Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-01
The Procession Of the Clks -Tableaux
Of Brilliant and Telling Effects =
Their First Grand Sue
cess ETC., Etc.

heart ctud desre. The sun rose on /
| cloudiess sky, and, although RfterwarC
partially veiled by silverS mist, the
dsy became I'll the l'velier. Pernsps
a Q sun half hid lis face In com
pl meut TO the Occs sion Of masquerade
&C aIy rate, the weather became faireI
! and wtrmer a. the houIs spsd by, to the
gr, at delight II the people who seemed
eagerly watching for the time whe1 the
mR.quersdiDg would become general.
THE aBBAT CROWDS.
Never In the history OF Memphis WA
there such crowd as that Of yesterday.
EATIy In tuas morning the people began
20 gather, and by ten O'Clock there were
thi ty or ;orty thousand people upon th4
streets. We have upon previous Msroi'
Gras carnivsls seen the city slive with
pet PIE, its hotels and restaurants crowd
ed, tlIe streets thrOOged and the
sidewalks ia nmed, but never was the
crowd go large Ss that which gathered
yesl eriay. Over two thousand visitors
arrived on the NJ s,iss p d and Tenneesee
IaiirOsG and every tfaIu which came IN
wss crowd ed with excursiOnists. The
different 81 tesmeOats Were full Of passen-
gers, and it ssems IS IL the whole coBn-
try cOntribIi Ell its repres entstiVes to this
1ccssiOn. Tue attendance was cue in q
great measure to he trgbt weather, and
was compoied of Le PIE from every Sta e
in ihe U0iUp. Every no el and boarding
house was Iull by Mondsy night Ruo
how the vsst number OF visitors ncd
Strangers were accommodated Is q per-
picked quattIon. Many per ls last
Light fCul Il 1t impossible to secure ro, NJ :
aaG coDeidared tns mselvss exceedingly
IOriuuate il givoL but a place On whU b
10 rsst their head. AZ tie day grew the
crowd Increased, and while all were
making for Man street., the different
lhoToughfarss were also tErJnged. The
crowd was not confined t. any one To-
cslity, but spread over tbs entire city.
Everyone except abe masEers sesmed 10
be Ia hurry and anxious to secure seat
whence III y could enjoy the occasion
aud witness the at moon procession OF
tue UEEs and Motfey Rre1re Hebcs the
great aud ReueIsl % Ire t reach Main
street, along which the professions we're
t. psss- By one O'Clock the streets were
jtmmed, and yet the great crowd in
creased IN number.
ALONG MAIN STREET,
fro1 Exchange to Bsaie, distance Of
one mile and q half, there was an un-
br5ken msss OF people, so closely Wedged
to9e tber that 1t waa almost impossible
10 move in any direction. Vehicles,
though not allowed ou Main sire eft, coul
not have made any headwsy. so thick
and large wss this coDoouroe OF people.
Not Only along Main street., but else.
where were great crowds, and it
Is yet a wonder, when we think,
how and where 60 many per.
sonH came from. 1t would be hard
to solve this question. for it is not all IN
= life time that a. y city in America can
devise an euteitaIDmsnt which meets
with such Plpular favor ard attend
Ance.
THE SPECTATORS,
The windows, doors, vtrandabs and
even roofs of evsIy building e ing Main
street and the intersec ing IL orCughfares
we've crowded with spectators Ladies
and chiidIe1, IN some instances, hs d
taken posluon on the top Of fifth story
buildings whence g view va. had sl-
most ss far along our great thorJughfAre
rs the eye cOLl reach. The doors we're
closed about one O'Clock Ia the sitsr.
noon, while on Font sne5t and the
Ct ber wholesale business localities trade
was entirely suspended Msby persons
had eIected temporary stands In front Of
their sior for the b9i eft Of their fami
es and friends. These stsrds we're
prirc patty occupied by ladies and chill
dren, and aided greatly 10 the pictur-
esQue beAufy of Ihs seene along the
sJiesf. SPACE was 30 much In DEM
hat even the shop-windows we're full OF
ladies, whose beauty Was more Rttr CT
I'VE thar / the millinery, Flench dJW-
trs and slls that we've ever exhibited.
AROUND COURT SQUARE
there was perfect jam and blockade.
M MssquersdeIs men, women aid children,
~ ere iudisC Intimately nomminsld d In s
g5eal body VII ch cUuld scarcely move
IL any direction. The grand stand was
occupied by two thousand spectator.
Eho mad an excellent view Of Main
ssfeet and ths neighooriDg buildings.
Ths stand Of the Ulks, aross West
Court street, was also full Of spectators,
anu affor led q very good view Of the
streets. The view from there was one
of singular beauty, for opposite was the
grand gIsnd IunLipg the entire length
OF Court square. Main street, with It's
thousands Uf human bsiDge dressed in
all manner of costume and style, the tall
builIings and verdandshs thIopgsd with
SPECTATOR. In Vain would one att, mpt
u reach, by sight, the terminus If tns
great crowd. AS far as the eye could
reach il reLtrd upon q solid mass of IeO-
pie who were iull Of mirth, Joy and
biarily. Yet, IhGre was o marked
absence Of rowdyIsm and IudeDess
A feeling Of mIln, fun and frollc
D -rvadt d !, and the enthusiasm OF the
Carnival was shared In alike by speots-
Tor and participant No one was occu
pied with ideas OF bufiUeks, not In any
aag concerned about the duties OF the
day, tut ali were Jvial, light-heAiteo
a-d merry, and entered with zsst Into
enjoyment of vhst was to MAI 2 mcst
slJrious spectacle and Iare sutertain-
meut-one which never weane3 or
EroVs dull, even with those who have
for wears Witnessed the Aar6i- Gras CIR.
niyal. Su ely not one OF the thousands
who were piesent yesteI day can ever
4 rget the day With ali its drJil4Ty, bur
10. Ie, spCr., and amusing ninth.
THE CHIcKAsAw GUARDS,
headed by Arnold's brass band, gave
6 rect psi ade at ten O'Clock in the NOM
ing. Ine Caiokasaws were in full dress,
and never a, pssIed TO better sdvau:sge.
Their did vas Pelfrct, and elected Ia
vorsble comment fcom the spectators
who llle1 the s'rsets in every direction.
Memphis should feel proud Of this Cr-
gaDizStion, for II is one that will COM
pare favorabiy with any in tie vest or
touth, II lot IN the Union. The oompa-
ny wac under command Of Captain Dun-
can, Lisutent Wsid, and Third Lieu
tenant Sam Cam es. A large cTos d fol.
owed the ChickasaEs, bo, ltsTtiBg
from their armory, on South Court
street, IuIsued the following line OF
msIcD: Second str Of, 10 Poplar; thence
10 IA lain, dIvn Msin to Besle, up B ale
to Union; thence to Msiu; along Main
TO South Court and the srrnory.
By sight o'clock the streets were a..
ready crowded, persons Of cvsry nsuon-