Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-18
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. CHICAGO'S GALA. DAY. Thousands of Strangers in
 the City. THE PROCESSION OF KNIGHTS. Paraders Whiting Under a Blazing
 Sun. RAIL ROAD HORROR IN FRANCE. Crash of Passenger Trains in
 a Fog.
 THE WEST.
RAILROAD HORROR IN FRANCE.
THE WEST.
Illinois.

The Visiting KniHhts-Over Two Hum dred Thousand Strangers in Chicago Paradime Under Blazing SaR-An Imposing PrOcessiOn-A Grand Ball in the Evening-EIaborate Festivities. CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-The citizens were unusually early on the streets to-day, decked in holiday array. All Cook county had mi grated within the city limits, and thousands from north, south, east and west kept pour ing in all night. The morning broke clear and warm. Before seven o'clock the streets were alive with sight-seers. The largest number made their way to Wabash avenue where it was thought tke best view of the grand procession of to-day could be secured. The various communicates assembled for dress parade at 7:45, and from that hour until nine there was a continuous movement of knightly bodies to the stations assigned to them in the column. This consisted of twenty divisions, each divided into three grand divisions. The following New England communicates were in the procession Mount Horeb, of Con- cord, N. H.. Milford, No. Il, of Milford, Mass. Calvary, No. 12, of Providence, R. l.; Beausant, No. 7, of Brattlebore, Vt; Washington, No. l, of Hartford, Conn. All
  pIete, and were very elaborate and almost continuous for miles. The profssion and va- riety of the banners, flags stars, crosses, crowns, shields, festoons and evergrSens were endless, and the army of Masonic notices unearthed for the occasion was bewildering to the untutored civilian. Hardly a house along the line of march but was graced with some sort of a temporary grand stand, so that the procession moved through contin- uous amphitheatre. The miles of temporary seats along the route, at fifty cents ''sit, J were all filled. Gaze where they would, from basement to roof, thousands of flags, ban ners, notices and festoons greeted them, and it needed not the frequent repetition of the word "welcome' to assure them that Chicago had received them gladly and would enter tain them royalty.
 The great parade ended somewhat abrupt ly. The work of forming such a monster procession was more arduous than anticipa- ted, requiring most of the forenoon This was very exhausting to the men with their heavy uniforms and equipments, and when at noon the weather turned suddenly quite warm they began to wilt and to drop out of line. This continued for some time, and finally whole communicates dropped out and the parade was virtually of. Several cases of sunstroke among those in the procession are reported, but none of serious nature. It is estimated that between twenty thousand
  There were probably half mil lion people on the streets to view the parade, and half of this number went home disappointed. The thousands who had positions on the avenue opposite the camp were well repaid, as they saw the whole pro- cession, including the Most Eminent Master Hurlbut in his carriage drawn by six black and seven white horses. Following him were his personal staff in carriages, the whole escorted by Oriental Commandery of Cleve- land. Upon reaching the grand stand at Twelfth street and Wabash avenue Grand Master Hurlbut left the procession and en- tered the stand, accompanied by the other grand officers, and reviewed the procession. After disbanding the Knights gave themselves up to rest and recuperation. Some went on the lake excursions, others visited points of interest about the city, but the majority re- mained quietly in their quarters. The city tonight is comparatively quiet after the ex- citement of the day.
 The grand musical reception and ball at the Exposition building was in keeping with the general splendor of the conclave There were all manner of decora- tions both inside and outside of the building. Fully one hundred thousand people attended and at one time about five hundred couples were on the floor dancing. The festivities continued until @ late hour.