Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-03
The Largest Crowd Ever Assembled in
the state Witnesses the Laying
Of the Conversions.
All Things Prove Propitious with not
an Irregulaiity Go Mar the
Celebration.
A Grand Parade Participated In by
Various Military and Owe Or.
CARNATIONS Of Texas.
Gov. Ireland Reviews the Brief but
Thrilling History OF the Lone
Star state.


AThrlN, I'm March D. --Contfary
TO the gloomy torebodings Of yesterday
the Forty-ninih anniversary OF Texas
Independence and the day appointed
for laying the corner stone OF the new
capitol WIS ushered In with favorable
weather. Early In tho murnlpg the
clouds we're all dIspelled aud tho sun
broke forth In all the splcndor OF an
Indian summer. by 10 O'Clock the
streets and sidewalks were literally
damned with people on foot aud In
carriages, by II o'clock the grand
procession was organized.
FORMING rHE PROCESSION.
The procession formed on West
Pine street heading toward Congress,
Avenue. The city police, the COVER.
nor ana his staff, the orators OF the
day, the distinguished guests. the
hesds OF the departments and the
Texas veterans formed ON East Pine
street In the order named near Con
grcss Avenue. The Legislature, The
Judiciary, the city schools and
students of the university formed
on East and West Ash
street and were assigned
their respective places In the column
on its march up the avenue. The
typographical union and the floral
float formed on Brazos, south OF aud
near Pine street. TIE mayor, city
council and military formed on Bragos,
north OF and near Pine street The
Manning Riiiss and Texas firemen
fNrt ~. -
near Pine. The Austin Athletic
aud ex.Federai soldiers, the
ve,erans OF the Mexican
war and the old Texas settlers formed
on East Pine, between San Jacinto
aud Neohes streets. The Pruselsp band
and the German section formed on
East Pine street. The B'nai Birth,
the knights of I.abcr and the Patrons
OF Hushandry formed on South San
Jacinto street, the Legion and Knights
OF Honor on Necheg, north Of aud rest
Ing on Pine, and the Kniphtn of
Pythias and the Odd Fellows on
Neches street, south of aud near Pine.
The grand commandery OF knights
TemplarH, the grand lodge and
other Masonic bodies formed on
Cedar street, east Of the avenue. The
colored schools and oolorcd benevolent
associations and military formed on
Neches, south OF Pine
The commercial interests OF Austin
were well represented In magnificent
column Of ii0ats Hastily arranged.
Five thousand people wers la line,
while fully $4,000 witnessed the pro-
cession, making the largeat gathering
ever before seen Ia the state.
The following was the order OF the
procession AZ II proceeded 10 the cap
itol grounds, after parading the prin-
clpal etreets of the city;
ORDER az MARCH.
J. Platoon OF oily police.
2. Governor and htaH
.. oratoIn OF ths day and distinguished
4. Heads OF departments.
y. Toyas veterans.
.. Texas legislature.
7. Judiciary.
y. Typographical union.
=, Floral float
y. Mayor ehi city council.
IL. Manning Rifle baud
u. students OF tho university aud schools.
rs. Austin Athlotc Assoc alton.
10. III oRtedarate and ex federal soldiers.
IL. Neorans % tho Mexican war and Old
IL. pfut aIan band.
~. German section.
20. Hnni Birth.
Al. knights OF Labor
~ Patrons Of Husbandfy.
~. Legion Of Honor.
~. knights OF Honor
q. Ancisnt order q United woTkmsp.
20 knights rs thlah.
rs orsnd Command knights Templars.
~ Grand lodge and other Masonic bodies
3Q Colored schools.
b. ColOrtd benevolent afsO stations
w. Colored military.
81. Local industriss on floats aud In wagon.
~. q tigens IN carrlssea and on3o1t.
The following gentlemen acted as
aids 70 Grand Marshal King aud asaIst-
ed.ln the formation and moveme ltf, az
the procession. They were mounted
and were designated by a red sash over
the right shoulder end secured at the
LEFT side; Col w 7. Geiuea, Msj w.
Is. Brush, Mi J. Il. Breckenridge.
Capt Sam i, Matthews, Capt. John
+. Kirk, Frank Hamilton, Frank
Maddox, Q IT, Anderson, George
Crisor, j. w. Graham, G,0rgs J..
Robertson, N. a Bass, John n. Dick
ineOn and Capt. NJ ID. Mathcr.
From East Pine street the pfo.
congress avenue 10 Pecan s.yeei,
thence down East Pecan slresi 10 Red
River street, thence down Red River
street 10 Live Oak street, thence wekt.
ward oa Live Oak street 10 Congress
ayenua, thence 10 Congress avenue TO
Mesquite street. being joined ut the
interss c.ion Of Cedar street by the Ma
onlcbodies and al that Of Arb sireetby
the Legislature, students VI the univer-
sity aud the city schools, thence north.
vert to Colorado ftrt and ~ Colo
RADIO street 10 the norm line ~ the cap.
it0I grounds, thence east 81 the en-
trance Of the same, flotn whence eash