The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-22

on muskets, buckles, and on helmet-spikes,
IL Was spectacle long TO be remembered.
Far off to the north they still were coming.
south they still were going. Every
foot rising and falling at the Same
instant, shoulder to shoulder. In perfect
order they came and went with the pre-
cision of clock work. Oh. 1t was q sight to
Guard of Minnesota was massed In serried
ranks, which never showed tremble or
break. from the big briRadier who rode 10
front TO the last file closer, who trudKed be-
hind.
M'KINLEY THE OBSERVED OF ALL
Then. mounted on q horse as black
as the midnight of his own searching eyes.
came the man. who. despite differences OF
party politics, seems to be close to the
heart Of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. of Ohio.
Behind, in ranks of four, clattered the
twenty men of his personal staff, their
bright colored trappings making the sombre
hue OF their leaders garb conspicuous by
the contrast. Behind the Governors staff
the yellow pI1mes Of cavalry
swung around the corner, and
tie booming of the national salute from
the man-of-war Illinois betokened the
arrival Of the distinguished guests of the
ment of the Fifth regulars, acting ss escort
to the diRnitaries who were now at hand
In their Carriages. A long string of worlds
fair officials was ended by still another
squadron of yellow -decked regulars. and
Palmer of the national commission. and
President II. n. Higinbotham. of the local
exposition board. was Vice. president Nor
ton. The kindly, smooth-shaven fa8 OF
the chief guest of the day beamed with
pleasure at the warm welcome which was
a Y n N hiran
State Foster. Secretaries Noble and Trncy,
Chief-justice Fuller, the juetices of tho Su-
preme Court and long array of foreign
diplomates rolled by. and more of the Gov.
ernors came again. II had been originally In,
tended that the States should be arranged
ln the order In their admission into the
Union, but either the marshal was weak.
or the parade had been sadly mixed. Ohio
had long gone by when Delaware appeared,
and Oklahoma and Washington were q
mile ahead of Massac husetts and New York.
Lyman j. Gage. of Chicago. and Senator
John A. Sherman made mp carriage-load
which knows vast deal about making
and handling money. and behind It
tramped the Eighth Ohio Infantry, which
had, somehow, lost Its brothers during the
excitement. Governor after Governor
came by now. The members of the City
Council Of Chicago, who had considered
themselves too good for the fag end OF the
procession. accepted the inevitable with q
AoOo htoO0 ono pAoy co eoai w VIZ hAsSs
As the parade approached the great
Manufactures Building from the south
every marching man followed his back,
swelled ont his chest, drew In his chin and
looked ss pretty as the thick coating OF
brown dust on his warm and perspiring
face and pretty soldier clothes would ad-
init. Then in long column. with resound.
ing tramp. they swept through the east OF
the hall, detachments breaking out here
and there after the greater portion OF the
length of the building bad been traversed.
and marching off to odisband and seek much
needed refreshments. The officials In
charge OF the parade had done nothing to
enhance its beauty. They made no pre-
tense of having anything which should In
any way appear to be a pageant They
simply got the men in column and then let
them CO. But for all that 1t was q brilliant
parade of 5000 gallant fellows who. by their
own skill, good discipline ana manly bear
ing made the march 10 the dedication cere-
monies thing of beauty to he long remem-
bered. On reaching the grounds the dis
tinguished guests were regaled with q
hasty lunch and then escorted to the stage
of the dedication building.