Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-05
THE CELEBRATION.
THE INDUSTRIAL PARADE OVER
FOUR MILES LONG.
Special and Regular Trains Bring in
Thousands of People.
At Riverside Park-Public Speaking in
the Afternoon-A Fine Pyrotechnic
Display in the Evenins-Visi-
tors Speak Well Of Their
Treatment.


before daylight with their fire crackers
and Joined, in that particular feature, the
all night crowd. There were many who
made the streets lively from midnight
until daylight, when the ''honest" citizens
commenced to make things lively on the
Fourth. The morning was bright and
cool and most suspicious. The weather
prophets who see threatening
clouds on the far side of
! star had on Wednesday predic ted
a rainy day for Kansas, and the
the people of the great corn common
wealth would be highly Disguised over the
unfavorable conditions for bearing testi-
mony of patriotism. The prophets, how
ever, were completely mistaken, and from
an early hour the average citizen had an
abundance of faith as well as hope that
the weather would deal most kindly with
the parade and give the days program a
fair chance. The decoration work COM
menced at an early hour. Very sooE the
leading business streets presentedi gay
appearance. The national colors could be
seen in some form from every window.
The fronts of business establishments were
neatly and -ichlY decorated. In the residence
parts Of the city there seemed to be given
more attention to the day than usual.
The early regular morning trains looked
as though they were specials to Wichita
They were crowded to the platforms and
the people left the trains at the depots and
stranger would have put them all down
on the special list. The special train over
the Santa Fe from Hutchinson had on board
about 800 people. The Hutchinson band,
base ball team and representatives of gun
club were on board, together with many
friends, and those along the line who had
set out for day in the city. The Wichita
d Western train from Greensburgh was
was severely crowded. There was large
and enthusiastic crowd from every town
along the line. When the train
steamed into the Douglas avenue
station there was one of those
enthusiastic cheers common and charac-
teristic of the day: The trains from the
south and southwest We're especially
crowded while the same of those from the
other directions could be said with almost
equal propriety. They were met at the
depots by delegations, and with the ease
acquaintance are made on such occasions,
it was not long until the visitors and resi-
dents were mingling for the best interests
of all in the direction Of haying pleasant
time of it.
While the crowds were coming in and
filling sidewalks, club rooms and taking
the initial steps for the occasion, the man.
agement of the trades parade was busy
and anxious fully up to the point of ner-
vousness. They were going here
nd
ing after one of the important
features of the day-the trades parade. In
the meantime the displays which had been
the attention and work of many for few
days were commencing to get into line.
They could be seen coming in from the
suburbs and out of the alleys and every
where. They had been concealed and
carefully guarded something after the
style skillful reporter handles an exclu-
sive bit of news. The marshal of the day,
Mr.. w, 5. Corbett, was hard at work get
ting organization out of something which
must necessarily approach the chaotic
state to a certain degree. Some of the
participants had forgotten the street on
which they were to form and their places,
and there was for time much confusion
and the noise of many tongues. The
assistants were out on time and lend
ing valuable aid. Each division was
IN the care of one or more of them who
give the line and their part of the work
careful attention. They had no little diff
Guilty in getting everything in readiness
for the procession. All having displays,
however, seemed good natured, and if a
mistake was made it was merely ques-
ton of time to bring about the change.
The assistant marshalS who were on duty
are as follows: r. c. Dean, Charles
Adams S. Duncan, B. Deffenbaugh, Col
onel Deffenbaugh, Charles Noag, Charles
Bennett, j. j. Parks, VIII Atkins, J.
Coats, u. Graves, Charles Oliver, j. Will
kin, j. L. Kelley. A Cannon, S. Hewey,
George Burghman. Very soon it was dis
covered that the parade would be
much larger affair than had been
anticipated. That the business men
had taken more interest in the affair than
had been expected, was often remarked.
BY 10 o'clock all the windows and most
of the sidewalks on Douglas from Fifth to
the river were occupied. There was con-
siderable hustling around for window
views but only so many could be accom-
modated. The corner of Main and Doug
las was occupied to the center anG the
police were compelled to work hard 10 en-
able carriages and street cars to pass
The first division formed on Douglas ave-
nue. from Empora east, and consisted of
city police, merchants police, marshal
and staff. city float mayor council and
city officials, fire department, military de-
partment, societies and wheelmen.
Section second composed only of manu-
facturers, formed on North Fourth avenue.
Section third, composed of dry goods,
shoes, jewelry, musical, art and matters
and gents furnishers and millinery, formed
on South Fourth.
Section fourth, composed of furniture
floats, formed on South Emporia.
Section fifth, newspapers and comical
floats, formed on South Topeka
Section sixth, composed of hardware and
implement houses, carriages and other
vehicles not manufactured here, formed
on South Lawrence avenue
Section seventh. composed of wholesale
and retail grocery houses, formed on South
Market street.
Section eight. composed of ice and flower
not manufactured here, also
the coal firms, formed on South Main.
Section nine, carts and other city wagons,
formed on South Water.
The line was ready TO move at Has
when the marshal of the day, Mr.. Corbetr,
gave the command. The Board of Trade
band struck up a lively air and
As the line move down Douglas
the spectators received It with
many enthusiastic cheers. II took the
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