The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-05-03

great men of the nation, and thirteen of the
greatest orators of the country delivered
speeches trimming with patriotism.
Fireworks were shot off in several parts
ofthe city, while in the squares bands play
ed and singing societies made the air ring
with the "Star Spangled Banner" "HaiI,
Columbia" and other patriotic airs. Down
in the harbor the booming of cannon was
kept up till midnight. Thousands of people
have no place TO sleep. Here and there a
weary visitor can be seen in store doorway
sound asleep, with his satcheI for a pillow
HARD LINES FOR VISITORS.
They did not realize what crowd would
be attracted by Centennial celebration and
there is hardly any extra hotel accommoda-
ton. Everything is double usual prices.
Even ice water is sold. People go through
the streets eating sandwiches and grab them
up at ten, fifteen, twenty and twenty-five
cents apiece and glad to get them.
THE BANQUET.
The scene at the banquet in the Metro
politan Opera House tonight duplicated
that of the ball Of last evening, so far as
ball can be duplicated by anything in which
there was no poetry Of motion. There was,
however, the same wealth of decoration and
the same elaborateness and richness of toilet
that made the ball stand out the foremost Of
its kind in this country. The scene in the
Opera House was otherwise changed but
very little from that of last night. Fair
ladies added the radiance of their presence
to the artificial beauties of the occasion and
the boxes and balconies held merry parties
who had come to merely view the the scene.
The menu was. of course, most deliberately
gotten up and the wines We'd with the
diamonds in the sparkles which cleaned
from them.
The windup of Gothsm's great show
was the civic parade on Wednesday in
which nearly 100000 people took part.
The procession started shortly after 10
O'Clock and when darkness came the
end of the parade had not nearly reach
ed the reviewing stand.
The magnitude of the parade was too
great for even New York. When night
came the procession broke up in con-
fusion. Toa great extent Wednesdays
parade was a gigantic advert isement
for the manufacturers of New York
The brewers, the bakers and all the
other industrial interests were repre-.
scented by big delegations.
The parade was in command of Gen,
Butterfield and was moved promptly.
Itstarted from up town instead of down
town. The line was formed up near
Central Park while the military parade
of Tuesday was formed at the opposite
end of the town-Battery Place. There
was not the same interest shown as
there was in the military parade.
While Fifth avenue was black with
people there was not anything near
like the crowd of the day previous.
There We're more strangers in town
than on Tuesday, but they didn't seem
to care so much about the parade. They
wandered all over the city in all the
principal streets aud saw the sights
from the Central Park Menagerie to the
Tombs Prison. Hundreds and hun
dreds who had been unable to find u
place to sleep the night before were glad
when daylight came. It was easy to
pick out the people who had walked
the streets all night. Most of them
had handbags and showed in their faces
the fatigue brought about by loss of rest.
At the elevated railroad station the
scene Was one of indescribable confus.
ion all day. The horse cars were
crowded, restaurants were packed, sa-
looms were besieged. New York was
unprepared for such a crowd. People
arrived from all over the nearby coun-
try during the entire morning. They
came by the thousands and hurried up
town. Thousands bought empty soap
boxes at half dollar apiece in order to
look over the heads Off others at the
parade. Ice water was gladly bought,
as on the preceding day, at ten cents a
glass Peanuts were not to be had; they
were all eaten up the day before.
THE PRESIDENT WORN OUT.
President Harrison and members of
his Cabinet and other notable guests
were driven to the grand stand oppo-
site the Fifth Avenue Hotel early. They
went in carriages in much the same
order as the day before. The President
looked worn out, but he made the best
ofthe bargain and stood the ordeal like
major. Several times when the Pres.
ident looked up Fifth avenue and failed
to see any end to the parade he looked
as though he could drop.
The crowds on the stands and on the
street cheered the President and Ex-
President Cleveland when they mount
ed the reviewing stand, but the eathu-
siasm was faint compared with the
outbursts of the day before. The ma
jority of the people OIL the stands had
oeen there the day before and the Pres
ident had become familiar 10 them. 1t
was only now and then that by way of
variety the crowd broke out in cheers.
They seem to get tired of the parade.
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