Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-23
RED FIRE AND BUNTING
Used in Profusion in Honor of the
Thousands of Marching Men.
JOHN F. COX is VERY CONFIDENT.
Ropes Already Being Laid for the Legis-
latiye Speskership.
HEINER FIGURES OUT HIS MAJORITY

A ROSY light tinged all the sky above the
East End for several hours last night There
was sulphurous smell in the leaf-strewn
streets, and no end of noise from bands and
marching men and more than all
the exaspersting tin horn. On some
Of the streets the illuminations were SO
extensive that it seemed as if Aladdin had
actually built a series of palaces since sun
down; Chinese lanterns of all shapes and
sizes were strung from roof to doorstep,
and the romantic shadows of innumerable
porches perished for the nonce in floods of
light.
The first Republican parade of the cam
paign in the East End was the excuse for
all these pretty doings 1t was in honor of
the undying principles of the Republican
party that paterfamIlias went out upon the
lawn when night came on and burned red
fire on a spade, and for the same glorious
cause the younger members of the family
burned more red fire and their fingers,
and let of rockets by the score.
Prettiest Parade of the Campaign.
The result was that free display Of fire.
works, as well as one of the prettiest politi-
cal parades of the year, was given to the
East End.
As usual with all the parades of the cam
paign so far, the column which formed on
Center avenue with right resting on Negley
avenue, was considerably over an hour late
in getting under way. That didn't mat
ter much, however. for the bulk of
the spectators awaited its coming on their
own doorsteps The people who came from
town to see the parade mostly congregated
on Penn avenue, and the only densely
crowded district through which the process
sion passed was East Liberty proper.
It was Just $40 when the head Of the
parade swung around from Ellsworth ave-
nue. into South Negley amid blaze of red
fire from all the houses near Eight stall
wart park policemen in gray and finely
mounted had nothing to do in the way of
clearing the streets at this point, but they
made handsome vanguard.
A Bright and Handsome Parade.
Colonel Parchment, the chief marshal of
the parade. followed by stat of 20
mounted aids, came next Then the G. A.
T. Band woke the echoes with ! rouaing
march as they ushered the Ameridus Club,
with umbrellas up and marching, better
than they've done before this yeaf. The
parade had plenty OF color in it fro om the
start. The Twenty-first Ward Club carried
red and white lanterns to relieve the white
severity of their hats and coats. The cadets
that followed next went q point better in
color, for their uniforms were red. A
cannon, a donkey cart anS a goat wagon
we're brought along by the cadets, and one
oi their transparencies said, "If We Can't
Vote Our Daddies Can,''
The Young Mems Republican Club, of the
Fourteenth ward, marched 20 men front,
and formidable they looked with axes over
their shoulders The horsemen in the parade
were unusually fortunate in their mounts,
and they would have made a re-
spectacle cavalry regiment, for there were
al least $50 of them in line.
Drilling With Musket Lamps.
The marching of the Eleventh Ward Club,
armed with musket lamps, was one OF the
most notable features of the parade. The
Allegheny Republican Cadet Club, armed
in like fashion, also went through elaborate
drill very cleverly. The Colonel Stone
Club, OF Allegheny, and the Conkling
Club were also strong in numbers and
fine in appearance. The Tariff Club
marched well, and the business-like suits OF
the Fifteenth Ward Republican Club did
not prevent them from executing maneuvers
like veteran soldiers. There was the
warmest kind of greeting for the marchers
wherever they went, red fire everywhere,
and cheers and rockets for punctuation
marks. The parade was the most complete
and homogeneous one vet seen this wear,
and the East End received it splendidly
Outside towns we're we'll represented in
the line, Braddock, Bridgeville, Etna,
Sharpsburg, Mansfield, Brushton and Wiki
ins5urg all having clubs present.
The procession formed on Centre avenue,
with the right resting on Aiken avenue.
The line of march was: Centre avenue to
Morewood avenue, to Ellsworth ave-
me, to South Negley avenue, to
Howe street to Penn avenue, to
town avenue, to Park avenue, to Mavfiower
street, TO Larimer avenue, to North High
land avenue, to Bryant street; counter
march to Stanton avenue, to Negley ave-
nue., to Penn avenue and passed in review
on Penn avenue at Sheridan avenue.
The Formation of the Line.
The order of parade was as follows:
Eight Mounted Park Policemen.
Fourteenth Regiment Band.
Chief Marshal ?. ID. Parchment Chief Of Stan
q. w. Baum and 100 Aides.
Twenty first Ward Republican Club, Captain w,
ID. Low and so men.
Brass Band. 4
Americas Republican Club, Captain Hubley and |
100 men.
Drum Corps. |
Finn Cadets OF Nineteenth Ward, Captain speer |
MacGonnigle Cadets S Of Z Twenfy-hrst i Ward, Cap
tain Lemon and . Boys.
PITTsBURG DIVISION,
Brass Band.
Fourteenth Ward Republican Club. Captain Car |
son and l7o Men.
Escort to Marshal and Staf.
MARSHAL James Mcknight. Chief OF Stan MCCALL /
Adjutant General Wilson and 100 Aides.
Braodock Republican Club, Captain sheehAn and
100 Men,.
Brass Band.
Republican Pioneer Juniors OF braooock, Captain
Bowman and 25 Boys.
Drum Corps.
Boys.
Eleventh Ward Republican Club, Captain J. A. A.
Brown and I24 Men.
Drum Corps.
so Boys.
Drum Corps. Il
shadyside Republican Club. Captain Hughes and
40 Boys.
Jwenty-secono Ward Republican CLUB, Captain |
Loge and IS Mounted Men.
Brass Band.
c. L. Magee Guards. Captain Hubbard and 100
Brass Band.
ounE Mems Republican Iarin n,ri Giun: Captain
Brushton Republican Club Captain Klein and 50
Men.
Drum Corps.
nlklns0urg Republican Club. captain murray
and IS Men.
Drum Corps.
M. Bigelow Republican Club tcolored). Cap
tain Moore ana 50 Men,
Drum Corps.
Captain Anderson and 40 Men.
Ward Republican Ouo Captain 8.
Wainwright and SO Men
twelfth Ward Republican d% 1V5R cRsb, Captain Within
ger and 90 Men.