New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-11
The GREAT RARNCM PARADE.
SEEN BY CoUN LESS SPECTATORS.
HOW 1T LOOKED AS SEEN FROM AN UPPER WIN
Dow-TBE LINZ OF MARCH.
Alfhnnph the time fixed for the start of Bar

HOW IT LOOKED AS SEN FROM AN UPPER WIN
Dow--TBE LINZ OF MARCH.
Although the time fixed for the start of Bar
NUNS parade last night was O'clock the parade actually
began three hours before. BY o'clock Mad
ison Square and the streets around the Garden were
crowded by small bows and children OF larger
growth, Drawing the dizziness Of the wind
and gazing at wagons of gold wagons OF
and various other oOlors which drawn
up though they had leaked out Of the building Some
OF them being used extemporzed dressngroorns
by hardy musicians who calmly Invested themselves or
their upper garments In temperature in the t~entes
and put on raiment bright with the Tyrian dye with
which IN an hour two the public eye would be de-
lighted. Inside the building all bustle but not con-
fusion. short with light beard heavily streaked
with gray stood IN the middle OF the rushing crowd
and spoke word TO this man.
now TO that, calmly smoking cigar the
while. This Mr.. Bailey, the Napoleon OF
the show business" enthsaso agent called him
and he it who evolved order out OF the seeming
chaos. Teams being hitobed TO the cages in
which glimpse OF huge leonine head was to be
SEEN or the rough hide Of unweldy hippopotamus;
five or six hundred ragged men and boys were being
marsnae1 In order and instructed in the and abuse
OF lighted torches and by hapas six everything was IN
order and all that wanted tho word 20" from
Mr. Bailey. That word given few minutes before
seven and the neghborhoOd OF the Garden became urd
Meanwhile the streets along the route had been
filed up until along the whols line of march solid human
wall had been formed. At TweDtythirds and around
the junction Of broadway and F1fthaye. the throng
whether these were not equaed by Fourteenthst and
Union Square Every hote and nearly every other build
faces sghseers while three parors the first noor
Ofthe Metropolitan Hotel occupied By the venerable
p. T. Barnum and hs guosts Preceded by four mounted
heralds. the line moved quickly up Madison ave. to
Forty-ninhst Here il turned IN order TO avoid causing
any inconvenience to the authorities OF the cahe-
draL It having been found In former
the Cathedral ruined by the feet Of the struggling
crowd. Turning down FfthaVe the procession reached
Twcnty-ninth-st what seemed few mnrie@; ani
turning right angles 1t reached Broadway where the
most important portion the march he Past the
Fifth Avenue Hotel through Union Square, under the
eye OF the Snowman hmseif, 1t reached Grand
t. and passed along IL rs far Sullivan st, thence to
Canalst. Al Canal and TIudsonsis p made and
the nemoycd up HusOn-st tai Eghth-aye WAS reached
and so on 10 Thrty-fourth-st where doubled down
seventh-ave to Twcntysixthst and Broadway
and Filth and Madison tO the starting point Inere
was soupth inc almost barbario about tho process
viewed from an upper window. 1t moved nj a swift
trOt, the nantes OF the mounted b0tsemen VINO came
first fying m the wind; the beasts covered in their
garing nmelighs but occasionally brOke mo fero-
cious snar or swapping yep Alter The etSss C Tue
an arrang cement Of cathedral chimes played On
by man who thdLnped q huge kcy,ooaaI'l
with might and main, and added deafcnlns
clangor the bltre of trmpes and the roll OF drums
Pfncine stations cages oil monkeys anu me nise tn
nOccrOs more mounted horsewomcn and men weird
organ played by steam camels another band anl then
the elcpLants-tuiIty-sev OF the unwcidy beasts
trOttiug along with cumhrOus care and pioneered by
Chieftan. who mistaken by nine small boys our o.
ten 'or jumbo Sdta Claus driven by toypones band
denag calOpe. The procession represented moi tLs
OF preparation and thousands of dollars, aud YET As
lasted ten minutes aud then 1t gOnet"
A the procession passing Thirty-iourth-st in
coSred are seventeen Of 30 sos seveuthage breakng
his left leg lie taken to the Roosevelt Hospital