Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-11-12
REPUBLICANS, WHERE WERE THEYl

Victorious Democrats Literally Paint the
 Town Red-The Largest Crowd Ever
 Seen on the Streets.
 Victorious democrats literally painted the town red last night. The pent up enthusiasm of four years found vent on every hill and in every ward. The small boy was in his glory, and his bIg brothers and sisters, too, for that mat ter, did all they could to increase the glare and swell the noise.
 Shortly after o'clock the people
 began to gather in the vicinity of the
 green. First few torches, then a car
 riage, band, a drum corps, more torches, carriages, horsemen, pedes-
 trians and political clubs, until the
 green and it's surrounding streets were filled. Everywhere was present the tin
 horn, and at times the brass bands could not be heard.
 About 8 o'clock Chief Marshal F. A. Spencer gave the order to march. Fol lowing the chief marshal and his aides came a troop of horsemen, whose pranc- ing steeds made an opening for the column through Exchange place. The ! order to start the procession seemed to in clude the order to start everything else. Music noise, Roman candles, rockets and red fire. A supply wagon followed | the horsemen. It was filled with fire | works, which were distributed at in \ tervals throughout the line. The Cana ! dian band came next at the head of marching clubs carrying brooms. Next the St Aloysius drum corps in advance of long line of carriages containing the town and campaign committees and prominent democrats. Then followed
 the Naugatuck contingent with the II Naugatuck drum corps in front. A | group of horsemen from Watertown ! followed. The German band came next followed by two big delivery wagons
 from Hellmann's brewery. The wagons ! were filled with German democrats and
 were covered with red, white and blue
 bunting. A long column of men and
 boys followed the wagons. Another
 band headed the Third Ward Demo-
 cratic club, which marched in first rate style, in fact this club and the Nauga-
 tuck paraders were the only ones that
 made any pretence to marching. The line of march was through the principal
 streets, as published yesterday.
 Every ward was visited and the resi- dents received the celebrators with
 cheers and red fire. The Naugatuck
 valley brewery. the Naugatuck depot,
 Charles Miller's house, Christopher
 Strobel's house. the residences or R. K Brown, F. J. Brown, Mrs R. V. Brown
 and John Fitzpatrick deserve special mention. The localities making the
 greatest display were central avenue, Hillside avenue, Baldwin street and
 Washington street. Cooke street, al though not included In the line Of march, had the honor of having the Ionly old time bonfire in that part of the Icity. It burned in front of No from : luntil after 10. A liberal supply of red lire and rockets were also set off on the lawn, At John O'Neill's residence there was a regular blaze of red
 and green lights. It was 1O:45 when the parade was dismissed in front of the DEMOCRAT office.
 The awning in front Of Nugent store caught fire during the celebration , and was completely destroyed. Several holes were burned in Benjamin Sedg- wick's awning on Bank street. Fortu-
 nately no other damage was done and Inc serious accidents are reported which is remarkable, considering the amount
 of colored fire burned, The crowds that thronged the streets all along the hne in numbers and enthusiasm placed al other celebrations held in Waterbury II 3 the shade.
 5 There is considerable talk over the l action of the American band in leaving l Ithe ranks when their rooms were 9 reached on Bank street. The band was r hired by Thomas J. Moran of the com . mittee on music, with instructions te l report at the green. The crowd was SC t large when the line was ready to move that at the start it was a Ro-as-you please, bands, drum corps and club t falling in wherever they might. In thu r confusion the America band was not as s signed any special position and wher r the order was given to move the mem 3 bers fell in at the rear, marched as ia !. as their rooms and left the line withou 8 playing note. They expect to be pait e for their services.
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