The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-05
Details of the Parade.
A 3 o'clock p. m. the paraders
IA began to assemble at their re-
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A 7 3 o'clock p. m. the paraders
Ia began to assemble at their re-
SpoctiVe places of formation
and at $50, the appointed time for
the procession to move, Colonel Rip
pie was prepared to give the order to
march. The last section of the New
York train bearing the Brooklyn and
Paterson delegates and the special
with the Philadelphians aboard were
late in arriving and kept the parade
in waiting a full hour.
The first division was composed Of
the delegates and carriages contain
ing distinguished guests and local COM
mitteemen, formed on Lackawanna
and Franklin avenue, the delegates
on the former thoroughfare and the
latter on Franklin. All of the dele
gates did not march i'm this division,
some of them preferring to fall in
ahead of their marching squads. Presi-
dent John n. Parsons and the other
national officers were rendered car
riages, but declined to ride. saying 1t
was appropriate that carriers should
walk. President Parsons commanded
, the delegates section of the column.
The other three divisions of the par
ade were made up respectively of New
York, New Jersey and PENNSYLVANIA
carriers. The New Workers. formed
on Franklin avenue, right resting on
Spruce street the Jerseyites on Frank
lin avenue and the Pennsylvanans on
Linden street right resting on Frank
| lin.
At 432 Grand Marshal Ripple gave
| the signal and the line moved out
Franklip avenue and up Lackawanna
to the music of hundreds of musicians
| and the cheers of thousands Of spec
| tators.
The line of march was as follows.
| Up Lackawanna avenue to Washing
! ton avenue TO Spruce street, up Sp~u2e
| street to Jefferson avenue, out jeff 80.
| son avenue to Pine street down Pine
| street to Washington avenue down
| Washington avenue TO Spruce street,
| to wyoming avenue, out Wyoming
| avenue.
1t is safe to say the carriers never
| before were greeted with more enthuSi-
astic applause. From the housetopg
the windows, the balconies and densely
packed sidewalks came an unbrokeu
succession of cheering the whole length
of the line of march during all the time
| the carriers We're in motion. At sew
eral points along the line a rouslng
ovation on the continuous performance
plan greeted the marchers. This wa:
| particularly true at the Connell build,
ing and its neighbOrs on each side
where bells horns and clap-boards were
brought into play to augment the
| noise making. The grand stand a ID
reviewing stand were also generous il
| hearty Dlaudits,
Colonel Ripple was probably tn,
most generally applauded individual il
the parade As he rode at the heat
of the column he was continual!
compelled to bow acknowledgements O
outbursts of applause from the double
bank of humanity through which tn
procession moved.
Following him came the Detroit drill
corps of thirty-fve men attired II
white caps and duck trousers and car
rying canes and performing some o
the prettiest marching evo'ctlOns eve
seen on the streets of Scran On. The
were favorites with the crowd an
were given a good hand everywher
along the line.
President Parsons, marching al I'll
head Of the delegates, also came 4