Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-08-04

The Grand Parade at San
Francisco.
THE CITY A BLAZE OF GLORY.

General Sherman Bombarded b.
Pretty Girls, whom He
Probably Kissed.
Especial % the Herald bv the Associated Press
Ban FRANCISCO, August 3. = since
early this morning the streets Of this citl
have been thronged with men, women
and children eager to secure good plac'
to see the grand parade Of the Grant
Army Of the Republic. which is timet
to start from Van Ness Avenue at 1890
As early as nine o'clock both sides OF al
the streets along which the procession y
to pass were filled with eager, happy
crowds, ready TO extend TO the veterans
the most generous welcome. On Mont
eonery and Narket strssts o>rpsster'
are busy erecting stands Tor those vhs
are willing to got good places and PAY
for them, while the Windows of baildinG'
arc filed Nth ladies' and children, 4
whorn plscss Of honor have been conced
"a. Evervthfng at this hour indicates
that The aAAir will be one Of the grsndssl
AID most enthusiastic ever witnessed Ia
San Francisco. The weather u cool aud
clear.
TaK PARADE.
Owing 10 the large number OF Posts
and number Of mon participating in the
parade II did not start until eleven
o'clock. The ssrried ranks Of men snd
their excellent marching - they passed
down Van Ness avenue slicitsd the wild
eat cheering and enthusiasm from the
speotators Who lined the street and filed
the windows Of the buildings.
The San Diego, San Bsrnardino.
Stockton aAd the Tulare delegation
from Talsre county, bore Distinguish
ing mark In the shape Of = standard,
the staG Of which was composed Of
stalks Of whsat topped with the United
States nag and bearing in large letters
the words. 'sTulsre Ccunsy." After the
Department Of California came num-
Der Of Eastern delegations. Conspicn-
Gus among these was the delegation
from New York, with it, forty battle
worn and bullst-rent dsss, which hung
in tsttsrs from their ssada, and which
wsrs rsvsreptly sslptsd BY the spects-
TORI and eo1ster-uaroA9G o1nradse
with raised heeo. e1d y 4 IeudIy aud
conllnuously ehssfet. Command~dn-
Oh,si Hurdstts, ofIioers of The G. 4. B..
Generais 5herman and Logan, who oc-
cuptsd carriages in the procession. were
picked out By the crowd Ior marks Of
vociferous Welcome. The cheers which
poured forth from them continued to
follow them like wave.
The first to start in the march was a
platoon Of police under Chief Crowley.
These were followed by : detachment Of
United States troops composed Of three
oompsniss of infentsy and three bat
teries Of srtillery. Then came the Ma
tionsl Guard of CsIifornia under the
Command Of Major General Turnbull.
Immediately following the National
(suard, snd immediately between them
and the first detachment Of the G. a. X |.
vss Z waaop laden with flowers, which
we're hsSped high, and which were
otrswn by little girls along the road to
s. troddsn BY the Unions defenders.
I1l8 Oc4uSlfui e1to8Vhy W ~~@
every whore along the line BY Joyous
shouts end loud shouts OF admiration.
Eeerly Ill ths dslsgations had some
sonkple1sps and idtersating fees9fe
hkIdk tAll1d oSt ths tlatdits Il he
drs@.ss d;s:s- slrls MOI - i Ssls~ Z We sss
California whiting delegation. Another
VA . young girl in the costume Of The
Daughter of the Regiment" Most nu.
merous, however, were Handsomely
equipped drum eoFps which aeoomps-
uisd nearly sll Of the visiting delega.
hops, and whose bright oolorsd regi-
mentals served to relieve the monotony
q the long lias Of "Boys in Blue.'
Many remarkable circumstances we've
noted by looksrs.on. Of which most com-
msntsd upon was the large npmher {
gray .heirsd veterans who framped along
R llne With a. proud and elastic step Is
NJ youngest msfnbet Of the drum corps.
The Department Of California was thp
Nset IN tbe line Of march Of ,be q, A. 3.
delegations. The San Francisco posts
verp IN the van end were followed in
eloes order by the delegation from Los
Angeles. The line Of march extended
q follows: South on Van Mesa avenue
from Jackson 10 Market; esst on Mar
hst 10 KeaFney; north on Kesrney to
Montgomery sveuEe; then inio Mont
96msry 'btrSst; south to Market, to
Third. TO Mission, where the commands
Aere dismissed. a review BY the q 4.
=. ot3osrs. Gov. atopsman, Mayor Bart
Istt and other distinguished persons
jook plaos Ct Lotts's Fountain, u the
jpteyseetiop Of Ksarusy apd Market
streets. Eaoh band greeted General
Shermsu's appearances with the ain Of
"Marchiug Through Georgia." The
head Of the procession passed the
Associated P.sss omse essass q Pins
ind Montgomery sttcens g lz'i5 I'm,
1ud took twaS hours and sesenteen
minutes In rassing. Delegations from
The .6outhern Ststes met with even
greater applause than those from the
EcrtheTn stAtes, and every one appear
81 Ii the h~ppieSt meod.
Oibse estimates place the number In
ilneist eleven Thousand, and that the
procession was viewed by three hundred
and ffty thousapd people, including
visitols. The demand for seats all
jlopS the lns oI parade became 50
Rfe25 that st some points five dollars
Vets asked for them by thoae who had
Erected "stAndg, sud 10 some few cases
th!s sum wAs paid. The enthusiasm
throughout IVES unboupded, and the
general verdict Is that il Is the greatest
day San Francisco has ever seen.
Never before have 90 many people
been seea on San Franciscos streets as
weye to-day. The greater number Of
them were, Of course, viaitors from the
interior Of California and the Pacific
Coast Slater, but among them could be
discerned many Of the 90 called Eastern
type and I'll Of whom had come to see
the members of the Grand Army parade.
From start 10 finish the march was tri-
umphant one. Amidst the cheen that
were heartily given to the various dele
aa>i6ps y they passed by. II was re-
marked that those from the Southern
Stssss, although numerically small, met
with even greater applause than did
those from the Northern States, due, per.
haps, to = feeling Of sympathy that the
diliiculties they had to eneopnter daring
thsiwar wsr9 even greater than' were
those Of the Nosthera soldiers,
sHKRxAS ATTACKED.
A. the procession was moving up Mar.
kst street the carriage In which General
SHERMAN wAs sitting was suddenly at
tlbksd BY SIX Handsomely dressed young
ladies armed with baskets Of flowers
who. with ringing oheers and laughter,
oJesed Ere on the General, pelting him
him with roses. The General gracefully
raised his hat amid the cheers Of the
spectators, and bowed repeatedly in ac-
knowlsdgeRsnt Of bis defeat.
SHORT OF FOOD.
One unexpected result Of the
n,orsssion. aud which to many
very serious. was the rush