The evening world., 1894-09-03
EDITION..
|LABOR'S ARMY
on PARADE.
Six Thousand Men Turn,
Out to Celebrate
the Holiday.
MADE A FINE APPEARANCE.
They Marched with Military Pre-
cision and Were Heartily
Cheered on the Way.
NOT MANY FLOATS IN LINE.
The Threatening Skies lnterisred
with he Proposed Exhibitis., -
Rush to the Picnic.
MADE A fine APPEARANCE.
NOT MANY FLOATS IN LINE.

The weather for Labor Day
In and about New York City VIII
be generally fair and without
rain. The prospects are for fair
weather tomorrow. The hass
that obscures the sun IL due 10 the
long stretch of dry weather.
FRANCIS LONG,
Assistant Observer, U. 9. Weather
The big parade for which worSingmen
had been preparing for months to cele-
brate on a gigantic scale the first Ma
tlonal 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 It had been confidently
expected that at least 10000 men would
have been In line. That was based on
the estimate OF the ofioers Vt the vari-
GUS organizations intending TO taxe Part.
The threatening weather. however,
must have thrown a damper on tbs
VI bODlt, pS WHtH tHc OTuCI 70
march was given only a few over 5000
got into line.
But what a splendid appearance these
5000 men did present! With bands plays
ing and banners waving. trey 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 I'm his best
and acted accordingly. Every banner
looked clean and new; every stick car
ried-and nearly every man had a stick
as well flower in his coat-had been
recently cu.. -
There was nothing old about any part
of II except the enthusiasm. That was
OF the old-tme order, the same enthus-
iasm which manifested itself during the
days when the New York Legislature
to aS sTe Day 5ss s The sss
enthusiasm which nearly elected Henry
George for Mayor In 1886. and which In
sisted on the Congress VIII CHI has Just
adjourned making Labor Day q Ma
tional holiday.
Not Many Floats In Line.
Pressure of circumstances, prevented
original programme. It has been i'm
tended to show the people of New York
just how every man worked. BY means
seen in the act OF baking bread. the
cooper fashioning his barrels. the cook
roasting the joints. Some were shown.
Sas ns n Enough II os ss
however. were on hand to make the
scene more than interesting.
re eA Of the the psr ny sst sssss
along the line OF march. and which
cheered and cheered again the different
course Big Six" came in for the lions
share of the applause, and Amos J.
Cummings. who. perhaps, more than
day being made National. was cheered
on all sides. Big Six" and the pressmen
made Il particularly fine showing
tered about their division. Not a red
nag, or in fact, any flag other than the
Stars and Stripes could be seen any
where.
The hour given for the start Of the
parade was 10 o'clock, and the various
divisions were instructed to be In their
respective places on the side streets
north of Cooper Union and Fourth ave-
nue. an hour or so earlier
Gathering at Cooper Onion.
At o'clock there was nothing OF any
kind to indicate at that point that
great parade was about to take place.
The grand marshal and his aides were
in Clarendon Hall, waiting TO put tho
finishing touches. as II were, TO the
whole business. Officers from the dit
ferent organizat tons reported for a min
ute. then disappeared, but that was
about all
Four blocks down, at Cooper Union.
lnsp~ ctOr Williams. with nearly two hum
dred patrolmen, was in waiting. A few
hundred people had gathered about the
street corners, but there were no pa
raiders.
What "A change came over the scene
fifteen minutes later when swinging into
Aston place, with every one of their
nifty instruments playing in perfect har-
mony, came the band of the Catholic
Protectory. The boys apparently were
never In better fettle. They seemed 10
play as IL their very existence depended
upon it. Every National air rendered
vas the occasion for an outburst OF
cheers from the vast crowd which in
stantly beam to gather.
Right behind the Catholic Trajectory
Band was the Brotherhood of Electrical
Local Union No. 8, every mem
Der carrying "A bouquet. These were the
first 20 put In an appearance.
The Catholic Protectory Band had
SCn rCely ROI through with their Qrat