Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-05
CITY CROWD GOT HOME
LATE AND TAGGED OUT
Hungry, and Delay in Special
Leaving Caused Inconvenience.
OVERCOATS TIRE MIDDIES.
They We're in Service Attire, With
Leggas, While Wsst Poisi Cadets
Wore Full Dress.

O'Clock last night and 80 O'Clock
this morning, footsore aud tired, and
glad 10 seek the comforts Of their
beds, but nevertheless delighted at
the scenes in connection with the in
auguration of President Wilson at
| Washington yesterday.
Standing most OF the time and jos
tied about in the mass of persons who
witnessed the great pageant, il was
just such an occasion that would
make the strongest tired and com
pietely worn out. And there was no
little disgust among several hundred
OF the Annapolis people who made the
/ Journey TO the National Capital, for
| while traffic over the railway lines
necessarily was much congested be-
cause OF the thousands of persons
taken 70 and from Washington that
made conditions partly excusable, yet
the accommodations afforded Annapol-
itans were far from expectations, and
there were many open denunciations
at the resulting inconvenience.
The particular kick registered was
that as respects the special train ad-
vertised to leave Washington at z
O'Clock in the evening. At least 500
| If the city's residents left the parade
\ before it was over, without even get
ting supper, in order to make this
/ train and reach home at an early hour.
But the special did not leave at z
o'clok, nor did it get away at or 8
o'clock, and satisfactory reason for
| its non-departure has not been as
signed. All the while the tired out
Annapolitans sat in the coaches, think
ing that every minute the train would
! be ordered to proceed on its journey.
1t was case of hoping against
hope, however, and towards o'clock
| they began taking the cars for Balti-
more, and running the chance of con-
Meeting with some car at Academy
Junction. So many of the city people
managed to reach home earlier than
| they would otherwise have done.
Bpt To get back to the parade. 1T
was undoubtedly the largest and most
magnificent pageant that ever mark
ed the inauguration of Chief Magis-
/ trate of the nation Estimated at IN
mil ss ia length, there were upwards
of 40, 900 persons in the line Of
| march. These included 10000 Uni
ted States regular troops, 5000 vol
unteer soldiers representing the Ma
| tional Guard OF thirteen states, be-
sides the thousands of cheering col
| lege students, military cadets, the bri-
gade Of midshipmen, political and
| civic organizations and others.
The extent Of the parade is better
appreciated by the fact that it re-
quired FIVE hours for it to pass a
given point. 1t began moving from
the Capitol at 2 o'clock, and it was
after z and dusk was fast settling that
the lasc of the mafchers passed in
front of the official reviewing stand
at the White House where the page
ant was reviewed by the President
and Vice President Marshall. 1t is
estimated that nearly million peo-
ole witnessed the parade. Every
vantage point along the line OF
march was occupied and the pave
ments were jammed from building
line to curb with mass of humanity.
Needless to add that the brigade OF
midshipmen, the battalion of West
Point cadets, as well as the citizen
soldiers representing the National
Guard of Maryland, presented a natty
appearance, and deservedly won the
plaudits of the spectators all along
the lioe, for Maryland probably had
a larger represe ntation in the great
throng of watchers than any other
State. Governor Goldsborough, rid.
ing a big black horss, lively. but
graceful, presented a particularly fine
appearance. He rode at the mead OF
the column of Maryland troopers
with the members of his military
staff, also mounted, Immediately be.
hind him. The Maryland Executive
was given q rousing ovation all aloue
the lire Of march, in response tt
which he continually doffed mis- plus
hat, until at the close of the parade
his arms were pretty we'll tired out
as a result of the unusual exertion.
In striking contrast were the gray
uniforms worn by the West Point
cadets, and the dark blue-clad brigade
of midshipmen. The battalion anC
the brigade were at the head Of tn,
first division of the parade, imme
diately following the official escort
the Army boys leading. In appear
ance, the West Pointers probably look
ed bit more flashy as they wor'
their full dress uniforms with glis
Iening brass buttons and no leggins
while the middies were attired IL
blue service uniforms. overcoats ans
white leggins.
Both were paraded under infan
try arms and from the standpoin
of marching, neither had anythin.
on the other. 1t was q tiresOm
iaunt for the middies, however
/ bearing their heavy overcoats an
arms, with the long wait before ia
| parade began to move, and the tim
/ consumed in actual marching, fo
the distance from the Capitol to th
| White House, is mors than a mil.
Maryland's soldier boys weH
/ robbed of the honor Of being the FIR.