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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1892
Page
1
Thousands thronged the streets as the pageant passed and veterans and militiamen received warm greetings. The grand display featured floats and Civil War veterans, with city and country cousins arriving early and enjoying a full day of spectacle and civic pride in Pittsburg.
A vast Columbian procession sparked by Columbus Day celebrations drew thousands along Fifth Avenue and Smithfield Street in Pittsburgh and Allegheny. The pageant featured military units, immigrant societies, bicycle brigades, and floats including Santa Maria crafts and Columbus at court, with Major Dennis ton as chief marshal and a crowd of 35 000 to 40 000 cheering through four hours of spectacle.
About 30 spectators on a flat roof opposite First National Bank at Wood and Fifth danced to street bands as the parade passed. A foreign rider fell from his horse at Market and Fifth, and the crowd helped him remount while the patient horse waited.
Crowd safety during yesterday's parade drew praise as streets remained packed with minimal injuries. An officer credited exceptional care by streetcar motormen and the police for preventing serious accidents amid the vast turnout.
Pittsburg residents filled every vantage along the Columbus Day procession route. Spectators crowded Fifth Avenue storefronts and rooftops while police contained pushing crowds. many watched from stores and windows as lunch was served and the parade passed without a single accident.
Observation from yesterday notes the better adaptability of electric cars over cable cars in distant sections. Despite fewer passengers, electric vehicles demonstrated efficiency and versatility in handling scattered routes.
Pittsburg yesterday transformed as buildings along Fifth avenue Grant and Liberty avenues bloomed with bunting and flags. The day featured a Columbus proclamation, flag raising, a prayer by Rev. David McDonald, and a dress parade amid elaborate decor by A G Roenig.
The Southside led Columbus Day festivities with lavish decorations from Smithfield bridge to Twenty-second street. Flags from many nations filled windows as crowds gathered and police kept the crowd orderly with two patrolmen per block. no arrests or complaints were reported in the Twenty-eighth ward.
Fifty thousand people filled Federal Street from North Avenue to the river for Allegheny celebrations. Spectators crowded windows and roofs as City Hall and the Carnegie Library were adorned with flags. No major incidents occurred though a few spectators fainted and were revived. Chief Ehlers led the Allegheny reviewing stand and cheers filled the air from 12 55 to 4 35 p m as the parade ended and crowds dispersed by evening.
Marshals accuse display wagon drivers of breaking into parade ranks without permission. The lengthy procession triggered fatigue and several fights as wagons interposed between divisions and German companies, with drivers pulling out amid vehicle damage and interference.
Allegheny County’s Columbus Day parade draws about 40 000 in three divisions. A military provisional brigade escorts the procession with the Eighteenth and Fourteenth Regiments and allied units. The second division, largest with nearly 20 000, includes the Knights of Pythiss and 200 Allegheny Keystone Cycle Club riders. St Mary’s Sharpsburg schools send 200–300 children in decorated wagons, while the Allegheny division contributes a strong array of organizations and floats.
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