Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-03

have been sworn in, and these will be on
duty in conjunction with the sixty-seven
members of the regular Capitol force.
Most of the officers will be stationed at
the upper and lower entrances to the Senate
wing, which will be the ones used during
the forenoon by those having business in
side. Barbados will be erected between
the Senate and House sides to prevent per-
sons from passing from the House wing to
the Senate during the time when the PreSl-
dent is in the building. The Capitol will be
cleared of visitors at midnight Friday, in
spite of the fact that both houses will be
in session. No part of the building will be
accessible before 10 o'clock Saturday and
after that time only by card.
President Roosevelt is expected to reach
the Capitol about 1910 am He will be
furnished with special escort of Capitol
police, consisting of a detail Of one ser
geant and four privates. They will pre-
cede him to the Presidents room and wait
by the door while he is on the interior
They will also act as his escort to the plat
form in front of the building. The same
detail of policemen will also precede the
members of the Senate to their chamber
after the open-air exercises are over. The
President will leave directly for the White
House, instead of lunching at the Capitol,
as former chief executives have done on
these occasions
The duties of the Capitol police force will
be confined almost entirely to the building
and the stand, the grounds being given en-
trely into the charge of Major Sylvester of
the District force.
Under Captain Megrew's direction, Cap
tain Kennedy of the Capitol guides, will at
tend to the seating of the guests on the big
amphitheater-shaped stand. This has al
ways been the DUTY of the guides.
Captain Megrew said this afternoon his
understanding is that the Capitol will be
open to visitors Sunday following the inau-
guration, in order to allow the visitors in
town to see the interior, which will be i'm
possible Saturday. The special officers have
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Fire Fighting Facilities.
Every provision has been made by the
fire department for the protection of the
public from possible danger from fire in the
pension Office during the inaugural festivi-
ties, according to a report made to Com
missioner Macfarland this morning by Chief
Engineer William T. Belt. Commissioner
mcfarland several weeks ago directed
Chief Belt to exercise extreme care in re-
spect to every detail of the precautionary
measures taken to protect the pension Office
from any accident during the inaugural eX-
ercises.
efficient firemen in the department is now
stationed al the pension office under COM
mand of Battalion Chief Keliher Last even
ing the flremen noticed pronounced odors of
gas In the office, and after a careful eX-
animation a bad leak was discovered in the
principal gas main in the west end of the
building. AS there is not sufficient time to
repair the leak, the gas in that main has
been shut off and the west side will be
lighted only by electricity.
Chief Belt reports that all bunting and
other decorative material used in the build
ing has been fireproofed and that samples
have been tested and the fireproofing shown
to be satisfactory. There are eight stand
pipes in the building, and thirty-four out
lets. All these have been examined and
placed in good condition. and the Office has
been amply supplied with hose, chemical
fire extinguishers. force pumps, buckets,
etc. 1t is believed that every percaution
possible to prevent accident from fire has
been taken in the building.