The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-02

had all they could do 70 keep tue llh
mense throng in order, The stands
every window facing the square, tn
roofs Of surrounding buildings and th'
sidewalks were crowded and packed
with a mass OF humanity. The seats OF
the Fourth avenue site OF the squar'
from Fourteenth 10 Seventeenth stree
were free TO women and children, bu
long before 1t was time for the parade
to start they were crowded, Many o
the people came as early Us three or tou
o'clock In order to secure seats, Az
o'clock 1t was impossible 70 get from ont
portion Of the square TO another, anC
when once one got into the crowC
there, he had TO stay,
President Harrison in his barouCht
drawn by FIVE horses and headed by {
squad OF mounted police, accompanied
by Vice President Morton, Colonel Cru
ger and Lieut., Judson, U, S, A., drove
up to the Madison Square reviewing
stand at ten minutes past 10. Ex'Presi'
dents Hayes and Cleveland, Secretaries
Proctor, Tracy, Window aud Rusk
General Sherman and Russell r, Harri'
son had previously arrived, Others on
the stand were Gen. ], NJ. Varnum,
Governor Burleigh, Of Maine, and statfr
OF eight officers and six aides; Brigadler'
General II, NJ, Sprague, BrigadieF'Gen'
eral John Harper, Fred Douglass, who
received q cheer as he entered the stand,
and Senator Gibson, OF Maryland Mayor
Grant, with the body OF aides who had
been waiting at Twenty-lith street,
then stepped forward and presented the
President with the address, enclosed In
cylinder OF repoussO silver, The
Mayor then took his place on the stand
beside the President and the big parade
began to pass by.
The large stands, although well filled,
were by no means crowded, except In
one or two sections OF the stand on the
west side OF the avenue. The first or.
ganization In the parade which made It's
appearance was the Columbia College
students. II passed the Presidents
stand at exactly twenty-five minutes past
ten o'clock, The boys created much
amusementby repeating in union theory
Of "Who was General Washington" and
accompanying the answer (''First It war,
first in peace, first in the hearts ot his
Countrymen'' by break down. Next
followed the public school children.
They made IN excellent appearance, and
In many instances marched better than
some OF the rank aud ille In yesterdays
pageant. The children were welcomed
by tumult Of applause, accompanied
by n waving Of handkerchleis aud dip.
ping Of flags in the hands OF children
and babies, The applause and hearty
greeting continued until the children
were well past the reviewing stand
and made way for the next organization.
The Grand Army men, as they passed
the reviewing stand, were warmly greet.
ed. One old veteran improved the op.
portunity afforded by the accessibility
Of the President to hand him a note. 1t
was taken by President Harrison. As
the parade passed before the President
the bevy OF handsome young girls on
the float, showered huge punches Of
roses on the President. Some little OK.
Citement was caused by some OF the
Tammany braves refusing or negleCting
to salute the President as they passed by.
At first shouts OF that's of were heard,
but when 1t was seen that this had no
effect, the balance oi the files were loud.
ly Missed exCeptin few instances where
the proper salute was made, 1t Is not
thought that the Tammanyites were In.
tentionally disrespeCtful, but that they
did not know they were expected to So.
lute. Shortly before General Butter
field and his staff passed before the Pres
ident Julius Sterberger, one Of his aides,
was thrown from his horse aud suffered
a broken leg. Quite.a number OF Gen.
eral ButterReld's aides were thrown from
their horses but this is the only case
where Sereious injury resulted.
Among the school children was a
troop dressed in the garb Of Continental
soldiers.
The little fellow who led them could
not help laughing as he passed the Pres
ident and received probably tue most
profound salute OF the day. The lads
powdered perlwig was hid jauntily with a
three cornered hat Of the time OF Gen.
Geo. Washington. He had q miniature
baton in his hand and kept exact time
TO the martial music. The President
left the reviewing stand at 3:l0, and
drove at once 10 Vice President Morton's.
1t Is estimated that up to that time,
ninety thousand men had passed before
him,