New-York tribune., 1900-11-04
FALLING INTO LINE.
PARADERS ASSEMBLE EARLY AND THE
COLUMN MAKES A PROMPT START.

Rain above and mud beneath had no effect
yesterday in checking the cheerfulness and
gayety of the downtown divisions as they gath
cred at their appointed rallying points and wait
ed for the signal to swing into line and become
active features Of the great procession The
streets were full of them. Here little squad of
insurance men could be seen coming down Mas
sau-st.. walking by fours and then by twOs. and
then taking to the sidewalk encountering
tangle Of cabs and trucks IN the street until
at last they reached their appointed station
Further down Nassau-st a detachment Of the
Jewellers Sound Money Club stood in ranks
stretching from curb to curb and from one cross
street to the next. all ready for the word to
march. In front of the Fourth National Bank
and around in Pine-st. the standards Of the
various divisions of the Lawyers Sound Money
Club We're planted. and there gathered around
them more lawyers than one might haze
thought the city possessed. Wal!-it. was filled
before l o'clock with members of the Coffee Ex
change and Lower Wall Street Business Mems
Sound Money Association, among whom stood
many files Of Columbia students each depart =
ment in a distinctive dress and all uniting at
frequent intervals in the college cry. The Stock
Exchange did not close until noon and the
Bankers and Brokers Sound Money Club had
plenty of time allowed for formation into line
financial
district the hum Of conversation. pierced
by the strident note of the i,andish ratchet toy
and now and then interrupted by the music of
ali approaching band while the waiting parad-
ers themselves occasionally relieved the monot-
ony ~ a song in which all joined
over the whole scene the waving flags
from scores of office buildings, in the windows
Of which interested spectators had gathered,
and from roofs ard windows came showers of
snuous tape streamers. AS each division got
into line and started the long and muddy
march up Broadway II was cheered. and
cheered in return.
As early o'clock the men began to as
semble. but although they had an uncomfort-
Pble time OF il waiting in the rain. there was no
Grumbng Everybody seemed in the best of
spirits At least an hour before the time for
the start a great crowd gathered In the neigh
borhood OF Worth-st. where the parade proper
was to begin. But the police had trouble Ia
clearing Broadway when the word to start was
given. Altogether in this vicinity. there were
two hundred men foot commanded by Deputy
Chief Ccrtright Inspector Grant and Captain
England In addition. there were fifty mounted
police, commanded by Sergeant Egan
Shortly before 10 O'Clock strains Of martial
music were heard proceeding from lower Broad
way The music intimated that Governor
Roosevelt had begun his journey to the re-
viewing stand, at Madison Square. The Gov
ernor reached Worth-st at 1908 O'clock the
first companies of the wholesale drygoods men.
who were drawn up in the side Streets fell In
behind the Governcr. and the great parade was
in motion
About noon. after the main body had been
In motion about two hours. most of the other
organizations began to assemble in the side
streets to which they were assigned. This de-
spite the rain and the fact that some OF them
would not swing into Broadway until about 5
o'clock. The desire of all to be on hand to
Insure start on time, and the expectation was
general during the earlier part of the day that
the weather might deplete many of the or
ganizations and that, in consequence, the start
ing times would be earlier than those scheduled.
The formation of the parade was carried out
with the utmost smoothness and precision. Upon
General n. W. Day. who commanded the rear
guard and his special aids. w. r. Spooner, John
d. Wintgen, and Alfred Wendt rested the oner-
duty of giving the orders Just at the proper
/ time when the divisions lying in the side streets
were to fall into line. Their task was admirably
accomplished. and prevented the least confusion
arising. The Tribune loudly cheered oy the
members of the Shoe and Leather organization
as they marched past The Tribune office.