The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-05
ROOSEVELT is
INAUCURATED.
Takes the Oath as President
While Happy Thousands
Cheer Him.
IMPOSING SENATE SCENE.
Fairbanks Sworn In Before a
Gorgeous AssembIage.
IMPOSING SENATE SCENE.

Diplomats Arrayed In AL Their Glory Rno
women In Bright Piumage Saw Con
grcss Die and n New Administration
Begn-Then All Adjourned TO thu
East Front OF the Capitol, where
Roosevelt Took the Oath and Delivered
His ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Avenue
Lined With Humanity to See the Presl.
dent Come From and Return 10 the
white House and TO view Monst er
Parade - Clear skies Throughout
WASHINGTON. March 4.-Theodore Roose-
welt took the oath of office as twenty-sixth
President OF the United States at 1881
O'Clock this afternoon The ceremony was
held on the east front Of the Capitol in the
presence of cheering Thousands
There have been better inauguration
days In Washington than this. but they
were few and far between The rain which
the Weather Bureau predicted last night
with safeguarding probably, to pre-
vent explanations afterward mRteria l.
lied only in few light drops in the early
morning There were clouds in the sky
at times the rest of the day but most
of the time the sun shone brightly.
good strong wind came from the north,
and then shifted to the east in the course OF
the afternoon. but its tccnness was tenn
pered by the suns warm rays.
Everybody was in good humor Only
hidebound pessimist would not have been.
The people oh the streets and stands and
up at the Capitol and on the big covered
structure in front Of the White House
from which the President reviewed the
parade, told one another that it was "Roose-
welt weather Inauguration Day weather
il always designated by the name Of the
man inaugurated. When Grover Cleveland
assumed he reins Of Federal government on
that balmy. springlike March Just twenty
years ago the tens Of thousands who were
in Washington to enjoy the festivities
said II was Cleveland weather.
Eight years later when Mr.. Cleveland
became President for a second time, he took
the oath Of Office and reviewed the parade
while a zero blizzard howled through the
streets OF the capital and made life miser-
able for those who were Obliged to face it's
driving SNOW and icy blasts. People still
said it was Cleveland weather.
But there il 10 necessity for discussing
what the throngs that are here for maugu-
ration would have said had the day proved
nasty and disagrreable. The main thing
was that outside Of the wind which became
little too clustering at times, weather con-
ditions we're all that could have been de
sired. The early morning mist rolled away
under the warmth OF the sun and in shell
tered spots the air WIS pleasantly suggestive
of springime Altogether 1t was an extra
fine day for this uncertain season Of the
year,
The effect Of the pleasant weather was
visible on the crowds that from early in the
morning until late tonight thronged the
streets. Good nature prevailed. Those
who had no tickets for the stands went
early to points along the route Of the parade
and got positions Of vantage, close up against
the big wire cable that was stretched along
both sides Of every street over which the
inaugural procession passed. Some Of
these people began hugging the restraining
cable as early as o'clock, and stuck there,
huesing the harder TO keep from being
pushed away by the later corners in the
rear ranks.
A Tremendous American Crowd.
II was tremendous crowd, a good
sterling American crowd II stretched
from Washington Circle, half mile west of
the White House. to the Capitol, a mile east
Of the President 3 Mansion, and up and
around Capitol Hill to the east front OF the
Capitol. At many places it was dozen
deep on both sides OF the street. How
many tens Of thousands composed this
great swarm OF standing humanity, II would
be useless even 10 conjecture.
More tens CT thousands had better places
on the dozens Of big stands and little stands.
all Of them decorated in red, white and
blue. while thousands more viewed the
parade from the windows of houses along
the way Nearly everybody had a flag
or a stick tied with red, white and blue
and these we're waved whenever
there appeared to be any call for enthusi-
asm. Housetops were crowded, too. and
the many big trees with which Pennsylvania
avenue is lined were black with delighted
small boys.
The Inauguration proper took place at
the Capitol, Here was the Mecca OF those
fortunate enough to secure the necessary
tickets which entitled the holders TO ad-
mission to the great old building whose
massive dome il visible from every section
Of the city. The Capitol never looked
more beautiful than il did to-day. It's
white sides cleaned in the sunlight and