Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-06
WERE 'tFROZE OUT
The TARIFF STUDENTS DIDN'T MARCH IN
THE PROCESSION.
Compelled to Stand for Hours in an Open Common
Facing Blizzard, They We're Forced to
Break Ranks and Seek Shelter.

The REGISTER of yesterday morning
gave reliable and concise information OF
the non-participation in the Inaugural
parade by the Wheeling clubs, it being
stated that only about thirty OF the Y.
NJ. D. c. veterans fell into line when
their turn came, while the Tariff Stu
dents, owing to the inclemency OF the
weather, did not march at all. Another
Sunday paper, under Washington
date and the word especial" said:
1.-THE Wilson Tariff Students showed up
great to-day and were received with en-
thusiasm all along the line. Their unit
form was novel and not comparable with
anything in the line. This was the trst
visit Of the club to Washington. Their
reputation had, however, preceded them
and their reception from all sections was
decidedly warm. There were seventy
five men in line clothed in the students
cloaks and their drilling was perfection.
Their position in the line was Immediately
behind the Union Democratic club OF Phil
adelphia."
This information" is was far from the
fact az anything could well be. The
Tariff Students did not march in the
parade, and therefore they were not
'receiyed with enthusiasm all along the
line" The Students herocally stood
in line in an open field, exposed TO a
blizzard, for three solid hours, and then
nature gave way, and they were forced
to break ranks. The following tele-
gram tells the story of their misfortune:
Special Telegram to the R'GistSr.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 5.-The
members of the Wheeling Young Mems
Democratic Club and the Tariff Stu
dents were not feeling any too well to-
day, after their rough experience in the
storm yesterday. Many OF them caught
hard colds, and were otherwise used up,
but still they managed to get around
and take in the sights. The Tariff Stu
dents had particularly rough time OF
1T, yesterday, They were stationed
away out on an sPep common, east of
the capitol, whore they waited patient
ly in the snow and wind for
the order to move in the pa
rade. Headed by their band and
with full complement OF members,
they marched to the point assigned
them before - o'clock. At this time
there was already an inch Of slush on
the ground, but they were determined
to be in the parade, and stood their
ground on the slushy common awaiting
the start, but the hours went by, the
weather grew colder and colder, and
still they did not get the word to fall in
and move. BY 2 o'clock almost every
man in the command was numb with
cold, and there was no way Of getting
shelter or stimu ants in the neighbour
hood. The boys could not stand this
and sensibly decided that rather than
run the danger OF pneumonia
they had better give up the
idea of parading One by one they
they dropped out, although quite a
number remained until three O'Clock.
Still their turn TO get in line had not
come, and so they all returned TO their
quarters, as did large percentage OF
the other organizations that had been
kept waiting since before noon. OF
course the delay was unavoidable in so
large procession, and the rational
course TO pursue was to go to shelter.
The Young Mems Democratic Club had
an experience similar TO the Tariff
Students, although the former were
stationed In more sheltered place than
the Students and did not get the un-
broken sweep of the biting northwest
wind. About thirty of the Young Men
stood it out and marched over the route.
1t is safe to say that many OF both or
CARNATIONS will be sick from the expe-
rtence.
About twenty of the Young Men took
q trip TO Baltimore to-day. The other
Wheeling boys drifted around town,
calling at the different headquarters
md eniovinO the siphts