The morning times., 1897-03-04
SIGHTS ALONG THE AVENUE
Thousands Promenade From the
Treasury to Peace Monument.
THE WIND PLAYS SAD FRANKS
A Fire AIarm-FIags and Bunting
Join in the JubiIee-The Fakirs'
Number Legion and Their Variety
Infintte-S Scenes of the Early
Morning.

Professors Of natural history say man
is a social animal. There was abundant
evidence of this on the Avenue last night
Everyone who could promenaded at least
once between the Treasury building and
the Peace Monument, and the reason OF
this promenade was because every one
wanted to see everybody 1t was pass
ing show of humanity and each spec
tator was himself part of the show
1t was a panorama with spice Of
comedy in it, a kaleidoscope of rapidly
changing views Youth followed in the
footsteps of old age, the beautiful IN
those OF the ugly, the good in those or
the evil The rich and poor, fat and
lean, tail and snort, white and black,
iostIed and touched elbows with one an
osher. They laughed at the same things
and had their curiosity aroused by the
same devices, all OF which gees 70 prove
that whatever heights one may attain
he is, at least, but man
The night was warm at first, and peo-
pIe left their wraps at nome Those who
| remained out long regretted this rash
] ness. for q cool breeze came up from the
northwest. The breeze made the Avenue
| alive with inanimate as well as animate
| things. Clouds OF dust whiried around
| and dashed into the faces Of the moving
| throng.
| The crowd took the windStorm good
| naturcdIy; perhaps because great crowds
| are almost always guOd-natured, or per
| haps because it seemed a minor matter
| in comparison with the great occasion In
| which they are participating
| During the evening there was an alarm
of fire, and an engine went dashing up the
| Avenue The trail of sparks, the changing
of the bells, the CIatter OF the horses hoOfs,
| the rumbing Of the great vehicle they
| pulled, the firm viSage OF the driver OF the
| mighty team, the intense interest appar-
| ent upon thousands of faces, the hehneaments
of which were distinctly brought out by
the pale glare Of the electric lights, made
! il a spectacle impressive and not easily
forgotten. After the sound Of the engine
haddied away man standing near q Times
reporter said: "Phew, feel as If have
lust been in a previous incarnation and
| witnessing Greek chariot race
The flags and bunting which make the
buildings on the Avenue a beauCrul, De-
| wudering mass of colOrs, waved merTily
4
termIned that they should have oppor-
tunity to join in the general jubilee There
seemed to be billows of red, white, and
blue, and on their backs the stars were
cleaning. 1t was beautiful sight. worth
all the discomfort the wind caused TO
see 1t.
| The fakirs' number was legion and variety
infinite They furnished most Of the com
etIv for the passing show. One of them had
a town the shape Of an egg By blowingit
nm the egg was metamOrphoSed into q
4 soueaking puTlet. This enterpFiSing faker
made a small fortune. The gold beetle
men did not seem to 90 very well Pic
lures Of Mckinley and Hobart, badges OF
various kinds and designs, gildcd canes and
kinetoscope pictures found ready sale
There we're hot popcorn men. orange and
candy vendcrs waffle wagons, program
peddlers aud street pianos galore The
uatent medicine men, with taeif tricks,
their smooth speeches and panaceas for al
the ills of man reaped a golden harvest
Even duringinauguratj0 week people find
time tothink they are sick or can be talked
into believing that they are.
Toward midnight the crowd on thestreets
began TO thin out and the crowds on the
street cars to increase When the hour
of 8 arrived she Avenue was almost de-
serted Here aud there n bibulOus pedes-
trian, seeking with uncertain step the way
eoacab, a cabby looking Tor bibulous pedes-
trianS, n newspaper man on his way home
from his nights labor, policeman trying
TO keep awake on his heat, We're the only
ones left.