Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-08
ALhENJOYED THB DAY.
ANOTHER DELEGATION OF WHEELING DEN
OCRATS HOME FROM WASHINGTON
The Tariff Students Struck Town Yesterday After
noon at 5 O'Clock - HOw They Figured
in that Memorable Eyent-lncidens
Of the Trip

The Wheeling Democrats wto went
TO the Capitol 10 participate N the In
auguration exercises are gradually ar
irving home. Another delegation came
in Yesterday, consisting Of a number OF
the members Of the Young Mems DEM
ocratic Club. but in the most part Of the
William L. Wilson Tariff Students, the
first section of which came Oh yester-
days train.
There are several members OF both
clubs yet in Washington, remaining on
pleasure and business until the limita-
tion of the tickets. They will not all
be home probably until the last
Of the week. Along win the
Tariff Students came the Opera house
band which were taken TO Washington
ey this popular organization. Notwisn'
standing the diSagreeaole day through
which they passed on Saturday, ana the
large amount OF playing they have been
doing during all the trip the band boys
were looking remarkably well. Their
new uniforms looked particularly neat
and attractive, and their melody was
warmly greeted on all sides.
"Ot course" said Prof. Spell, I'VE
didn't expect. 70 take any prizes In such
a gathering as that, as there were many
crack bands there from the largest
cities. and some OF them had fifty ana
sixty performers, and were preceded oy
large flute and drum corps. The music
thew made was indeed fine, and without
ANYTHING approaching such facilities,
we naturally wouldn't elicit so much at
traction. But the large number OF
favorable comments we received were
certainly gratifying.
Captain l.. 5. Delaplain, Of the Stu
dents, left the special yesterday al
Cumberland to take train for PITTS
burg on business, and will probably ar
rive 10 town to-day. Said one OF the
Tariff Students last night:-"Whle we
didn't get a chance to take part in the
great Inaugural parade TO any extent,
IL was not long before our presence In
Washington became known. we were
out in the early morning and paraded
oyer unite a section OF the city. We
serenaded CONGRESSMAN Pendleton and
also Congressman Wilson, the latter &C
companying the boys in line, as one OF
ms. from his residence back 10 the Ma
tiOnal Hotel. We also walked all
around to the objects o.
interest and places Of prominence, and
wherever we went large crowds would
gather. Many had never seen any uni
forms like ours before, and they made
RreaJ hit. People were constantly COM
ing up to make our acquaintance. The
boys felt highly pleased at the many
complimentary remarks heard alonG the
line"
Said a member OF the Young Mems
Democratic Club who arrived home
Yesterday: There Is no question about
IL. The Tariff Students had about the
handsomest uniforms seen in all that
array OF marchers. There were no 9TH
ers in the city Of that design, and every
Acwhere they went they caught the eyes
BIZ the people. But its wonder some
pf them didn't freeze, standing so long
as they did on that bleak day waiting
10 get into line. IL was the kind OF
, cold that chillS 70 the very marrow, and
where they were standing was big
tree. Several OF the boys took turns
standing behind this tree to escape the
rayages Of the wind. But IL didn't
avail much. The wind seemed to be
coming from all directions. i never ex-
berienced a more biting day. And
many Of the Students only had with
them their light spring overcoats,
which were inadequate to stave of Old
Boreas."
Prof. Spell says he never made mel
ody under more trying circumstances,
and at times his fingers, as we'll as those
of his musicians, were almost num0ed
and lust able to hold the instruments.
cit was the kind Of cold that one has
toexperience TO fully realize, said Prof.
Birch. at seemed more penetrating
even than one OF those merciless east
winds of the coast. And after one or
two hours Of standing in 1t you almost
felt as though 10 would take a week TO
again acquire a uniform warmth. The
Young Mems Democratic club" con-
tinued Capt. Birch, ''were represented
IN the parade, but Of course not as early
as we would have liked. This could
hardly have been avoided in such a
mammoth procession. We marched
for nearly two miles around the
back streets to reach the place
where We were to station
ourselves to enter the parade. When
we struck the St. James Hotel you
should have seen the boys rush In and
partake of fried oysters. They had been
prepared there in abundance, aud the
way they disappeared was caution.
And while we were waiting on one OF
the side streets awaiting our turn in the
procession, there was quite lively pat
ronage at a corner grocery In that yicin-
fly, cheese, crackers and pie being
rapidly devOured. We were finally
taken under the wing OF the
Calumet Club Of Baltimore, and made
their guests, thereby entering the pa
rade earlier than we expected. We
finally struck Pennsylvania avenue, but
IL was after Z o'clock and dark as we
passed the reviewing stand, but whether
or not the President was there at the
time we were unable to learn. Despite
the weather, and other little annoy
ances, l think all the WheelingiteS had
q good time, and a satisfactory trip.
An $500 Umbrella for $500, at I. G.
Dillon & Co.'S.