St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-10
IN NEINNEApOLHN.
How the Will City Paid its Respects
10 the Hero.


10 the Hero.
The day broke, in Minneapolis. dark and
lowering and heavy mists hung in the air
rom the rain which had just ceased falling
About o'clock sullen gun doomed out
and the heavy atmosphere carried its rever-
OeratlOns far away Gun followed gun
until thirteen had been fired-a generals sa-
lute-over two hours being consumed in the
firing. COmrade John Middlemist.
with squad of men. had
planted two guns on University
heights. facing the river, and the sharp re-
ports rang out at precOncerted intervals
during the day. The city was early aStir.
but no gathering of crowds was noticeable
during the morning hours. BY eight
o'clock every flag in the city had been hung
at halt-mast, and thousands of new dra-
peries had appeared. Some OF
these were magnificent in the
extreme, the highest artistic skill having
been employed in their arrangement. The
armory. city hall and AL public buildings
were prOfusely and elegantly draped. Along
Nicollet and Hennepin avenues the business
houses We'd with each other in their dis
plays, among the handSOmest not already
mentioned being Dale, Barnes, Morse IL
Co, Bradstreet, Theurben IL Co., the Glass
block, Sea, Curtis IL Co. and Hale ,S
Thomas. These were conspicuous by their
elegance, though there were thousands that
might be incidentally mentioned.
GATHERING CROWDS.
At 1 o'clock the sky had entirely cleared
and the sun shOne with oppressive heat
presaging a probable storm. Within the
hour, the assembling crowds had doubled
their numbers and the sidewalks
of all streets leading toward the general
rendezvous began to be literally packed.
The sound of muffied drums was heard at
Intervals and the steady tramp of organized
bodies told the societies which would partie-
ipate in the parade were taking their posi-
tons People at the same time had al
ready begun to drift toward the university
campus, giving promise of a crowd there
that would come up to the expectations.
Before the rain the imposing cortege was
magnificent spectacle and was thirty-eight
minutes passing point. The police led
OIL, followed by the hearse, drawn by eight
black horses, escorted by n guard of honor
with reversed swords. The Grand Army
posts turned out in great strength, each
decorated with Grape and flowers and with
out arms. They marched with slow step
TO the Tequiems by the bands. The Cru
saders followed. opening their ranks and
presenting swords while the others passed.
The three companies of the First regiment
presented fine appearance, in spite of the
crowds which hampered their lines of full
company fronts. The various organizations
were decimated by the rain, but neverthe-
less made an imposing array.
When the head of the procession passed
the starting point the rain was falling in
sheets and the foot marchers presented a
rather sorry appearance, but they neverthe-
less perSevered and marched to the end
The route of procession was direct to the
University grounds, and as the mud was
deep and soft, the pageant arrived half
hour late. more or less deranged and be-
Spattered.
At the coliseum an impressive memorial
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