Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-09
KNIGHTS ON PARADE
An Imposing Spectacle in .Denvers
Streets.
STAMPEDE At HOMESTEAD CHECKED.
Trial Of the Wholesale Poisoner in
London.
KOLB ISIS UES A GARD.


MANY SIR KNIGHTS IN LINE.
Grand Conclave Parade in Denver This
Morning.
DENVER, Aug. 9-The welcome rain of yes
terday afternoon, while it rather spoiled the
beauty of some Of the decorations, cooled the
air greatly and made life more pleasant for the
thousands Of visitors in the city.
Shortly after noon the showers commenced
and by pm. all was cool and pleasant where
before it had been hot, dry and very uncom-
Portable. Preparations were going on all the
time for the grand parade this morning The
chief marshal's office was a busy place. All the
positions had been assigned long ago. but it was
impossible to tell just what commanderies
would be on hand to take the positions assigned
them. Orders were issued to be in place at 9
O'Clock and at the time they were all ready.
THE PARADE.
After waiting an hour guns were fred and
, the procession moved. Just at the same time
Grand Master Goblin and his escort St 5ohn's
Commandery of Philadelphia, started from the
Brown Palace Hotel for the official reviewing
stand at 18th street and Logan avenue The
Ire of march began az I4th street. crossed over
Court place to 18th street. up 10th avenue. past
the reviewing stand to Race stI eet and then re-
turned 10 the business section again.
The parade broke up at the Masonic Temple.
The fourteen divisions formed on as many sides
and took their places as the line moved along.
As the start was made at 10 o'clock with 25. 900
men in line the rear hardly in motion two
hours later. The column formed and marched
in the following order:
Platoon of mounted police.
Sir Frank b. Hill. grand marshal Sir Julius
Bissel, chief Of staff; staff of fifty aids and fifty
surgeons.
First division-Right Eminent Sir Byron L.
Carr, grand commander. Colorado. command
ing; Very Eminent Sir A. A. Bernard, chief OF
staff; fifty aids.
The twenty-three Colorado Communicates.
Second diyision-Right Eminent Sir Robert
H. Chamberlain, grand commander of Massa-
chusetts, commanding: six aids from Colorado:
Washington Commandery, Washington, ID. c.;
Columbia Commandery of Washington, D. c.;
Potomac Commandery of Georgetown: De
Molay Commandery of Washington St. Johns
Commandery of Providence; Boston Com
mandery Of Boston; Worcester Commandery of
Worcester DeMolay Commandery Of Boston;
Haverhill Commandery of Haverhill; Woon-
socket Commandery of Woonsocket. r. l.;
Narragansett Commandcry of Westerly r. l.;
South Carolina Commandery of Charleston,
s. c.
Third division-Right Eminent Sir George F.
Loder. grand commander of New York, COM
manding; seventeen communicates from New
York. three communicates from New Hamp-
shire and three from Connecticut
Fourth division-Right Eminent Sir Hunt
iHStoii DfONI. Srullu commander OF OlfO COM
mandfng; twenty-five commanderies from Ohio
Kentucky communicates from Louisville,
Frankfort, Covington and Maysvile.
Fifth division-Right Eminent Sir Joseph s.
Wright. grand commander of Pennsylvania
commanding; twenty-five Pennsylvania COM
mnnderies.
Sixth division-Right Eminent j. A. Manning.
grand commander of Indiana commanding;
thirty-five Indiana Communicates, four COM
manderies from Texas.
Seventh division-Right Eminent Sir S. C.
Randall. past grand commander of Michigan
commanding; thirty Michigan communicates.
one commandery from Mississippi and one
from Alabama.
Eighth division-Right Eminent Sir S. O.
Spring. grand commander of Illinois, COM
manding: forty Illinois COMMANDMENTS
Ninth division-Right Eminent Sir William
F. Sumner, grand captain general of California.
commanding; four California communicates,
SIX from tennessee, three from Georgia seven
from Wisconsin and nine from New Jersey.
Tenth division-Right Eminent Sir John R.
commanding; twenty Missouri communicates.
three from Alabama and three from New
Mexico.
Eleventh division-Right Eminent Sir W. F.
Cleveland, grand commander of Iowa, COM
manding; fifteen communicates; eight from
Minnesota.
Twelfth division Right Eminent Sir E. C.
Cupl, grand commander of Kansas, command
ing; twenty Kansas communicates, one from
MARYLAND and two from Utah.
Thirteenth division-Eminent Sir Adrian v
5. Saunders of Nebraska commanding: ten Ne
braska communicates five West Virginia COM
manderies, three from Arkansas and one from
Oklahoma
Fourteenth division-Right Eminent Sir Da-
vid NJ. Holmes. grand commander North Da-
kota. commanding; two Communicates from
North Carolina, two from Oregon, two from
Washington, one from Montana, two from North
Dakota, two from South Dakota, two from Wyo-
ming and one from Arizona.
ALONG THE LINE OF MARCH.
There were nearly two dozen public stands
scattered along the line of march. They held
from 100 to 1000 people each, besides there
were, were ,nngmerabie n;nsa private stands and
was crowded with sightseers. Unlike
Denver did not charge for the privilege of look
ing out OF the windows, and visitors took ad-
vantage Of their kindness. There
was charge, though, for seats in
the public stands, and at 10 O'Clock
packed from top to bottom, while the streets
about them were filed with a living mass.
Lemonade venders and peddlers Of all descrip-
tions thronged the thoroughfares and their
cries filed the air.
The beautiful costumes Of the ladies added to
twenty feet deep. Boxes and barrels were in
demand as standing places, and several long
headed grocerymen made many dollar by re-
failing these articles.
THE DECORATIONS.
Last nights shower had little effect on the
decorations and they showed up bright and
handsome this morning. The air was cool and
bracing, and q few clouds at times
hid the sun and prevented it from
exhibiting its full force on the people.
It was one Of the pleasantest days imaginable.
Evenings and mornings here are always cool,
even when it is warm in the middle of the day.
Even then it is dry heat though and humidity
is almost unknown.
No one ever heard Of Q person being affected
BY the sun in Denver, and the cool, bracinR
atmosphere was welcome change to those who
came from lower attitudes. There was not a
stranger who passed the tramway power house
who did not notice the inscription over it's
doorway, "One mile above sea level" and
wonder, for that Il Deuver's altitude.
The sidewalks are rather wide and locomotion
va slow because Of the great crowds, and many
wondered where al the strangers were staying
but the city accommodated all who came and
cnn take care Of q, ,00om more With little effort.
even though there arc 100, 900 visiton in the
city now.
Denver has always prided herself ON Is trans
portation lines, but they have had al they could
do 70 man.g: 70 carry the crowds. Tie cars