Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-09-07
A GRAND DEMON IS RATION.
Collaboration at st. Paul Of the
Opening oftbe Northern ..,...
Pacific R0SSa'oad. f u. !. :
Presescs Of General Grant, pressas,ss
34srth"'' sssstts q Host Of 1Eass- I
NA s,ssat Guests.

81 ,,ssat Guests
@$stt,n Saturday and Sunday last, the three
&seGtions5o of President Wizards grand sxcur.
/. sipns party ACROSS the continent, arrived ct
st. Paul, and were quickly transferred to
The lasmmoth Hotel Lafaystte,a at Lake Min.
netonka, where MOST OF them remained un-
hlMondsy. the Jay fixed for the great oels-
brstion.at st. Paul, which had been prepar.
ing forsonae days -
sas5$ eaH3s S. PAUL su FULL, DREss.
Morn magni hcen5 decorations never
graeed ageity' thorongh1sres Never, with
Id ttfhs same Space. has there been more
lavish use Of coiom and flowers in more
decoration Of streets and buildings. Every
one We'd with his neighbor in the effort to
make known his hearty Welcome to the
aity's guests, and his appreciation OF the
great event by means of tokens of festivity,
The result was that the decorations were
too profuss to be specified, and too beauti-
ful for minute description. Indeed, to
specify the individual decorators and their
efforts would be TO publish the en-
tire ~ city directory, with end
less prpfusiOn Of decorative material sand.
wicked in. Probably every buMness man
in town is to be- credited with his mite OF
display--and some even decorated their
dogs, so hot was the fever Of generous emu
iation and rivalry,
THE GENERAL EFFECN
The general appearance of the principal
streets WAS like pathway within dense
forest s& oolcrs. Third street, especially,
because OF its narrowness and the height of
the buildings decorated 10 their very top.
seemed fairly archea with bunting its entire
length; for it was an ab-
solute wall of brilliant
lines on either side, and
the banners struck across the street seemed
10 shut out the sky. The wholesale dis
trict whether on THIRD, sibley, Fourth,
Fifth or Wacouta, presen ted q marvellous
brilliancy, every building being draped aud
festooned to the very limit of its frontage.
Jackson, Robert, Ceda1, Minnesota, Waba-
sha, St. Peter and Seventh streets were a
maze Of flags and appropriate decorations,
and every residence neighborhood had its
quota of pa trioGsm who decorated Wight
royalty. It was common comment
among visitors that never was city more
beautiful"
To the greatness OF the display was add
ed the factor OF great people and great
crowds. Gathered in St. Paul were more
notablea, speaking with q cosmopolitan
view, than ia any city ia the world. To
see and do them honor were 100, 900 human
entities, ali enthusiastic, all delighted, and
better still--an pleased with eaDh other
as well as themselves. Even the policemen
forget to be dictatorial ,and it is credibiy sta
ted that hack driver said THANK YOU"
Looking up or down Third street from the
Pioneer Press building, the scene was
striking, beautiful and memorable one
Above, the oriental arch reared it's blaze of
bright color and seemed gateway to great
ar grandeurs beyond. Down, stresmers,
banners, mottoas, eyergreens, flags, every
conceivable article Of adornment swayed
TO and fro in the cool wind, or stood out in
picturesque shapes and brightest TINS.
When from curb to curb the street was
packed with moving men and prof1sely
decorated 7ehicles-~the sidewalks had been
filed with people from early morning-the
whole effect was simply indescribabis.
What was true of Third street Was to the
full as much SO of Wabasha, Jackson, Sew
enth, Fourth Fifth, sibley, Wacouta and
Broadway, in the business portion, and in
a smaller way OF every street within the
enphitheater of hills. Clear out on St. An
"thony hill were waving flags and glittering
decorations. In short. ST.. Paul put on
such gala garb as sAe has never even aspired
10 before, and will not wear again for years.
Psnhaps better ides OF the affair -.
sional pagentry reached over ten miles OF
streets.
The whole party arrived from Lake Min
netonka at nine ia the incoming, and the
people were nc tilted By the booming OF can
non on Capitol square and the blowing oil
whistles in the harbor that the celebration
proper had begun. President Willard, Mrs
were seated in the first carriage. II
thssecond carriage were Gen. and Nine
Won Eylander, Miss Willard and
Col. Won ,Zylander. In the thirG carriage
were Hon. William NJ Eyarts, Bon. Fl. N
Tellaa, Master Harold and Oswald Willard.
Hon. i sackville West, British minister,
Miss West and companion occupied the
fourth carriage, and Baron Won Eirsndech-
ar, Count I,ippe.W insfelG, occupied Tia
fifth, carriage. Other guests were distrib.
uted as follows: Count de Bildt, charge
d'adaires of Sweden and Norway; August
Feigel, German consul general, New Y ork;
TCttmar Won Mohl, German consul, Ci1,ci11.
matt, Ohio; German guests in fifteen car.
Tiages; English guests In ten earriagel; GOV
7 eraors, United States senators and
representatives In seven carriages; officers al
the United States army In five carriages;
government officials from Washington III
four carriages mayors of other cities In two
carriages: Presidents Of board Of trade and
chamber of conmesce ia two carriages: al.
rectors and officers Of the Northern Pacific
and other railroad corporations in six car.
rlages; members ofthe press in ten carriages.
The guests were escorted to Rice Park bv
Gen. sa born, chief marshal and aides st
the head. Following these came platoou
'of thlrty-two police under sergeants Walsh
and Morgan. Then came hundred lads
II fantastic uniform, mounted as speciaI
aides, followed by the Fort Smelling band
foi twenty-five pieces; the Ames zouayes,
who were warmly applauded; a battalion
OF the Twenty-6fth United States fcoloretD
infantry, two hundred strong, con-
manded by Col. Gaines Lawson, an officer
aeselyedly popular. These troops were
generally remarked for their proficiency
United States artillery, folio wed, ninesy
strong, with four guns, commanded by Maj.
L. q. Smith. Twenty-Five Sioux Indians
n IA warpainb, accompanied by sauagys car
rysng papoosss, brought up the rear Of Ihis
section OF the parade, and were received
81 everywhere with war,n applause and ann sed
expressions. The Great Union band, pIav-
ing spleadidly, came gaily down the street
and Esoeived the .plaudits of the crowd.
Tsaez, the First regiment, led by Col. Bend.
marching superbly and the Ennaet T,iabt
Artillery. The q. a. sR. and other war ,a,ss
erans, Fifty STRONG, brought up the rear If
& the First division, and received the Harmest
II recognition. 5.s{ M @ rs ',' =
Passing under tho grand triumphaa arch.
/. corner Thisd and Cedar streets, Pras;denf
illafds surprised and blessed beyond x1ea-
81 sure at the enthusiasm everywhere mani
tested, RAISED his hat Id ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Just as shower ofroses, tossed by d score
OF maidens, representa- ting st. Panl and Port
land respect vely, fell upon his haired head
4 and INTO 9 the carriage, and WsDe scattered