Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-21
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CHICAGO, Oct 20.-The day of the pro-
digious civic parade has been marvellous to
contemplate. From the somewhat belated
dawn, belated by blowing clouds of coal
smoke until the hour of the suns eclipse at
moon, uncounted throngs gathered at the
kcene of the parade. From noon until $3.50
khey crowded and compressed and swayed
Ind marched in masses that filled the streets
of the city.
They saw the grandest pageant the nation
ever beheld, and went home gratifed and
contented that they had reason for their
self-congratulation. No one who saw the
parade has any doubt, for it was not only
complete and successful, but was in many
WAYS typical of the booming, breezy city in
which it took place.
The police came to the scene early and
were distributed a rod apart along the
route. They carried their clubs in their
hands, for no orders had been issued to pre-
vent the use of clubs After considering
the matter, Chief McCloughry decided that
a Chicago crowd could not be controlled
without clubbing,
The Police Obliged to Use Their Clubs.
The ordinary traffic with trucks was
stopped immediately after the police came,
and by 9 o'clock the trucks carrying sup
plies to hotels and restaurants were ex-
cluded. Then for two hours the crowd were
more or less free to file in the streets. The
sidewalks filled up very quickly, so did the
side streets, after which the spaces between
cutters were filled and emptied by turns.
The police were ordered to keep the route
cleared from curb to curb after 10 o'clock.
They obeyed as we'll as they could, cop-
sidering the crowd they had to deal with.
They drove the people out of some of the
blocks while other crowds filled the space
behind them, and in no case was any street
kept absolutely clear.
At 10 o'clock four companies only were
on Michigan avenue ready to fall in line.
At IL o'clock more than %, 600 were there
already in line, and some 10000 in addi-
tion coming and handy by. The line would
lave started not more than IS minutes late,
Dut for the curious fact that the carriage in
.nded for Governor Flower, of New York,
got lost en- route to the starting point and
ras not found
Every Inch Of Standing Room Occupied.
1t had been arranged that Mr.. Morton
hculd arrive at the reviewing stand at II
clock, the hour for starting the parade,
md many people curious to see the repre-
sentative of the nation came to Adams
street, which the reviewing stand over
looked. In front of the reviewing stand
and as far as the eye could see, the walks
were covered with solid masses of specta-
tors that swayed and shuddered. but did
not leave their places, while the spaces be-
tween the curbs were filled with multitudes.
Allowing two square feet to an individual,
the crowd directly under the reviewing
stand at 1880 numbered more than Il, 600.
All at once q lone carriage appeared in
Adams street in view of the grand stand.
There was q policeman on the box beside
the driver, and that made the crowd look
on curiously until some one recognized
slender, smooth-faced man within 1t and
shouted: Sits Morton!' Thereat every
body got up and cheered. Mr. Morton has
rarely, Ii ever, seen q crowd more enthusi-
astic over his presence. The carriage for
Governor Flower arrived in Michigan ave-
nue at 11:44 o'clock, and at 11:45 the line
obeyed the order, Forward, marchp' In
quickstep time, to the music of the Marine
Band, the head of the column moved no rth
along Michigan avenue.
Where the Parade Was Best Seen.
At Van Buren, street 1t turned west one
block and then headed north through
Wabash avenue. 1t was here, and when
marching south again through State street,
that the parade was seen to the best ad-
vantage. 1t was Just at noon when the
spectators on the grand stand had their at
tentions drawn to the column that was then
crossing Adams street, bound north; but SO
dense was the crowd between the stand and
the line of march that nothing of the column
could be seen. However. at 1928 the
mounted police at the head of the column
IL
bound west, before the reviewing stand.
officer, stood up and barred his head, and the
chief function of Chicago's own day was
begun.
First of all the civic bodies was the
group of city officials in carriages, headed
by Mayor Washburn-a smiling lot, who
saluted the Vice President as one of the
boys whom they'd eeen and hoped to again
Join later in the same way. The spectators
applauded them, but turned quickly to the
italian societies.
Columbus In q Gorgeous Float.
The most noticeable part of their display
was q long, double float. The front part of
the float WAS made to represent an island in
climate where palms grow. A half dozen
Indians in 9 wealth of tawny cloth orna-
mented with gold fringe and feathers, re-
clined on the island. On the rear was a
working model of the Santa Maria that
pitched and plunged as il in mighty sea.
A planned Christopher Columbus stood on
the quarter deck and gazed at the island
through psstebosrd mailing tube.
The next noticeable feature of the parade
was gres. procession of carriages 100 or
moro, containing the Governors with their
staAk The carriages were labeled for the