The daily sentinel., 1909-03-05
Observation-Disclosures
Many Casualties at Inauguration New
Senate Convenes Leave
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Washington, Mar. President
Taft took his place at the executive
desk at 8 o'clock this morning.
He transmitted the name of Phil
ander C. Knox as secretary of state
and other members of the cabinet to
the senate, together with the nomina-
tion of William j. Loeb, Jr., as col
lector of the port of New York.
The White House grounds We're be-
sieged by out-of-town callers today.
The record of casualties incident to
the inaugural ceremonies yesterday
was three deaths, three probably ia
tally injured and 75 slightly injured
The dead comprise Samuel Young,
aged 25, who was electrocuted by
stepping on live wire on Wisconsin
avenue; Norman Stall, who died of
epilepsy while viewing the parade,
and Andrew Doran, a Pullman con-
ductor, who died of heart disease at
the depot.
Creeping along at a snail's pace,
heavily laden trains today bore the
inaugural crowds from the capital.
The crippled telegraph and telephone
facilities, which made it impossible
to operate trains last night within
from 6 to 12 hours of the regular
schedules, were somewhat improved
today but are still far from normal.
hocked to the ceremonies seemingly
attempted to leave the city at one
time
At the union station the military
and civic organizations We'd with one
another in their display as they de-
parted or waited for their trains All
day the crowd at the station was
aroused now and then by some en-
thusiastic organization marching
nd hara N
the lead.
The 9TH infantry of New York,
500 strong, paraded before President
Taft and Governor Hughes today.
They arrived too late yesterday to
participate in the inaugural parade,
and. as a special courtesy. the presi-
dent reviewed them today 'f'f i
Vice President Sherman called the
senate to order at noon, and n COM
mittee was at once appointed to call
upon the president and notify him
that the senate was ready for busi-
ness
The session attracted large gath
ering and there was much interest
in the new senators.
The name of Senator Knox, now
secretary of state, was stricken from
the roll, his resignation having been
forwarded to the governor of Penn
President Taft today notified the
members of the house committee on
ways and means that his special mes
sage to congress on the tariff would
be very brief and confined exclusively
TO a discussion of the tariff problem.
This afternoon the senate formal
ly confirmed all of the appointments
of cabinet officers sent to the senate
this morning by President Taft. The
combinations were as follows: Phil
ander C. Knox, secretary of state; t;
Richard A. Ballinger, secretary OF
the Interior. Frank II. Hitchcock,
postmaster general; Jacob M. Dick
inson. secretary of war; George vonI-
Meyer, secretary of the navy; George
W. Wickersham, attorney general;
Charles Nagle, secretary OF commerce
and labor; James Wilson, secretary
of agriculture; Franklin McVeagh,
secretary of the treasury.
The senate today confirmed the ap-
pointment of the following assistant
secretaries: Huntington Wilson as
assistant secretary of state, and
Beekman winthrop, assistant secre-
tary of the navy.
The senate also confirmed the nom
ination of William Loeb, Jr., as col
lector of the port of New York.