The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-11-08

to line across Broadway, and General
McMahon and his staff led the Unit
ed States troops as they passed on up /
the line OF march. There were reg
ular troops, battalions of cadets, en-
cheering corps, light artillery, ma
rines and blue jackets from the Am /
erican men Of war, National Guard /
troops from New York, regiments /
from Brooklyn, the National Guards /
Of Pennsylvania and New Jersey and
post after post Of the Grand Army
veterans; there were the bands we'll
known throughout the city and the
country; then came the letter carriers
In close array, winning cheer after
cheer as they passed the stands; the
tiremen In twenty three companies
with thirtytwo men In each, with
engines, hose carts, water towers, etc
The Italian division that entered line
at Park Row was particularly notice
able on account of the gorgeous silk
flags. Then came the German socie-
ties and independent organizations.
One figure that everyone hoped to
see on the grand reviewing stand was
absent; and many thoughts turned TO
Washington, where President Ben
jamin Harrison was watching by the
bedside Of the wife for whose life he
had given up hope. Vice President
Lew L. Morton, however, was there,
and did the honors of the United
| States Government He was accom-
panied by officers of the Cabinet, the
Italian and Mexican Ministers and
other official representatives of the
Italian, Spanish and French Govern
ments. 1t was brilliant assembly
on this official Reviewing Stand and
the one just opposite, between which
the review passed. For more than
tive hours the procession continued.
and when it was over not less than
| 10000 men had received the saluta-
ton of the Vice President and his
associates.
Even more attractive to many than
the day parade. with it's bands and
marching legions, was the night
pageant. Every resource of inge-
nulty had been taxed to make it the
most brilliant part of the celebration.
Early IN the evening they commenced
to gather along the line of lover
Broadway, just as the soldiers had
gathered In the morning, but it was
very different assembly. Down one
street and another were seen groups
of cyclers with their safeties, waiting
for the signal to start. The floats
were hidden away in other streets,
and it was not until 10 o'clock in the
evening that the line was fairly
under way. First after the grand
marshal and his aides, with beautiful
uniforms, came the wheelmen, be-
tween 1000 and $500 in number, their
wheels gayly decked with flags,
streamers and tissue paper of every
color, the noiselessness of their rub
Der tires more than made up by the
blast of the automatic horn, unlike
any other noise ever heard In the
universe. There were historical at
tires, among them Columbus followed
by band of Indians in full war
paint. Then came the floats preceded
by Cappa's military band. There
was the Car of Fame, with tribes OF
Indians and vedwellers an
other car represented pre- historic
America, with a mastodon's head
rising from an Indiarubber iceberg
and accompanied by Aztecs and Toll
tees of Mexico. Then came a group
of sun-worshippers, Aztec priests
swinging eensors below the altar; an
Italian society represented the vic
tory of genius-Columbus standing
on great globe; then followed The
statue of Columbus and a model of
the "Santa Maria" drawn by the
Spanish sailors from the "Infanta
ISABEL" Then came the Capt.
toll at Washington lighted inside
and out with electricity; the Car OF
Liberty was followed by the Genius
of the Press, represented by young
lady standing on the top of a gigan
} tic ink bottle and with small print
, ing press in operation; Music, Science
Poetry, Romance all followed, beau
! tifully illuminated by flash lights O.
, electricity. Then came the Suprem-
, acy of American Women. the Car O
the Oceans, the Ship of State an(
, Electra, the last a hydra headed
? monster, around which thousands O.
, incandescent lights flashed under thu
, control of the electrician in charge
| One of the great features was tn,
, march of the red men, 1900 of then
> in line with costumes of the mos
, approved style, and making thei
) presence manifest by boots and yell
8 of the most realistic type. Scarcel!
I less beautiful than the lights alon!
t the march were the lights on tn
\ buildings. Tiffany's in Union Squar
: was one blaze of light, while over al
s lowered the campanile of the Madi
. son Square Garden, which, from tn
t diamond point of light at its SUNNI
b to the base, seemed to be one Twin;
g light. From Twenty-third street u
Fifth Avenue extended a gay trium
!. phal arch. Poles had been erecte,
!. at regular intervals from which rope
: were strung bearing spheroidal Ian
}. terms with a deep, mellow, reddish
n yellow color; 1892 and 1892 wer
a seen everywhere, and ingenuity wa
i taxed to the utmost to give beautiful
+ hints of the advance made withil
4 late years in every line of life. Fa
9 after midnight the procession
kept on its Yay. and IT wa