Daily Republican., 1882-10-26
APERFECT JAM.
EHE SEOOND DAY OF THE Ri.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
AN IMMENSE CROWD.

AN IMMENSE CROWD.
From an early hour In the morning
until nearly noon each and every train
boat, ETC., which arrived iC Philadel-
phia was crowded TO their utmost ca.
pacity with persons eager to witness
the ceremonies of the second days Gel
ebration of the Bi-Cenntennial. As
had been conceded yesterday, Grades
Iday) WAS the biggest day and the vast
crowd of people in the city was truly as
tonishing. People were there from all
quarters OF the United States, sppar en- t.
ly being rs much interested in this
event as they were during the Cen
tennisl celebration of 1876. Business
was generally suspended throughout
the CITY and workshops with but few
Exceptions were shut down. In the vi
cinity Of the Broad street station the
crowd was simply terrible ard 1t was
worth your life almost to get through
1t. The other streets along the route of
parade were also packed, while every
available nook aud corner was Occu.
pied by persons anxious to view the
procession. Even women climbed up
on the top OF huge piles of lumber IN
the yards on Broad street. The nuIner.
Gus stands erected along the route were
well patroniZed, while other seats were
erected on furniture cars, aud other ve-
hicles, while the roofs OF houses, win
dows, balconies, ETC., were black with
people.
AS early as & o'clock strangers began
to appear on the streets and the hotel
corridors to fill up with the crowd of
guests who, on the previous night were
packed away in every pOssible nook or
corner where bed or cot could be plac-
ed. Farmers and people from the
country whU are accustomed TO early
rising seized the time before breakfast
to walk out and take good view of the
streets and decorations Of the city, which
the great crowd OF Tuesday had pre-
vented them from seeing to their satis.
faction.
About o'clock the tradesmen who
were to participate in the grand pageant
Of tho day began to appear adorned
with paraphernalia and trappinGs of al.
most every conceivable device.
PREPARING TO PARADE.
From all quarters of tho city men
women and children, horses and car
riageS, wagons, carts, drags, tallyhos,
conest ogoeE, buokboards on wheels
rolled toward the com mon centre.
Broad street, where tho Trades day
procession was to form. The bright
morning put everybody in good spirits
and those who where to participate
seemed determined TO make the second
day of the great Bi-Centennial exceed
even the success of the first ! t it lay in
their power. Broad street all along
from Fairmount avenue up to Mont
gomery avenue and the streets running
off from it East and West presented a
spectacle which will not soon be for.
gotten by the tens of thousa nds who
witnessed it.
The order had been given at 10 O'Clock
sharp and all those who came after
that time would be obliged to take their
places at the rear of the line There
was therefore, rush and scram BILE
for good position as 10 o'clock drew
near. Aids innumerable were gallop-
ing hither and thither with orders from
their chiefs; drivers of teams were yell.
ing, swearing, joking and shouting
Al most in the same breath, while Chief
Marshall Walter G. Wilson lore the
aspect of man who had gone through
all the wars of the last century.
Along the curbstoDes the pea nut
vonder reaped q bountitul harvest,
while the lemonade man couldn't deal
out his colored solution fast enough for
customers to pour it dowu their throats.
The houses on both sides of Broad street
presented a magnificent spectacle. The
almost innumerable flags, banners,
steamers. lanterns and decorations OF
every description which, on Tuesday,
waved on all eides had been augment
ed yesterday by the addition of numer-
GUS trade insignia, which were greeted
with loud and prolonged cheering AZ
the companies which they represented
passed along. Many amusing incidents
occurred at various points, TO enumer-
ate hich would fill newspaper and
that point will have to be passed by.
ON THE MARCH
About II o'clock the signal was Civ.
en- and the line moved down Broad
street, with innumerable bands play.
lug lively airs. The pageant moved up
Broad TO Chestnut, to Third, to Market