The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-01
A HUGE DEMONSTRATION.
A Parade of Eighty Divisions, Containing
More than $4,000 Men.

A Parade of Eighty Divisions, Containing
More than $4,000 Men.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK. Oct. 3l.-Three days of furiously
| falling autumn rain have not checked or dimin-
ishe6 New York's fervid enthusiasm over James
Ct. Blaine. On Wednesday ne stood under the
pitiless rain clouds and bowed to 20, 900 of the
representative business men of America. On
Thursday night he reviewed the Brooklyn pa
rade for three hours in a drenching storm. To
night gloomy clouds overshadow the city, and a
fine, penetrating rain is falling, but the great
Republican army which fills the streets
and avenues of this great city does
not seem to notice the weather. From Fifty
fifth street to the City Hall, a distance of five
miles, the sidewalks and roadway are filled with
people. The two great squares, Madison and
Union, are a dense dark mass of spectators. 1t
is impossible to estimate the number of people
who have come here to witness the parade. The
railroad companies have been drawing heavily
loaded passenger trains into the city all day.
The miserable weather has kept thousands
away, but it is difficult to see where room
could be found for more people. Every
house on the long line of march is crowded.
This has been a campaign of memorable and
often III unprecedented brilliancy and enthusiasm,
and the parade tonight, without parallel in
splendor and magnitude in the history of Amer
lea in political demonstrations, is a grand climax
to it. rode down Fifth avenue at 6 o'clock,
and there were active signs of the great demon
%stration visible. Squads of torch bearers, horse
men and policemen were h~urrying to the points of
meeting. There were some beautiful decorations
on Fifth avenue. The handsome corner League
Club building was most tastefuliy draped with
rich silk flags and bunting. Some of the great
apartment houses, a dozen stories in height,
blazed with light and decorations. Art, science
and enthusiasm lifted the pail of darkness which
hung over the city, and dyed the sable skies a
gorgeous red.
The parade formed at Fifty-third street and
Fifth avenue. There were eighty divisions in
the line, numbering in the aggregate 90, 900
men. The old guard of 1856, who voted for FIRE.
mont, were conspicuous, and excited prolonged
applause. Every trade in the city was
represented. Among the visiting organizations
were the Philadelphia Invincibles, the Blaine
and Logan Club OF the Quaker City, the Potts
Guards, of Elizabeth; the Potter Light Guards,
of Hoboken; the Capital City Club, of Albany,
and clubs from Sing Sing, Newark, Jersey City,
Now Rochelle, Stamford, Conn, West Chester,
Pa, Brooklyn and Paterson.
One Of the interesting features of the parade
was a floral design, composed of white everlast-
ing flowers, fringed with a new silly glass, i'm.
ported from Europe. Upon this bed of flowers
was placed steel-plate engravings of Washing
ton, Lincoln, Garfield. Blaine and Logan,
and around these the inscription was formed, OF
red immortelles, Our Second Century, or
Americas Chair" Around the whole of this
was a large display of choice roses, and these
emblems were laid on a background of the flag
of Abraham Lincoln, presented to a lady here,