The herald., 1898-10-20
The Like Of Which Citizens Of
Chicago Never Saw
THE STREETS JAMMfD WITH PEOPLE
Thousands Were Squeezed but Nobody Smashed and the
Whole Affair May Be Considered Tremendous
Success-McKinley Nightly Cheered

Uniformed employees in companies.
Fifth Division-General Charles Fitz-
Marshal, and staff.
Band.
Fourth Regiment U. S. Infantry, eight
companies, Major S. Baker, commanding.
Four divisions Illinois Naval Reserves,
400, Lieut.. Udell, commanding.
First Regiment, U. s. Volunteers, Col.
l.. Turner, commanding.
Band.
Seventh Regiment, Illinois Volunteer In
fantry, Col. Marcus kavanaugh, command
ing.
The Parade Reviewed
:. During the passage of the procession Mrs.
Mckinley remained at an upstairs window
D the club house.
The presidential party arrived at o'clock.
As the distinguished guests alighted from
their carriages they were welcomed by Sec
retary Clark of the Union League club, and
Immediately taken to the reviewing stand.
A mighty cheer went up from the crowd
as the president took his place on the stand.
escorted by Alex H. Revell.
In the reviewing stand proper there were
the president, Gen. Miles. Gen. Shafter,
both in full uniform; Gov. Tanner, Mayor
Harrison and Chairman Truax of the jubilee
committee.
All those forming the presidential party
were greeted with cheers as they alighted
t the door of the club house, the favorites
with the crowd after the president and Gen.
Miles and Gen. Shafter being Gov. Mount
of Indiana, Gov. Schofeld of Wisconsin and
Capt. McCalla.
The advance of the parade after the pres
idential escorts had wheeled out of the line
Of march was given to the veterans of the
Grand Army, who were present in great
numbers. Several of the posts carried gauzy
old banners that had waved in battle thirty
five years ago, and to every one of the tat
tered flags the president called the atten-
tion of those about him and every head was
bare until the flag had gone by.
Behind the veterans of former war came
numerous civic societies, rank after rank,
until it seemer as though they would never
infantry from Fort Sheridan and then such
of the fighting men of Chicago who had re-
truned from the war. As the military divi-
sion, commanded by Brig. Gen. Fitzsim-
mons of the Illinois National guard ap-
preached and passed the reviewing stand
the enthusiasm of the crowd knew no
bounds A Niagara of cheers went up as in
close ranks the men of the naval reserve
went by. Then in bright new uniforms the
Fourth regulars, under command of Mai.
Baker came in sight. The ranks of the reg
iment, which were SO thinned in Cuba, We're
up again to nearly full strength and notwith.
stand.ng the many recruits in the ranks, the
regi-nent marched in superb style and from
hrst to last the crowd was with them.
The First Illinois, which gave more lives
during the war than any other Illinois body
of enlisted men, set the people frantic, the
combination of local pride and patriotism
being too much for a crowd not conservative
and today on edge with patriotism and ex-
citement.
The Seventh infantry closed the parade,
and its solid, well filled ranks were a long
time in passing. Its brilliant marching
and well worn uniforms added to the en-
thusiasm.'
Directly the Seventh regiment had passed
the president left the reviewing stand, 60
ing into the club house. Three cheers were
given him as he left and three cheers were
near to being the death signal for many peo
pie. All day long the pressure of the crowds
along the lines at the two ends of the square
in the center of which the Union League
club is situated, was enormous. Time after
time the utmost efforts of the officers had
been unable to withstand the weight of the
crowd. Their lines had been frequently
broken and the officers were well nigh ex.
hausted with their long hours of hard
work. They opened their lines just as the
crowd in front of the club house vase heer-
ing the president, and the crowd, thinking
some new excitement was on, hastened from
both ends of the square toward the center
Seeing the awful crush that must inevita
bly, ensue, the police made desperate efforts
to push the crowd back oward the ends Of
the square, but without avail. Detach-
ments of soldiers and marines were hur.
ried to their assistance, but in a short time
they, too, were powerless.. Finally, after
desperate pushing, the marines managed to
clear small place, and, forming in line
they fixed ibayonets and standing shoulder
to shoulder they tried to hold the crowd
The thing was, however, beyond the power
of mortal man, and seeing that the bayonets
must surely result in loss of life if kept
on the level, the marines snatched them of
and then it was all over.
A General Mixup
Marines, soldiers and policemen were
mixed in the crowd, utterly helpless and
lacking even the ability to raise their hands
to their shoulders, SO close twas the crowd
packed. Tighter and tighter the crowd be
came and then came from women and men
cries n distress and calls for help. A large
stand had been erected on the north side Of
the square opposite the club house on vacant
ground upon, which then postoffice Is in
course of construction. All along the edge
OF this stand hands were reached to the
struggling crowd below, and hundreds OF
men, women and children were dragged
anyhow, every how, by the arms, legs, col.
lars, onto the stand above. Cloaks, over
coats and dress skirts were in shreds and in
numerous instances torn completely from
ha ho1 m ho har l.
dragged them hastily over the ratings. Af-
ter half an hour of this sort of thing the
crowd was thinned so that long breath
was possible and comparative quiet was re-
stored. No lives were lost, but never was
a more narrow escape from long list OF
fatalities.
Calls for Mckinley
The crowd still fingered in front of the
club house and called for the president. He
was at luncheon, but the crowd would not
be denied, and the president stepped once
more onto the reviewing stand accompanied
by President Revell of the Union League
club As soon as quiet had been restored he
spoke as folowed
The Presidents Speech
81 witnessed with pride and satisfaction
the cheers of the multitude as veterans OF
the civil war on both sides of the contest
have been reviewed. witness with increas-
ing pride the wild acclaim of the people as
they watch the volunteers and regulars and
our naval reserves-the guardians of the peo
pile Of land and sea-pass before your eyes
The demonstration of today is worth every
thing, everything to our country, for read
in the faces and hearts of my countrymen
he purpose to see to it that this great gov.