New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

- oak with brass trimmings and bedeckcd with
red. white and blue ribbons. The line OF march
wien finally formed contained fourteen pa'ta'-
ions. with a total of 100 mon. Every private
in the ranks bore a small banner like the DIE one
which headed the column The lith hcsh"e"'
! Band and Drum Corps furnished the music ior
| the division The New-YorS Banks Glee Ciup
was also I'm line but the cheering OF the multi
tudcs and the playing of the bands gave the
singers few opportunities to be heard
| A lively delegation of 80 young students from
the New-York University Law School followed
| upon the trail Of the lower Wall-st. phalahx
James W. Finch commanded the divisioh' ana
Moses Morse the chairnan of the committee
of Arrangements. The boys carried yellow BAN
ncrs. like those of the cofe, merchants tied with
! lavender ribbons.
CHEERING COLUMBIA BOYS
| In the matter Of lavish and attractive cos
tunes the Columbia College contingent was
with the first While the lines were forming In
lower Wall-st. the students amused themselves
and the crowd with a fusillado of cheers Tor NC
Kincy. sound money and Columbia Over SIX
hundred students fell into line. representing
every department of the institution Maxweii
Lester. president Of the Columbia Sound Money
Club was the marshal OF ,he division. AT the
head Of the Columbia division was the Coumpia
Drum Corps. Then came three lines of students
arrayed in white beavers. white sweaters and
golf trousers and stockings The first line of
sweaters spelled out Columbia" the second
university" and the third We the stuff"
on the top OF the beavers were other series of
letters proclaiming: Mckinley is a peach"
Hobart Is also" and "1G to and bus Sep
arate platoons were made up of students from
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partments Of Political Science and Pure Science,
and the undergraduate body In the schools OF
Arts and Mines in the order Of classes one line
OF embryo architects carried T-squares the
"medcs' wore miniature skeletons. and the boys
In another platoon distinguished themselves by
plnning monster gold bugs On their backs The
freshmen made "A good showing with line o.
stalwart youths clad in white sweaters. white
duck trousers and legclngs and big black Ne
Kinley hats on which were the letters of the
words Nineteen hundred" one letter TO a hat
The Columbia boys carried sever hundred
small flags 81 blue and white. with the letter "C
In gold and the officers In the battalion were
distinguished from the privates by wide sashes
Of blue and white.
The Custom Hou~c Brokers Sound Money club
A J. Mccarthy. marshal. was the eleventh asso-
citation in line. II formed in Hanovcr-st.. its
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main column promptly at 10 o'clock. AT least
900 mon were in the division. 300 more than had
applied for places Behind McGarrys band and
the drum corps Of General SedgwicS Post. No.
lNi. big banner bearing the name Of the
club SIX flags on bamboo poles, and huge gold
en- -hued chrysanthcrnums formed the parapher.
MALTA Of the merchants The division was formed
in;o thIrty-two companies.
The Leaf Tobacco Trade Sound Money Club.
LOO strong. formed H. Water-st. marshaled by
Captain Darius Ferry. The organizations BAN
ncr gorgeous blue silk anar. with gold
letters. giving the clubs name likeness OF the
American eagle and two huge lunches Of cigars.
All kinds OF devices We're displayed hut the long
lunches and streamers Of tobacco which were
worn uniformly by most members OF the COM
panlcS attracted the ereatcst amount of attcn
tOn.
SINGING RALLY ROUND THE FLAG"
The scene presented In wall-st at 12:45
o'clock. just before ;hc divisions masscd there
took their places in the main line. was something
10 he remembered Tor lifetime. The fronts OF
the big buildings both sides of the street were
covered with flags from roof to b scment. In the
street below the thousands Of bright yellow ban
ners and National flags Of the paraders added 10
the beauty and splcndor ~ the scene. The side
walks packed Win onlookers. VINO cnc"rcd
Justify when specially pleased by the appearance
OF a line or division. While the street was packed
to its utmost capacity the Ncw-Y York Banks tilec
Club started up Rally Round the Flag" The
crowd took up the strain. and In less than min
ute the grand old war song was resoundng from
the honest money soldiers from Nassau-st to
Williams-st. As the last strain had died
away the multitude. moved by ts own music.
burst forth into a mighty shout ending with
three cheers for Mckinley
STOCK BROKERS ALL EXCITEMENT
The floor Of the Stock Exchange was the scene
yesterday morning of remarkable exhibition
of enthusiasm for the caus, Of sound money. The
entire Wall-st. district made only weak pre-
tence OF attending to business and from the
opening OF the exchanges and offices until the
regular time for closing business men In all
branches Of enterprise did little EXCEPT ,. pare
for the monster demonstration. IN which they
joined almost to man.
The stock room Of the Stock Exchange vas
profusely decorated with flags, which were
placed in all conceivable places. Nearly every
member carried n flag decorated with
sound money cmblems. An uninterrupted sue
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