Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-20
NEW HAVEN'S PARADE
 EIGHT MILES LONG
Required Three Hours for 1t to Pass
 Given Point.

New Haven, Sept. 19.-Under skies which smiled occasionally and were at times dark with threats of rain, the great parade of the New Haven week celebration was carried out this after noon without a mishap. The route lay over five miles of streets, and the sidewalks the entire length were mass ed with humanity. Every window in buildings along the streets had their quota of interested spectators, while temporary stands erected here and there were laden with people who willingly paid good prices for their seats.
 Tens of thousands of people were in and about the Central green to witt ness the column pass through Temple street, which had been turned into 6 ''oourt of honor" Estimates of the number of spectators ran at upwards of two hundred thousand. The parading column was about eight miles in length and it took three hours for 1t to pass a given point.
 For diversioned charactev of organ izations which made up the column, the number of military bodies, the variety of other-t time uniforms, the music from dozens of bands and drum corps and the brilliant dressing of the historical. emblematic and industrial floats the affair exceeded anything ever before held in the state.
 An enthusiastic body of spectators everywhere accorded a continuous ovation to the marchers. Heading the line were the United States coast ar- tillery corps, the sailors and marines from the battleships Ohio and Idaho, the Second Connecticut infantry, the naval battalion. and 8 number of oth- l,lu a splendid introduction to the divis- ions which followed. The special in- terest was in the division made up of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery of Boston, the Putnam Phalanx, the Worcester Continentals, the Boston Lancers, the Richmond Light Infantry | the Veteran Corps of Artillery of New York, Infantry Battalion State Pencil bles of Philadelphia, First Light infan- | try regiment, Providence, R. l., the | Old Guard, New York city, the Var mum Continentals, East Greenwich, R l., and the First and Second com panies, Governors Guards, of Conneo- ticut. an aggregation rarely ever seen l together. It furnished a gorgeous spectacle in <costuming.
 provided many novel features and the division devoted to floats typifyine the industries of New Haven was 6 succession of surprises to all.
 The route of the parade was lai6 | out so that 1t did not cross at any point. Street and vehicle traffic wal stopped over these streets in the aft. ernoon and the column once placed IT motion did not stop throughout iti march except when halted because o. the unequal speed of various units The column was dismissed by Grand Marshal Rollin S. Woodruff and latel a dinner was served to the guests o the day at the Yale dining hall.
 Enthusiasm at Banquet.
 New Haven, Sept. 19-Goodfellow ship reigned at the banquet and en thusiasm was unbounded. The cracl bands of the the company vied witt each other in making the most noise The Richmond Blues appeared to b. favorites with their comrades-in arm and in their honor, the combined bands played Dixie" bringing tn southerners to their feet with a yell The Blues band returned the compli ment by playing the Star Spangle, Banner. A maority of the visiting military organizations left tonight fo home, being escorted to the depot b, the second company, Governors Foot guards.
 Tonight on New Havens histori green, before a vast concourse of peo
 pie seated on the mammoth gran
 stands, was given a reproduction O the last days of Fompeii. The pyro technic display was magnificent.
 The threatening weather held of with only a sprinkle now and then is estimated that more than 5000 per
 sons saw the entertainment on th
 green The streets in the center of tn
 city were so congested that the polio
 had thir hands full in keeping ordel But 1t was a very orderly and goo natured crowd and there was practi cally no trouble,