Telegram-herald., 1888-06-20
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CHICAGO. June l9.--fhe heat of the pre-
ceding days wss like any arctic wave CON-
pared with that Of today, and 10 the vast
convention hall and hotel psrlors ssd lob
biss il Vas simply sitting. Not cloud OBJ
senred the any. and the rays Of the summer
sun beat down with relentless fury on side
walk and pavement. causing the thousands
who thronged the streets OF Chicago 10 be
victims 10 its eject both under foot and
overhead. Prostrations from the heat were
of frequent occurrence during the midday
as the vast North and South tkoroughiarss
offered no shade to the pedestrians who
idly tramped the streets. gsxing in store
windows and finding seeming amusement
In Haunting the oolors OF the their fayorite
Sons.
The night was one fraught with excite
ment and sleep Was wholly out of the
question 10 those psnneo in the principal
hosleries. for bands of martial and other
music, tin horn brigades and half drunken
shouters went from hotel To hotel and floor
TO door. blowing discordant airs, yelling
like Piute Indians and singing national
airs. As the night progressed the din in
creased instead of diminishing. and as the
sun ,peeped Ger the Eastern horizon the
tired boomers. one by one. fell away ex-
hsusted. only to have their places taken by
new bands and patriots who arrived on the
early morning regular and special trains.
Never before In all its history has the
Garden City proven the mecca of SO many
pilgrims. and the streets present the APP
pearance of a country town at the advent
OF the Barnum circus. Ths Granger ele-
ment largely predominates, and where the
hayseed is not noticeable about their gen.
ersl appearance they advertise the fact by
weafins bunches of prairie grass on the
lapels or their coats. These visitors are, as
for the bargain stores" and a harvest TO
the small restaurants, hence their presence
brings Joy to the hearts of the merchants,
even mere % than do the countless million
aires who occupy parlors in the high-toned
hotels. Chicago's vast army Of unemployed
as we'll as its monster battalion Of street
fakirs' are making the most of the situa-
ton. and every step or two one takes be Is
importuned to buy something. There is
the dirty faced boy with his shine 'em up"
the ragged urchin with the Chicago. St.
Louis, New York and Cincinnati dailies;
the bronzed Italian with re banan;" the
youth with lemonade: and all sorts and con-
ditions of men and boys selling handker-
chiefs made from the American flag, but
| tons and badges of the numerous eandi-
| dates, canes, and other clap-trap convention
marks of distinction. Another important
| factor in the panorama OF the street life
which is presented, is the chronic bsggar
| and professional tramps who in fearful
voice or brandy-laden whispers ask aims
| from every passer-by. 1t is their seed time.
and they realize it, and it is really aston
ishing with what liberal hand the average
visitors disburses charity 20 those leeches
| on American civilization.
Chicago is nothing If it can not outdo st.
Louis. and il appears to be expecting every
| effort to Guido the quaint moss-covered
Missouri city in the matter of heat, for
there seems no prospect OF let-up in the
torrid wave which is furnished to conven-
| tionitss. A fall of rain would be as well
come as the mama in the desert, but in
| dications will otherwise. and the visitors
| infer that the weather indicates an idea OF
the heat which il destined to predominate
during the forthcoming nationa. struggle
| for supremacy.