The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-07
GLORIOUS SUCCESS
OF the German Day Celebration
Yesterday,
VERY INCLEMENT WEATHER
Does Not Spoil tho Street Demon.
sfration, Though # Delays 1t
and knocks tho Picnic into
tho Middle Of Next Week,

tho Middle Of Next Week,
For weeks tho Germans OF Wheelin,
looked forward to October @ rs the da,
on which they expected 10 eclipse al
former local efforts in their celebration
1.-The German memorial day--Deutsche
Gcdsnkstag-.he anniversary Of the first
settlement by Germans in America
Their enthusiasm long ago infected the
other citizens, and their intel rest In the
event was scarcely more eager than tha,
OF the genera public. 1t was therefore
source OF universal regret that the in.
dications Of the weather were unpropi.
tlons Sunday night, and all Wheeling
was sad when she looked out yesterday
morning on the leaden sky and misty
air.
Tho rain and promise OF more rain
had tho elect to prevent people from
decorating as they otherwise would have
done. Tho arch In front OF the Opera
House, on Market atrect, was put up
during the night, and fcw determined
people detied tho weather clerk and
flung their banners out early in the
morning, but there was depressing lack
OF display at 0 o'clock, the hour at which
the parade was 10 form.
THE PARADE POSTPONED.
AT that hour it was raining, and only
email fraction Of the organizations and
displays had appeared. 1t was decided
m
O'clock, and instead OF tho celebration
on tho State Fair Ground, have meet
ing in the Opera House, to be addressed
by Rev. William Uliert and Hon, A, W.
Campbell.
Information OF the change OF pro.
granlme WAS scarcely circulated until the
sun burst through the clouds, and as il
by magic the bare streets began to be
gay with the black, white and red, the
national tri.color of the German empire,
with almost IN equal show OF the Amer.
lean red, white and blue, and an occa.
slonal flag OF one OF the German States,
whose picturesque black and yellow,
red and green, and other brilliant COM
binatlons added to the bcwildering ar
ray oi waving color.
TIE DECORATIONS.
Even the costumes on the streets par.
took by happy thought Of the symbolic
hues, and by eleven o'clock the solid
mass Of decorations for square upon
square was a5 striking ns any 1ecora.
tiors seen in Wheeling for years.
The arch in front Of the Opera House
was graceful one, with happy ming
ling OF the colors OF the old and new
countries. Upon the north side were the
words, in letters OF gold, "E Pluribus
Unnm., and on the south, "Einigkeit
macht stark"
German flags OF all sizes, the flags OF
Bavaria, Prussia and Hesse, and other
States, and the American flag were the
predominant features. Wreaths OF the
national colors, festoons, emblems and
portraits varied the monotony Of bunt-
ing, and some special decorations, put
up quickly, would do credit to any oc.
Casion anywhere.
The residence OF Mr.. George Z. Stiiel
was decorated with sn originality and
taste seldom equalled in Wheeling.
Narrow streamers of the tri.colors fes-
tooned from the dormer window in
front 10 the fence below made mass OF
color which attracted general attention.
From North Wheeling to the South End
the decorations we're almost unbroken,
and East Wheeling showed up well
THE PROCESSION.
Soon alter noon the marshals and the
societies, the huge floats and decorated
wagons, began to move toward the rem.
devious on Chapline street, at Public
Building square and north and south OF
that. Grave difficulty was experienced
in forming the line, the material being
so abundant that it could scarcely be
handled, and the streets were blockaded
for almost IN hour.
Sixteenth, Fifteenth and Fourteenth
streets were packed with people on foot,
OH horseback and in wagons. Chapline
street north and south OF Sixteenth was
4 mass oil horsemen, footmen and
vehicles, while the bright banners, gay
sashes, glittering costumes and brilliant.
ly caparisoned wagons made pic.
tureslue and dazzling sight not SOON to
be forgotten.
Chief Marshal Rolf and his able as
sistants were put to their wits ends fre-
quently TO straighten out the confused
masa, but by dashipg from pointt to point
and dint oil energy, the line was finally
gotten into as good shape as could be
desired, and about 1:30 the Herald,
Theodore Roller, sounded the signal for
the line to move. AS the notes OF his
bugle died away, the Opera House band
struck up lively march, and the escort
OF twenty.iour police in natty full dress
uniform, with Chief Delbrugge in com.
mand, swung from Chapline street ont
into Sixteenth, followed by the Chief
Marshal and his staff on prarcing steeds,
with the Vikings ship looming up be-
hind, ono Of the most striking and ap-
propriate features OF the display.
THE STREETS TnRoSdED.
From nine o'clock until the procession
finally moved tho streets had been
unusu ally crowded even for such day,
Mt some prominent corners the gather
ing being 30 dense all forenoon as to
render the sidewalks impossible. When
the parade moved up Market street there
was q larger crowd on that street from
Sixteenth to Eleventh than has been
collected there since tho Big Reunion Of
1887, The sidewalks were packed from
house to curb, and the crowds encroaCh.
ed upon the streets so that at places the
limo moved with difficulty.
Windows We're full OF faces, too, and
on some OF the house.tops people sat to
watch the passing show.
The comments were oil compliment.
tary, and most OF them expressive OF sur
prise that OIL go inclement day 80 fine
q display could be gotten together. On
tho streets were people by scores and
hundreds from all the surrounding
towns. I.e-.
The procession was made up as fol-
lows:
Chief Delbruggc and c'cort Of q police.
Bliclrr Theodore Roller.
Opera House Dnnd, = pieces.
Chief MGrthAl Aug. Rolf, Adjutants ~. key
nauu aud 4. a. Fmnzhcfm aud
Twelve Aides.
Augustus Pollaek, Henry BlS6erSou, LSopelt
Kieslcr, Bcrnhardt Bach. Charles Rohris,
Peter Erb, George Stainn, August Schnce.
berger Conrad Rumbach, William
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