New-York tribune., 1896-11-01
THE CLOSE or THE PARADE.
ILLUMINATION OF HOUSES ALONG THE

When the twilight OF the shor; OCTOBER uay
d,mmed the briniaucv Of the bright blue sky fur
rished by a kind Providence. evidently faVorap'y
disposed toward honesty In finance and law ana
order in government the parade was sti!i gong Oh
Then the good people who had decked their houses
with buntii < along the line OF march began 10 h'u-
inmate Gas and electric lights were turned on III
all the front rooms OF houses and stores and the
forms of the trccss spectators who were bound 10
see the thing end sliouetted against the
gathering darkness by the powerful Illumination
in the rooms behind them. Many people huns ou'
japanese lanterns. not only along the thorough
fares through which the ranks Of singing ana hur-
rahing paraders still tranlping but through
out the city generally. One Of the most elaborate
DISPLAYS OF this nature at the northwest corner
formed by Fifth-ave and Seventeenth-st The busi-
ness block at No 127 Fifth-ave had fine incandes-
cent electric lamp sign displaying the motto, Hon
est Money" in glowing lines OF hre.
The Union League Club house at Th!rty-ninth-st
and F!fth-ave. had the most elaborate display OF
all howev, There were vertical lires of red,
white and ,lue electric lamps down the FACADE OF
the building between each Of windows and hori-
zontal lines of the at the top ani bottom OF thc
structure The LANES, Mckinley and Hobart"
shone forth In letters Of the same kind. The Re-
publican Club across the street was a good second
in the race with liberal display o: red white and
blue japanese lanterns.
OF the avenue into Fort!ethst. at 30 o'clock the
two sets OF marshals aids In charge Of vanguard
ana rearguard met. and formally dismissed.
The police battalions rapidly consolidated and
Withdrawn the rcarguard left their respective
districts and the crowds were allowed to go home
without further restraint by police lines. Larg.
masses of spectators wandered up and down the
Fifth-ave. pavcments for while, but the demands
OF the dinner hour soon caused them 10 disappear.
The avenue looked like a circus ground after the
tent has been removed. The pavencntS were COW
cred with boxes. barrels and litter OF every Kind;
The wrappers of 10000 departed sandwiches ana
various articles Of fakir commerce lay thick as
leaves on Nallomhrosa's shady heights Tn gent.c.
men of the second hand box trade soon appeared
on the scene. however with their trucks and gain
cred up al, the boxes ana some OF Colonel Naring
white-clad mnions began work on the vast" paper.
The crowds departed to their homes or TO the mos
convenic.t restaurant, the consumption OF gas ana
electricity along the avenue shrunk TO It's normal
rate and The grea; sound-money parade was "A
thing Of the past.
Tired mutitudes iourneyei home by boat and
Train and cano-caIs Occasionally an argument
would collect n group Of camraigner, but the ma
boy foraged about for discarded flags and ON
blcrns ana expanded his lungs with shouts OF fi!:
for Mckip. .ey." But the wane of enthusiasm ana
excitement had passed. and the 10000 voters IN
line and the 1000" spectators who hai razed az
them settled back for the qui"t. bus more I'M
portart. work of next Tuesday.