. The city of New York. p-tion from an eye-witness: Mrs. Eliza Susan Morton Quincy, wifeof Josiah Quincy thus describes the event: I was on the roof of the first house inBroad Street, which belonged to CaptainPrince, the father of one of my school com-panions, and so near to Washington that Icould almost hear him speak. The windowsand the roofs of the houses were crowded,and in the streets the throng was so densethat it seemed as if one might literally walkon the heads of the people. The balcony ofthe hall was in full view of this assembledmultitude. In the centre of it was placeda table with
. The city of New York. p-tion from an eye-witness: Mrs. Eliza Susan Morton Quincy, wifeof Josiah Quincy thus describes the event: I was on the roof of the first house inBroad Street, which belonged to CaptainPrince, the father of one of my school com-panions, and so near to Washington that Icould almost hear him speak. The windowsand the roofs of the houses were crowded,and in the streets the throng was so densethat it seemed as if one might literally walkon the heads of the people. The balcony ofthe hall was in full view of this assembledmultitude. In the centre of it was placeda table with a rich covering of red velvet,and upon this, on a crimson velvet cushion,lay a large and elegant Bible. This was allthe paraphernalia for the august taking the oath of office, a signal wasgiven by raising a liag upon the cupola ofthe Hall for a general discharge of the artil-lery of the Battery. _ All the bells in the cityrang out a peal of joy, and the assembledmultitude sent forth a universal shout. The 59. Old St. Peters Church, cor. Barclay and Church Streets. First Roman Catholic Church ia New York City. President again bowed to the people andthen retired from the scene such as the proud-est monarch never enjoyed. Many enter-tainments were given, both public andprivate, and the city was illuminated in theevening. A statue of Washington, erected underthe auspices of the Chamber of Commerceof the State of New York by public sub-scription, as he appeared taking the oath ofoffice, has been placed on the steps of theSub-Treasury building, site of the oldFederal Hall in Wall Street facing Broad,commemorates this occurrence. As President, Washington lived in theFranklin House in Franklin Square, cornerof Cherry Street (a picture of which isshown on another page) during the firstperiod of his occupancy. The site is nowcovered by one of the piers of the BrooklynBridge. The neighborhood at that time wasone of the social centres of New York, andcontained the residences of
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