Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-10-12
A MILLION SPECTATORS.
1t is Claimed That Many Beheld the Parade
of the $4,000 superbly Uniformed
Knights Tsmpiar at Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct. 1L-What
Jerusalem was to the crusaders almost
thousand years ago that was this
city Tuesday to the Knights Templar.
All night and early Tuesday morn
ing every railroad leading into the
city, every street car line enter
ing from the surrounding suburbs
came in with loaded cars, holding
thousands and thousands of people.
The railroads, anticipating the rush,
had made every preparation to convey
all corners to the Mecca" of modern
pilgrims, and from radius of several
hundred miles the towns, hamlets and
villages literally poured their popula-
tion into Pitts sburgh.
The hour of the parade was set for
10 o'clock a. IN. and from early dawn
every body and everything was astir at
the various headquarters of the differ
ent communicates preparing fot the
march. In the yards of the railroad
depots, and the hotels. all was life and
hustle, and soon the first troops OF
plumed knights. dressed in the full re-
gala of their various positions in the
order, appeared on the street. Here
the band was waiting upon them
and now the march to the
Rendezvous began. AT 5 o'clock all
downtown streets were filled with diff
ferent detachments OF the paraders,
and as each had It's own band of music,
the music was vel. calculated to in
spire the greatest enthusiasm. In the
meantime the points OF vantage along
the route of the parade were rapidly
filling up Seats had been erected all
along the line of march to accom-
modate 200, coo people, and the anX-
iety that was displayed by the sight
seers to get possession of these COW
eted points of observation led to inde-
scribable scenes of en- joya BILE and some
times amusing controversies between
the would be purchasers and the vend-
ers of these seats. Long before the
parade began to move, however, all
these seats were occupied, and in fact
every foot of available space along
the line of march was filled with men,
women and chileren, while windows
and even roofs were also swarmed
with anxious sightseers. 1t is esti-
mated that the parade proper was
made up of upward of $4,000 uniform
ed knights, moving along in carriages,
on horse back or on foot, and there
were at least million specta tors lined
along the route of the parade, which
was seven miles long. The head of the
parade formed at the corner of Cedar
and North avenues, Allegheny City,
and at half-past 9 o'clock Brig. Gen.
j. P. S. Goblin, the grand marshal
of the parade, with his staff of
mounted lieutenants and aides, left his
headquarters at the Monongahela, and
accompanied by the strains of Sousa's
march, "The Stars and Stripes For
ever" made his way down Fourth
avenue, Pittsburgh, across the suspen-
sion bridge into Allegheny City.
Promptly at 10 o'clock Gen. Goblin gave
the command and the great parade
started.
The parade passed off very success
fully except that, at the time half the
marchers had gone by given point, it
began to rain in short, but sharp show
ars. However, not even the downpour
appeared to have any visible effect
upon the enthusiasm of the paraders,
nor did it drive the spectators from the
sidewalks. In fact, if anything, the
latter became more emphatic in their
applause as if they intended to convey
their sympathy with the knights over
the disappointing elements
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