The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-10

CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-Twenty-f years
ago today the city of Chicago was laid
waste by the most destructive fire that
has ever wrought destruction in an
American city.
Today in commemoration of that
day of dreadful havoc and suffering, a
magnificent metropolis, so far exceed
ing the old city in wealth, beauty and
population that comparisons are use
less, if not utterly impossible. cele-
brated the rebuilding and progress OF
what is now the second city in Amer
lea.
The anniversary was taken advan-
tage of by local managers of the
political campaign to make demon
stTation in advocacy of the continuance
of the present national financial sys-
TEN, by Republicans and gold Demo-
Gratis joining forces under the direction
of the Business Mems Sound Money as
sociation in organizing parade, the
equal of which has never been seen in
this city, or probably any other city.
AS a counter demonstration the COM
bined free silver forces tonight had .
torchlight parade.
Probably in the history of Chicago
there has never been such a number
Of people congregated on its streets.
The sidewalks along the entire route of
the parade were a
contested MASS OF HUMANITY,
which was with great difficulty kept
from blocking the streets by the con-
r-ant activity of an immense detail of
police.
Not a street car was allowed to cross
the river from the north or west sides,
nor were any south side cars permitted
to invade the district set apart for the
paraders Every bridge was closed to
vehicles and all traffic of downtown
streets suspended.
Banners and flags were swung at
frequent intervals across the streets,
and from every tall building others
f1oated. while the front of almost every
building was a mass of red, white and
blue. Many Of the show windows were
deliberately decorated in honor of the
occasion.
Above the masses of people, above
even the sl1y-scraping office buildings.
rose a mighty roar, cheers, yells, music
of innumerable bands, the footing of
horns, little and big, the penetrating
believing of immense megaphones and
me tllouSdllu anu one OlneT noises Iflat
mark the passing of a great political
parade.
At two or three points along the line
of march immense open-mouthed tele-
phone receivers were attached to wires
leading directly to the homes of Will |
lam Mckinley and Garrett A. Hobart
and to various eastern cities. into
which were announced the names OF |
each organization as the great column |
passed. and then a mighty shout would
go Up that could be heard miles away. |
Observation stands had been erected |
at frequent intervals, and not only
were these filed to their utmost ca
pacity, but every building had its
THRONES OF SPECTATORS
filing its window spaces, some Of the |
tenants even renting seats in desirable |
windows for half dollar apiece. Many
distinguished people from outside the |
city witnessed the parade, among them
being Mark Hanna, who reached the |
city yesterday, and who, in company |
with the members of the Republican |
national campaign committed viewed |
the sights from the Union League club |
where the party took lunch: and Cen |
erals Palmer and Buckner the anti |
silver candidates for the presidency.
who watched the parade from a stand |
IN front of the Palmer house headuuar-
1ers of that organization. Hon. Chaun |
ceA N. Depew of New York and Secre-
tary OF Agriculture Morton were also |
interested spectators, as also were Cbut !
from different point Of view Sena- |
tors Teller, Pettigrew and Dubois and !
Congressman Towne, Dubois and Lind |
promptly at 10 o'clock. a cannon at I
the Lake Front park gave the signal |
for the parade 10 move. Immediately.
General Joseph Stockton who had /
charge OF the vast army of volunteers.
representing almost every branch of in
dustry in the city, gave the order TO
march. and Mayor George B. Swift. (
Chief of Police Badenoch, Assistant
Chief Ross. Inspectors Bonfield and
Shea. at the head of platoon of no
lice, led the great host of Industrial /
makers and political clubs on their
triumphal tour Of the business portion
of the city.
One trade alone had 10000 representa-
tives in line Employees of Armour q
Company. Nelson Morris & Company.
Swift q Company. and other houses. of /
worldwide reputation, made a mighty
regiment separated into companies by
the many floats they had prepared.
Mounted on their wiry and supple
mustangs, and wearing white SOM
brero hats, the cattle buyers, drovars.
and Diner employees of the Union Stock
Yards company, created wild enthusi-
asIn wherever they rode. There was
something like thousand of these
mounted cattlemen, and they We're all
bronzed and sturdy-looking fellows.
whose easy riding was a contrast to
that of some Of the men who headed
down Town divisions.
For the most part the parade was
COMPOSED Of marchers, for the number