The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-13


Brigade that excited the people to tre-
mendous cheering. The Blne Jackets
looked more like men ready for action than
even the soldiers, their leggings giving
was. of course. not perfection. but IL was
very creditable after all. Tho Blue Jack
cts came from several ships, the Philadel-
phia. Miantonomoh. Atlanta. Dolphin. Ves-
uvius and Vermont. but there was nothing
to distinguish one body from another. I'm
onets which made a. bristlinR array. The
crowd was never tired OF hurrahing for the
sailors.
While the appearance of tho regulars nat
naturally produced enthusiasm, the applanso
of the day was reserved for the militia.
Gen. Louis Fitzgerald, astride u handsome
chestnut. led the National Guard OF New
York. As the various regiments were rec
ognized. the big stands became converted
into O sea of waving haDdkerchicfs, whose
owners eheered until they were hoarse.
Governor Pattison, at the head of PenDsyl-
vania's troops. Governor ALBEIT with New
Jerseys. and Governor Buikelcy with Con.
nccticut's. were instantly recognized and
loudly applauded. When French naval off,
Ger saw the Pennsylvanians marc hin TO the
starting point of the parade, be exclaimed
Mon dleu! Ii these are the moblots-the
cltizen soldiers of America-what must the
regular Troops be likei" They were. indeed.
q fine body of men. They looked like an
army for business. rather than pleasure.
They are soldiers ana their uniforms arc
made for service rather than show. They
paraded In heavy marching order. OF
course tho g. A. Il. posts, the old veteran
firemen. as well as those III the paid de-
partment, the Itaiian societies. German
turnvereins and schueiZen corps were
heartily greeted. The Continued hearty
applause that greeted the paraders seemed
To encourage them and spur them Oh TO do
their prettIest.
AT THE REVIEWING STAND.
When the line reached Union square il
is estimated that fully 10000 men. women
and children were packed therein. The
police were unable to drive the people
back. for there was no place for them to
60. The cross streets were jaTmcd full,
too. Madison square and Its yIoinity was.
of course. the center of attraction, and as
tie scOiuinn passed the reviewing stand,
Vice president Morton, Governor Flower
aud General Schoteld were kept busy lift-
Ing their hats in Acknowledgements OF the
salutes Of the passing COMPANIES. An
amusing incident occurred just rs the
naval reserves were passing the reviewers.
Two diminuttvc water-boys III sailor suits
brought up the reav of the division. and,
following the action of their sBperiors,
they raised their hands to their heads in ga
dent Morton and Governor Flower. caught
on, and an overwhelming outburst OF
hand clappIng resulted. The ssluting
youngsters did not GO by unrewarded for
their gallantry. for every hat in the stand.
including ex-PresIdent Cleyeland's. was
raised in acknowledgment.
1t is estimated that between fifty and
seventy thousand men were In line to-day.
IL took fully SIX hours for tho parade TO
pass given point. The line was over fif-
column had reached Fifty ninth street. dis
banded and retained TO the lower part of
the city before the last four divisions OF
the parade had started.
After the military pageant was over, the
crowds directed their steps to Central
Park, where the Columbus nonnment was
unveiled by lit;le Annie Barsotti. daughter
OF the president OF the monument essOcia-
tion. She made 81 brief address and then
pulled the cords which allowed the drapery
TO fall from the monument. and tho heroic
marble statue OF Columbus as uncovered.
Baron Fava. Italian minister at Washing
ton, then delivered On address. salute
OF twenty-One guns was fired as the monu-
ment was unveiled.
THE SECOND PARADE.
Hardly had the lest straine of music died
away from the neighborho0d OF the Column
bus monument than New York and her
500 900 or more visitors were again packed
along and about limo of parade. eager to
witness another pageant. The scenes of
the morning. at the side streets and
along the route of the parade, on the grand
stands. horss-tops and stoops, in the win
dows and Oh the balconies were repeated.
1t seems as If five million instead OF three
million people had gathered TO watch the
last great sight of the three days series of
events celebrating tn "a d iscovery of America
The parade was remarkable from the fact
thatit made q wonderful showing of the
usa electricity conld DO put to as n power
and as O light. The night parade was
also remarkable from another stand
point, and that was in demon
strating that hundreds Of thousands OF
women and children. TO say nothing of
men, are ablo tO endure twenty hours of
sightseeing from one point armed with
good lunch baskets. and yet not yacate
their seats and admit that they were tired
out.
Shortly after the different Bodies who
were 10 take part in the parade wero mus
tered at and about the Battery, and the
lower part of Broadway. tho police
began TO clear tho. line of march.
The way wns cleored and the
crowd waited, but the procession did
not appear. Tho crowd waited patiently.
hoping that nothing had happened TO spoil
the show. A reporter hunted up aud down
the long line trying to find the cause OF
the delay, and at length he fonnd IL. IL
was all matter of Queen Isabelln's tights.
The Goddess of Liberty has taken my
tights" exclaimed Queen Isabella, "and
fm not going To SIT with Ferdinand wear
ing IN Indian sQuaws dress."
This was spoken ON float No. 5, as tho
procession was being formed. Queen
lisa bella. WHO is Mary McGinty on other
days. told the truth. Somebody had taken
her costume and before she could get o
suitable one there was delay. Queen
Isabella was not tho only one in trouble.
IT, seemed as though none of the characters
could find his or her particular dress.
Fame and Electra bad an argument over q
blonde wig and tho sparks flew. Americas
yespucius. the map-maker, who robbed
blamed poor. old innocent William
Penn tor taking his cape. Mr.. Penn
and Vesphcius made n search and il
was discovered that one of the ioitec sun
worshipers was the guilty one. While
thete people were trying 10 find their cos.
tunes and putting them on the right way.
thousands Hooked about the different
floats and cnjoyed the passing scenes
better than the parade. While these
characrer-pOrtraycrs. q macs OF impatient
humanity. extending from, the Battery to
Central Park. were wondering why the
procession did not loom up. They did not
know of Queen lsabella's misfortune. and
they would not have cared If they had.
AZ $50 the big SHOW finally got under
way. The ronte of the parade was mp
Broadway to Fourth street. west around
Washington square 10 Fifth ave-
nue., to Fourteenth street, to Fourth
avenue, TO Seventeenth street. TO
Fif6s came a platoon of mounted police.
They were followed by as pretty q sight as
New. York has ever Witnessed. IL was \
body of bicyclists fiye thousand strong