Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-10-21
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THE IMMORTAL MARINER
Chicago's Festivities in
His Honor.
mrs. HARRISON GROWING WEAKER.
A Gang Of Bank Robbers
Fooled.
MEXICO LOWERS CUSTOMS DUTIES.
The Prosperous Condition
of Trade.
CaICaCO,S CELEBRATION.

| All the Features OF a Military
Character-The Loyal Legion, OH.
| GERS of the Army and Navy and
Members of the National Guard-A
Patriotic Group-Exercises Prelimi-
nary to the Dedication Cerem MES
The Civic Parade.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20.-Fully 10000 people
| thronged the floor of the armory of the
First infantry tonight, in response to in
vitations to ball issued by Lieutenant
Colonel Turner of that regiment. In point
of numbers the event far surpassed the
affair of last night at the Auditorium, and
in brilliancy and success it was fully it's
equal. The srmory was deliberately decor
ated. The ball was essentially military in
all the features. Lieutenant Colonel
Nelson A. Miles, General Miles, Mrs. A.
H. Nettleton, General Nettleton, General
Douglass and others. The reception began
at $50 and lated for two hours. Soon
afterwards the hall was filed with re-
volving couples, moving in time to the
pieces. Shortly before midnight the
lowship club dinner arrived and with Vice
President Morton, Whitelaw Reid and
Chauncey NJ. Depew at their head. A few
minutes later three buglers stepped to the
front of the orchestra, and the notes of the
Officers Call" rang through the hall.
Thereupon members of the Loyal Legion
and others formed in circle in the center
of the hall Around them gathered the
officers of the regular army and of the
I%14 Ill
bers of the national guard. Then the
group of officers sang "The National
Guard poem written by Lieutenant
Turner, to the air of maryland"
Men who had worn the gray olasped
hands with the boys in blue and lent their
voices to the praise and encouragement of
the men who must do the nations fight
ing. 1t was beautiful scene, and the
listening thousands INDUCED in long and
hearty applause.
After this dancing was resumed and was
continued for some time.
Months of unceasing activity and toll
eliminated TO day in the exercises prelimi-
nary to the dedication of the OR at worlds
far buildings by the waters Of Lake Mich
igan. When the multitudes began pouring
into the down town districts this morning
to view the great civic parade, they saw,
stretching away in every direction, streets
aglow with decorations. The national colors
predominated, the red white and blue min
Cling with the flags of all nations, with here
and there streak of terra Gotta, Chicago's
newly chosen municipal color. On the
lake front, where the parade formed, the
line Of magnificent buildings from Adams
street to Congress WAS ablazs with many
hued bunting The most striking feature
was the double electric arch spanning
Michigan avenue and Congress street at
the Auditorium, and that building itself.
The route of the parade was less than
three miles in length, and the head of the
column had got back to the starting place
and disbanded long before the center had
begun to move. The extraordinary short
ness of the route, which had been selected
by General Miles, in the face of emphatic
protests, produced congestion of
the sightseeing populace on the side
| walks and CROSS streets, and those who
got into the center of the city, even
two or three hours before the time fixed
for the head of the column to move, found
themselves barely able to get within seeing
distance of the hagstsffs carried in the pro-
| ceseion. Elaborate arrangements had been
made by the police authorities to provide
| for every possible contingency. Nearly
/ the entire force was massed in the business
| district. The parade streets were cleared
| of pedestrians at $50 O'Clock, but the line
was not started until II o'clock.
| The parade was led by mounted police,
led by Chief McClughrey, Assistant Chief
| Hubbard and Inspectors Ross, Koch, Hunt.
| Lewis, Setback and Fitzpatrick Platoons
Of police on foot followed. Then came
Sousa's Marine band, acting as escort for
the Mexican National band. The visitors
from beyond the Rio Grande were given a
warm welcome by the crowd.
| At the heels Of the Mexican band was
Major General Miles, the grand marshal
| of the parade. and his staff of aides.
Many of them were officers of the regular
army, but the majority were men in civil
life. The Chicago Hussars in black with
white trimmings headed by their bugle
corps were the escort to the mayor of
Chicago, the city council in carriages, and
the governors of the different states, each
of whom was surrounded by his staff.
The second division was led by the In
dependent Order of Foresters, $4,000
strong, who made fine appearance as
they marched down the street with twenty
files front. TIE dark green uniforms Of
the italian societies came behind the Grim
son regalia of the Foresters. In their rear
was gigantic float representing Columbus
discovering America. Behind the float
were 300 Grecisns. Eight thousand men
of the Patriotic Order of Sons of America
were next in line, followed by the Orange
men. Three thousand five hundred men
of the Chicago Turner's society, headed
by the national commission of their order,
looked exceedingly we'll in their neat uni
forms of gray shirts, trousers and hats.
| Each man wore upon his left breast the
white and terra Gotta Chicago badge. They
were followed by 700 men of the Bohe-
milan Turner societies, and these by
500 German veterans; 500 Scots came
next in tartans, marching to the music Of
bagpipes. The Scots were feature of the
parade and the $50 men of the Roya
Scots regiment, clad in the royal Stuar
plaid, called forth loud cheers of approval
The black and gold of the Sons of st
George followed the Highlsnders. Then
came Creation and Polish societies, con
, | tanning in all about 2, 900 men. After then
| came almost ten times as many Swedes.
The next division was made up of 2 .00'
boys from the grammar and high SCHOOL,
of Chicago, who were clad in variou
STYLES of uniform. Then tramped eigh
representatives of every Grand Army pos
in Chicago and Cook county, reinforced b.
numerous delegations from neighborin
cities, the Sons of Veterans, Modern Wood
men of America, uniformed ranks of tn
ROYAL Arcanum and Knights of Pythiai
900 men in all, closed the division.
The fourth division, under the comman
of Chief Marshal Cahill was composed c
Irish and Catholic societies in i've sui
divisions Another large Columbus fos
closed the parade.
The official reviewing stand was bui
around part of the Federal government
building from the Adams street sid
of which fine view was obtaine
BY the vice presidential party an
other notable visitors. The stan
ran from Dearborn to Clark street on tt
Adams street end of the building, lengt
of 800 feet, with an average width
forty-eight feet. On the Adams sire
side the point of the stand WI
raised about seven feet above Il
sidewalk In the center was the vice pre-
idential box, thirty feet long, and bul
with a rounded front. TWENTY-FIVE box
fianked this box on each side, holding nil
, persons each. These were for the vario,
state governors. Behind the vice pref
dent q section was reserved f
the diplomatic corps. The pre-
section was to the left and rear. tt
rest of the Adams street stand was fill,
with invited guests and the mupicip
authorities. The entire sections on d
Clark and Dearborn street sides were Q
:. cupied by 400 school children dressed
the national colors The entire para
ur- was about ten miles long, and was rough
| asfi AID In contain bat Ween 40 600 n,