New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-03-06

euguration from March to time late in
April or early in May were put to vote Of those
who attended the inauguration ceremonies in Wash
ington, and tens of thousands who intended
10 attend but didn't. there wouldn't a corporals
guard Of dissenters. Sleeping In the parks may be
all right later on in the season but It didn't go
Wednesday and Thursday nights. As a result
thousands of people didn't sleep all, except for
the snatches of slumber they may have caught
the benches in the station, or paid unheard of
prices for the sort of accommodations which the
municipal authorities here trying to drive out
Of the BoweTy. The man who had place to go
10 who came in several hours late. after his
friends lad given him up and gone home. had
several choices left to hin-one walk the streets
IN q siush holding in solution about 100 per cent
Of moisture; another 10 remain in the station and
amuse himself by watching the other unfortunates
disembark from the later trains. and then
hvened With the music OF some band. start
and take chance finding some place where the
bathtub hadn't been rented out for s. for night
q folding bed.
WASHINGTON DEEP IN SLUSH
"One Of these late arrivals left the station with
all the confidence which man who has travelled
much has in his OWE ability TO produce results. HIS
first act was to step HIS shoe tops the sush
and get his feet soaked. No rooms or beds were to
be had any of the hotels, so he sought one OF
the private houses which had q Rooms to Let
sign in the window The woman who came 10 the
door introduced him 10 a diIapidated mattress OF
could sleep there for IS. Realizing that he had 10
sleep somewhere. ne was about to accept when she
reminded him that he would be expected TO occupy
his quarters with Two other seepers. to men
ton the live He resigned once. and later
was fortunate enough find place where he
could secure half bed for the insignificant sum
Of 81. Those who had friends in the city and
found them were the aristocrats among the Wis
ttors.
Prices paid for seats along the line OF march
from the White House TO the Capitol were such as
10 dissipate any notion the visitor may have had
that there was any danger Of financial depression
IN Washington. at least for several weeks One
window with FIVE seats IN Il in one Of the build
ings in Pennsylvania avenue rented for 5000 lust
$40 look Tor the fortunate occupants OF the seats
Seats IN the stands sold for anywhere from 81 so
up-mOstiy up Many got into the hands Of specu-
ators, who lacked The prices several degrees high
CT. All were sold but the who happened
along about noon the 18th offered the best
there for 90 cents and the late arrival might
have been witnessing the mud larks an ex-
pense Of four bits alongside earlier purchaser
who paid ten times that price. The so cents. of
course, velvet the had already been
sold at fun price. and the later purchaser took
with the understanding that he might possibly be
moved if the first investor appeared claim his
property. There plenty Of vacant seats at all
times, for a chill wind down the street along
with the procession and did its best destroy the
reputation Of the Capital City d semi tropical
town.
RAILROADS HEAVY LOSERS
ASIDE from the loss suffered by the railroads I
through damage TO property by the storm. they
lost heavily through their inability handle the
traffic offered to them. The thrifty Baltlmoreans
had determined TO 90 down early Thursday morn
ing, the number. il IS said, Of many thousands.
but when morning II found absolutely
impossible 10 discover any means by which they
might compass the forty miles between the two
cities. The electric line well the steam roads
went out Of commission in the early hours of the
morning and who did succeed in getting
through arrived long after the last cheer had
verberated against The cliffs OF the upper Potomac
IF any doubted that Governor Hughes of
New York is a mighty big man in the eyes OF
the people Of the country generally, these doubts
must have been dissipated by the applause which /
greeted him as he passed down the street Not
even the President himself received a spoD-
taneous and hearty ovation. Almost great was +.
the enthusiasm shown for Governor Hadley of
Missouri
"One Of the members OF q military company who I
had come the city TO march in the procession
said that had had some unpleasant experiences
in actual service. but never spent a more uncom-
Portable day than that which awaited him IN
Washington. Washington usually follows New
York's plan OF letting Old Sol clean most OF the +
streets but dispenses with the graft which /
companies this sort Of snow removal in New York.
but somebody showed an amazing amount Of
activity early in the morning Of the 4th. and. /
although no one wanted 70 work at any price,
managed to get enough men and teams together to .
give Pennsylvania fair cleaning before .
the procession started. So far this particular /
part OF the exercises concerned therefore, the
rnarchers had little complain Of
"A pair OF rubbers on such day as the 4th are
worth lust what one must pay for them. Those
who accepted the cheerful prediction OF the
Weather Bureau and left their gum shoes at home
started out on a still hunt for those necessaries
very early in the morning. and stores which had
them in stock charged inauguration prices for
them About 81 90 for the ordinary 75-cent kind |
seemed 10 be the standard price although values
auctuated according TO the needs of the purchaser
Most people who entered the stores. however paid
any price asked without a murrnur for they MAD 10
hive them, and pneumonia comes high.
A NmIIrM IN LEAD