The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-24
Appearance of the BeautifuI Process
sion as Viewed from Sew
eral Different Points.
TWO BRIGADIERS ELECTED
STANLEY MILDRED, or LEXINGTON.
COMMANDER FOR KENTUCKY.
Hospital Service and the Gases of ILL
ness in Camp-List of
PrOstraliOns.
Pythian Events To-Day.

Pythinn Events To-day.
opening of Supreme Temple of Rathbone
sisters, at Propylaeum.
Hotel - 'eo4'
Session of Imperial Palace knights Of
khorassan, Washington and Alabama
streets.
Session n.n Of Supreme Lodge, knights of
FythlaS, StatehouSe.
Competitive. drills of Rathbone Sisters,
Masonic Hall.
Ceremonial session of knights Of Khoras-
SAN
Beginning of prize drills OF Uniform Rank.
at Newby Oval
Inspection of Uniform Rank. Camp Col
Evening
Popular reception, Knights of Pythas, at
Statehouse, to 1890 p. m.
feceptlon by Scottish Rite Masons to vis-
Illumination Of soldiers monument.
The great Pythian parade yesterday
afternoon was probably the largest affair
of the kind ever witnessed in Indiana, and
the crowds that viewed 1t all along the
route have never been excelled in point OF
numbers at any demonstration heretofore
had in this city. The Knights marched in
broiling sun. and, notwithstanding the
sweltering heat. they kept their formation
well and maintained their sodiery bearing
through 1t ALL Over the entire route from
Camp Colgrove down Meridian street to
Washington, out Washington to East and
back to Capitol avenue, a distance in the
neighborhood of three miles, the sidewalks
and lawns were banked with people who
seemed content to stand for a long time
| in a hot sun to see the display.
The head of the procession reached Monu-
ment Place at a quarter of o'clock A
rumor had been generally circulated down
town that the parade had been postponed
till o'clock on account of the intense heat.
This report was due to the petitions pre-
sented General Carnahan by some of the
medical officers asking for the delay ON
account Of the danger to the men In march
ing under so torrid a sun. General Car
nahan did not think the danger was sufi-
cient to cause the postponement, and in
the light Of later developments it was seen
that he knew better about the condition Of
the men than the doctors themselves for
there were only five men who fell out of the
parade and whose cases needed medical at
tention, but none of these men was suffer-
ing i'll effects last night
ESTIMATES ON NUMBERS
General Carnahan gives some large figures
on the number of men in line. He estimates
that the number was between fifteen and
sixteen thousand. He feels confident that
there were in the neighborhood of twelve
thousand uniformed knights in their divi-
sion. AT no encampment, unless it were the
one at Milwaukee, has there been as many
men on parade. In passing the re-
viewing stand the Uniform Rank
alone took one hour and forty-five
minutes. When the column began
countermarching from the corner of Eagt
end Washington streets the last of the
second division was just leaving Camp Col
grove, General Carnahan says The official
figures of the number of knights tentlng
at Camp Colgrove have not been compiled
yet. but General Carnahan thinks there are
over twelve thousand. 1t was reported az
the camp last night that about two thou
sand kni@hts, including many of the East
erners ned it inadvsable to march over
the 10: te, and so refrained from taking
part.
The -mittee selected to award the diff
ferent prizes TO the subordinate lodges hav-
ing the largest turnout in the parade was
unable to make the awards last night on
account of the failure of some Of the lodges
to comply with the requirements announced
in advance by the committee having charge
of the parade. 1t was required that each
subordinate lodge furnish the committee on
prizes statement of its membership before
entering the parade. This statement was
to bear the signature of the keeper of rec
ords and seal of each lodge, and was to
show the membership of the lodge on June
80 and the number of members going into
the parade. OF the twenty-four subordinate
lodges i'm the procession yesterday. but ten
of the organizations furnished the required
statement. These were Nos. and ,, OF In
dianapolis; No g. OF Muncie; No 159. OF
Darlington: No. 215. of West Indianapolis;
No. 377. OF Brownsburg. and No. 43s. Of Hep
field. Until the other lodges furnish state
ments of their membership and the number
of men in the parade. the committee viii
not make the awards. Governor Mount Is
member of the Darlington lodge. This
organization. on June 30. had lis members.
and yesterday li5 men marched In the pa
rade. One count yesterday gave LIP men
as the number in parade from the Indiana
brigade, and 1853 from the Ohio Uniformed
Rank. There were eighteen bands IN the
column.
Railroad men compute the crowd In the
city in the last few days as in excess of
that of the G. A. r. encampment, most of
them agreeing that about $1,000 strangers
have come to town since last Saturday. II
will be week before any satisfactory fig-
ures, even approximately. can be given as
to the size of the crowd.
The fifteen railroads running into INDIAN
apolls brought in l64 extra coaches in spe-
cials and extra cars on regular trains yes
terday. and the aisles and platforms of the
trains were crowded. All day long the vis-
itors 10 the Pythian encampment streamed
through the gates of the station. and north
on Illinois street. good part OF the GROVE