The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-05-02
GOUIIa OyERFLOWlNG
THE BIc -5T crowd EXPECTED IN
THt 15ToRY or THE CITY

The Cirir rpmdo TO be Distlpcuy =
Peoples Parade,
Nrw tWa. Apil eL- The centennial
crush lHH .r.m, and every train coming
IN isp'HI with visitors W the great
celebration which commences on Mon
day liY thgl time there will bn the
hgpc-l .ruVl here in the history Of the
city. 'lh mIl'uI beginning 10 pour in,
especially lht uIt2m aullipry from the
fnr weston states, and the mluagura NJ
the big military Wudenro having q hard
time u, 70 itUundIng quarters tur them ~
soon aB lhcy arrive, Every available
aImuly nud hall has beon engaged iOr
tho accommodation Of tho visiting
soldier md yet II N feared that there
will uU. .u room enough 10 go around
ThiH V'l lg moro readily undewtO0d
when Il lltcl that something like
10000 n'llrra from other states wIll he
here hy Monday Even the hu..a ~ tho
whNry u UHlng utilized ~ sleeping
places .rihc 5oldieTy
The streets. hotels, ihcatCm and all
public ."UrH nu Ilumcl ~ they never
were H r, 10 iban rBy matter IA dla-
tngu ho alrngom from the Now
Yorker, owing ~ differences Ia dress
md mnnncrs aud by tho mtcda0 approola-
lion Of an the sights u the town which
the yiHil0r display,
The city h magnhCenly decorated,
and everything wears q festive appear
anCe, Broadway IN particular has
donncd aaplcndid holiday attire, and
there ~ scarcely q building from the
Battery 10 Harlem that N not decorated,
Nearly ull ~ the reviewing stands arc
completed, and oXOrbitant pricH ar0
being Paid for seats. The flushing
touChu uru being Wlt ON tho ball and
banquet roomi ol the Metropolitan Opera
house, Aud the uh-ucWury, whore tho
literary exercises are 20 take place, In
short, u.uy nlI the preparations tur the
great event arc about complete and
everyone Hpnyng for good weather 10
make ila HpCCCbh positive,
The military Parade,
Gen. sCho0cld has Issued hm order Tor
the military parade on Tuesday, The
troop uIn lo mass IN the sirrotd near
Broadway aud march down 10 Wall
street uu ,lo wat side, and Rector street
ON the west side 10 IA estimated that
the parade viii paEu given point In
four hour, uH iho time Of marching h
Bot ilr two and % hall miles ln hour,
and lhH Iu0w will bc formed IN double
plunu iTrilcut Harrison will rovlow
Hl' Of ilc troops m line, after which they
w| plsa ln rrYigw at the cust stand In
81 rou square The troops viii parade
u- owns Flint viii come the forces of
tho IH marine corps and navy and
thW |urUH 'No troops Of tho ynrlous
stat. tIa uIdCr Delaware, Penn
bylPU Now Jersey, Connecticut, Ma,
su.hu .a, Maryland, South Carolina,
NO. lufnp'hrr, Virginia Now York,
North Grylnu, Rhode Island Vermont,
Kentucky Ohio, LOnihnnn, Missouri,
Mich " Florida, Texas and West Nir'
ginia lHe governors Of various 'tatod
viii I0fuv th' troops In various posi-
tions, Following The organized militia
viii como h. Loyal Legion Following
will b' tlo Grand Army Of the Rcpub,
lie, commanded by Col, William +,
Walton,
gh, GRAND Army Column,
The formation Of the Grand Army
column will bo nS follows
Harrison Clark, department commnn.
dor William Warner, cOmmnndcr,in,
chipI ,umlmUt commanders personal
sta., o. N. lilud, apnor vice department.
comm . 4" L. Scott, junior vice
dppWWH, commander; Mn1W II, Neil,
SENIOR .n yIwpWdCr,in'chicf, Joseph
IlnIIr. iUI,yf vice commandorin.
chief nh .rnv Of the Republic com
mission nod council uf administration,
past "nlH| Niu"M.t, IDst depart
mcnl ...unulunul New Yor, present
and m.J l.pamw, commanders Of
other ...g .'u yut the Grand Army
OF Oh. ,Dw.,u, ilwsy h, Turner col,
Oncl Uf".I,U- I,. representatives.
Graud IuUyu a.. I.publIo.
II a... y,pi lhaD thn entire rlWdo
will luglU lo move 40 l9 u'Dluu', and viii
pass tnr reviewing stand az { O'Clock
Tho uHd u"lmphM arch NJ th. pn'
trance o. lth .y,ho ut Washington
gquarn "a built entirely Of wood, with
papicr muuurumummlS, and when COM
plctc, VIII No painted In ivory White,
The arch spans lNo entire roadway, and,
10 avoid ulHtruuting the sidewalk, tho
piers have not hocn made quito us wide
"a tho tguCturc would naturally cull for
with q n,ao regard FOR proportion
Tho idea of the designers has simply
been TO carry out % typo Of architecture
which wax popular during Waghmgtuns
time, and which bolong3 more naturally
10 this country thln 70 any 1ihur ls
dimiu,IoHs aro' Width " archwgy, Al
feet, h'ight 30 spring Of arch, 99 fccti
height of urchvay, 10 iepti height 10
curnicc. 20 loot; outIrc width Of arch, 30
feet, entire height, including the figure
oo the apoS, p, feet The figure on tho
apoS I, ana old colonial wooden statue Of
Washington, wi.ha blue coat and braa
butt0nH
Fas and hunting viii constitute The
chief 4. nuouso ol th, arch. They will
be punched and arranged IN tropbi'a
with anuuuum running Off In diircraJ
direction.
One Of the features ~ this arch will
bo The lighting Of itbr j'ctricity The
whole arch viii ho docEal out with small
incand0serut lamps whnh viii sparkle
all over . Hike iire-n'Js
ono of the Features
NEW NonK, April 2I Gen. Butter.
field insist that the great civic parade,
with which the three days national fes-
tival will be brought 10 u conclusion,
ahall be made as distinctively peoples |
parade 10 possible, He IL sensitive about |
having Il called Gen. ButtcrGeld's pa.
A.. ~ 800. H.. t.a. .,.N