The Washington times., 1909-03-03
Weather Man Predicts Fair
and Colder Day To-
morrow.
MANY HAVE COME
FROM THE SOUTH
Fully 100000 Persons Are Now in
City for Inaugural
Ceremonies.

The overwhelming stream Of vis-
itors to the National Capital to at
tend the inaugural celebration reach
ed flood tide today when nearly two
score special trains and additional
/ coaches on the regular trains rolled
into Union Station More than 20O.-
GOO men, women, and children al
ready have been added 10 the citys
population within three days. 1t IS
estimated that more than half a
million will witness the great mill
( tary pageant tomorrow
Fair Tomorrow.
Fair and colder IS the weather out
look. For a time today it looked as II
the weather mans prol1.ise was going
10 smash Shortly after ths noon hour
the skies became overcast. The suIlen
rumble of thunder could re heard
A cloak Of darkness descended, and il
became necessary TO tarn on the lights
in hotels, office buildings, and honss.
For several minutes the city was like
night The streets were deserted
Then the skies began to brighton
again. daylight returned, and the sun
made efforts 10 break through the
clouds The eciipSe-likA .aaTknass did
not last more than ten minutes The
weather god who got up today with
crouch had apparently vented his
spleen. and catching sight Of the beam
/ ing face OF the Nations first choice,
I was beginning ts smile in unison
Many From South
( A significant feature Of the volume or
I traffic at Union Station today was the
( large percentage OF IL that came from
( Southern pOInts- It was QOinted TO
as an evidence OF the place that the
next President is winning IL the hears
( OF S0utherners-
I To permit the better handling OF pa
{ Senger traffic, the railroads nave prdC-
3 tically- suspended freight train service
( into the city. AS rapidly as the special
Z trains bearing regiments and the civic
organizations TO take part n the parade
arrive they are taken either into the
Union Station and unloadeds or sent
over TO the Fourteenth street, the New
York Avenue, or the AnacoStis yards
F Prominent perSonages, regiments. Snd
clubs diSembarked from their trains
with such frequency AT the big railroad
{ terminal near the CAPITOL. that il was
/ almost impossible to keep track OF
them. The crowds were bJ7Sier than a
man at three-ring- circus trying 10 see
/ al there was 10 be seen
Kaleidoscope Picture.
{ The picture was Kaleidoscope. snd
but for the excellent arrangements OF
the terminal company and the police.
under Chief kyser, would have resulted
in great confusion
+ Al one end of the COuCourse a militia
+ regiment with heavy tread would be
/ entering, while at the other end, the
; governor of a State would arrive with
At II o'clock the persons on the con-
/ course and in the waiting rooms must
structure became srSdI WhIlpoCl
with thousands Of e0dyllg currents Il
babel OF sounds beat upon the ear
from the thousands Of voices and must
cal instruments.
Organizations Arriving
Amonf- the organizations arriving to
day Wee the following
The Pennsylvania National Guard
A detachment Of 10 L. ) Marines
from Philadelphia
I A detachment Of seventy-fys Marines
( from Brooklyn. n Y.
Two hundred ana fifty men Of the
.
Two hundred and fifty men OF the
( Second Corps Cadets, Boston
One hundred and nfJy men, Eight
eenth Ward Marching Club, OF Phila-
delphia-
I the Twentieth Century Club. OF Phila-
Two hundred men Of the Johr Ne
CIeary Marching Club, OF Philadelphia
( Five hundred and forSy men Of ths
| John L. Reyburn Marching Club, Of
! Philadelphia
Companies * and I, Sixth Regiment.
! Massachusetts Volunteers
/ Seventy-five men or the State I4Ilitis
Signal Corps, New York
The BughoUss Hose Company, OF Jer-
The Third Divisional Brigade. Of
The Hobart C.fb. of Newark. y. J;
The Sixth wa d Republican Club, o.
Camden. y. J., OF 1l5 men,
The Naval Brigade from Baltimore,
and the Fifth Maryland Regiment from
The skin Ward Republican Club. cf
The revenue cutter cadets from Bal
The Philippine band from Manila.
Governor Stuart and party from
Governor Fort OF New Jersey apa
party.
The Gray Invincibles, Of Philadelpnls
/ The First Regiment Band OF Jersey
City.
/ The cadets OF St Johns School. 81
ManliuS.
The r. W. Durham Marching Club. o.
/ philadelphia.
J The Twenty-seyenth Ward Republic
Club. of Philadelphia
The Bucyrus Club, Of BucyrIs, Ohio
( The Forty-third Separate Company. OF
+ Oltan, =. y
The Aiken Military Company. OF
Aiken, : G..
/ The Richmond Military Blues. Of
/ Richmond, Va
| The nrganizatinns and narties ..rri,--