The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-05

dren In their arms. People were jcatiing
one another on the sidewalks and craning
ths.r necks down .he street 70 watch :o-
tho coming OF the procession.
a. last the lonE-expected signal came.
Chios Bugier lindsey sounded the ado
vance. and from. the intersection Of Sec
end avenue and yesler way the
ond avenue It was a long process
sion emu gorgeous one. Arraarsd In four
divisions and moving at sfnnrs race It
given point re enxs 81 a Of n shs ppo rs.
sion may be gagged from another point
Of view from the fact tina, a. the rear
q the parade wa: passing the corner OF
had doubled back On First avenue from
Pike street and WAS crossing Cherry.
n rode . force Of mounted police, OF.
1cers Stepler, weeden. Freeman and Eek
enherg. II was Marshal Edsens plan and
the wish Of the COMMITTEES that the crowds
should be kept hack on the sidewalks 20
as 10 allow free scope for the parade. But
as the masses OF humanity srew more and
more compact on Pioneer place and On all
the streets of the business part OF The city.
II was manifest that this plan Was utterly
unfeasible. People could not have stayed
on the sidewalks even IL they had wished
80 inclined. The great crowds sarxed out
Just a. near a. possible to the line OF the
parade, no that about all the room afford
ed To the pageant was the double street
car track in the middle OF the street.
Next TO the mounted patrol rode Chief
OF pclfce Reed. on a white horse. Behind
him marched a platoon OF police under the
immediate command OF Sergeant Ward
presenting fire and soldierly appearance.
All this was introductory Ii was the
vestihule TO the house. so to spetk. AT the
head of the procession rode Grand Mar
Al - IL ~Tas a tea, 1f.xrs
uniform and gold lace. and gfrt with
giitteriiag yellow sash. No monarch or
field marshal Of France ever presented a
mofc daxxling appearance. Along with
him rode 6,h.es Bugter Lindsey. Inmesit-
afeiy behind were the assistant and aides
To the grand marshal
Following the marshal and his stan
came Waxner's FIRST Regiment band its
fall tenic strength wakening the echoes
among the tail buildings along TIE line Of
Eearch. The patriotic airs played by the
bard evoked cheers along the line. espe-
ciasiy on First and Second avenues.
NEXT Ia the procession came a carriage
IN unique in the history of Fourth Of
July paraaes. II was drawn BY four white
horses. In It rode the members of the
Wilson family, the nearest descendants Of
the original 'i'ncss Sam Col Samuel
Wilson. af the Revolutionary war Three
generations Of the family were represent
f<t- CIR the front seal WAS the grsn3moth-
sr. who had come over from Portland spe-
e8ally fcg tAts occasion. On the rear seat
the top OF the carriage being lowered rode
the grandson. little Freddie Wilson. clad
IN the typical costume which Americans
have learned III associate with the figure Of
Iacle sam. From theatrical standpoint
rs makeup was complete and fauittess.
In Tact. has father had given special orders
80 "a lar and halter from the most appraS ed
designs. and the result was a picture The
carriage was ersesaxnEsei with patriotic sn-
seEfp;ions, and hsase national nag stream
sss oGt from behind the miniature Uncle
Sam. wfso sss sac delight Of the p0pafase.
and whose appearance was greeted VITA
an almost continuous round 81 cheers
The next feature os The Parade was one
80 Marshal Edsens awu conception. In
front MAS = aoat representing the nAxxa %
Olympia. with a man dressed az Adrusrai
Dewey On the bridge Behind this in TIA
lire ~ parade came the detachment Of
rsen from the Iowa fis strong commanded
hy Iaeas- Nitzea. Assisted BY Lieut. i1ope1
sa1 Naval Cadets HarraaaR and C,ilrsef
Behind them oArns a feat representing tAe
wreck % twn Of the Spanish vessels after
re~ey had finished With them on thai
memorable May morning at Manila
The grouping q thu men from the Tox q
With THESE aaats aroused hearty enshuss-
Assn. ard VAS che~seo again ard again
The snsa Themselves presented = m3Ensfs-
cent Appearances They were promptly on
ssrse far the gcrmAsion Of the parade. and
when thar a1nnnh = Rncnnnney = vuat sAnY