The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-10-21
THE GREAT CIVIC PARADE.
1t Was Peoples Day and They Turned On
FIN Mass

1t Was Peoples Day and They Turned Out
En- Eass
CHICAGO. Oct, 20.-The second day of the
series of psgeants commemorative of the
four hundredth anniversary of the discov-
cry OF America by Christopher Columbus
in connection with the dedication of the
buildings for housing the great Columbian
exposition, opened cherries aud cold, with
dull clouds obscnring the face OF the sky.
But in spite OF these adverse conditions
the vast crowd gathered in the oity from
ali quarters of the country and from all
nations of the globe, TO witness thiB mo-
mentous event
The ceremonies of the day opened with
the great civic parade at IL o'clock, in
which il is estimated nearly one hundred
thousand people participated actually, and
which was witnessed by q million aud a
hall of spectators. The work of decorat-
ing the city which has been in progress
nearly q week, was completed late yester-
day afternoon and this morning.
The great public buildings, huge busi-
structures and lofty Office buildings in the
centre of the city and smaller stores and
private residences in the outer districts are
gay with bunting, banners, gonfslons,
streamers and all the drspery which goes
TO made up decorated city on the most
festal occasion. Through miles and miles
of street these decorations extend IN be-
wildering array or colors from house
fronts, and flag stalls, and halysrds
stretched from copestone to foundation
with fiuttering fsglets bearing the colors
and symbols of every nation under
heaven.
The parade formed on the lake front and
l. I'D h,1r <,f
business streets the leading division dis
banding at the end to make way for those
following before the final divisions had
fallen into line at the start
The parade was made up as follows:
Chief of Police McClsughey and inspectors
mounted. followed by a detachment of
mounted police and they in turn by de-
tschment of police On foot. marching COM
pany front. and stretching from curb TO
curb, sweeping aside the pressing throng
on each side of the street. to make room
for those who followed. Next came Sousa's
Marine band and the Mexican National
band playing martial music in turn SO that
the blare OF brass and resounding drum
was heard at all times At the head Of the
procession. Then came Major General
Nelson A Miles. and marshal of the
parade, Respondent in ali the glory and
circumstance of bis official position in the
army of the United States, followed by his
staff and aides de camp Next. superbly
mounted came the Chicago hussars
dressed in black with white trimmings.
headed By bugle corps, acting IS an escort
TO the mayor and city council OF Chicago in
carriages and the governors of the different
states. surrounded by their brilliant mill
tary STATS This closed the first division
The second division was LED by the hide
pendent Order OF Forresters, 200 strong,
marching twenty-five front. Next came
numerous italian societies in which
dark green and sunny Italy showed to ad-
vantage. Following them was a giganuc
float represensing Columbus discovering
America.
Next were 300 Greeks wearing their ma
tional coiors of blue and white. Then fol-
lowed the Patriotic Order of the Sons of
America, 5000 strong. The followed in
close order the Loyal Orange society, each
member decked with bow of orange rib
bon. At their heels came !, 500 member
of the German Turnvereiu, headed by the
natiopal commission in their order, attired
in gray, each man having on his breast the
Chicago colors. terra Gotta and white.
Next were 200 members of the Bohemian
Turner societies. Then 500 German vet
Grams.
The nationality suddenly changed again
and the plaids Of bouny Scotland stretched
IN long files, making total of !, 200 men for
whose marching bagpipes swelled their
droning notes. They included two hun
dred and fifty men Of the Royal Scots reg
iment clad IN royal Stuart plaid, and fifty
zen wearing the uniform of the famous
Black Watch regiment, and those in turn
By plaids of every clan of Macs between
Berwick and John O. Groats. Britain
came next in the black and gold Of the Sons