The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-21

Sons of St. Patrick, Sons of Garibaldi, and
various and sundry other bands OF sons"
of almost every ssuntry and ct every CLINE
were seemingl rithout limit the Inde-
pendent and C.ltholic orders both being
out in force. They made 10 point of num-
bers almost one quarter OF the entire
parade.
The weather was admirable for the pa
rade. The sun shone warm during the
early part of the day, but later the sky
became overcast, and to many of the spec
tators who stood hour after hour watching
the stream flow past, the fresh northern
breeze was trifie uncomfortable. But
for the man who bore the burden OF the day
the temperature could not have been better
adjusted. They did their work surpass-
ingly well, and in its doing they honored
themselves, the city, and the vast host OF
strangers within her gates.
THE REVIEWING STAND.
The official reviewing stand was built
around portion of the federal govern
ment building, from the Adams street
side of which a magnificent view was OBJ
tained by the vice presidential party and
other notable visitors. The structure was
massive and strongly built. On the
Adams street side boxes were bnilt on the
stand for the vice president, the various
state governors. the diplomatic corps, and
the press. The rest of the Adams street
stand was filled to overflowing with guests
and the municipal authorizes. The end
sections on the Clark and Dearborn street
sides were occupied by 3, 400 school children,
appropriately dressed in the national
colors There were 1,700 of these young
Americans on either side, and at intervals
patriotic and other songs were sung by
them. in chorus. The Adams street Sec
tion seated about 2. 500 people, and alto
gether not less than 5000 people were on
the whole range of the stand The ends of
the stand were admirably decorated, es-
pecial attention being devoted 10 the
Adams street section. Tue vice presidential
party and Invited guests reached their
seats via the Dearborn street entrance, and
thence through a sideway in the building
facing on Adams street. The government
building itself was elaborately decorated
with festoons of the national and munich
pal colOrs, forming a gorgeous background
to the glorious picture presented by the
parading columns at the center of interest.
THE PARADE.
No mere dancing affair, no social func-
ton, however magnificent, could Signallze
to the great masses the Inauguration of
the Columbian week fetes. There must
be an unending parade and bands of music
to do this, and today, with cloudy
skies and bracing air, the people had
both. The parade line, which was miles
long, impressed the great and earnest
masses, AS also the dignitaries of other
nations and the bigwigs of our own, that
the Colum oian exposition was "A thing Of
the near tu ure. And the Dau gural day WAS
the peoples day. The official opening of
the dedcatory fetes was marked by a.civic
parade. A major general of the United
States army Was the grand marshal for the
demonstration, because he knew how to
do it well, and not because it was parade
OF troops. The Chicago Hussars, to be
sure, were in the line, but they were Incl
dental aud served as AN escort.
The people in town arose early today, !
though the booming of the cannon to sig
nal the Start of the procession WAS not
heard till IL o'clock. Out from the over
crowded hotels and from the boarding |
houses of the outskirts the people came |
long before hand with the sunrise. They
frightened the streets with movement and |
the color,of vivid badges. The morning |
trains OF early morning brought other |
thousands from near by and from far dis
tant places. These flowed into the quick
enlng throughfares. 10 prevent the crowds |
gathering would be easier than to disperse |
them when they had congregated, and so
the police early applied themselves to the
task of prevention. Hence when 10 o'clock |
lad come the great stretches of pavement
were Clear, like stony lanes between the |
banked-up throngs on the curbs, all along |
shis route: Michigan avenue forth to
VanBuren street, west on NanBuren TO
Waoash avenue, north on Wabash avenue
to Lake street. west on Lake to State |
street. south on State to Adams street, |
west on Adams TO Franklin street, south |
OH Franklin TO jackson street, and east on
jackson to State street, where the process
sion should disband.
Meanwhile the sun, which III the gray
dawn had risen beyond the waters of Lake
lsss had \
clouds held back the Sunshine. The air
was chilly, and a searching wind from
somewhere sucked through the streets be-
tween the great buildings, and the people
gathered their Wraps closer about them.
Bnt the overcast WAS such as scarcely
boded rain and nobody cared for the
autumn chill in the gusty air. The children
had mounted To their places in the grand
stand OF the Official review. The digni-
taries OF many nations the men of place
and position, and Vice President Morton,
under civil escort. had taken their posi-
tions at IL O'Clock. All was ready then,
and the waiting WAS not long Out on the
lake front in the open space soon after II
o'' lock three suleu booming guns spoke
ont tue signal for the start. Then appear
ed at the startlug point the chief officer of
the day. The police ahead of him led the
way, the various societies falling in from
The streets opening into the route OF
march
At the head of the parade to hold in
check the dense crowd which thronged
the sidewalks and forced itself into the
streets, came the mounted police Chief
McClaugLry rode in advance Then came
n detachment on foot Directly behind
Game Sousa's New Marine band, acting as
an escort tor tie Mexican National baud.
As quickly us the strains from one band
died away the other took it up, and from
the beginning TO the eud of the
line OF march there was continuous
music at the head OF the procession. At i
the heels OF the Mexican band Was Major
General Miles, The grand marshal OF the
parade benind HIM elattered a swarm of
aides. The Chicago Hussars We're the es-
cort to the mayor OF Chicago. the city
council (in carsiage) and the governors of
the different states each of whom was sur
rounded by a brilliant staff.
The second grand division was led by the
Independent Order OF Foresters, 1000
strong, who made fine appearance as
they swept dowG the streets In their
rear was a gigantic float representing
Columbus Discovering America" The
rest OF the division was composed of 800
Grecians. 5000 members OF the Patriotic
Order Sons OF America, $3.50 members of
the Chicago Tucuyerein society, 7e0 menu
bers Of the Jahn Turner's sociesy, 800 Ger
man veterans, l.2oo bonnie Scots (oons of
St GEORGE, ZOO members OF Polish socie-
ties and 10000 Swedes In four carriages
were sixteen pretty girls, representing in
their attire the ratious national female
costumes o. Sweden aud Norway. |.
The next division WAS made up OF 1900
boys from the grammar and high schools
OF Chicago. Then tramped eight fepre-
sentatives OF every Grand Army pus. in
Chicago and Cook county, reinforced by
numerous delegates from nelghboriny
Cities. Tue veterans were not above $50