Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-04
PAST INAUGURAL DAYS
Weather Conditions q Topic
of General Interest.
PUBLIC GER monies
COMFORT OF THE PEOPLE MATTER
OF IMPORTANCE.
Storm Prevailed in Many Instances,
but Beautiful Weather on Ma
jority of Occasions.

remarked a pedestrian this morning as he
/ walked In the middle of the street to his
ofnce. with the wind blowing upon his
back and through every vantage point,
A nd. indeed, 1t has come to pass that when
! ever there is a severe winter day. with
| snow or sleet or hail. the Oldest inhab-
ltants declare 1t to be regular Inauguration
weather. There is no reason for this as
| the records show that out of thirty inaugu-
rations of which weather record has been
| Kept. sixteen were favorable and pleasant.
Whlie fourteen were cold, cloudy or stormy.
There is NO event n the history of the
new world where the comfort of the peopIe
| is so much question of interest as at the
| inauguration of President A forecast of
the weather Is topic of discussion by the
great multitude OF people who appear in
the national capital. and of equal interest to
une residents, as well as to the visiting
| population
At early periods in the inaugura ton of
PRESIDENT the same interest did not attach
as the inaugural proceedings occurred with
IN some Enclosure, generally in the place
where Congress held its sessions, but since
the inauguration of Andrew jackson when
the ceremonies were held in the open air
the ceremonies have occurred usually at
the east front of the Capitol. and the wealth
| sidered.
| The Inaugural Periods.
The first Inauguration April 80 17S9 took
| place in New York city in what was then
known as the Federal Building. The wealth.
| er was fair during the morning. but rain
began falling early in the afternoon or
| evening
At Washington's second Inauguration
Whlcn look place in Philadelphia March
4 +. I1S2. the day was pleasant and an inn
n nnrn company s p OF people gathered at the
nd
participate in the great occasion
| Inc thlrd event, the Inaugural ton of
John Adams. March 4. 1897. also occurred
| In Philadelphia, in the old state house and
| was favored with beautiful day.
The fourth inaugural event. March T.
ISol, was the first that occurred in the city
] OF washington, when Thomas Jefferson wa
| iHaugurated President of the United States
| and the day was beautiful The sun shone
| brilliantly and the weather was mild. AT
JeHersons second inaugural March f. 1895,
| the day was cold and disagreeable, with
| chilly winds.
James Madison was favored with pleas
ant day, March 4, 1909, when he appeared
| IN the capital to assume the duties of The
once OF the PRESIDENT of the United States.
AT ms second inauguration. which took
place March 4, 1913, the day was ushered
| IN with all the freshness and beauty of
| an early spring morning
James Monroe, on March A. 1917 was IA
yored with delightful day on which to
| take the oath of Office and to participate
| In the great event that called so many
people to the nations capital. James Mon
roe second inauguration. March f. 1871
| fell on Sunday. The ceremony was post
pcned until the following day. Monday,
March 8. The day was unfavorabIe snow
| and rain having fallen during the nraytons
night.
The tenth inaugural occasion March a
| 1870, when John Quincy Adams took the
oath OF office in the old hall of the House
of Representatives, occurred on a plea SAINT
March day. which afforded an opportunity
| Tor a great crowd to participate in the
ceremony.
Jackson Sworn In.
Andrew Jackson's first Inauguration for
| the eleventh presidential term occurred
| March 4, 1929. The day dawned fair and
mild, and the records say it was one of the
| balmiest of spring.
1t is somewhat difficult to determine the
state of the weather at his second inaugu-
| ration, which occurred March 4, 1888, as no
| able respecting this fact It is inferred,
however, from other sources that the day
VIZ 8 pleasant.
| The thirteenth inaugural occasion occur
| red March i, 1885, and dawned beautiful
day. The sun shone brightly and not
cloud was to be seen when, amid the re-
| joicings of the multitude, Martin Van Blu
rem was inaugurated.
| On the fourteenth inaugural occasion
March T. 1S41, when Gen. William Henry
Harrison was installed as the ninth Presi-
| day dawned cold and cloudy, but that the
streets were perfectly dry. A chilly wind
made 1t unpleasant for those who partici-
pated in the outdoor ceremonies The
President contracted a severe cold, which
led to his death exactly a month later.
April 4, 1S41.
On April g. 1871, Vice President John
| Tyler took the oath of office as President
of the United States. There were no in
augura1 festivities, and consequently the
date is unimportant In reviewing inaugu-
raj weather
James K. Polk was not so fortunate as
some of his predecessors. for his Inaugural
ton President for the fifteenth presi-
Dental term occurred on March 4, 1S45, a
cold, rainy day, which caused the streets
of the city Of Washington to be in a bad
condition for anything like great display.
During the inaugural occasion, it is said,
the rain poured down in torrents and the
sad-faced gathering could not conceal it's
disappointment.
Again Falls Upon Sunday.