The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-26
IN THE CROWD.
The Procession at the Corner Of
Third and Market.
A Great Ovation Given the President as He
Passes-Earket Street Presents a
Brilliant Spectacle.

All the world and his wife seemed out in the
streets last night, and a large fraction seemed to
have selected LOttas fountain as tie place from
which TO view the procession aud get good
look at The President
As early as hai-past six O'clock a thin line
was formed along the edges Of the sidewalk.
Every minute brought new arrivals uatil two
dense black ranks Of humanity, al least eight
deep, lined Market street far The eye
could see, and behind them circulated SLOW NOV
ing streams Of late coming spectators looking for
a gap ~ The close packed thrOng.
Stlii thicker grew ;he crowd, aud the police be
gan to have to work hard TO Keep Them 10 the
sidewalk. Stili thicker II grew until the open
STAGE round Loua's fountain was completely
tled with people, AID the crowd began To over
Then the people who were so lucky as TO have
been Invited 10 view the procession from WIN
dows and balconies commenced TO arrive and
by hait-paSl every point OF vantage from winch
a view Of The procession cOnld be obtained was
filled with spectators.
TEDIOUS WAIT.
Tie early Corners were beginning to find the
wait tedious, but Just At thlS moment Il Keen
eyed member Of tie crowd noticed rocket soar
ing heaVenWafd 10 The direction OF th- bay.
More followed and tile word passed round that
the boat had started from oakland. Another
period of waiting followed, and tue crowd was
Just becoming llstleSS again When The strains OF
4 military band were heard, and The spectators
had something to look at as The militia marched
Iast On their way 10 The Terry.
so far the police had managed TO keep the peO-
Vie in 1 wo dense Iiues. but kuofs now began TO
gather in lie center OF the streef, and the pa
TENT early comers. realizing that these Won d be
forced back upon Them aud their long Waling
thrown away broke their ranks ana occupied
the whole OF the street. The police work d hard
aud tie noun ed msn had no difficulty IN forcing
the crowd back, but as soon as they passed lie
crowd advanced again and occupied the ground
IL lad lost.
Meanwhile the fre-work display on the bay
was in progress, and tie crowd broke into eX-
araF.s FfUs nHwaf ns
COnrsed upward aud exploded Into cOiored ire or
golden shower.
MUSIC OF THE ADVANCE.
Presently lie sounds OF military music and the
hoaTse roar Of cheering. came from the direction
81 lhe ferry, and before long the crowd broke
will a run as the platoon OF mounted police
forced it, WY through them. Following them
came The United States ctyairy aud tie regular
infantry IN column Of companies. HE TANKS OF
lie regulars were protected By The Two Police
Patrol wagons, tut the Second and IhTd Regl-
meuIs OF militia which followed were consider
iby Iutefiefed win by the crowd, which pressed
into the street and forced The end files from their
places.
Tie sound of the cheering grew nearer and
louder aud the crowd could be kept back no
longer as The barOuche and four III which Tie
President was seated came. The procession was
halted Tor couple OF minutes just as The Pres
iuenI came abreast of Lotta's fountain, and an
excellent view OF the ctyS guest was obtained
by such OF the crowd as were not engaged III
Keeping out Of the way of The horses heels.
When the procession restaTied great demon
stratlon was made The men Cheered and
wayeu their hats aud the balconies and windows
were d sea OF waving haudkereniefs.
BRILLIANT SPECTACLE,
Tie spectacle both up ana down Market street
was now a most brilliant one. Overhead hung
sitting behind string Of fulterng flags, and the
dIauIng OF the buildings lining the street showed
up - clearly as If II were day. Inc STREET WAS
blaze OF light COOTed nres burned at every cor
ueT and from every telegraph pole hung electric
lights which showed up big and luminous in The
OIegf0uud and dwindled away in the distance
10 tIuy j-is. Addeo 10 ali this, every building
was Il blaze OF light from basement TO top story,
and as a croWHiug effect, aloug the whole line
rose a constant stream OF rockets, bombs and
rumag candles.
Following TIE Presidents carriage came the
Slate military and naval officials with their
sJaUS, and the rear was brought up by the Sec
Ond Artillery and the First Regiment, the fne
showing made by the former Calling 0ut Gil GERS
from HE crowd. Some fresh excitement was
added al the close of The procession by a couple
OF tiIe-eugines and hose-carts which were Oh their
way a HrighbUring tire.
Then lie crowd began 10 melt away along the
side streets, Will The consciousness Inat tney had
been spectators Of an historic event.