Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-07
HAMPERED FOR ROOM.
Columbus Day Parade May BE Too
Big for the Southside.
THE ROUTE OF THE PROCESSION.
About 1000 Tibernians With Regiment
of Rifles TO lie in Line.
TWILL BE A MONSTER DEMONSTRATION

Major Denniston, Chief Marshal of the
Columbus Day demonstration, is now con :
frmed in the belief that the parade on that
occasion will be one of the largest ever seen
in Pittsburg. In fact, SO. many organza-
tions and societies have indicated to
him their determination TO take
part in the celebration that he
is fearful that the parade cannot be formed
on the Southside, as was first contemplated.
Major Denniston and his staff will go to
the Southside this morning to examine the
territory there. If they do not find suffi- :
cient space upon which to form parade of
10000 people, the number calculated upon,
then the first arrangement will be changed
and the parade will be formed in Allie
gheny.
IF the parade is formed on the Southside
the route of procession will be down Car
son street to the Tenth street bridge across
the bridge to Second avenue, along Second
avenue to Grant street, along Grant street to
Sixth avenue, down Sixth avenue to Lib
erty street, to Sixth street and across the
bridge to Allegheny and through the prin-
cipal streets of the Northside. If 1t is
found necessary to form the parade in Ale
gheny, then about the same route will be
gone over, heading, however, in the other
direction.
VIII Turn Out 1000 Hibernians.
The officials of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians yesterday notified Major Den
niston that their organization will turn out
1000 strong. Colonel Felix Mcknight also
served notice that his regiment of eight
companies of the Hibernian Rifles would
be in the parade. Other societies ard
organizations sent similar notices.
The parade am satisfied now Will be
monster" Major Denniston said. EVERY
body seems to be thoroughly aroused over
the celebration, and many societies, Of
which I never before heard, have indicated
their desire to turn out and make the
demonstration complete The outside
towns are being heard from also,
and our only difficulty now is
to get the details so arranged
that we will be able to move the great body
of men without conflict or collision. We
are confident that everything will be satis-
factorily arranged, however.
Looking for a Large Space.
"My assistants are industrious in their
efforts, and what We most need now is suffi-
cient space upon which to form the differ |
ent organizations into one solid body |
And" the Major concluded, "we will find |
that before "a hours"
Mayor Gourley yesterday received COM |
munication from A. Buffalo, President of |
the United Italian Societies of Western |
Pennsylvania, in which he stated that |
the societies intended erecting a monu-
ment to Christopher Columbus. The desire is
to erect the monument in Schenley Park,
and the societies want the sanction of the
Mayor and Councils and want them to
select the site so that the ground can be
broken and work commenced on Colu mbus
Day, October 81. The Mayor will turn the
matter over to Chief Bigelow, who has the
power to grant the request asked for with
out the aid of Councils.