Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-11
SIR KNIGHTS ON THE MARCH
Triennial Conclave Opens
With a Grand Parade.
A MOST MAGNIFICENT PAGEANT
Two Hundred Thousand Peo-
pie View the Procession.
The Great Parade of Knights TempInr,
In Denver, on Tuesdny---An Inn
posing Demonstration, Witnessed by
Enormous Crowds--Perrcct Weather and
Cordial Hospitality.


plar to the great concave to be held
here began arriving yesterday morning
and by night there We're fully 10000
visitors, including the knights, in town
To-day, however, will see an influx of
strangers scarcely ever before eq,alcd III
any city the size of Denver. The hotel
committee secured accommodations for
10000 more knights than at first eX-
pected and Denver will not be surprised
no matter how large the number in
creaSes.
The arrangements for rapid, careful
handling of incoming trains is as per.
feet as ever seen i'll the history Of rail
reading.
Officials high in authority state that
never before was 50 large Il crowd Of
people safely handled at any gathering
IN the United states, AS the thousands
alighted at the Union Depot the past
lew days over the five trunk lines cen
terlng here, no friction was encountered
Probably no other city Of Denver's size
has better trackage facilities. Within the
city limits are over li5 miles of track
age. AS incoming trains come 10 stop
yard engines are hooked on and car
cleaners get on board as soon as the
passengers get off.
The transportation committee is work.
ing without a hitch, and the baggage of
the knights is transferred directly from
the cars onto the transfer wagons, by
which it is hurried to the different
hotels, very frequently reaching its dcs-
tinatlon in the city before the visitors
themselves.
The first special train to arrive yeSter-
day was the new battalion, consisting of
st. Omers Gommandery, No. @, Of
Elmira; Malta, No 81, of Binghamton;
ST. James, No, n, of Oean Cyrene,
No. Y, and Monre, No. 10, of Roches-
ter. The Empire State headquarters are
At the Albany Hotel. The next arrival
was the Acalon Commandcry of Mis-
souri,, with Governor b. Il. Francis emf.
nenl commander, which arrived over
the Missouri Pacific. The party con-
| Slsts Of 100 persons, and has with it the
| lifted states Arsenal Band of 90 pieces,
| which will furnish the music for series
| OF promenade concerts and musicaes
| when Acalon receives
Hon. Plat Rogers, mayor of Denver,
has issued the following: 1.-THE arrivals
| ~ the Union depot during the past two
| days and information received from
eastern railway points advise us that
| the number Of oar visitors during the
coming conclave will only be limited by
| the ability of the railways to carry pas
scnggrs. 1t can safely be said that not
less than $1,000 strangers will be here
Tor several days and that this number
| viii exceed 100000. Unless additional
facilities are furnished many of this vast
multitude cannot be dcCcntly fed and
4 many Will not be able to secure Sleep
ing accommodations. The situation Is
| unprecedented. Never before in tho
| HISTORY uf this country has a city of the
size OF Denver been asked TO receive aud
| entertain such number of people. 1t
will require united and yirilant action
upon the part of all Of our citizens to
save our visitors from discomfort and
suffering. Lager and more extended
=, PREPARATION - feed and house them
! ndt be maOm
! r w srHl,t 'rrrrnmcnd the ladies of
, che u icrent aIurchus and societies and
! th' members Of all organizations in need
| .! money 10 establish eating houses
throughout tho city, and further urge
upon all residents who have friends
among the visitors to seek them out and
tender them such accommodations rs
4 you may he able 10 give them az your
house. This will enable those who are
Nltll"ut lIlchua 70 more easily secure
accommodations at the hotels and ludg-
ths .n''tse9,
"See that all vacant places be covered
with tents and sleeping accommodate
IONS luFhiSlica al moderate but re
niuHefNtiSe Sums. ne cltlHeus must
appreciate ne ehofmlly oi this great
satieitii4, we can furnish tnlcrabie
recommendations AZ least 70 all whom
the fallMays may pc able to bring, but
70 1o li,s every citizen must bear his
sn'ife' Inc NiSt crowds coming from
~ l'ArtS o. lilH country adm2nlsh that
yhe hillllohS M!io remain ~ home arc
,ooNihS my WI see whether Denver
nus tile ahlllty Y care Tor her guest"
CIIlcAGu bEPoTs CROWDED.
CnICAGo, AuE. Dcuyrr.bo,,nd
Knights lcmplar and cut-ratc taiIrists
filled the dcpots Yesterday. From rycrv
point Of the compass, cycept due wn,i
Inc incoming trains poured a hurryin,,
mass Of transitory humanity ,Ipon tEe
platforms, and every train FOR Denver
carried away its overloaded cars and
still the crowds packed the WAITING
rooms and sidewalks. il seemed Az #
every man, woman and child who could
raise IL week oil and S12 had A Denver
ticket From daylight until lute Al
night the sir knights and ladies' and the
fair sex was Gonspicuously numerous
passed Denverward through Chicago
Great yestibuled trains rolled into M
city bearing eastern Communicates, and
men in fatigue uniforms climbed out 10
stretch their legs, sniff ozone and Then
chamber into thn yestihulnd tr,ir II,