The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-05
shal MctcaIfe and his assist ants handling
the long line with consumr1Ate skill.
Music Calls Them Forth.

the ioag line with consummAte skill.
Music Calls Them Forth.
The rain that early I'm the morning gave
nsgns of seriously disturbing the Gay
festivities abated considerably about .
O'Clock and the First regiment band naa
q large crowd TO listen 20 the concert
given at Pioneer place. IL seemed as II
the outDurst of music had the effect OF
Immediately calling forth Thousands OF
y,eonle from all directions. Front street
for many blocks up was lined with people
and for the time being Second street was
relieved BIZ the influx TO Pioneer pace
This did not last long. however. Tor the
people were all anxious 20 gee the gram
parade set for 10 O'Clock. get under mo-
ton at the corner Of Third and bnlon
streets. and soon commenced drifting that
way.
Grand Marshal Metcaife, Assistant Mar
shall Harry RlgeIow and Chief Aide p. j.
Reardon we're on hand a short time after
. O'Clock in the morning and soon other
assis ants made their appearance As fast
as the different organizations appeared
they were taken In hand by the proper
officer and lined up along the street ready
20 take their places in the parade. Col.
Joseph Green and his staff were Disckling
on their swords, while out in the big han
the sharp sounds OF voices could be heard
as the different companies were being
marshailed for the march. Finally the
carriage containing Gov. McGraw and bis
STAFF. Brig.~Gen. Carr and staff and other
notables Of the day appeared.
Grand Marshal Metcafe gave a few Or
derS ard his ASSISTANTS hurried here and
There for a moment. then all was sudden
~ qtJset. This tasted a brtsf space Of
zine. and foretold that the parade was TO
start sharp ON time. The tramp Of many
feet told 1nat the companies Of the y.
q. w. were coming from the axsrnoTy.
Sirfs3enly Chief Of Police Rogers APP
peared on "a magnificent white horse, fol-
aowe3 IN turn by a platoon OF policemen,
eli tn fun dress uniform. with shining
boots and brilliant buttons. The First
Regiment band. under dsreot1on o. Leader
Wagner. csounusenssed 10 play and the
pagean. was on its way.
The Procession starts I'm Time.
There was no hitch. every division took
e.s place IN good time and IN good order.
AS tire line of march went down Second
street IL vas noticeable mat the rniistia-
men were m7aschiug in splendid form. and
Col. Green's stafr. adj mounted on fine
horses, was making dasshfng appear
arce. Tho colonel never looked better.
and once a smile stole over his face
which plainly showei that his men were
marching to MS satisfaction. Tho sec
ond disaszSon under Col ESiser, after
swinging iIst, Second street marched To
music by LANCER & Luaoen's band.
willah was playing in splendid style.
Tie fire. apparatus made a fine show
Ing. and many refnasi<s were made of a
most complimentary nature by The peoDie
along etne streets.
The sieaeg rtes from the labor urlions
marched two 10y two. and made good
showing. while the newsboys. with eaAsir'
leaders logged out I'm boomers. caused no
end OF pleasure 10 the small boys.
Haupoafve-r. hand under the lead
Charles Rannie. rendered some brilliant
inanohes. After the Salvation Army con-
soildaoed bands came the long line OF
floats.
Some idea of the consumnate skill dis
played by the grand marshal in hand
Hing one OF the largest, II not the largest.
parade this city has ever seen, may DO
readily imagined when N is known that
he changed the line Of rnaurSsh at the cor
ner Of Cherry and Second streets. and
took the parade down Cherry to Front,
thence through Pioneer place to YesieT
avenue 70 South Third and on south 10
Main street. without any serious break.
When the vanguard was crossing
Washington street the rear had not left
linton street, amt when faie van made Dts
appearance al Pioneer place the second
time from Commercial street. the body
OF the line was still making Its way up
YeSler avenue 10 South Third street.
The rasn Increased tn volume as the
vast body made ats way UP Front street
40 Union. and the hundreds OF umbrellas
showing up above the crowds Of humanity
along the street made a peculiar sight.
The windows Of the big brick blocks were
crowded with people. and the same was
true In respect to Second street as the line
passed down fn afhe beginning.
Some OF the G.. A. r.. Veterans had been
wise enough 80 bring umbrellas with
sfaem. ard they put them mp with n sat
fsfied ar. The sultan OF the ancient
Moors who was dressed Hike that mighty
ruler. OF Fec. in Morocco. had "A Regular
family size colt on umbrella. and when ~,
exposed st 10 the elements. tine crowd
Hhcssxlit II very funny. and shouts of
laughter could be heard on all sides. The
sultan had on what the boys said were
boomers and his hong red Shippers, with
curved tors. caused no end OF comment.
When the troops reached TNiiIsi and
tTslon streets the orders were given 10
the different division commanders to dis
miss.
Col. Green had his TROOPS thought M In
review parade on Third street and "a Gov.
Atc(sraw and HIS staff appeared presented
arms. The governsr made no remarks
30 the men as he passed along tho Hne.
hts. after all was over and THE grand par
AIDE was ut an end. ne said Go a Post
Int@aiigencsr reporter:
Yes. str: I was very much gratified
Guard. consider the parade has been a
grand ssloces.''
Col r. g waselhurn. OF the governor 5
staff. also expressed himself as highly
pleased with shc paTsplc. and was iucllnesi
so think &; was about the largest the city
had ever had.
The Great ship Independence.
The most prominent and attractive fea-
lures In the long line OF floats. there being
ali 81 q
ship Independence. which was constructs
by the Coast Scamen's Union: the monitor
OF John Ericsson, presented by the Swed-
ish club; the viking ship Of Left Erickson.
wiso discovered America in 1901 A. y. and
the costly carriage decked with flags and
flowers and a Goddess or Liberty, BY the
Seattle Brewing and Mailing Company.
4 neat work Of art was the Independ-
enec. a full-rlgged warship with eight
miniature cannon. On each or the three
rnaxtheads was a golden rooster. trophies
OF SO NAM great races. The ship is seven
teen feet hong. and surrounding II Were
the waves. and at the base OF the ffoa,
were stTsamcrs decked oil over with fags
and shields 1t was the first float in the
line. and was drawn by four horses, two
hays and two blacks IL was followed by
tho members OF the local union in fun uni,
form under command 81 the secretary
Paddy Glynn.
The next float was John Ericsson's mon
itor. which headed the procession Of the
Swedish clubs. and vas drawn hy four
large gray horses II was forty feet Ions
and surmounted by revolving turret and
two cannon. There were snaokesfarks
from which actual smoke poured out, and
en- the tcp were an array OF flags which 81
the code q signals spelled he name ''Johr
Ericsson. Other small American flags