Huntsville gazette., 1892-10-29
The Great Parade.

Il would be great task to describe the beau
tful decorations that greeted the people on the
morning Of the parade. the Goth. From every
building from every corner. streamed great
swarths of bunting Chicago was literally COW
cred with the Red, White and Blue. Yes, the
peorle expressed the appropriation, and in a
manner that will become historical or Chi
csgo's population on In twenty marched in the
parade The other nineteen, reinforced by a
half million visitors from the outside points,
stood on the sidewalks. packed the streets
perchai on roofs and window sills and jammed
th5 various stands along the line OF march to
see him DO it. And they saw him. too, 5000 of
him. The gigantic procession passed through
the streets without an instant's delay, always
moving swiftly. and it owned the street from
curb to curb, despite the great crowd of spec
tators who pushed and showed, ia thu desire to
see rs much as possible of the pride and pomp
Of Chcago's civic societies
The crowd was something fesrful. Chicago
has, at different times, handled many throng
OF visitors, but this one was away and beyond
anything she ever dealt with before II is es-
timated that at least 10000 people viewed the
parade In all that drawn out m arching horde
every man went by the reviewing stand, and
he went at a good swift pace. Naturally there
were accidents. fainting women, children tram
pied upon, and here and there man dropping
from roof but thase are the aftermath OF
every gathering. The parade was scheduled to
start from Michigan and Van Buren street at
1913. This would bring it past the reviewing
stand at tic federal building thirty minute,
later but despite the utmost efforts of Grand
Marshal Miles and his aids 1t was exactly 12 :23
o'clock when Chief Of Police McClauchrv. at
tn head Of the paraie, brought mis- baton up to
saut9 Vice President Morton. who reviewed
th9 parade on tastefully- decorated stand,
Wnere ne was surrounded by the members of
tae dif4rent legations and throng Of bril-
liantly ssed ladies'
As the different governors OF the states
passed the reviewing stand, some on horse
JACK anu others in carriages. eacn was greeted
WIN succession Of cheers which kept him
oo"lng Tor many minutes. Dslawares con-
'nSent was first in the line OF state dignita-
res and her governor received an ovation
uov. Pattison of Pennsylvania came in for
warm greeting, and behind his carriage was
us escort, more numerous than that of any
oIher governor in the line As Russell of
Aassachusetts came slowly up Adams street,
l'unted on spirited gray charger, the anthu-
Sasm was more than doubled, and the gov
eraor merry horse reared, plunged and turned
~ ar eht but his rider sat him well and
guchiy bringing him down as he passed
y'"fe the vca-presideat he saIuted grave
y ana passed on. The crowd was i'm
t"Iual IN politics, and yelled as Justify
lOF Flower Of New York. whose iron gray hair
was o.red to the breeze during the greater nor
,on u uls ride, as it did for Mckinley OF Ohio.
,H9, ,.r1, olore reaching the reviewing stand Gov
.iryniley c1rriage was compelled to halt, and
1c 'us saInlA- cllnging to lamp post, shouted:
'laiu up there Mckinley, so we can see YOU"
rear OF laughter followed the sbrill toned
'ISsaS'loa, and broad smile went over the
sSO'erLofs countenance as he gracefully took
,@' unit and rose to his feet to bow his ac-
.V"49ugment of thu cheers and applause Of
0t'"u. Routt OF Colorado short, stout and
n n"s Naired; Weir of Washington, handsome
NJ MI WIN lght-brow side whiskers: the
M rc : : proved Markham OF California: Fifer of
r-'4oS on horseback, slender, soldieriy fg-
F'a ~ ana white haired Boies of Iowa came next.
dial greeting 'e1 '' !" anu COT
sri 81 tne dlgnitaries had gone came the rank
n, a. n'e ol the parade, and in a formation of
sbraIS "lle, IN double rank, they rolled like
for sI1.l4 uullisn wave past the reviewing stand
nost exactly three hours. As each sue
o,@,N 9,Ne body reached the east side of the fed
.puIllins 1t was greeted by 1000 little girls
Of ~ N the shape and draped in the colors
in h he american flag. Each little tot carried
sus,. nanu d1mlnutive banner and as the
n, ohhulsh voices arose to cheer the march.
f5t+ol nlen tnose little pieces OF bunting would
sisS, "ilaiy 1t was beautiful and inspiring
reca;. Snu not once did the little ones fail to
lesiot an acknowledgment of their kindly
Til, yva,.h
Tbo."e Weather was admirable for the parade.
Of tba li snone warmly during the early portion
10 tbo ua5' nut later the sky was overcast. and
ho1r ,rl.,y. -iany Spectators who stood hour after
frssh r,, ohlhg the stream OF life fow past the
be- 4netn oreezs was 4 trife uncomforta-
DIV ~ lof them who bore the burden Of the
y the temperature could not have has ba.t ~ .ae
eaI 80 Ihey did their work Surprisingly
tbs cs- 80 m It's doing they honored themselves
her g,tas aEu The vast horde Of strangers within
The Great Day,
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