Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-09-17
TIE REVIEW.


When the companies had formed into line
extending the whole length OF Third street, q
bout one mile along, the Executive COMMITTEE
and the Board of Delegates, mounted, rode past
them, uncovered. Tae appearance OF the null
titudes Of soldiers was, of course, very splendid,
at regular Intervals the co ors marking the yari-
Gus companies.
THE PROCESSION.
As soon as the review was over, the lines tornl-
ed into procession and commenced their march.
II was led OFF By Major General Charles Doane
and staff.
Next came the Light Artillery and Marine
Artillery, in four companies, with fifteen noun
ted cannon, drawn 10y Six, four or two horses,
according 10 the size of the gun. They We're
under command of Col. /. ID. Johns aud coDsiS-
ted of $50 men. The rear of the Artillery was
brought up by a representation Of the Battery,
or "Fort Gunny Bags. iinme work mounted
on wheels, covered with canvas, painted, repre-
Senting the battery OF sand bag ibrgaStwOrks of
Sacramento street. There were l3np holes and
tive small cannon looking through as ii ready
lforimmediate action.
MARCH OF TuE PROCESSION.
Tho march of the procession, which was ex-
peciantly waited for BY large crowds of laligS,
gentlemen and children, stationed along the
whole line which it proposed taking, was for
some reason delayed for a length Of lime. Il
was lorg before the immense crowds got into
nation, and then they were retarded occasl otlaly
at various points. BY four o'clock, however,
tho line was fairly in marching order, ann pro-
cecded down Market street TO Montgomery, down
Montgomery TO Clay, up Clay TO Stockton, down
Stockton, to Vallejo, up Valcjo 10 Powell to
IWashingtoR, down " asliDgton, to kearney, up
Kearney TO California, down California to San
some, down Sansonle to Clay, down Cay to
Front, up Front to Sacramento, and thence TO
Head Quarters when, after depositing their arms
the man dispersed to their homes.
The companies marched in plalOons, many Of
them twelve aud fourteen abreast, and none less
than ten. They marched density packed, aud
the streets, IS they passed through them, APP
pearetl rs ono solid black mass ofpeople. From
an elevated position at the corner Vi Montgom-
| cry and clay streets, looking up Clay to Stock
tor, and down Montgomery Ia Market, the streets
presented nothing but black columns, bIistling
with bay0nGts. and divided by hammers, inarclI-
ing through stationary black masses On both
sides OF ihe streets
The number Of armed men was variously es-
! tiIpale6, Our list makes about three thousand
men, though we counted before the lines were
/ comliletsd, and omitted therefore 10 include
numbers who formed part IN il and were under
arms. We enumerated several bodies without
numbering the men. FIom "a count after the
procession marching, It VAS ascettained that
there weTes glstween four and hive thousand arm
l sd men, besides numbers Of citizens on horse
lack aud on fUoS, who feIl In iins a. the rear.
! The balconies and windows and houSe-tOps
past which the line went, were crowded. The
whole population of the city, IN fact, were out
to witpess thesreat exhibition Thsfe had new
1 or before been such display in Califsrnia. 1t
was a fitting conclusion Of the great scenes
through which we have passed!