New Ulm review., 1912-08-28
10000 VISITORS on BIG DAY
Biggest Event in Southern Mime
sota a Grand Success From
Start to Finish &
Speeches BY Gov. Eberhart and
Others

"Wednesday, the big Day" of the
celebration opened cool and slightly
cloudy. A brisk breeze from the
west promised the best Of weather
however, and shortly the sun shone
out but the air retained it's fresh
ness all through the middle OF the
day 10 that the hurrying crowds fel'
no inconvenience from the heat. The
weather man must have saved Ut
the days that he gave us out OF
his: summers collection Of extra 20
lect ones. Nothing was left to be
desired in the way Of weather and
a Z result there were happy. good
natured crowds everywhere.
And such crowds! The early
trains brought them BY dozens
scores, hundreds. jostling shoulder
to shoulder, mp the hill into MIN.
1nssota street from tAes statiens they
came. wide.eyed and intent on seems
ali ,stAst there ..,sas 10 s be seen:
Young and old. gave and say. aged
srviyors sof pioneer tays seegerly
.vatehing for old AnieadG. il ondins
them: too-and the hosts a, xeanger
folks Who scarcely .reaassd tho sis'
niaeanee Of the occasien nut came
sbecaass it xas. the "Big Day. Such
: crowd has never. Assurs been
,esn IN our city. iF1ftpen hnndred
osne on the Northyesten special'
their regular trainssff for dsysI have
carried fun capacity rand ths IL. Z
St. L sestimatss that nearly e tsecus'
and came in on their regular trains
wednesday. CONSERVATIVES assttnafes
place tie number Of transient v''f
tors 1t 10000 besides the hun
dreds Of former New Ulmites who
AZ stsyinE The entire week.
The streets were astir early ana
the people Of the street attractions
began calling their wares shortly,
after seven o'clock. The Indians had
arrived the previous evening and
located their tent on Center street,
betveen the Red Front and Otto
meyers and their ''barker" was up
and down the streets with mega
phone drumming up business as soon
as people began to move. BY nine
O'Clock the streets were thronged
with people from the homes OF our
city as well as strangers all eager
to find good stations from which
to view the parade. And the early
comers on Minnesota street were
the only ones who Jared we'll oe-
cause the crowd soon became too
dense for an unobstructed view. Nor
we're there any points along the line
of march without their dozens OF
spectators. The city was literally
alive with moving, curious humanity.
The parade formed in four divis-
ions in the vicinity Of Turner Hall
and led BY Chief Of Police Klause
and his two aides marched down
First South street TO Broadway. out
ehat @.4horouehtare to. South Third.
turning there to Minnesota street.
They followed sdinnesota street
north to FIFTH North. and turning
back toward State moved from there
along State and Broadway to First
North and proceeded to German
Park, taking about twenty-five min
utes to pass = given point
The first division Of the parade
wxs headed BY Capt. Louis G. Vosel'
marshal Of the day, Major Jno.
Buschers. chief of the first division
and Lieutenants Ira d. Parker and
Ed. Juni. aides, and consisted OF the
Second Regiment band, NJ. N. G., the
Second Battalion of the Ninth In
fantry. u. g., Co. A Second lnfan-
try. M. N. G., and Burgs Battery,
which escorted the three cannons,