The Holt County sentinel., 1892-11-04
$4,000 IN THE LINE.
THE GREAT IVIC-MILITAEY
PARADE AT CHICAGO.
The First Day OF the Worlds Fair Dedi-
cation Opens AuspIciously-Half
Million People ThrOng tho Streets and
Admire the Decorations

gressive city of the nineteenth century
paid homage to the memory OF
the boldest, brainiest, most enterpris-
ing man of the fifteenth century. Chi
cago, the young giant of the new
world, delighted to honor Columbus,
who in his day ovcrtopped all contem-
poraries even as new Chicago outpaces
ell competitors. The great city offered
tribute to the great man.
Bv the titanic exhibition of the
worlds progress which Chicago has
prepared the supreme event of the last
decade of centuries will be commemo
rated. Standing at the head OF the
rank of men whose names and fame
have made these Thousand years nota-
Bile IN the history of the human race Is
Christopher Columbus, in whose glory
Chicago to-day arrayed herself. The
wonderful exposition of all nations
erected by Chicago is ready for formal
dedication to the use of science and
art To mark her rejoicing at this
happy consummation of the stupendous
work, Chicago held to-day her grand
civic pageant.
UNQUALIFIED was the success of
the demonstration. Every condition
favored it. Half a million of people
were on the streets. The weather was
all that could be desired. Though the
sun was not bright, the light vapor
that hung in the air during the early
morning hours was rather pleasant
than otherwise Soft and balmy for
late October day was the atmosphere.
The decorations of the city were gor-
geous. The best of order was observed
The hundreds of organizations taking
part in the parade We're at their posts
on time. Much less delay than Is usual
in the case of such monster displays
marked the starting of the procession.
The marching column was magniti-
cent. With twenty men abreast and
the ranks close together, the array was
more than a mile in length. Good
Judges of numbers in moving line de-
clared that at least $1,000 men must
have obeyed Gen. Miles orders. -Four
times that many or even a greater
number thronged the streets to view
the parade. Within the area bounded
by the lake, the river north and west,
and Harrison street, there were at
noon more than 500, 600 people. Men
who had seen the great out-pour-
ings in London on the occasion of the
street displays there said that Chicago's
Columbus memorial parade surpassed
anything of the kind they had ever
witnessed.
The crowds began to gather by 6
o'clock. At that early hour each street
leading toward the lake front was al
ready occupied by q procession of
sight-seers. State street and Wabash
avenue on the south, Clark street on
the north, Madison, Van Buren, Lake.
and half a dozen other streets on the
west, became SO many rivers
of humanity, all flowing to the living
ocean which was at food tide in the
central district of the city. From all
directions the people came and soon
the streets over which the procession
was to pass were crowded At o CLOCK
there were thousands on the ground.
At 10 there were tens of thousands. At
II one could count by hundreds of
thousands. The line of march had be-
come impossible. The sidewalks were
covered by men, women and children
packed together as closely as human
effort could pack them.
The roadways were kept clear by
platoons of police who forbade any
one to remain in the path Of the pro-
cession. Venturesome drivers of We
hicles who sought to pass over forbid
den ground in spite of the inhibitory
orders were sent back. No exceptions
were rmade. Magnificent equipages
with richly caparisoned steeds driven
by strictly proper" coachmen were
treated no less firmly than were the
traffic wagons that tried to do busi-
ness inside the prescribed limits BY
such vigorous efforts were the streets
kept open for the passage of the pa
raiders.
Meanwhile the crowds waited more
or less patiently. On Michigan boule-
ward and the lake front there were
gathered thousands Men and women
stood on the sidewalks for hours
Others more fortunate had places on
the many improvised stands along the
route. Others yet had secured coigns
of vantage inside some window or on
the carpet covered stone steps of the
big houses along the boulevard So 1t
was all along the line. On Van Buren,
street, Wabash avenue, Lake, State,
Adams, Franklin and Jackson streets it
vas7the same In solid masses the
people stood. Attempts at locomotion
through the dense crowd were in vain.
The street intersections became grind
ing whirlpools of humanity. Every
body was trying to make progress.
Nobody succeeded. From somewhere
in the crowd movement would be
started. With growing impetus the
impulse would pass along. Weak women
and strong men alike would be swepton
by it. 1t was vain to resist. Sections
of the crowd were thrown forclbly
against others which, recoiling from
the impact, would drive against yet
others. So it would go on until the
outer line was reached, and this, i'm
PEELED against the immovable Gordon
of police, would be crushed between
the inner force and the outer resist
ance. Sometimes the wave of bodies
would overwhelm the police hne'
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