Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-02

days previous were re-enaeted at the yari-
GUS railroad depois leading In the city. sx-
cept that this incoming Gro Vds, instead OF
being largely made up OF military were oOm-
posed OF slghi-sesrs and Industrial organ
izstions, which we're coming TO take part In
the parade Visiting fremen were coming
10 on every train and many OF them
brought their gally bedecked apparatus
AT the elevated railroad stations IN this
city the scene throughout the morning was
one OF almost Understandable confusion dur.
Ing the hours from to 0 o'clock. The
various bodies OF men which were 10 take
part In the great parade generally sought
to await themselves Of the facilities afforded
by these roads to reach their destinations
rapidly and oonseq gently the crush was
great: On the East Side the difficulty was
added to by the iHat that the crowd was
only admitted through single door
to buy tickets, and being compelled
to go In. single file their progress
was necessarily slow. This was also
irge In corresponding degree q the West
Side stations, whers. no s.ysr, ina crush
was not 50 great. Up town In the side
sIrehts the SCENE was busy ode, though OF
c0uIss Que Of endless confusion, owing to
the difficult, OF handling undrl.led men.
The crowd on the big iigv TOO was
Greater than II was on Tue day. The car,
aN"h1 VI IN FtukiEo WtTb. uuMbNtf. tIlD-
ted at the New YOrg terminus with mar
v-lous rspidify, and kept moving TO the
street or elevated railroad without delay.
Hundreds OF the miitlamen from other
cities who participated In yesterday's
parade visited The bridge on bighE seeing
tour thus adding 10 the crush. fns thropg
on the Promenade WAS swelled by thousands
OF people VINO had never seen he structure
before and the police had their hands futl
TO keep the passageways ut the towers
clear. OF course this crush at the bridge
aggrava I'D that at the city hail station OF
the sievnted road, tiv vas oil taken good
nhuredly by tho people aud no serious
damage result d.
THE PARADE MOVES ON,
At0.30 o'dl2;k the parade started headed
by Sergeant Baum and l6 mounted police
men, Grand Marshal Buuerfleid and his
stan OF aides numbering ITO fnely mouutr d
and wearing orange satin sasnas with
silver bullion Tosettes and fringe. Inc
grand marehal showed considerable annoy
ance at the tardlness with which he organ.
iz.tions which shou d bs among the first In
line arrived. He aud his aides were on hand
Ut Fifty-seventh aud Fifth avenues before
2 30 O'Clock aud tt WA thought that the
grand civic parade could be started at
$50. Telegraph stations Mt the point where
he and his aides were stationed brought the
kno~ledse Of the slow movements that 90.
castonet the hours delay.
Inspector Williams was In charge OF q
large tqlad OF police about tie starting
point and everything went long smoothly.
Along toe line OF march, the sidewalks,
stands and wagons found eager occupants
and women passed In steady streams to
| points OF vantage, many carrying wooden
boxes and camp stools and nearly all hav.
Ing packages containing lunches. The as
semblage was an orderly one and gave no
| trouble to anyto ~. The various churches
all had stands for the Practitioners Tue
stand at the Roman Catholic Orphan
| Asylum was we'll crowd d the lower por-
ton being 8 { apart for distinguished
| clergy men. An arm chair sat In
| the centre OF the space and was occupied
| by Archbishop Oorrigan. The stand OF
.'rhe Four Hundred" with the one tower
ifg ahoye IL. built by the common council,
! were hlled when the grand marshal reached
that point AT 0 ~ O'Clock. Just before the
head Ct the parade reached this point the
sounds OF 1fe balls were heard aud no, k
| nd Ia ider truck came laundering along
s2i street. Tue street at this point
was choged with people, many oil
| whom had heen driven along down by the
| mounted police. They and the regular
patroimen took In tue eltuation at O glance
and In most admirable manner cleared
away for the fire truck without occasion.
| Ing any confusion nor using undue force.
Az the Stewart mansion, Fifth avenue and
Thirty-fourth street, the head OF the parade
made its appearance Just before 10 O'Clock