St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-28
Three Thousand Visitors
Swarm Down Upon the
Historic Fortress,
Eat a Barbecue, Hear the Mu
sic and View the Dress
Parade.
The School Board FlockS by
Itself and Raises Jani-
tors Salaries.
Two Lectures Last Night Add
ed to Public Infor-
nation.

1t was large and motley crowd that
went 10 Fort Smelling yesterday. One
would hardly have supposed there were
So many idle people in town. Girls with
sailor hats added to the gum chewing
habit gigEling mania; jaunty
young men with fortissimo clothes and
Wheeling stogies in their faces; foreign
families, papa, mama, Peter in blouse
knickerbockers, Wilhemina with her
hair braided so tight her eyes wouldn't
go shut, and the inevitable disconnected
baby. He and she, living illustrations
of the fact that love is not only blind
itself but thinks everybody else is. A
tough or two on his good behavior.
business men, old men, old women,
young women, and in fact all the
sorts and conditions of humanity
that 90 to make up all American crowd
They all went to Fort Smelling because
the street car line had Just opened, and
they preferred to go before the influx of
city civilization had time to destroy the
martial simplicity of the place.
They crowded into the cars until only
one in seven had chance TO breathe,
ana nObody'S toes were respected. They
ratified along out West Seventh street,
past the spiritless monotony of the flats,
out into the suburbs. On either side
are the bluffs framing the river valley.
The dull green of the turf fades into
the tawny and ruGdy tlntS of the oaks.
with bare tree here and there sketched
i'll gray. Unless one loves the rich
colors and purple haze the ride is unin-
tereSting, especially if one has feet.
BY and by the cars whirl round the
curve and stop just at the bridge in
front of the Fort Smelling hotel. There
was barbecue there yesterday. The
man named Harris who owns the hotel
gave it, and it was free.
He had deep hole dug at the left of
the car track, and Monday night whole
OK. dressed, was put in to roast. All
night long attendants turned him. till,
by yesterday noon, he was done through,
and tasted better than any meat you
ever ate before, The men in charge
cut off slices and joints and made sand
witches. More than 5000 people had
taste of that OK. Then they walked
across the bridge and said, ''Ain't that
elegant?' as they looked down to Mem
dOta, or up and across the river to the
hay, wooded shore.
Fort Smelling Is place the magDifi-
cence of whose distances q great many
people never appreciated till yesterday.
The band concert was at $3.50 in front
of Col. MaSon'S house IN the upper post.
The Third Infantry band, with G. w.
Graves as leader, gave the concert, and
this is the programme they played:
March ct Cortege-"La Riena de
Potpourri-"o Fair Dove! o FOND
woliz-Un Bal la cour =. .Fahfba SSy il
Se.enade-'The Lover and the Man (
dO1ip'f lT;-e,,5
Selection-"Bells of Cornevilie''. Planquette
Gallop-"Ghariot Race" Sherman
The first call tor dresS parade was
sounded at AIS. The band took its stand
on the right, and the companies, after
company inspection in front of the bar
racks, formed in line at quick time.
Three hundred men, one of the old
est regiments in the service, the Third
infantry, stood in the most immaculate
uniforms. Since the oath of May, 1896,
the name of the Third, with for its Off
GERS such men as Buell., Grant, Hitch
cock, has been famous in military an
nails. 1t headed the column that marched
into the City of Mexico after the famous
assault of AZ, and brought home as
trophy baton made from the flagstaff
that stood in the plaza in front of the
grand cathedral.
The band troops off," playing down
the line from right 10 lett, counter
marches and comes back to form again
at the right. The line is presented.
The adlutant, Lieut.. Kennedy, down
the center, SAYS: present arms and
announces, Parade is formed.'' He
steps to his station at the right of the
commandment, and Col. Mason's voice on
the crisp October air calls out the exer-
else OF the manual of arms. He directs
the adjutant to receive the report. Then
from the first S.rgeantS in line come in
quick succession. Company II all
present or accounted for!'' Company
A, Company B, Company G, Company
+, Company c, Company E and Com
pany ID. The orders of the day follow,
the officers march up and salute the
commanding officer. and as the officers
break ranks the sergeant major takes
command. The companies break into
column to the right, salute the colors
and the parade is over.
Lower sinks the sun. Its lower edge
touches the horizon. The wind is chill
and nipping. Lower goes the disc.
lower and lower still, and as it's last
CLEAN sinks with day into the west.
''booml' the farewell of the sunset gun
goes echoing down the dusky valley,
across the river and far into the shad-
OWy land beyond.