St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-09
IN NTFNNEAPOLIS.
How the Will City Paid its Respects
10 the Hero.

EN- MINNEAPOLIS.
How the Will City Paid its Respects
10 the Hero.
The day broke, in Minneapolis. dark and
lowering and heavy mistS hung in the all
from the rain which had just ceased falling.
About o'clock sullen gun doomed out
and the heavy atmosphere carried its reveT-
berations far away. Gun followed gun
until thirteen had been,fred-a generals Sa-
lute-over two hours being consumed in the
firing. Comrade John MiddlemSt,
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 half-mast, and thousands of new dra-
peries had appeared. Some OF
these were magnificent i'm the
extreme, the highest artistic skill having
been employed in their arrangement. The
armory, city hall and all public buildings
were profusely and elegantly draped. Along
Nicollet and Hennepin avenues the business
houses WED with each other in their dis
plays, among the handsomest not already
mentioned being Dale, Barnes, Morse &
Co, Bradstreet, ThemIben q Co, the Glass
block, Sea, Curtis dE Co. and Hale q
Thomas. These were conspicuous by their
elegance, though there were thousands that
might be incidentally mentioned.
GATHERING CROWDS.
Along toward noon the streets i'm the
center part of the city began to fill up, the
intersection of Nicollet and Washington
avenues being the general objective point
Trains from the surrounding country had
begun to pour strangers into the city. the
lake trains being especially crowded. The
motor gathered in the suburban residents
and soon after 2 o'clock the lower streets
OF the city were so crowded as to
render Professionalism difficult. In the
meantime the clouds had shown various
riffs and occasional flashes of sunshine
came TO dry the streets and heat the atmos-
phere. Uniforms began to appear and
aides galloped about preparatory to ar
ranging the procession. all movements being
toward Nicollet, where the line was to
form.
BUSINESS CLOSED.
At noon nearly every business house in
the city had closed its doors, only those re-
naming open where imperative necessity
closed up. The courts adjourned at u
o'clock and the departments of city and
county government suspended work. The
postotfice closed up, and the wheels Of
traffic and manufacture became still. 1t
was as a sad Sabbath had settled down upon
the city-nO holiday, but a day OF genuine
municipal sorrow.
At O'Clock the sky had entirely cleared
and the sun ShOne with oDpreSSive 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 partic-
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 crowd there
that would come up to the expectations.
The right of line of the procession rested
on NicOllet and Washington avenues. and
there, at o'clock, Chief Marshal Babb and
his staff took their positions. All
were i'll full uniform with draped
arms, each wearing draped
rosette on the left breast. over the q. 4.
X. badge. The cross streets, from Wash
ingtOn to Seventh. were used for forming.
in the order already given and by
the appointed time each of the
six grand divisions was i'm position, ready
for the signal gun TO move The city
officials, with the officers of the dav, took
their carriages at the city hall and from
there assumed their places i'm the line. .sr
AT 1:45 O'Clock all ears We're intent on the
gun from the university, but such was the
crowd and confusion that when it came it
was not heard. In the meantime the sky
had overcast and huge clouds sailed ND
against the wind and grew black and low
ering. They withheld their contents until
Just as the procession got under way, when
the rain fell in torrents, demoralizing the
parade and spelling magnificent display
The start was made at 2:1O. and such had
been the perfection of the arrangements
that no hitch occurred, and each division
filed into its place with the most prompt
precision. The formation of the parade
has already been given.
Before the rain the imposing cortege was
magnificent spectacle and was thirty-eight
minutes passing point. The police led
OFF, followed by the hearse, drawn by eight
black horses, escorted by a guard of honor
with reversed swords. The Grand Army
poSOo 0oAhNN Oub III SlOdb StICll1kU. eaCn
decorated with Grape and flowers and with
out arms. They marched with slow step
to the requiems 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 Campus.
The rain storm which set in shortly after
the procession started of course rendered