New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-03-06
OH. YES; A FLAREBACk.
IT WASN'T THE STORM.
That Went of Al RigHt-Inaug-
uraL Forecast Explained.
rFrnrn The Tribune Bureau.l

fFroFn The Tribune Bureau
Washington. March 5.-Why yes OF COURSE -
was only q bareback!
That is the way the weather bureau is eX-
planning the sad faux pas It made day before
yesterday. when Wills L. Moore put another
dent in his reputation by promising fair weather
for Inauguration Day.
That little blizzard wasn't playing according
10 the rules Of the game. and who could be eA-
pected TO forecast IT? Technically, IT was a
pleasant day. after all, and no reasonable per
son had any grounds for complaint
Professor Edward B. Garriott. of the weather
bureau. was the inventor of the soothing phrase
1t was a bareback" he said, speaking OF the
blizzard from the storm which had passed on
The coast of Long Island some hours before, and
therefore could not have been foretold by
weather forecasteTs.'
That is 10 saw following out the artillery fg-
ure. the weather bureau had seen this particular
storm fired of over Long Island on Wednesday
had watched while the breech block was opened
and a nice bright. new 'fairer ana cooler
charge put in TO be fired off the next morning
then-oh pshawl miserable little Wad OF ohz-
zard fingered in the barrel, unignited before ana
when the nice little fairer and cooler air struck
it. WOW, weIl-everybody knows what hap
pened TO the inauguration But with that eA-
PLANTATION everybody ought to be satisfied
To-day was day Of wreck and vain regrets
and post-mortem over joys that had died in IN
fancy And over all, that most tantalizlng
thing in life bright sunshine day too late for
the festivities that might have been and were
not
The city was still filed with crowds seeking 10
snatch some little remnant Of pleasure TO atone
for the day they had lost Many mao not
reached Washington till late tho afternoon De
fore. after DAY spent il neighboring but nara
" friendly snow drifts All day long they
,Sv-arrned through the White House grounds, a
constant stream pouring in and out or the
gates. straining eager necks to catch precious
-glimpses Of the new President or members OF
his household. or even 10 see through swing
ing door q few inches Of floor space within the
hrfIdfng The north portico was filled many
times during the day. The new negro footrnan
at the north door suffered a trying initiation OF
scrutiny by the multitude. but bore it with be-
coming dignity.
In view Of the bitter disappointments or the
CAV before the police officials were lenient with
White House visitors. No objection was mace
to peering in at windows. They appreciated
the fact that thousands had travelled long dis
tances fer small returns, and the move on
order was seldom brought into play.
The Cartel was taken by storm by the thou
sands Of inauguration visitors who crowded It's
historic corridors and halls from the opening
until the closing hour. They overran the House
chamber. crowded into the Senate galleries while
the Senate was in session and took a glimpse at
The Supreme Court while II was meeting As the
House was not in session, the visitors had free
access 70 the floor and continuous line filed
lrp 10 the Speakers chair TO experience the SEN
sation for half minute OF sitting in the seat on
the raised platform. They took every loose
book pamphlet. pencil or other article within
reach IS souvenirs OF their visit
Yet despite these crowds Of lingering sight
seers the rush to get away began early. AT
times it seemed as though every one OF the
100000 visitors was trying TO get away at once
That's the way it looked TO the distracted rail-
road officials. Crippled telegraph facilities
made regular schedules impossible
The new Union terminal received its first test
in handling an Inauguration crowd on THURSDAY
night and Friday morning, and while the large
structure was able comfortably TO house the
many persons anxious TO get TO their homes, the
tracking facilities were Of little help in getting
Them on their Journey. So the homegoers had
70 make the best OF bad bargain and sit and
wait for from five TO eight hours for their trains
10 be made up
The crowds began 10 gather in the terminal
about 10 o'clock on Thursday night, and from
them on a steady stream Of travellers passeu
into the structure until at u O'Clock, more
than ten thousand DefSoIiS NcAS III N-'S -
rninal At first the travellers whiled away the
lime discussing incidents Of the inauguration
,,,- This auparently grew tiresone. for at
o,clook there was hardly a seat in the terminal
that did not hold some person sound asleep.
Even the stone floor used for sleeping
-,,,,r,osas and at one corner of the building
more than fifty persons were sound asleep on the
eoor with their travelling bags as pillows
Some II the bands which accompanied visiting
delegations helped vary the monotony by play
ing rorulsr airs. in the choruses OF which many
n those who had not found a place to sleep
Ioined. 4 Pittsburg band began playing My
f-o,,ntv It's Of Thee" and other national airs,
and several thousand persons sang the airs.
An ir,1,rnnptu parade was held, after which the
crowd vent back to the benches and was soon
sleeping again
No train had departed for New York between
30 O'Clock on Thursday night and 5:1o O'Clock
on Friday morning. One Of the walters was
Leslie r. Shaw. ex-Secretary OF the Treasury.
A crowd Of about one hundred and fifty mem
hers Of the Taft Club Of Pittsburg reached the
station al II O'Clock Thursday night at
which time their special was due 70 come, but
AT 6 O'Clock on Friday morning they were still
waiting.
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