The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-03
TOPEKA AT KANSAS CITY.
MarshaIl's Band and Topeka People in
Attendance.

MarshaIrs Band and Topeka People in
Attendance.
The crowd at Kansas City last night to
see the HindoO story of Prince Rama
told in twenty chapters by twenty floats
was certainly immense.
Kansas City may have seen larger
crowds, but good many of the oldest
inhabitants here who have been at
tending these cele brations for years
do not remembe it All day yesterday
the railroads leading into the city from
all directions were taxed to their fullest
capacity carrying the people in All
night they were taxed to their fullest
capacity carrying people out
The Topeka people were numerous
there At least ten train loads of people
went into Kansas City from Topeka aud
surrounding towns.
The main inducement for Topeka peo-
pie to attend was the fact that Marshall's
Military band, of which we are all
proud, had been chosen to lead the
pageant
The Union Pacific took IN two long
trains from the west yesterday afternoon,
the Rock Island followed with two more
and the Santa Fe had the same number.
All this besides an immense throng that
had thought TO secure peace and seats by
taking the morning trains
The interest conferred in particular
about the Rock Island depot where the
bands special car stood Before the
train left the band formed in marching
position in the rear of the depot and had
It's picture taken. It wore It's prettiest
suits, the white with the plumed
helmets.
On the train was a perfect crush Peo-
pie stood up in all the aisles and on the.
platforms So far as seats were concern
ed there was no respect shown to any
body in consideration of their birth or
aristocratic position IN life. Sex was the
only line, and evOn It was rabher irregu-
lar.
Before the journey was over, people
were glad TO sit anywhere and the steps
were crowded, the coal boxes were oc-
cupied, the seat arms were spoken for.
and one young man from up the road
who, in his light trousers and desper-
alton, sat down on a freshly blacked
stove, was compelled to trade his short
coat for a longer one in order to keep up
the dignity for which his social class is
famed
Assistant Passenger Agent George
BANTER, and Chief Clerk Pier of the
road, we're among the unfortunates who
paced the aisles and longed for more
cars and more seats.
The crowd was wonderfully good hui
mored. though.
The bands train did not reach the
Kansas City Union depot till after 8
o'clock by reason Of the delay occasioned
by the inability of the terminal facilities
70 handle the numerous trains, which
gave the passengers a good half hour in
which : admire the beautiful stock
yards scenery.
There was no one to meet the band and
they ate their snppers at the Union depot
hotel, after which they were late at the
place the parade was destined to form
1t was after o'clock before the parade
fought its way through the army Of peo-
pie on Main street with Topeka's band in
the lead At all points along the line the
approach of the Kansas band brought
out cheer. There were twenty bands
in the procession and nineteen of them
were poorer than Topeka's and the null
titude recognized it.
Everywhere there was praise for Mar
shall's band. 1t was the biggest and the
best, it was the most handsomely dressed
and it received the most applause.
That's MarshalIs of Topeka the peo-
pie said, and there were cheers-not from
Kansas people alone, by any means.
OF course the band played nothing but
marches.
It was almost impossible to get to the
train for the return trip and the depot
platform a seething sea Of strug
Cling people trying to get to their trains
alive.
There was very little drunkenness and
all who could get a place to went to
sleep. The band boys came home on the
second section of the Rock IAand train
and most of them were tired enough to
sleep
Two of the band boys wandered into
the Pullman and aroused the porter's
official dignity.
You feuers want to keep out O. heah,"
he commanded.
'sWho are you." asked one of the boys,
sAIr. Pullman"
No, sab; my names Frey, sab"
"W ell, Mr. Frey, you seem to be on
the wrong train This is the Rock
Island"
rock ISLAND TRAINS