Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-04
THE BIG BLAZE.
An Important Announcement nom
Chief Marshal Thatcher.
What the Wards and Districts are
Doing.
Various Points About the Features of
the Display and the Line of
March.

AT the regular meeting OF tOrchlight pro-
cession marshals yesterday, at their head
quarters. No. 10 South Coolidge street, the
following reports were made:
First Ward-C. p. McCarver, Marshal.
Will assemble at the corner Of Market and
Church streets and march from there to the
place assigned in the procession.
Second Ward VIII make a report to-
day, though Walter BransfOrd reported that
they would have good turn ont.
Third WARDS. p. Barnes. Marshal.
Will assemble at the corner Of College and
Church streets.
Fourth Ward-Wm. HaSlam, Marshal;
DIR. j. r. Harwell, Pat Byrne and Polk
Brown, were appointed Assistant Marshals.
Will assemble at the corner Of Summer
and Cedar streets.
Fifth Ward-Wm. Eastman Marshal, II.
II. Howell and James A. Grundy were APP
pointed Assistant Marsbais. Will assem-
BILE at the corner Of Church and College
streets. All decorated wagons from this
ward will take notice that they are TO as
semble with the third ward wagons at the
same place.
Sixth Ward. ID. Bass, Marshal; Il. G..
Wood and j. r. Turner were appointed
Assistant Marshals.p viii assemble at the
corner Of Molloy and Market streets.
Seventh Ward-Ed. Miller, Marshal. In
addition 10 Messrs. Davis and Hobson,
W. T. Beatty and George Morton were APP
pointed Assistant Marsbals. Will assem-
bic At the corner Of Carroll and Market
streets.
Eighth Ward-R. j. Geiger, Marshal. In
addition MeSsrs. Willard Bateman and
Dunham, Thomas Knowles and Hardy
Gray were appointed Assistant Narshals.
Ninth Warl-Alex. Warner, Marshal
Assistant Marshals not appointed yet.
Will assemble at the corner of Cherry and
Monroe streets.
Tenth Ward-A. j. Law, Marshal. Has
not appointed Assistant Marshals yet,
VIII assemble at or near the Chattanooga
depot.
Tenth District-Chas. Eastman, Marshal.
John Bland and jas. I. EllistOn were APP
pointed Assistant MaTshals. VIII assem-
bic at the corner of Carroll and Church
streets, near the penitentiary.
Eleventh District-Maj. Turner, Mar
shal. VIII report to-day at IL A. NJ.
Thirteenth District-D. NJ. Parrish,
Marshal. Sam Manning, Hugh McGavOck
and Joe Warren were appointed assistant
Marshals.
Eighteenth District-Ed Hickman, Mar
shal. Will assemble al the tOll-gate and
meet the Whites Creek horsemen at the
junction Of the Whites Creek Pike and
Russell street, Edgefield.
The Whites Creek aud 10Th, DIST and sd
districts will assemble their hOrSemeu and
meet the 18Th district detachment at the
the 18th district.
All m luuied hOTSemen will report to
Chief MIrsbal w. G.. Ewin, who will as
sign them places in the procession. They
will get their orders on Wednesday morn
ing.
The cavalry display will be very hand
some. A first class brass band will head
the column; each man will wear a white
scarf. The transfer company will turn out
two handsome displays, one Of
six and one Of eight horses.
Parker, the ice dealer, will have out
a wagon, with a man serving out ice, and
the motto sKeep Cool
Valentine & Go. have gone to a heavy
expense i'm getting up their display.
Mat. b. Pitcher has PIT two Of his wagons
at the disposal Ofthe marshals, one four
horse and the other twO-horse team.
Headquarters sported a monster flag and
banner yesterday.
On account Of requests from many ladies
and citizens Of South Nashville, and on ac-
count Of the immense size of the display
anticipated, the Marshals will change the
route Of the procession SO as togive the peO-
pie of South Nashville chance to witness
the entire display.
Ward marShals are requested to consult
Wednesdays papers carefully and to notice
particularly at what point they will be di-
reCted TO take their place in the line. so as
to avoid confusion.
District marshals will also notice the
special instructions 10 districI marshalS.
1t is not intended tc have any decorated
wagons scattered among the mounted horse
men. The wagons must be driven together
in the place assigned them.
MaTShals must not permit their men TO
light their torches until the procession is
ready to move.
J. NJ. THATCHER, Chief Marshal.
Capt W. G.. Ewin, Chief Marshal of
the Davidson county cavalry brigade, has
appointed the follOwingaids: John W. Hill,
Chief Of staff; W. b. IiuckS, DIR. j. W.
McMUrray, ID. Well, Geo. Carlin, Rudy
Fehr, Capt. Joe Van Lear. The Chief
Marshal will wear a red sash, white hat
and white plume, and the aids blue sash,
grey hats and white plumeS.
All detachments from the country are
requested to select some one of their num-
Der TO be assigned as aSsistent TO the Chief
Marshal. The cav airy brigade will form
on the north side of Broad street, with the
right resting on High street.
1t is desired that all attachments If
mounted men shall report promptly to the
chief on Broad street by Z o'clock p. NJ,
Wednesday, when and where torches, Ian
terms, SasheS, etc, will be furnished.
More than 1000 mounted men have been
organized and reported to the Chief Mar
shal, and in all probability the number will
be increased to 800.
The Sixth Ward display bids fair to eX-
eel all others. Tom Simpson, the old boil
er-maker, has preparations under way that
will slow of the bOiler-makers of the
Sixth award to advantage. He has also
contributed one of his steamboat chimneys
to represent a cannon in third ward dis
play.
There will be a dancinc-wagOn from the
sixth ward that will sUrpaSs anything Of
the kind eyer witnessed in Nashville. Ii
will have a platform about sixteen feet
ect,ar.a apI 9, full ro,.nS 10 bQliff-