Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-07

Thousand black high hate were ruined.
Rubber shoes and umbrellas were sold
for three pfices. Pennsylvania avenue
from the capitol 70 the White House was
a thin sheet OF muddy water. A qusrtsr
OF a million strangers, with thei- trousers
rolled up to their ankles, walked through
il all day. The sidewalks would not
hold half the people. The buildings on
both sides of the great thoroughfare are
bedeeked with bunting from roof TO base.
ment. The red, white and blue, dHenched
by the rain, was sorry eight and streaks
OF red and white smeared the house
fronts and made them look as II they
were dsubed on purpose by the painters
brush.
AZ The streets, at night, notwithstanding
the rain were thronged with people, while
tho sound Of music from tho bands pre-
ceaing the rapidly arriving organizations
Kept the city alivs with confusion OF
sounds. All the evening the crgsnizs-
tons, both civic aud military, arrived
and the avenue presented scene OF con
stantly succeeding parades. They came
In such rapid succession that the men,
bers OF the various reception committees
uNG khSAf uAhhr AulA A0GEtht tlHhs. va
Thorn and guiding them to their quarters.
AZ tho dsp0ts the orowds we're immense.
People were arriving by thousands, and
the Stream othuuenity hurrying from the
stations extended forEquaIes Every hotel
aud boarding. housa was fliled to over,
flowing, and still thsrs were crowds look
Ing for quarters.
The saloons aud restaurants were oil
open and throngei with people. The
variety theatres gave performances and
the strssss wsre illuminated with are.
works sent CT by the organ cations
marching to ,hsts quarters.
Everywhere in spits Of the bad weather
the thousands OF eSoursionista and sighs-
sesrs vera in tho best o. spirits, and Lnen
and women troopsd along the streets
under dripping umbrellas enjoying them.
selves to the utmost. The restaurants
and eating houses were open all evening
taxed to their fullest capacity in order 10
satisfy tho hunger and thirst OF the ever.
Increasing iufiuE. This liqToS Law WAS a
dead letter daring the day, aud tbs
saloon Keepers Eespsa rieh harvest, 8p.
parently unhsteTred by any apprehension
ot huss or revocation Of license. II is
whispered that sssnfanoa vas quietly
given that one eye al least Of authority
ponld he olosed fnr this occasion only.
/ Visitors and residents took advantage Of
The opportunity so UNEXPECTEDLY offered
and - spite OF the disrasl weather, kent
| spirits NJ by pointing spirits down II 1.
! understood thst az Tho ball no liquid 70
+ freshmerts OF aay character beyond ict
4 water aud lemonade will be assiisbis, and
many aro evidently in consequence laying
in an extended suppiy.
A CARNIVAL OF IsToxIc4rToE.
A spacisls nj from Washington Sunda,
night te Tho Esg York Word said: To
risht Washiast7a wa!laas no otbei
word can expfess I'll Tho streets roar
ing with lie arc hiso Gl4ring With tins
shouts Of drnnksa Wen, aai Senate
Riddleherger is no; Lonesome. Il is
carnival Of iutoSicAtiou. Men in tht
blue OF the National Glsrd, men 10 thi
badragglei piamase OF ttia or that po
liticai club, men in the gHih Of tho tat
t4rdemslion minGia together in this sor
row;ul attempt Of ftya!ry marailorr,
crowd was never seem nor on3 moro pro
4 foundiy miserable. Gsneral Ggs5ley'
raiustorm came in on time = that i
10 say, befoYs midnight LIST night
All night it poured and d
day to-day II has dsizsled-,ha dseariaG
hind Of drz5'a yuu ever saw. Tn
clouds hung SO 'ow that the top Of til
! Waskn ton monument wasaui Of eight
vhi'e sae streAts, dirty enofgh to helon