Huntsville gazette., 1886-10-02
a MOVING SIGHT.

Novel and Interesting Exhibit the Bus
mess Enterprise of the Cfty-Tiie Line OF
Progress Denseiy PackedWith Interested
+ Spectators. ~ uef faN
4 ST. LOUIS, Sept.~24 24.-Notwithstanding
the morning s parade eslerday, st. Louis
and all Of her many visitors turned out
in the evening to view the great Trades
pageant. " Hundreds flocked up EACH 81 de
OF Fourth street from below Chouteau
avenue from early in the evening, and as
the trains from Carondelet arrived hun
dreds more fell inwith the stream. all
anxious to get good vantage point from
which to see the parade. On oil streets
along the line of march both sides pre-
sented literally solid mass Of animation.
All were eager to witness what they
| expected would be the grandest sight
of the kind they had ever witnessed.
nor were their expectations defeated.
Many who waited at eChouteau avenue
were sadly disappointed when thev
learned that the procession had started
| further up. 1t was then useless, for
them to overtake It, inasmuch .as, the
| density of the crowd was impenetrahle.
"A misunderstanding. seemed to exist in
the minds of many, and even the police
officers on duty at that corner expected
the procession to pass there. When the
order TO clear the streets was given, and
| all vehicles were prohibited from cross
ing Chouteau on Fourth coming north,
there was considerable grumblng among
! those stopped, and especially among
| street. car passengers. gs.ie sfss .ssr.
The several divisions of the pageant
were stationed at their respective places,
/ and all fell into line with remarkable
regularity and spromptneSs, and every
thing at the start went off without a
hitch. The floats excited great .afmira-
ton along the entire route, and each was
loudly cheered as 1T fell into the general
line. There was no lack of music, and
among the bands perhaps none received
more notice than Butler,s colored band.
| Their music wass9only excel1cd BY the
dram-major's handling of his baton.
l. r-S tes THE FLOATS
/ The floats appeared in an their. prom
ised splendor. That of Nj. NJ. Biick &
Co. consisted. a pyramid of lanterns
and headlights for railroadiilg purposes,
while the st. Louis. Stress I Sprirklne
Compare was . req deEE e ~ ft6n ef = ST.
| Z.
sponge fishery scene of The Richardson
| Drug Company md the raft scene of
| Messrs. Rsinwatef,. Boogher. &. CO. were
very artistic and realistic. n: X. Fair
banks & Co.'S float cxhi bited. the superior
qualities of their celebrated. soap, as
shown by Its aborsaving; cicaiI;ng quail
tiles. Famous fairy-like sceneg and also
their regenerated "Jumbo," were
! special features, ,as was also the scene
Of comfort displayed sby ID. w. 1laydock
& Co.. The "tJiumph" foat OF d. Craw-
ford & Co was unSurpassed,. while those
Of the CoriiceIli SILK Company were
unique in design and Appropriateness.
The rural scene Of tire Hi nois Mix Com
pany was aIse fine; and with the, Dozier
Weyl Cracker CompanNs,- formed
cheese-and cracker combination, which
| was very suggestive The neat display
of the st. Louis Stamping Company was
very attractive, while that OF the Excel
sior Manufacturing Company Was neat
! and appropriate several styles of stoves
md ranges being iastefu!ly arranged
| George d. Barnard & Co.'S foit
represented i. q school-room and an
Office, thus displaying hiss numer-
-ous styles Of siatr1nery. The dis
play of beef, dre ssed and ulidressed, Dy
the Butchers Union. and j. g. Brandt's
display of the rrodnct of that which had
previo usly enveioped the beef were fine
Charles Rebstock & Co. symbolized thciI
celebrated "Stonewall Whisky" while
the Busch Brewing Association, in
beautiful Egyptian scene, reminded on.
lockers of their fayorie' beverage. WIN.
Faust's "Samson,p- the. Brunswick,
Bake 6 Collender Cnmpanz's billiard
parIor scene and the cotton display of the
ON, oh ri ARD in
teresting. Schnaider's Garden Scene made
many persons feel a. thirsty sen
sation and desire 20 "smile.'' The
display Of saddlery in the country scene
of the j. B. Sickles Saddlery Company,
and of tobacco in the Drummond Tobacco
CompaDy's foat,, was got up in very neat
style. d chill was sent through the
crowd when Leonhard Roos' icebergs
passed, but enthusiastic admiration soon
drove it off. His { xo floats were of de.
sign very appropriate. to the fur trade.
w w. Judy & Co, In their scene OF a
buffalo hurt and hunters return, well
Illustrated the su bject. vss y,
The St. Louis Stationery Company's
float was one OF the prelliest IN line 1t
was made up of trees and shrubbery,
representing a woodland scene. From
under the trees at various places on the
float appeared Knights Tempiar in the
regulation uniform. Altogether it was
very handsome affair, and was deserved
ly applauded as it passed along the line.
The last was not the least worthy dvi-
sion of the parade. It represented the
fire department, Chief John Lindsay and
Secretary J W. Tennile riding at the
head. They eresfollowed.by twelve en-
gines, twelve hose reels, two hook kand-
ladder trucks, two fuel wagons, the tool
wagon and two. chemical engines. AS
sistant Chiefs Gross and Brennan occu-
pied places in the line. The apparatus
was polished until it sfone like new mir
rors, and flags and streamers, and Chi
tnese lanterns, and other eornamentation
were tasIily displayed on them. In most
cases the spokes Of the wheels were neat
" covered with uniform. The men wore
uniforms that fitted them to. perfection,
and were as neat as the proverbial new
PIN. On the lighted streets, where all this
could be seen to advantage, the crowds
of spectators were enthusiastic in their
applause.iga 09l, b@rrsisHt.s
, THE -YLAABEAUX.