Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-12
THE FLAMBBAU Club,
ENTERTAINED TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE, LAST
EVENING,
With an Exhibition Drill, on Market Street.-The
Parksrsburg Visitors Do Some Great Acts
and Evoke Wild Applause.
Ten thousand spectators.

len buOuSduu SpeCldCOrS.
That was the size Of the crowd which
witnessed the evolutions of the Parkers-
burg Flambeau Club, on Market street,
last evening.
The visiting Knights gave one Of the best
exhibitions Of the sort ever witnessed any
where, and it was a sight entirely unique
to most of the spectators who crowded the
streets in the vicinity of this Office. Indeed,
the multitude was so great, and the avail
able space was so limited, that thousands
who were in the vicinity had but an imper-
feet idea of what was going on, while Cap
tain Baker had a good deal of trouble at
times in obtaining room TO 60 through the
exercises.
People began to make their way towards
the vicinity of Market and Twelfth and
Market and Fourteenth streets about sew
en- o'clock, and by eight, although the drill
was not to come on until nine, there was
not less than ten thousand citizens packed
within a space of three BLOCKS on Market
street. Every building was ocCrpied by
the crowd, the windows OF business houses
being filled clear up as high as six stories,
and such favorable localities as the Reilly
block, the New City Bank, the Mcclure
House, the Public Library, the REGISTER
Ofice and others in that vicinity contained
hundreds of ladies and gentlemen, while
boys perched on posts, awnings, and on
every elevation giving foothold. By nine
o'clock the crowd had increased until
it filed the street solidly from Four
teenth to above Twelfth, aud when the drill
was commenced, the clearing OF a very
small space for the manouvres and the
blaze of Roman candles and the torches at
tracted still more people until the limits OF
the crowd extended as far north as the
Hotel Brunswick.
The clue came up Market street. from
the direction Of the postoffice, headed by
the Parkersburg band, about ten minutes
past niue, and were given a great recep-
tion by the crowd. The visitors were mr.
ing roman candles at great rate, and the
spectacle was very pretty one. me
FlambeauX were under the command OF
Captain S. B. Baker, with 4. w. Warwick
as his First Lieutenant and Q. e. Morrison
as second, and the following members were
in line:-
r. w. Grimm, w. H. Dunbar, F. d.
Bailey, u. L. Taylor, G. I. Taylor. Adolph
Hiehle, K. F.. LaJhrop, w. e. McDougal,
]. A. Bee, F.. r. Prince, w. r. Freed, Z.
p. Dudley, Geo. X. Gam0rill, Paul Prayer,
7. j. Garnett, Ben G. Rauch, j. s: Paxton,
w. & Davis, ]. L. Cramer, w. N. Smoot,
Harry c. Hopkins, e. &. Aker.
As soon as a vacant space could DC
cleared, the evolutions of the club began,
and continued for full hour, being alter
mated between Fourteenth and Twelfth
streets. so as TO give as many people as pos
sible a chance 10 see them, and much salts
faction was expressed by those who were
in position to command view. The or
ganization has marching tactics down to a
very fine point, and do q large variety OF
intricate figures without turning hair
Some of the evolutions are very compllcat-
ed, but there was never hitch last night
and after each tangle, the boys looked Just
as though they could DO the same thing
again, three times out OF four.
After spending an hour in delighting
the crowd and wearing out their shoes, the
club broke ranks, and the officers and men,
bers were overwhelmed with congratula-
tons. Capt Baker has fine command,
and he knows it.
To-day the following members Of Park
ersburg Division No. will take part in
the prize drill:
Captain, S. B. Baker; Lieutenant r. w.
Warwick; Herald, e. Z. Morrison; Right
Guide, E. w. Grimm; Left Guide, e. E.
Aker. T. d. Bailey, j. A. Bee, j. L..
Cramer, w. E. Davis, w. n. Dunbar, g..
p. Dudley, w. h. Freed, Geo. K. Gam
brill, Il. ]. Garnett, Adolph Hiehle, Harry
C.. Hopkins, j. s. Paxton, b. Il. Prince,
Ben. @. Rauoh. w. n. Smoot, u. I. Taylor,
Y. II. TAYLOR, aud Lieutenant Paul Prayer.