Show THE inauguration OF or PRE GRANT washington 4 the morning is very clear but bitter cold many thousands from tile tiie streets remote from the tile route of the tile inaugural process iun ibn found it impossible to keep heep themselves comfortable tills this however did not have any offbeat efi act in in lessening tile the universal anxiety to be early on the ground early ili in tho the day tho the milita military and civil organizations from their ent head quarters began assembling in it pennsylvania avenue vest west of t the lie executive 10 30 am I 1 they were nearly all in position the avenue ive i vc lluc by this time was alive with persons persona to witness the military portion of the tiie ceremonies many visitors crowded their thel way rvay to tile executive mansion to see the tile start many visited the tile white house before the tile time of tile tilo parade the clerks J military attaches and the president were at the capitol matters were exceedingly quiet at the executive mansion prompt to the tile time decided it upon 0 1 n by marshai general barry the tile grand marshal lial nral r for moving the tho th e procession th the e troops were in readiness and began their line of march they were preceded by a platoon of mounted police followed by the second US artillery band with the tile grand marshal and his assistants and tile military committee on organization the vi president ident occupying an open carriage accompanied ssu by siena sena tors Cragin logan andraya jol joi led ccle flie procession soon after starting taking a position s mon won i in the third V division orio odthe li 1 parade the carri carrl carriage ae in ili which lie sat was drawn by lour lohr four closely clipped mouse colored horses his appearance was the tiie signal for hu hearty cile clie ering waiving of handkerchiefs and alid other demonstrations st of applause as lie he rode along immediately preceding liis his carriage was his ins escort first troops from philadelphia city a cavalry division under the tile command of colonel Anden reid and the tile additional military part of it con eon consisted consists gual of the presidents mounted guard guara of this city the governors moun mounted t guard boston lancers the vice president elect and tile the Gov governor erncr of tilis tills district completing the first division the tile second division of the tile procession consisted of or military organizations cadets cabets from front west point midshipmen from froin annapolis U S artillery oil on foot a ba battalion of U Sma S marines rines the old guard of new york company A of the tile st SL louis national guards seve love ral volunteer organizations of washington the tiie first of U S troops commanded b y it U ton among lie tile organizations in ill the ath divisi division oil oll were wore some from philadelphia albany baltimore du quesne ques nethe the gmys grays of pittsburgh and nive five bands of music tile tiie ath division were the tiie 2nd and Con coneth nth N Y 3rd ard N X J jj ath maryland regiments ath division consisted of colored ti troops oops who wiio presented a credi creditable tab lc app appearance carance varance twe the remaining part of the tile procession r cession was divided into six xi divisions vi they were led by marshal marshai Mars ilai lial ship and the members of the washington fire department this division included the officers of the tile general and local governments political clubs from diff different brent bront states from washington and baltimore Balti moie mole the tile Vere Ve reins his etc ete 1 A large mounted squad of police preceded the procession and kept tho the immense crowd from encroaching ili in the line of march altogether the civil avil and military organizations numbered at least twelve thousand making vil vii an ill impo shig display nearly every organization in the march marcil was accompanied by an in effective band and the route was enlivened by excellent music foi a space nearly two miles in lir length Tho tile excellent music caused the tile spectators for the time to forget the intensely nipping atmosphere and tile file clouds of dust driven by the nl wind n d a against 0 ainest their faces As the tile procession turned into the avenue from lath st crowds of spectators crowded alone along ohp sidewalk from tilo the intersecting streets and in 6 a moment the great thoroughfare of washington was vas haq alive with at least struggling people notwithstanding s the evel excitement and press the procession moved ili in excelle excellent ut order and as the tile various organizations drew drow near the capitol tile the crowd until the entire vicinity of the capitol grounds was filled the tho appearance of tilo the military organizations s was lii ili highly gily ex tollof tho the civic civic organizations above mentioned made good display A lay though their numbers were veto vele considerably diminished by the cold prominent in ju the tile procession was au omnibus containing a number of veterans of the mexican war and following the procession was a company of veterans bearing tattered nags flags of many of the great battles of the country tills this part of the proc procession lion wion was continually alicer cli cil cored the buildings in it sylvannia pen ren avenue were decorated in it a manner surpassing former occasions the tile headquarters of the tile various clubs were elaborately adorned owing to tile tiie cold weather ller lier the tile stands on oil the line of marel march ifor for spectators were abandoned during tile tiie continuance of the inaugural ceremonies 1110 rilo monies les IeS the tile great mass of spectators was w ts well behaved and orderly but because of the tiie cold they did not give i vent to their feelings in loud cheering but evidences of approbation and interest seemed to be everywhere apparent the tile t treasury was vas filled with employed therein and others to whom tickets of admission had llad been issued while tile tilo procession had been forming and moving to the capital immense crowds had congregated at the tho senate chamber the floor of the tilo senate was occupied largely by invited guests comprising tom distinguished military and civil onn off officers leers tile diplomatic corps weme were also present in a body TheS tile supreme prenie court judges entered headed by chief justice chase after them came president grant preceded by the committee of arrangements the tile members of the house came next senator sumner then entered looking unexpectedly well when the tile hour of twelve had llad arrived and after the organization of the new senate it and attendant bodies went to the east portico artico of the tha capitol and a procession was duly formed in in the tile manner usual on such occasions A platform had llad been erected in front of the tile portico where the tilo vice president elect and other personages took the seats provided for them tile crowds below were surgin surging to and fro but preserved order near ivear 1 the president were the members of his family cheers and music greeted him on his appearance pe arance the president elect and the chief Just justice ico arase arose simultaneously ehen when rhen tile the latter administered the presidential oath cheers diemers and cano following as na the president sat down when partial quiet had llad been restored he lie arose and proceeded to read his inaugural adi dress dross his voice was not audible except to persons on tile tilo plat piat platform forni the delivery did not occupy more than ten ton minute minutes and at the tiie conclusion coll congratulations am tu lations folloN followed ved from his friends and president grant soon after left in it his llis carriage for the tilo white house escorted by the procession which in the tile meanwhile had reformed and taken up tip the tile line of march marcil other bodies and crowds began to dis disperse persie persio and the inaugural ceremonies 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