Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-17
TOOK THE TOWN.
Democrats Claim Rock Island
for One Night.
REJOICING OVER THE ELECTION

me street Procession Last Evening-The
Examinations, Bonfire, Noiss and
Other Modes of Observation-Disclosures
pirate banners and Inscriptions A Great
Victory Fittinsiy- Celebrated
Tee democrats took ihe cityI,st night.
my did not storm it, nor was their DOS.
ses:i u 1t character d by snv undue
or inproier observarces. They simply |
painted the town red ard kicked 10 big |
racke,. From the time he fist rookie, !
wer: heavepward id the first
toot fiom the tin hocn in the
hands Of the small boy announced that
the celebration hid beepa Until close on,
to the heels oF midnight the noise |
king r,igned The atmosphere was
J laden with q hum of horns that
sounded like swarm of bees
3 greatly magnified Nearly every |
body blew his own horn if he had one to |
blow. EVERYBODY felt like. it and being
privileged to thus express his enthusiasm
he saized the opportunity quite eagerly.
: Capt. Charles Durham, for instance, sue
ceeded in making as much noise as if he
, had brought the whistle of the Gen.
, Barnard ashore. &. G. Miller made
hideous racket with a ratchet continuance
used in the theatre to create the
sound of man falling down three
flights Of stairs and through a
osy window. Jobnry WEIGH gave the
force Of his lungs play through a glass
horn something less than mile long.
that swoke the dead in the cemeteries
back of Davenport. But these were only
few instances of the celebration. II
Was everybody's noise and everybody
contributed to it and had a share 10 it.
At s o'clC OK bonfire on the levee in
!. the vicinity of Eighteenth street sent up
its sheet OF flame and gave the signal for
the demonstration to commence.
The Column.
no The procession formed on Market
% square, aud headed by Mershal Winter
40 and aide, marched down Second avenue
n, in the following order:
Marshal winter and AIDES.
i Horsemen Mounted, 40 Men.
no Otto's Band
Carr ages Bearing Citizens with Banners
Detachment Of Stevenson Club in Carriages
Strasser's Band
Bier Bearing Remsios o: Mckinley Bill.
Horace Boies Club, Davenport, SO Men.
Third Ward Club, Rock Island, so Men
Brigade OF Mounted Hor -emen.
Bleners Band.
Stevenson Club, 80 Men.
Second Ward Cable Climb, 80 Men
Plow Company Band.
Carriages of Citizens With New Brcoms
Was ors with Fire Works
Oecorosed Wagons with Noise Making Appar.
The avenue all along was brilliantly
lighted and thronged with crowds OF en-
= shusisstic people. while shouts and cheers
denoted the happiness felt all along the
line. At Ninth street the parade turned
n and marched over to Third avenue, into
which 1t wheeled. grand scene of
i spler dor was presented as the column
q proceeded mp the avenue. Stores, resi-
dences and shops were fairy ablsz, with
Y h 'ndsome decorations and Examinations
- and exultant cheers filed the air. At
the corner OF Twelfth street the process
y sion turned and followed that street to
II Seventh avenue, the route being lined
with bright illuminstions Upon reach
ing Seventh avenue another long line o.
gsily decorated and lighted stores and
houses was presented. The column
moved along the avenue to Seventeenth
street where it again turned and followed
Seventeenth to Sixth avenue, thence to
+. Eighteenth street and back again on 10
Seventh avenue. These thoroughfares
were all handsomely lighted and gay
decorations made 4 pretty scene. On
Ninth avenue, along which the
parade NOV d eastward. the illum.
i, instion and decorations were of the
finest and at Elm street the column
wheeled and followed that street TO No,
line avenue, thence cas-: To the Rock Isl.
: and passenger depot. where it Counter
~ marched and came down the Avenue
amidst a triumphant glow OF rockets and
red fire. while hundreds of people
crowded along the thoioughfare, snd
cheer after cheer told of :he boundles:
/. enthusiasm that everywhere predomi-
= mated. At Twenty third street the line
turned and marched over TO Fourth aye
ne nue., where it was met by another grand
Ms ovation, Greek, fire ~ rockets alfing
the air with a scene OF trapsccndent glory
"a When Twentieth street was reached the
same scenes were repeatt and as the
column wheeled into Second avenue 5
Ae resplendent scene of grand illumination
lC was presented and Wild shouts of en-
thusissm with an accompaniment OF
every conceivable manner of noise
making apparatus told plainly