The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-26
ALLIN RED.
The Big Parade Last
Evening.
A GROWING SUCCESS
The Array of Banners and Who
Carried Them.
LIST OF THE ILLUMINATORS
0ne If the Finest Political Parades Ever
Seen in the United States-All
Others EcIipsed
A GROWING SUCCESS
The Array of Banners and Who
Carried Them.
LIST OF THE ILLUMINATORS,
0ne If the Finest Political ParaGes Ever
Seen in the United States-All
Others Eclipsed

The south wind which has been blowing
more or less violently for two days past,
settled down to steady gale yesterday.
In the early morning, clouds gathered in
the sky, and before night had lowered and
hung ominously above the city. The snow
was rapidly transformed into water. and
by night the streets were flowing with
crystal streams. Towards evening the
temperature lowered materially. the
mist thickened and it was evident
storm was at hand. About 8
O'Clock, the hour set for the People
to gather at their several ward school
houses preparatory to the central round-
up, drizzling rain set in and increased
steadily during the whole time of the pro-
cesslon, until before the close drenching
rain was falling. Still nothing deferred
the Peoples party from carving ont their
programme.
They gathered at the appointed time
followed their line of march according to
previous arrangement, discharged their
fireworks as planned and did what they
had contemplated doing, Notwithstanding
the untoward circumstances.
Long before the hour for catherine
bands and clubs from every quarter began
w pa ouo ohC SlISeIS. AL o CLOCK Held'S
pand Serenaded The HERALD and other
places with their loveliest strains. The
scandinavian club about the same time
gave us three rousing cheers and tiger.
as did many other clubs as they passed
during the evening. At $50 the air was
hlled with sounds of music and the enthu
slastlc hum of voices. Precisely at
O'Clock the procession started from the
Deseret NeWs corner, marching southwark
down ctr h.
published.
The streets were literally thronged with
spectators, every awning and portico that
could afford shelter being utilized for the
oeneht OF the enthusiastic public. A per
feet cloud of umbrellas lowered over the
populace; but rain or no rain, umbrella or
no umbrella, shelter or no shelter, the
people were as determined to witness the
procession as the marchers were to take
part in it.
1t was difficult to move over the upper
part OF Main street unless one took the
middle OF the road, for the surging. though
good natured mass. Street cars were
blocked as no snowstorm ever tied them
up and other vehicles caught in the throng
were helpless.
Standing beside the line at the clock cor
ner, 1t was pretty sight to behold. and for
three-quarters of an hour as the paraders.
all with their torches and bands and cos
tunes and banners, poured in upon Main
street, 1t was wonderful, considering the
lnclemency of the elements. The line was
according to programme, from the corner
OF South Temple on Main to Third South.
with countermarch the entire distance
AS the parade started. and during its whole
march, the street was ablaZe with red and
green fire Examinations, while rockets.
Roman candles and other fireworks shot
athWart the sky
When the head of the column on its re-
turn march, had reached Zion's Savings
bank, the rear ranks had not arrived at
the initial point on their downward march.
81 the advance club and cavalry moved
north to the acqueduct on North Temple
street; In this position, with a solid NOV
ing column on either side of Main between
North Temple and Third South, halt was
called, the companies were wheeled into
line facing the middle of the street. and
then the greatest discharge of fireworks
was made 1t was a sight excellent to
behold from an elevated position.
For four blocks, Main street
was blazing, waving sea of flame.
The storm, which by this time came
down in torrents, was defed. Lurid lights
lit up the darkness. The very clouds were
pierced with the shooting flames; and so,
amid the smoke and fire and sounds of rev
elry, the parade was dismissed and re
turned to the various precincts.
The pluck of the Peoples party in turn
ing out in such style under the adverse
circumstances was the subject of favora-
bic comment on every hand, among fair
minded Liberals as well as others.
Some young Liberal screechers who
had loaded up with bug juice for the
occasion and who were evidently
bent on disturbance, hallooed and blew
their noisy horns in most unbecoming
and boisterous manner, to the disgust of
all ladies and gentlemen of both parties
who heard them
The parade lasted for a little over an
hour, and before its close the streets and
were fairly flooded with rain
and melted snow.
A prominent Liberal said to the writer.
1T was fine turnout, a good deal better
than we would have done under the cir
cumstances."