The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-10

A was over the hoor quickly became
crowded a. the general dancing began.
The scene was now one OF brilliancy sell
dom eanaled. and the gaiety continued
undated until long after dawn.
The Great Parade.
Nxw YonK. April 20. AT an early hour
this morning troops Of soldiers, veterans
militiamen from out Of town Ia smart
uniforms. squads Of New York state
regiments and q. A. n. In vast numbers
began 10 make their way 20 their various
rendezvous up town to assemble Tor the
great parade. Defachments began march'
ing down town long before the hour np-
r0iut.d FOR the start, aud duriny the
services at 81. Paul's chapel formed IN
the streets on either sile Of Broadway in
the lower part OF the city. BY the time
the Pre- idential party left st. Pauls for
the Sub-Trcasury most OF the troops
which took part In the parade were
massed about Wall, Pine. Rector and
other streets In the vicinity. All the
troops. with the exception 81 the Grand
Army. were stationed so that they en-
tered Broadway below Pine street, thus
giving those who occupied points 81 OBJ
seryation down town an opportunity 70
witness The entire parade. The route OF
Tia procession was lined with such vast
crowds that passage along the streets
was irpossiDle. From curbstole
70 the adjacent buildings the
mnltitudes was packed in with
ont regard 70 human comfort and ILL
bstide the luckless mortal who was sick
/ or weak. Individual rights were not 70 be
thought Of and the weak went to the wall
literally 10 the wall ~ the houses and
/ away from the cnrb->tone and the center
I OF attraction. The lamp-posts were all
/ occupied by hardy street boys, and every
I fence and railing that offered even pre-
4 carious foothold was at a premium. The
4 streets themselves We're filed with peo-
/ Die who, before the procession started,
I we're driven along and ont OF the line OF
march by a platoon of police.
| Every thing was in readiness for the
| stnrt al ten O'Clock. aud as soon as the
I President had passed the corner Of Wall
| street and Broadway on his way 70 the
| Sub-Treasnry. officers began TO give or
| ders to their waiting men; horsemen
| looked 10 their horses and saw that al
was rirat and the bands OF music got
| ready for The start. As soon as the liter
AIRY exercises began at the Sub Treasury
the VOID to start was given, and the great
parade. the principal feature OF the Sec
| ond days celebration Of the Washington
centennial. began
The route was: From Wall street MP
Broadway to waverly place; through
Wayerly placs 70 Fifth avenue; up Firth
avenue TO Fourteenth street; through
Fourteenth street 70 the east side Q,
Union Square: around Union Square q
west side TO Fifteenth street; Fifteenth
street 70 Fifth avenue; Fifth avenue ~
Fifty-seventh street.
Previous 10 the start the Grand Army
OF the Republic had been formed by their
Grand MARSHALL Colonel VIM. L. walton,
on streets west ~ Fifth avenue and
moved through East Fifteenth street
broadway, East Seventeenth street,
Fourth avenue. East Fourteenth street
Fifth avenue. Wayerly place aud Broad
way 10 Duane street. On reaching thai
po,nt the line was formed through the en-
tire route enumerated in double ranl
against the west curb IT Broadway. tAs
south curb OF waverly place. the ives
curb az Fifth avenue, the north curb 2
Fourteenth street. the west curb 2
Fourth avenue. the south curb Of Seven
! teenth street. the east curb ~ BroNiwa.
and the south curb ~ Fifteenth street
the right resting on Fifth avenue, thu
/ fronting 4 solid line OF men on one SID
| OF the route a. far as 'venteen;h street
! The column moved from the head OF y q
/ street. there being between fifty and six'
! Thousand men in line.
The most impressive feature 81 the "a
occurred when the literary exercises \
the Sub-Treasury were over The fresi
Dental party. ia eleven carriages, drov
over the route OF the procession up 70 "a
| reviewing stand in Madison square ps
| tween two lines OF troops drawn up
either curb % the street The Presid mt
carriy, ,re was drawn by four horses IN -
ver harness. 1t had two fcoimen. III
other carriages were drawn ~ "
horses. During the literary exercise
the van CT the parade, which had sfartt
when the exercises bean, had marched
long distance up town. but had n
reached Madison Square. When Arel
bishop Cvrrigan had pronounced the be-
ediction az the b-Treasu~y, word va
given 70 some 81 the marshals aides WI
we're waiting. and they passed along y
line giving the order for each officer
y halt his company. In this manner q
q whole procession was halted from Wa
u street 70 the head Of the line
i town. Then. AZ the order Of the officer
!, the troops below Diane street divide
" part forming continuous line on q
: western curb % Broadway and part fori
= ing a line on the eastern curb. Abo
Duane street the @. A. X. men we
NJ drawn up in line on the western curb, a.
= the regulars and militia male line q
Y. posite the veterans. This order pr
II vailed from Wall street throughout I
- line os march as far as Seventeen
street whore the head Of the processi
~ was resting. Then between these livi
NJ walls the President and his party we
- driven. up Broa lway 70 Waverly plae
Il throuyh Waverly place to Fifth avenu
M ND Fifth ayeane 70 Fourteenth sire
~ through East Fourteenth street 10
~ east side ~ Union square; along
80 Square to Fifteenth street; through 7
IA tenth street 10 Fifth avenue, AMI
., Fifth avenue 70 Madison square.
en- As rhe Presidents carriage pass
re along through the lines. the soldiers !
M luted aud the crowds on the sidewalks,
he the windows and on the housc-tops chez
Ir- ed them selves hoarse. After the pa
n. had passed.. each regiment and disisi
nd fell in line again and resumed their 4
NOR ranks and waited for the word 70 p
ne coed, which was not given until the Pre-