Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-20
CHICAGO'S PEACE JUBILEE
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Parade, Yesterday, the Spectacular and
Grooming Glory Of the Festivities.
THIRTY THOUSAND MEN IN LINE
The Sidewalks Thronged With
jolly Spectators.
PROCESSION REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT
Associated Press Dispatch by Special wires.


Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 19.--Today, came
the spectacular and browning glory OF
the week of jubilee, in the great street
parade. 1t started from the corner Of
Michigan avenue and Congress street
promptly at the time scheduled, and
for four hours it moved swiftly and
with scarcely single halt through the
principal streets in the business por-
ton Of the city. The one drawback
was the weather. The ill fortune which
has attended the jubilee in this respect
since the commencement of the cere-
monies still continued. The drizzling
rain kept on, and the cold, damp wind
of Lake Michigan blew INCREASINGLY.
This made very little difference in the
column of the marchers, and still less
in the number of spectators, who lined
the sidewalks, crowded the windows
and wedged themselves into every nook
from which an advantageous view of
the parade could be had.
The storm of the last three days
married, in some instances, the beauty
of the decorations, but these had been
repaired as far as possible, and it was
through streets gay with futtering
streamers and tossing banners, and
under arches brilliant with bunting,
that the parade moved on its way.
During the storm of Monday, five
arches were leveled to the ground but,
by this morning, three Of them had
been restored, in better condition than
they had ever been.
All along the line of march stands
had been erected for spectators, and
fully an hour prior to the moving Of
the pageant every seat was occupied.
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saw the parade from these stands alone.
The sidewalks were packed from the
walls of the buildings to the curbs with
rows of people, some of whom saw all
of the parade, some saw most OF it,
some saw little and some saw none at
all.
The police arrangements were per-
feet, and carried out to the letter. 1t
was decided that the streets through
out the entire business section of the
city, from the river on the north to Van
Buren, street on the south and from
the river on the west to the lake on
the east, should be swept clear of
vehicles OF ever description. At 8
O'Clock, detachments of police officers
were sent to drive every wagon, cart,
street car and banana stand outside the
prescribed limits. After that hour all
vehicles attempting to enter the bust
ness portion Of the city were promptly
turned back, and requested to come
again tomorrow. The street car lines
Of the North Side switched at Illinois
street for the return trip, all their pas
sengers being compelled to cross the
river on foot. Sightseers from the
West Side were compelled to walk from
Clinton and West Washington streets.
and those coming from the South Side
were forced to alight at Van Buren,
street and Wabash avenue. The ele-
waited roads were the only trapsporta-
without interruption, and, as conse-
quence, their trains were packed to
suffocation throughout the day. i
President Mckinley reviewed the
parade from the grand stand erected In
front of the Union League Club, on
jackson street. On the stand with
him, were Gen. Miles. Gen. Shafter,
Gen. Chaffee, Secretary Wilson, Judge
Emory Speer, the Chinese and Korean
ministers and o host of other lesser
dignitaries The greatest enthusiasm
was manifested by the crowds when
the men of the military division were
marching by the reviewing stand on
which the President and the three
generals stood. Many of the mon of
the First Infantry showed in their
faces and in their walk the traces of
the disease that has been with them
since leaving Santiago, but for all that
the regiment never did itself more
credit than today, and it has done it,.
self credit many times. The Seventh
Illinois Infantry and the Naval Re-
serves, many Of whom were with Clark
on the Oregon, evoked cheer after cheer
as their broad collars and Tapping
trousers came down the centre Of Jack
ors were the last divisions in the
parade, and, despite the cold rain and
the colder wind, the crowds remained
until the finish. About 10000 men
were In line