Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-20
AND NOW CHICAGO.
The Big City of the Prairies
Starts in to Eclipse Gay
Gotham in the
HONORING OF COLUMBUS,
Though Baked by a Water Famine
and Milk That's Simply Awful
1OO,OO0,OO0 ON HER STREETS.
Her Display Of Brilliant Bunting Para
lyzes the Strangers.
HONORING OF COLUMBUS.
1OO,OOO,OOO ON HER STREETS.
Her Display Of Brilliant Bunting Para
lyzes the Strangers.
THE NATIONS ARIsT0CRACY THERE

rade as a feature of the Columbus celebrs
tion, will hardly compare in many respect
with New York's. The parade will consis
of string of carriages, somewhat like
funeral procession, relieved by few clat
tering troops of mounted men in gay uni
forms.
People who saw the preparations for tn
great parades in New York last week hardl,
know what to say about the preparation
for the similar events in this city. To-mor
row, for instance, will occur the civic pa
rade, in which, according to the statement
of the managers, people to the number Of
$4,000 will take part. Societies of various
kinds, aggregating that many members
have agreed to march, and at least 10000
people should do so.
The route is from the Lake Front Park il
front of the Auditorium through the hear
of the business part of Chicago, and it.
length will be between three and four miles.
Poor Grand Stand Accommodations.
In q walk of two miles along the route
Just four stands for the accommodation OF
spectators were seen. Two of those were
insignificant They would hold, possibly,
100 between them One at the corner of
Wabash and Washington streets will hold
perhaps 1000, and one at Washington and
State streets half as many more. That is
the total seating capacity of the stands of
the first half of the route
There is not stand along the Lake Front
Park. At the postofice, where the Mayor
is to review the procession, the seating ca
pacity of the stand is probably 5,000 and
vet here is a procession so long that the
last of them will not be reviewed in eight
hours from the start.
But if the people have made no prepara-
tions for comfort during the civic parade,
they have covered themselves with glory in
their displays of bunting One Frank
Vierling was sent to New York to make a
study of the bunting to be seen there last
week, and he returned and told the repre-
sentatlves here all about it.
Determined to Beat Gotham's Display.
He said a good many New York houses
spent $40, 900 in decorations, and that the
whole cost there was not far from S. 000,-
600. The Chicago business men deter
mined, so to speak, to meet the metropolis
and go her half a million better. More
lavish displays of bright-hued cloth could
not be imagined, while to the national
colors of red, white and blue are added
urodigious breadths of the municipal colors.
The weather has cleared away and the
shines as in an Indian summer The
nber-hued walls of the city, blackened
A.. the ever present smoke, are covered over
and their outlines softened by the masses of
tGiEting and the haze ia the air until one
really does believe that Chicago never
looked so well, and that no CITY was ever
,ssed in better taste
le display has called out tremendous
ing of people. Everybody in the city
from the suburbs round about, seems to
re appeared on the streets to-day to take
look at the bunting. The center of inter
st is State street, where the sidewalks for
a mile or two are solid mass of humanity;
but Wabash avenue and Dearborn street are
only little less crowded.
About a Million Extra sight-Seers.
Probably 1000, 900 more people more than
usual are on the streets to-day. A host has
gathered in the Lake Front Park, too where
the Marine Band gave concert this after
n DON. 1t was not a crowd that was familiar
with the faces of the great men who are to
be found about the hotels there, however,
for Governor Flower, Governor Russell and |
several others of like dignity were about |
the walk there this morning without any,
one paying them any attention whatever |
This was simply because they were un-
recognized, for when it was said to a group |
that Governor was passing an uncomfort- |
able crowd Immediately gathered.
1t is not little too bad that lust now.
when Chicago is posing before 1,000, 900 or |
more somewhat critical guests, that a water
famine should have impended. One side of /
big pump at the Chicago avenue pump
ing station blew out and great part of the
,ity is worried not little over the matter.
Business men found their places unpro-
Fided; people in the tenements went to the
ire plugs for supplies, and that with no
great success. Worse yet, the trouble
,ould not and will not be remedied for two
weeks
Deadly Peril in Windy City Milk.
Added to that comes a report from COM
nittee of one of the city's medical societies,
Who have been investigating Chicago's milk
upply. They examined by careful tests 10
amples OF milk taken from various parts
If the city. They found one that was of
uperior quality, two that were excellent
md halt dozen that would do The rest
we're bad and in most cases deadly. Three
ontained the germs of tuberculosis
A big event of Friday will be the bicycle
ournament at Washington Park track. The
managers announce that Zimmerman,
Nendle and Champion Johnston, with
,ther cracks, will be present They be-
ieve that the overflow from the throng ex-
,ected to 60 to Washington Park will alone
make the event q success
While to-night's ball is the great social
vent OF the weeks doings it is plebian
eside the dinner the Fellowship Club will
at at Kingsley's tomorrow night The
inner is limited to 150 covers, and here is
list OF some who have accepted in vita.
ions:
The Aristocracy Or the Nation to Attend.
Chauncey Depew, Henry Watterson.
.ichard Watson Glider, Robert L. Lin.
Din, f. d. Millet, the Governors of New
ork, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and 20
ther States, Vice President Morton. the
ecretaries OF State, War and of the In
,rior, the Attorney General, the Postmas-
n General, the Ministers from Spain.
ortugal, Belgium, Switzerland, japan.
enezuela and Nicaragua, Cardinal Gibbons
nd Archbishop Ireland.
Archbishop Ireland is to discourse at the
lauguration of the Congress Auxiliary
ridSy night This will be gathering of
lose chosen to serve on committees of
reparation for the Worlds Congresses. to
held in this city in connection with the
Iorld's Fair.
Before the National Commission of the
7orld's Fair to-day, the temperance :
lestion came up. j. n. Stearns, of New
ork City, with President Cuyler, OF the Ma 9
onal Non-Partisan Temperance Society. 6
I'd others, wanted to address the commit. /
in favor of prohibiting the sale of {
uuors on the grounds, and eventually car
ed their point The liquor men will have
similar hearing next week.
The Part Played by the Children. ,
Alth ough Chicago did not provide any, }
ing like the great parade Of school chill +
en- 1t the Columbian celebration in New h