Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-21

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congesuon OF the Sightseeing popuIact
ON the sidewalks and cross streets, anC
those who got into the center of the
city, even two OF three hours before the
time fixed for the head of the column tx
move, found themselves barely able tt
get within sighting distance of the tops
of largest fagpoles carried by the pro
cessionists.
Vehicular traffic was entirely prohib
tied in the business districts after II
o'clock, ract which often tended
toward making confusion worse con
founded.
No free stands were provided for the
aged and infirm as was done in New
York last week, and as a matter of fact
the only stand on the entire route was
located Mt the postoffice, and this was
reserved for the more distinguished Of
inc guests OF the worlds fair author1-
tics, The sight5eers, therefore, were
perforce compelled to stand and wait
for many weary hours, and two-thirds
of them got nothing for their patience
beyond the grim satisfaction of being
able 10 say that they had managed 20
get within hearing distance Of the
music.
Elaborate arrangements had been
made by the police authorities to pro-
vide for every possible contingency.
Nearly the entire force was massed in
the business district. The parade streets
were cleared of pedestrians at $3.50, and
notice was served upon the spectators
that they would have to confine them
selv5s to the sidewalks. No one not
supplied with Il sracial permit signed by
Chief Met laughrey could pass through
the line.
A dozen hospital tents had been erect
ed ON vacant lots and alleys adjacent to
the route, and special instructions were
given to the police concerning the dispo-
sition of all injured persons.
Shortly before II o'clock, those of the
distinguished guests who were not de-
sirous of figuring in the parade. were
escorted to the grand stand. These in
cluded Vice President Morton and the
members of the cabinet, Chief Justice
Fuller and his associates Of the supreme
court, eX-President Hayes, Cardinal
Gibbons and party, General Schofield
and Admiral Bellznap, the visiting
members of the diplomatic corps, and
the congressional and gubernatorial
visitors
The Parade.
1t was within few moments of IL
o'clock when the booming of cannon on
the lake front gave notice to the city
that the head of the column was about
to move. For two hours before this the
participating organizations and societies
had been forming on the streets running
west from Michigan avenue and extend
ing south from the Auditorium for dis
tance of nearly two miles.
The parade had been arranged in three
grand divisions, each having dozen or
more of subdivisions General Miles
was grand marshal, and some twenty
prominent citizens of Chicago, some of
them milli0naires, rendered him efficient
service as official aids.
A detachment of mounted police, the
very pick of the city's force, led the first
grand division. Behind them came a
company of their brother patrolmen on
foot stepping out with military pre-
cision to the music of Sousas band, the
latter acting as special escorts to the
band of the Mexican republic.
Next in line was Grand Marshal Miles
and his staff, but the appearance OF the
Indian fighter was not welcomed with
half the enthusiasm evoked by the gayly
uniformed Chicago Hussars, who came
along i'll column of platoons.
A long string of carriages, containing
Mayor Washburne, the members OF the
board of aldermen and the CITY officials
followed the Hussars.
After these, and bringing up the rear
of the first division, were the visiting
governors and the members of their
stats. Some We're mounted, but the
majority proceeded to use the vehicles
that were placed at their disposal.
There were people of all states in the
solid mass of humanity that lined the
sidewalks, the windows and roofs and
balconies from the start to the finish
and as one governor after another was