The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-06-17
HILL IS HONORED.
GREAT PARADE AND CEIiE.
BRATION IN ST PAUL.

In Commemoration of the Compile
tion of the Great Northern Hallway
to the Pacific Coast-A Gorgeous
Affair.
ST. PAUL, June 7.-No such crowd
ever assembled in st. Paul as that which
gathered to do honor to James J. Hill
for completing the Great Northern rail-
way without government aid from ST.
Paul to the Pacific coast. When the
great parade started at 2:30 p. IN. there
were at least 200, 900 people on the dozen
streets through which the parade was
to pass. The weather was clear and
warm and the crowd good natured.
1t was the universal verdict that
nothing ever seen in the Northwest can
approach in magnificence the street
pageant. The variety and originality
of the designs, the rich materials with
which the floats were decorated and the
admirable manner in which they were
arranged and managed in the parade
have all combined to make one of the
grandest pageants ever seen in any part
of the country. Every float was de.
signed to represent some particular in.
dustry or section of the country along
the line of the Great Northern, and
every one had its own individuality.
The floats representing the cities west
of ST. Pau. attracted constant applause
Those of Seattle. Everett and Kalispel!
were particularly noticeable for the
pains taken IN getting them up and for
The diversity of industries represented.
The procession moved in ten great di.
visions and was two hours passing a
given point.
The Fire Department.
The parade of the fire department
preceded the regular parade by about
half an hour. starting from the corner
of Sixth street and Broadway The st.
Paul fire department always makes a
good showing and it has never made a
better one than on this occasion. Every
engine, truck and hose cart in the city
was in line. All were profusely decor.
ated with flags, bunting and flowers,
and the designs were beautiful. The
parade of "the bravest" was well worth
seeing, even without the great parade
which followed. There was plenty
of we'll deserved applause as they
passed. One feature which attracted
attention was the the boys company
They had full-rigged miniature hook
and ladder truck. drawn by about 6
dozen of their number and led by &
dog.
The Parade Proper.
The parade was ready to start with
much greater promptness than is usual
ly the case, and the last of the FIRE de
partment had hardly been seen wher
the first division of the historical and
industrial parade appeared III sight.
The regular troops from Fort Smelling
came with soldierly tramp and bearing
to lead the way for the display Of
Northwestern wealth and progress
Many companies of Minnesota sta i;
troops marched past in company from
and were followed by the cadets from
the academy at Faribault.
Ancient and modern modes of travel
were then illustrated. Early French
voyagers sat in their canoe and sang
songs of adventure as they padded ovel
the waters.
The next step in transportation was
exemplified by the oldtime Red River
carts, with two immense wheels drawn
by oxen.
Then the prairie schooner, and stag
coaches, and finally the rail
road, crude at first, ant
slow but developing rapidly unit
the enormous modern locomotive ant
palace cars were brought to view.
Indian Scenes.
The Indian drags and scenes of Indial
life were escorted by the Indian bant
from Fort Totten, North Dakota, nea
Devils Lake. The leader wore tn
native feathers and furs.
The first and last Great Northern en-
gines were shown, and they told o
mans advancement during 80 year
that could not be better depicted il
columns of space.
The first Mississippi steamboat tha
arrived in st. Paul in the sos the Viz
ginia, was shown reduced only one
third.
Then came the displays made b.
different Northwestern cities.
The anufacturing industries of st
Paul and Minneapolis were then poi