The evening world., 1894-09-03


long stretch of dry weather.
FRANCIS LONG,
Assistant Observer, 4. $. Weather
bureau.
The big parade for which workingmen
had been preparing for months to cele-
brate on a gigantic scale the first Ma
tional labor holiday in this vicinity has
passed into history. 1t took place to-
day. and while It did not realize the
expectation OF the leaders, in point OF
numbers. 1t was in every other respect
all that could be desired.
Up to midnight 1t had been confidently
expected that at least 10000 men would
have been in line. That was based on
the estimate of the officers of the vari-
Gus organizations intending to take Part.
The threatening weather. however,
must have thrown damper on the
ardor of some, as when the order to
march was given only few over 5000
got into line.
But what a splendid appearance these
5000 men did present! With bands play
ing and banners waving. they marched
along with proud and martial bearing.
Splendid Marching of the Men.
Each man seemed to think that on his
own shoulders rested the good name OF
the trade he represented. and as a re-
suit the parade was something that the
best drilled regiment of soldiers might
enjoy. Each individual was in his best
and acted accordingly. Every banner
. looked clean and new; every stick car
ried--and nearly every man had stick
as well as a flower In his coat-had been
recently cut.
OF 1t except the enthusiasm. That was
of the old-time order, the same enthus-
iasm which manifested itself during the
days when the New York Legislature
was induced to make the first Monday
in September Labor Day. The same
enthusiasm which nearly elected Henry
George for Mayor In 1885; ana ID which as IN,
adjourned making Labor Day Ma
tional holiday.
Not Many Floats In Line.
Pressure Of circumstances prevented
the carrying out in detail all of the
original programme. 1t has been in
tended to show the people of New York
of floats, the baker was to have been
seen in the act of baking bread, the
cooper fashioning his barrels, the cook
but not all, principally because of the
threatening weather, Enough floats,
however. were on hand to make the
scene more than interesting.
That the parade was the biggest fea-
ture of the days celebration was evil
denced by the crowds which gathered
along the line OF march. and which
trades as they passed In review. OF
course big SIX" came in for the lions
share of the applause. and Amos J.,
anyone else WV" was responsibie for the
day being made national. was cheered
on all sides. big sIx" and the pressmen
Dozens OF American fiags were scat
tered about Their division. Not a red
nag, or lin fact. any flag other than the
stars and stripes could be seen any
The hour given. for the start OF the
parade was 10 o'clock. and the various
divisions were instructed to be in their
north OF Cooper Union and Fourth ave-
nue. an hour or SO earlier.
Gathering mt Cooper Union.
At Q o'clock there was nothing OF any
KIND TO indicate at that point that a
The grand marshal and his aids were
IN Clarendon Hall, waiting to put the
nhishing touches, as 1t were. to the
ferent organizations reported for a min
s afe, then disappeared, but that was
rour DOCKS down, at Cooper Union.
Inspector Williams. with nearly two hun
hreu patrolmen, was In waiting. A few
hundred people had gathered about the
street corners, but there were no pa
What a change came over the scene
niteen minutes later when swinging into
a,fsstor place. with every one OF their
MY Instruments playing in perfect har-
uwoIy swung the band OF the Catholic
rrotectory. The boys apparently were
never in better fettie. they seemed to
play as II their very existence depended
upon L. Every NATIONAL air rendered
p cheers from the vast crowd which In
s'antiy began to gather.
anEin behind the Catholic Protectory
eAho was the brotherhood Of Electrical