The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-02

+..f fo b. aftor tine masniie'nt ",s
pI.r mal. by Dor business i'l. NJ
sr..f Grades Parade OF ye7lel "-'' .t,,
,..- an event iu the history ol 'iio
ANA MUS, have a conspicuous F''N
Lcr chronicles. ,..t Ga. brirht
eti.. could hot have had tach ,"u"'
,.~. .r t.. prco.d.rs day. bH' ""'
5v..fr.r I.uroIu nad its own paraee ON
.r. f.,. b.forc and Richmond trlea 10 po
,hu0sophIcaI During the carry
of Yesterday rs. quality oi Ne "'"'''-.
,eae al UtIe doubtful, nui me F"" 7'D,
brushed the cuUuDls lom '"' '"9 "'''
set al rest oil doubts. ..l,,.,,
GOOD NATCNEp CboWp'
ro.. [,o,.d ,.UIcb tnronced the streets
fron I.rIv flu l4te WAS che -acterl1ed
by ife SIZE and good nature. bOth ciiaI-
actcrletics were manifested many ii"ea'
The route of the parade was from leh,h
street to Adams ON Broad, ih"hce 10
Adams and Grace 90 Hyianc slleeluo""
Franklin 90 Third, back To- Grace lhencs
20 Sixth and go Main proceeding eaa'""'"
~ Twenty y-scc0ul street,
The formation ol tLe paiaoe hau D-e"
carefully arranged and thc several dlVis-
ions were in the hands of competent men,
therefore then. was no hitch in the exc
cuti0n OF the plans. Mr. %. A. 1a"hlhs,
chairman OF the Parade Committee ana
his associates may wei feel prolu Oh
their day work
Some IDEA of the size of the parade may
be gained from the fact tnat two hours
were required for tho column TO pass
given point Few people left their points
of vantaas until after the entire paiade
had passed.
Win the prospects of ideal weather peo-
Die begun TO ma the streets at an early
hour. From every direction they came.
From AN quarters of the city, from me
railway stations ana iIom the country
MANY STRANGERS.
So quickly dld the stra IS mn that one
was tempted to ask whence they all
came. There must have been at least
5000 strangers in the city, all on pleas
ure bent. and all in happy state, after
the drenchiug of Tuesday. Many visitors
left town after the launching Tuesday
night. but il is safe 90 say that for every
one that went away ten TOOK the.r PLACES.
Broad street presented % mass oi strug-
cling. chaucring humanity, from Twelfth
10 Adams streets from 10 o'clock until
the long pageant passed. Wagons,
street cars. carts. boxes, ladders. barrels,
telegraph poles and AN conceivable man
rer of things were utilized for points Of
view. The windows AN along the line
were filed with spectators
All manner Of people were out old,
y0une and those of doubtful age. and they
were an happy.
Promptly at u O'Clock the line begun
10 move with Chief Marshal Travers,
Chief Aldo Valentine and their assist
ants az The head
A detachment Of Richmond's Finest
under the command of Captain Hiulce. of
the Third District led The procession. The
officers On the detachment, all mounted
were Amos SOweli. Goodman, Wiltshire.
Griffin. pendleton. Crump, Wadden. Shoe
maker Hulcher and baily, representing
the three districts The body presented
handsome appearance.
Captain Hulce Wore the gold medal
presented him by the ladies of Sacred
Heart church as popular man.
Sergeant Cosby followed with eleven
men on foot
Au along Broad street. extending into
the side streets We're the various divis-
i0rs in regular order. as assigned them
by the chairman la very few instances
were there delays iu getting into posi-
ton. each column wheeling into line as its
turn came, with almost military pre-
c.si0n.
WHAT TT SHOWED.
The procession was most instructive
and interesting one and at times very
funuv features wNre introduced.
If rNlMfN iAlNNHihNN N"ti'ti'"N't "N-
fhe suburban towns I'm a light that was
new 10 thousands of the people here.
Manufacturing enterprises. industrial es-
tabi-lments and an classes OF business
were represented with handsome display
iu such magnitude in some Instances as
u prove revelation 10 the average citi-
son. who had u0 idea that Richmond was
such "a great commercial and industrial
centre.
But not only was thc procession inter-
estine The crowds were equally SO.
Entity slasm nubhlcd over and gave vent
90 chccf after cheer People ON the
street recognized friends in The parade
and shouted 20 them the cry was sent
back and strangers picked 20 up ana re.
turned 30 with renewed yisor and thus
it was oN along tine iino Good nature
prevailed, thcre We're no cynics or critics
Shouts OF applause rent the air the
small boy and many of his elder kindred
was present. on along The line. with his
tin horn and Pc made good use OF a. ex-
orcising his young iusiy lungs and car
rying good humor along with it.
WENT EVERYWHERE
Women ln their eaeemess 20 SEQ the
fine points ~ the procession climbed 10
places of vantage on The wheels OF wee
hl.ies that had they started OF wonld
have probably manned or killed The von-
tures0mc spirits. People even climbed
on ton of street cars. and the Official of
the street car companies stopped their
cars along the line ana continuously al
lowed the public 20 take possession OF
them as points OF view.
At thc corner OF hr7' ard nroad streets
crowds of people took possession OF
bull in course OF erection and from
the dizzy heights OF scaffold poles viewed
the line 10 their hearts content.
Mud in the streets left over from Tues
day counted for nothing. the crowds
thought nothing Of the mud the parade
was the thing Nothns short OF float
wonid satisfy them. until they saw some
other interesting feature. when The float
vas forgotten until another came by.
ana there were hundreds OF them and
thousands Of people In line.