The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-10-22
Streets Over Which the Parade Passed Were in Blaze of Light---The Curbs Lined With Thousands Along Entire Line of MarcE--0ne of the Largest Crowds Which Has Ever Been in New
 Haven. Beautiful Illumination of
 the Central Green

Yesterday, the opening day of th
 bicentennial festivities, dawned clea
 and pleasant and this augury of goot
 day was completely fulfilled. Clear
 ekies and sunshine with a well moder
 ated temperature went far toward:
 making the opening day of the grea
 festival the success which it was. Dur
 ing the forenoon crowds of guests came
 in on trains from all directions. but il
 was not until late in the afternoon
 that the inpouring of guests In the
 numbers that had been expected be-
 gan. A great portion of the visitors
 came from Connecticut towns and cities.
 While the crowds admired the decor ations about the city and as many as could be accommodated attended the exercises on the campus, the thousands
 were on the qui vive for the great event of the day, the torchlight parade last night. Accounts of the various ex- ercises scheduled on the official pro- gramme to occur will be found in other columns.
 Yale completely outdid herself last night. Never before in her history has any function or celebration been even a distant rival in grandeur or in the unique display exhibited. Even the term extravaganza" fails to ade- quately describe the combination ef- fected by the marching ranks of young Yale and old Yale, garbed in historic costumes academic gowns foreign cos tunes native and whatnot up to the khaki uniform of the militia of the present time.
 Never has New Haven seen such a sight-and Yale has contributed many a queer one--and not soon will it De for gotten. Entering bodily into the spirit of the occasion, the dignifled old City of Films for once threw aside her aris- tocratic stiffness and hand in hand with the gown the town went dancing through bunting bedecked streets, un- der rows upon rows of multl-colored lights, past reviewing stand after re- viewing stand until finally the parade route traversed, the town stood at at tention while the gown passed In re- view and into Phelps hall to be lost from sight and leaving aught behind them but clouds of red smoke which clearing away left memories valuable to each.
 As early as o'clock the campus was alive with hurrying nnarshals, armed with their green lanterns, and dressed in their distinctive costume. About half past seven the first of the classes began to arrive and from that time un- i'll g o'clock when the parade started nronptly on time, the orderly confu- sion was indescribable. Seven automo- biles loaned by the Mobile company, convened the principal marshal and his aides. Around the campus they flew and from them the officials direct ed the formation of the parade.
 On every side the various bands whiled away the time with lively mu- sic. the burden of which was Yale col 1eee songs and the famous Boola was noynded out on bass drums and blown | out on flies until the whole place re- sounded to the new Yale battle song. The classes with the exception of the rreshmen, assembled on the campus at the places designated them. on Hlgh ond Library streets the academic and | scientific freshmen owned the whole | nIace and in their Rough Rider cos t,ln1eS which haS a most WoeluHy ioiSy | effect upon the wearers. proved them selves natural actors by keeping up a | continual volley fired from revolvers which in the most approved Wild and woolly West style they carried sus- nended at their belts.
 If fell to the lot of the Philharmonic hand of New Britain with thirty pieces and the Cheshire Cornet band to es- cort these two companies of Rough and Readies and each band learned be- fore the parade was over that call for "more music" was just what It said.
 on High street the militia formed, Inciuding the Governors Foot Guard, the Second regiment and the Naval Militia besides Troop A, which was the rear guard Of the entire representation ,f the state. The Feeters had been on escort duty early in the evening, put about a quarter to nine turned up Elm street. from Church and then proceeded n their location on High street near Chapel.