The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-04-04


Bauer ordered 101 guns fired from CAL
ifornia Street hill and half an hour later
gave the command to his staff trumpeter
to sound the bugle call for a advance.
In very short time the surging mass of
people came into line, forming near
" ashington Square, The column was
headed by 10 trumpeters mounted, then
followed four Uhlans mounted, each
armed with q lance. The Grand Mar
shall and chief aid came next, with forty
four mounted aids, who wore sashes like
the flag of Germany. Then followed the
FIRST DIVISION,
Composed of Cavalry comprising n
Marshal and aids mounted Bugle Corps:
Major and Stats commanding First Bat
TALON Cavalry San Francisco Hussars I;
First Light Dragons; German Cavalry.
This cavalcade was the largest ever turned
out in California, numbering $50 men.
SECOND DIVISION,
Composed of Infantry comprising a
Marshal and aids San Francisco Cadets;
Twelfth Infantry Band; Delegation of
10 Of the Frisbee Guard German Rifles !;
Triumphal car; Steuben Guard; Schwartz
Jagers Kaiser Guard.
THIRD DIVISION,
Composed Of the Turner'S" comprising
a Marshal and aids Schlotters Band ;
San Francisco Schutzen Veren Drum
Corps; Turner's Rifles; San Francisco
Turn Vereins, 300 men; Oakland Turn
Vereins; Eureka Turn Vereins twenty
five members of the Eureka" represent
cd German characters from the year 500,
to the present time, aud were very at
tractive feature in the procession.
FOURTH DIVISION,
Composed of invited guests, pioneers
and Vereins y Marshal and aids Second
Artillery Band National Guard Fifty
barouches drawn by six and four horses
each, containing the principal dignitaries
of the city. The decorated car of the
San francisco Veren came next led by
four elegant white horses.
FIFTH DIVISION,
Comprised the singers; Marshal anc
aids; Alpers Band; German Jaeger
Corps; San Francisco macunerchoi l5(
strong Teutonia, 200 strong and sever
barouches containing members of tn,
Pipe Club, dressed in ancient costume
SIXTH DIVISION,
Comprising singing and social societies
Marshal aud aids Kids Band Ligh
Guard; United Austrians with decora
ted car /; Harmonic and ITALIA Veren
200 men Triumphal car, representing
"Unity,' and the Apollo Veren 300
men,
SEVENTH DIVISION,
Composed of societies in citizens dres
mostly. Marshal and aids Appollt
Baud Houston Rifles in uniform Bat
teries H & NJ U. S. troops; United
order of Red Men Independent orde
Sons of Herman ; Dramatic Verein Frob
sim.
NUM- II
Marshal and aid los Brewers mounted
Beeks Band 6S barouches and carrag
es driven by four and six horses.
NINTH DIVISION.
Marshal and aids two four horse ba
rouches containing the officers of the Cal
ifornia Sugar Refinery, followed by owe
100 men from the same establishment
The California Democrat was represent
ed on four horse truck with Gordol
press, on which were struck off copies o
Mr.. Kirchoffs Poems, and distribute,
gratuitously. Then came trumpha
car representing Peace"
TENTH DIVISION,
Marshal and aids Krause Band Oak
land Guard San Francisco Band 25'
citizens mounted California Band;
four horse barouches 90 double teams
10 hacks ; 100 single buggies, aud 100
citizens on foot. With this division
there was party of thirty "49ers," o
"honest miners" with their loaded pacl
animals, after the days of 40" Thi
company were more noticeable than an,
other feature of the procession, and a
they proceeded on the line of march, they
were applauded enthusiastically. Or
California street. where are most of tn,
officers of mining companies, they were
greeted with perfect storm Of applause
by brokers, stockholders, capitalists ant
miners. They had their blankets, pick
and pans packed in the prospectors style
and carried specimens just struck, ant
worked out with the old fashioned "rock
err" and came from an hours work o
course. The foremost man carried I
transparency on which was painted "al
on board for Suffers Mills; Calonia
Gold Hill and Houghtown :" "Remem
Der the Golden days of49." "Red Rocl
Pitching" and others. On arriving a
the City Gardens, the place ofrendezvous
they pitched their tent, built & camp fire
tied up the dog to guard their "duds'
and started in prospecting. Some success
in st,ihing-lager, and they seemed t.
feel confident that it would "pan out rich.
At three o'clock the procession, whicl
was four miles long, arrived and passe'
through the gate at the City Garden
where were speakers, music etc., and nu
merous companies engaged in adyapcip,