St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-19

ings and beautiful parks as yet un-
marked upon the map. Escorted by
small band of patriotic citizens and
troop Of soldiery, Washington. accom-
panied by his cabinet and many
OF the illustriOus men of his day.
rode 10 the fOTeSt-crOWned hill on which
the capitol now stands to lay the corner
stone OF that giant structure. Over the
same ronte today President Cleveland
was escorted by dashing cavalry, march,
ing infantry, blaring bands and Il vast
multitude of people to add his presence
and words to the
CELEBRATION OF THE ANNIVERSARY
of the event. The Goddess of Liberty,
from her stand on the dome. looked
down upon the gally decorated plat
forms on which, in addition 10 the
orators Of the Gay, there sat in solemn
state the members of both branches OF
congress. the judges of the supreme
court. clad IN their judicial ermine, the
members of the cabinet and other high
dignitaries of the government. Beyond
she saw. filling the plaza in front Of the
platform and extending far out into the
Tadiating avenues. 4 great concourse of
citizens ana civic SOldieTy which i'll
numbers, patriotism and enthusiasm,
fittiugly marked the growth and grand
that have passed. On the right Of the
platform was stationed the band, under
the direction of Prof. Fancuilli, and the
chorus of l,5O0 voices. under the dlrec-
tiOn of Prof. Cloward.
Not since the second inauguration OF
President Cleveland have the thorough
fares of this city been so
THRONGED WITH PEOPLE
as they were today. And not since then
has there been such a display of civic
and military organizations as that of
today. Long before the hour for the
parade to start the Inhabitants of Wash
ingtOn and the thousands of visitors
from far and near began to assemble
along the sidewalks Of the streets
through which it was to pass. They
crowded the steps and p0rtlcOs of the
public buildings; they were to be seen
on the hOusetOps and peeTlng from hun
dreds of windows in private houses, and
they watched and waited until the
parade had passed by, and then there
was an exodus from the streets and
houses and houSetops 10 the grounds of
the grand old capitol. where the eXer-
cises were held. And while the peo-
pie were gathering along the line of
march there was perfect pandemo-
mum of martial bands leading the
way for soldiers and sailors and civic
organizations TO the rendezvous whence
the parade was TO start. There was the
steady tramp of the infantry, the rattle
and clash of the cavalry and the rum
bling OF the cannon of the artillery,
mingled with the clang Of the cable
car gang and the shouts of officers Civ
ing orders to their commands.
Everything seemed To he in a
HOPELESS TANGLE OF CONFUSION,
QnA tho thousands nT nRnnla who
and sat watching seemed 10 wonder if
order could ever be brought out Of such
chaos.
The parade started from the White
house, and here it was the multitude of
sightseers was the deepest. A Gordon
of police kept the crowd away from
the grounds and out of the way of the
soldiers and civic bodies while they
were forming in line. NOtwithstand-
ing the fears of many, order was
al length restored, and the process
sion started from the White house 10
the east front OF the capitol, over the
same route taken 100 years ago, when
George Washington laid the corner
stone of the capitol. 1t was from the
White house, along Pennsylvania ave-
nue. 10 the capitol grounds. Gen. Ord
way, the chief marshal, and his staff,
with a squadron of United States cav
airy acting as an escort for President
Cleveland, in carriage, led the way.
and rs the chief executives carriage
passed through the streets the crowd
of watchers hUnOred them
WITH LOUD HUZZAS.
Then. ir carriages, followed the ora
tor Of the day, William Writ Henry, of
Virginia, the governors of the various
states. Chairman Laurence Gardner
and the especially invited guests, Troop
A. OF the district national guard, bring
ing up the rear.
After this escort came the first divis-
ion proper. under the command of Mar
shat Robert Boyd. This division was
composed of civic organizations.
The second division was under COM
mand of H. @. Gibson. as marshal, and
IN this division we're the Society of Gin
cinnati, Sons of the American RevoIu-
tion. Aztec Club of 1S47, Old Guard.
Grand Army Of the Republic, Sons OF
Veterans and the National Rifles.
The third division was composed en-
tirely Of United States regulars and
District Of Columbia and visiting mi
litia,
The fourth and last division of the
parade had fer lis commander MRrSha.