The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-23
AN EXCELLENT PARADE.
Thousands OF People Along the Line
of aIarch-The Floats.

OF MaEcm-A AbAAAHs
The parade proved to be the general
attraction Of the DAY and it is estimated
that no less than $4,000 people witnessed
it besides the 1000 or 5000 persons who
participated. It was advertised to start
from the corner Of Washington and
Tennessee-sts. at ? o'clock and it was
but short time after that hour when
the great procession moved out. Long
before 1 o'clock vantage points began
to be taken by the anxious visitors.
They were in the city, many OF them
with no place in particular to 20. ana
a matter OF an hour or two made little
difference with them. They would as
soon stand at one place as another. BY
o'clock the south side Of Washington
st. was jammed so that it was diff
cult matter to pass upon the sidewalk.
The windows Of all the office rooms were
occupied with friends OF those fortunats
enough to be located along the line OK
march. The court house fence was also
densely populated at about this time.
every post containing a dozen or more
boys and men. The state house yard,
too was full; the soldiers and sailors
monument had its fun quota, some even
having made the ascent TO the parapet
to view the parade Along the line OF
march the shady side Of the street was
literally filled and the side streets and al
leys were occupied with buggies and
wagons filled with people anxious TO
view the procession.
ii was a few minutes after o'clock
when the police began To clear the
streets. The few patrolmen who were
stationed at the corner of Illinois and
Westinghouse. were powerless TO get
the crowds back 10 the curb. 1t seemed
that there We're more people than the
capacity of the space into which they
We're sought 10 be put The problem
was made the more serious by num-
Der Of wagons and carriages which had
taken up positions at the intersection OF
the two streets right I'm the path at
tempted 10 be made for the advancing
columns. with the assistance Of SUPER
intendent Powell. who drove along the
line of march in a buggy, and Sergt.
Lowe, a small opening was made large
enough for the companies forming the
parade to squeeze through but with 1t
tie possibility for q comfortable march.
IL was, however. but twenty minutes
past the appointed hour when the great
procession started down WashingtOn-st.
The makeup of the parade was most
pleasing. The tact that there had beeh
no effort made 10 get lodges uniformed
alike into the same divisions gave the
whole line a variety which might other
wise have been spoiled. The mounted
men. the floats and the twenty brass
bands also added to the general effect
and gave a variety that was not at any
time wearfsome Nearly 5000 men were
in line and il took just one hour for the
procession To pass "a given point.
The parade was headed by a platoon
Of sixteen patrolmen from the Indian
apolis force under the command Il Capt.
Campbell The other officers were
Sergts Hyland. Laporte. Barlow.
Schwab and Stout Following the police
came Grand Marshal ". II. Leedy ard
his STAFF. The STAFF comprised fifty
mounted men. This array II horsemen
in strikingly military uniform made a
splendid impression upon the spectators.
The Indianapolis military band headed
the first division which was Composed