Show JACKSONS inauguration amob A mob follo l ed him from tile the capitol ud and invaded tile house mr air joseph 13 dishop bishop has an article on and incidents lu ill the current century which is an all number mr bishel says of president jacksons in augurt tion an eyewitness eye witness who took JL 1 somewhat jocose view ot of the days events wrote that the most remar remarkable kabI e feature about jackson as he marched marche d down the aisle ot of the senate with a quick large step as though he proposed to storm the capitol was hl hi double pair of spectacles ile he habitually wore ore two pairs one for reading and the other for seeing at a distance tile the pair not being in use being placed across tile the top of his head on this occasion says the eyewitness eye witness the pair on ilis his head reflected the if light ht anil and some of the rural admirers of the old hero nere firmly persuaded that they were two plates ot of metal let into his head to close up holes made by british bullets anen lie he appeared on the portico ve ne are t ld id that the shout which arose rent the air and seemed to shake the very ground the ceremony ended the general mounted his horse to proceed to the white house and the whole crowd followed him the president says a contemporary writer was iii literally pursued by a motley concourse ot of people riding running helter ter striving who should first gain admittance mit tance ino inci the executive mansion where it was understood that refreshments were to be distributed an abundance of refreshments had been provided including many barrels of orange punch As the waiters opened the doors to bring out the punch in rails pails ae the crowd rushed upon them upsetting the palls pails and breaking the glasses inside the house the crush was so great that distribution of refreshments fresh ments was impossible and tubs of orange punch were set out I 1 in n the grounds to entice people from the rooms jackson himself was so arc pressed ailed against the wall of the reception r room 00 in that lie he was in danger of injury and was protected by a number of men linking arms and forming a barrier against the crowd men with boots heavy with mud stood on tile satin covered chairs and sofas in their aag eagerness e r to get a view of the hero judge story wrote that the crowd contained all sorts of 0 people from the mhd highest and most polished down to the most vulgar and gross in the nation 1 I never saw such a mixture lie he added the reign ot of king mob seemed triumphant um I 1 was glad to escape from the scene as soon as possible |