi ed. 3
And the, wonderSis that u lone stran gcr s5
one who has never be fore been IN siG ht II
,ortthe capital, can find his wny to. - he
place he is seek Ing. IT Is I'm possible TO ~
solye the problem, I III most cases by TAX N
Ing d cab, for the supply OF this means
or transportation Is SO limited us to, be
almost a8cipher. u s 3I II @ y n t}s ss sss
one can but wonder where all tho flags N
have come from. Pennsyl Avenue@ M
Is lined with red, WhlteSand blue, The
emblem OF the republic flies from the
topn,ost point of every building ind tiis;ssS
lEONtS 5Ol Slll
Ing, is said that seven hundred flags
We're used In the decoration Of the general 3fl
offices OF the Southern Railway at Thlr-
teenth Street and Pennsy vania Avenue aI4
other OF tho larger buildings along Tn II
line OF the parade appear to hnte taken {
about rs many to make them beautiful
The Department. of Commerce and Labor
Is completely hidden In u mass OF color
and the fronts $ok the New Willard sMgI 4
Raleigh Hotels, have hecome q riot or r,.i 565
white and blue, gratifying 10 tho esthet.,s{
eye and stirring TO the heart $,nt tho ps5
.trloL who loves to see the colors ol sH.s ~
country flung TO the breeze. Tho decoisl-gs 4
tions have NOT been confined to the streets
along which the column Will march, Thou n
sands of private residences have htet
draped In bunting, and from q majority N
of houses of tho better classes, at lens;,3t
the stars and stripes are flying, ~ sim y
pie recognition OF the day which marks y
tho Induction OF q President Int Q sfiaa.
No Politics in Inaugnratlss1.
There Is little polIt.ca IN an ina,surh,
tIon OF "a President 'rheis u lsas Y sts5A #
one, and less ot sectlonalism b N ~ my ~
been evident since the and ef the wsr pr
tween the States. Tails fact iss Wasl ~
tested by tho other fact tfatt esof5,s
Bona q the states witch border Saa slit III
Atlantic frorh Maine ~ Baorlda W lsg,
have military organizations IN NY ~ Tal
.The governors ol she sixteen sitA ~