Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-13
A Stream Of Humanity Over
Fifteen MILES Long,
FESTIVITIES IN NEW YORK.
Communicating The Discovery Of
America by Columbus.
THE ALLEGonIcAL PAGEANT


NEW York, Oct. 1.-THE central
point Of the conges,ei humanity In
the long line Of parade was about tho
official reviewing stand In Madison
! square. The "Old Guafd'' escorted Gov.
! ernor Flower, Vice. resident Morton,
General Schoileid and mcmbcra Of tho
Cabinet to tho reviewing stand. II
tho party were Secretaries Rusk, Ell
kins and Noble, Hayes, Gen. Howard
and stan. Baron Fava, the Italian
minister, occupied position Of honor
beside the governor and Nice-Presi.
dent. Among the others, ON adjoining
stands, were Russell Harrison anu
wife, Ex-Governor Waller, Cavalier
De Bonnne, the italian cOnsul-general,
the Marquis lmpcrlali and other nota.
bles. The crowd around the reviewing
stand swarmed within the lines marked
Oh AMI the police were compelled Ia
summon patrol wngOuH AMI drlvt
them along the line. Consideration
eDtued but the crowd gradually
worked backward.
THE HEAD or TIE GRAND PARADE
reached the City Hall Mt 1925 3. m
anu there was a scene Of great enthuei,
nsm. The West Pointers called Out
even greater applause than the loaden
| Of the parade. The Ninth regulars FOL.
lowed Ia full strength. Then came
the Seventy -Art Infantry. Both thl
Ninth and lhirty.thlfi presented d
| fine appearance und II was hard d
award the palm between them. Then
came the engineers, tho artillery ana
the Sixth infantry tn the enthusiasm
reached the climax with tho apnen ?.
snce Of the blue Jackets aud marines Of
the naval brigade. The applause Of
the day was naturally reserved Tor the
local militia. General Figzgorali rode
at the heat, follow, by the gallnn,
SiXty-ninth, who received u tTemeud.
Gus ovation. There was enthusiasm
when the crack regiments, the Seventh,
| rwonty-secont anu Seventy.hrst, came
along. Tho Brooklyn and other visit.
ing regiments aud separate companies
wore also literally applaudod, nor was
| the naval reserve sighted.
When the leaders Of the great parade
reached Union square IL was estimated
that
FULLY 10000 PEOPLE
were packed therein. Tho police were
unable 10 drive them back ~ the cross
street was damned full also. A. the
column passed the reviewing stand,
Nics-President Morton, General Scho.
field aud others were kept busy lifting
their hats In acknowledgment Oi
Faiutes.
When Flfty-ninth street was reached
| Grand Marshal Mcmahon took ~ n
position beside ihr Columbus memorial
arch and reviewed the pageant. The
scene at this point surpasses descrip.
ton. IL IL impossible 10 describe the
lmmensiiy Of the crowd. Several wo.
men were 30 severely eruebed as IA
require an ambulance ami number Of
ladles tainted. IL IL estimated that
$4,000 men were In line. II took fully
,ix hours 20 pass given point. The
parade was over fifteen miles long.
After the military pageant the crowds
directed their steps TO Central PARK,
whore the Columbus monument was
unveiled. II rdly had
THE LAST STRAINS OF MUSIC
died away from the neighborhood OF
the Columbus monument when 800, 900
or more visit0rs were enger TO witnes.
another pageant. The scenes OF the
morning were repeated. 1t seemed US
" 100000 instead Of 100000 had
gathered TO watch the la great sight
OF the three days series II events cele.
brating the discovery OF America. The
parade was remarkable from the fact
That 1t made wonderful showing OF
the use electricity could be put TO as
power and Rs n light.
Shortly after O'Clock the different
bodies VINO were 10 take part In the
parade mustered about the Battery ana
tho lower part OF broadway, and tho
police began to clear the line Of march.
The way was cleared ana the crowd
waited but the procession dil not up.
pear. An Associated Press reporter
hunted up and down the line, trying
10 find the cause OF the delay, and OF
length he found II. All the matter
was Queen Issbella's lights. "rhe
Goddess OF Liberty has taken my
lights" exclaimed Queen Isabella,
"Gnd Pm not going 10 sit with Fer
dinand wearing an Indian squnw'e
dreBs." This was spoken from float
No. Of the ailegorical pageant Nh the
procession was being formed. Queen
Isabella was rot the only one In trou-
bile. "kame" and "l2lrcta" had an
argument over wig, and SPARKS flew.
"AmeTicus Nespucius" blamed poor
old innocent William Penn for taking
his cape.
Penn and Nespuclus made search
and discovered one o. tho T0ltec sun
wOrshipers as the guilty one.
while the troubles were disturbing
this minds OF the character portrnyer5,
u mass OF impatient humanity extend.
ing from the Battery TO Central Parl
was wondering why the procession did
not loom up. After an hour had
elapsed and the parade had not started,
Mayor Grant sent word that II must 20
aud ut once. Those ia command OF The
floats were told to hustle. They did 80,
anu at $3.50
THE MA SHOW WAS UNDER WAY.
The route OF the parade was up
Broadway to Fourth street, west
around Washington square to Filth