Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-20

step ped back to The STAR reporter ond SAID
sIs.it not grand? II is such parade as only
the Grand Army OF the Republic could form.
Even IL they do make few mistakes in tactics
they nre 10 be admired all the more for their
patriotism"
Gen. Palmer stood for long time, but the
fatigue finally became too great and during the
breaks in the parade be occupied chair brought
forward to the edge of the steps.
As the parade progressed other members OF
the commanders staff and aids-de-camp gath
cred on the stand. Among these were seuior
Vice Commander Col. II. N. Duffeld OF
Detroit; George II. Heating, past aid-de-eamp;
John Lombard of Vermont, c. b. Foster. New
Haven, Conn; Gen. Wagner of Philadelphia.
As some Of the Pennsylvania posts marched
by the stand Gen. Palmer said to THE STAR,
"Just see that double column. tits magnificent
This parade is grand success"
The booth and adjoining stands Of the COM
mander-in-cbief were an artistic piece Of deco
ration. They represented generals tent with
stands of musketry and cannon in front,
and on either side we're the sections Of a
stone fort painted green here and
there to picture the moss grown
stones OF which the fort was supposed to be coa-
structed. The whole was handsomely decorated
with the stars and stripes. Next 10 the Presi-
dents stand that OF the commander-in-chief
was the most picturesque in the city.
Crowd? Oh, no,
Mob2 Jam? Rush? A squeezing, jostling,
pushing. hustling choas Of humanity? That's
about the size Of it.
Where did they come from? How DID they
get there? Heaven only knows.
But they an knew what they were there Tor.
They came 10 see the greatest sight that Wash
| inston has witnessed in thirty years. They
ing to see it and that from the best possible
point Of vantage.
1t was a case Of every man for himself and
the dell take the hindermost. Yet withal they
we're good na.ured and took butfetings without
grumbling, straightway administering the same
| treatment to the next nearest neighbor
No sane man would attempt to estimate the
number. In fact it could not be estimated
numerically, but by area or by the mile In that
count the people who throngei the stands and
bedecked every window with eager faces could
no. be included. They were simply incidents
''The People" were on the street.
That element which Lincoln lovingly called
''the common people" was out in force. Who
would object to the definition as Lincoln used
it? They were the people after his own heart.
The crowd began at the Capitol and ended
| where? 1t was like the horizon, no end The
| further you looked the crowd stood Just the
| same
They clustered around the Capitol and they
hung from the balustrades Of the terraces.
ba A., l.
base for the statuary 800 feet around.
From this point to the treasury, o long mile
they formed one solid, homogeneous mass Of
humanity straining and stretching against the
wire ropes and surgins back and forth as one
body. There was no individual movement.
One moved with the pack piece of drift
| wood is borne on the crest of an eddying whirl-
pool.
The will Of one man, the strength Of giant.
was as nothing In that density Of humanity. He
might as well try TO move . train Of freight cars
| as himself or those around him.
Atpiaces it ceased to be humorous and be-
| came serious. Where several currents Of hu-
mnnity converged, ss at Q junction, 1t was -
between the upper and neither milestone.
common sight 20 see man borne from his
feet by the pressure and lifted high above the
heads Of his fellows.
Some women. foolish creatures, took little
children into the maelstrom.. Then cool headed