The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-21

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magnificent, could sigpalize to tho'srcat
masses tile inauguration OF the Colum-
b;an week fetcs. There must be unend-
ing parade and band music TO do this
and to-day in glittering sunshine aud
bracing air the people had both.
What mattered it that hundreds and
hundreds Of bejcweled women and
other hundreds Of bedecked men had
danced and wined at the Auditorium
las. night. They could not inaugurate
national affair in which the people at
large are interested. The hundreds Of
thousands who crowded this town to-
day had come not alone from the cities
OF the land. but from the prairies and
mountains westward they had gathered
mud to-day there was parade line ten
miles long which should and did i'm
press the great masses as solid digni-
taries OF other nations and the big wigs
OF our own that the Columbian exposi-
tion was thing Of the near future.
The people in town were early astir
to-day, although the booming OF canon
TO signal the start OF the procession
was not neard until II o'clock. Out
from the already crowded hotels and
boarding houses Of the outskirts, the
people came along beforehand, even
with the sunrise. The police as early
MS seven o'clock closed .all the bridges
which cross the city's turbid and filthy
river. Though the procession should
be ten miles in length, the route OF its
parade should be only three miles OF
distance. The streets which should be
compassed within these three miles
must be kept clear from curb to curb OF
every obstruction between the curbs,
to prevent crowds gathering would be
easier than to disperse them, and so the
police early applied themselves to the
prevention.
Last night society set the glitteriug
seal Of her approval upon the Worlds
Fair. To-day it was the turn OF the
people to express their appreciation,
and they did It in manner that will
become historical. OF ohicago's popu-
lation, one in twenty marched in the
parade. The other nineteen, reinforced
BY half million visitors from outside
points, stood on the sidewalk, packed
tho streets, perched on roofs and win
dow sills and jammed the various
stands along the line OF march to see
him do it. And they saw him, too, T5,-
900 OF him. It is estimated that at
least /, 200, 900 people viewed the parade,
and after it was over and done the ma
iority OF the down town restaurants
were compelled to close their doors un-
til they could attend to those who had
already gained admittance.
Naturally there were accidents, faint
ing women, children trampled upon,
and here and there man dropping
froma roof, but these are the aftermath
OF fevery gathering such as was seen on
Chicago streets to-day.
The parade was scheduled to start
from Michigan avenue and VanBuren
street at l0:45. This would bring it
past the reviewing stand at the federal
building thirty minutes later, but de-
spite the utmost efforts OF Grand Mar
shal Miles and his aides, it was 1928
when Chief Of Police McClaughey
brought up his baton to salute Vice
President Morton, who reviewed the
parade on tastefully decorated stand,
where he was surrounded by the mem
bers OF the different legations and a
throng Of brilliantly dressed ladies.
TIE GOVERNORS.
As the different governors of the
states passed the reviewing stand, some
on horseback and others in carriages,
each was greeted with a succession of
cheers which kept him bowling for
many minutes. Delaware's contingent
was first in the limo OF state dignitaries,
and her governor received an ovation.
Governor Pattison, OF Pennsylvania,
camo in for warm greeting, and be-
hind his carriage was his escort, more
numerous than that OF any other gov
ernor in line.
AS Russell, OF Massachusetts, came
slowly up Adams street mounted on
spirited gray charger, the enthusiasm
was more than doubled and tho COVER
nor's fiery horse reared, plunged and
turned in alright. But his rider sat
ON him we'll and quickly bringing him
down as he passed. before tho vice
president, he anlutcd grayely and passed
OH. The crowd was impartial in poll
tics and yelled as Justify for Flower, of
New York, whose iron gray hair was
bared to the breeze during the greater
portion OF his ride, az it did for McKin-
Icy, Of Ohio. Just before McKinlcys
carriage was compelled to halt little
camin clinging to q lamp poet, shouted:
"Stsnd up There Mckinley, so VIC can
see you"
A roar OF laughter followed the shrill
toned suggestion aud q broad smile
went over the governors countonance
ns lie gracefully took tho hint ard rose
20 his foot to bow his acknowledgement
OF the cheers and applause OF tho
crowd. Then they camo more quickly.
Rontt, OF Colorado, short, stout and
gray hNred Weir, oil Washington, q
handsome man, with light brown wins.
kota; the black browed Markham, OF
California; Flter, OF Illinois, on horse
back, slender, soidierlv figure, and
the white haired Boies, OF Iowa. Each
OF them received n warm and cordial
greeting. After tho dignilaries had
gone caino the rank aud file OF the par
ade, and in formation Of ten lilies
wide in double rank thoy rolled like a
huge human wave past the reviewing
stand for almost exactly three hours
Following IS the parqdo in detail:
THE PARADE.
AT the head OF the parade, to hold In
check dense crowds which thronged the
side-walks and forced their way into
thc streets, camc the police, mounted.
Ihiet McClaughey rode In advance, fol-
lowed closely BY Assistant Chief Hub