, 1875-05-14


incident 10 The march, Outside the otcl collect
I'd IN immense cruwd svsying 10 and fro. the ~
trsctons Varied Ia locality. Tho circnA procession,
which condescendsd 10 p4sa around ths hotel twice In
ede Of ftecn r1inutns added materially 70 tho ezrile
mcnt and II with great difficulty that ths ocorb
on duty on tho stres-cro4singa avotdsl sny serious
difficulty. Directly after tho eircna had passo for tho
last time tho Meyers Cadets marched past, and Ecso
1ere Immediately followed by tho Mount Vernon Ca
des who took up position the sidewalk At tbs eas.
front Of tho totei. The Sterling City Guards nest
l;'ssd n review md :oof up POSITION or The e.ss tio
l1tyse,sa, inois fe!l ito ine on isndolph sstes.
opposte he ote tbs Ninecsh in the north wing Of thu
regiment IN tho wing Ths Martsl md hls .laes
mounted At the east front md fc Into line on kan-
dolph :.recs. cast Of Clark. alt ~ hour hser ths
wnrds the Grand Tac!ho and tho crowd dispersed.
Al the appointed hour Tho headquarters Of ths osher
n.yoncts ellstened In Tho early sunshine, aud the
t1amp tEsnr tramp Of those e"sct for the dkpAY Of
a :s 0 enc s s ' sa Cd
sttons e; .he Az pnasnntsd however. ths Goy.
the weather. and continued 10 gather Il ther tespect
iso rtndczyona. Tho porfentoiso charAesef Of the
ho1zon only enaed % t!aao E.sres IN ths minds of
Tor the hra ttmc, would 10 hni)c1 by Tho threatening
shower. Tho vetcssne who had w'thsoon tle showers
o. REars and canister, cared vary little for as thick
AZ rAn1r ~ o O'clock
ths sidevalaa lining Warrington street, from Green to
were Waiting the !ysl Of tho several delegauona anil
~ Formation II Tho Pt9ces4ion: Erety n,iuuta
sas aa IL aon liz
line decorated with thre who Lad tired Of stand
tnR md tie trees and roofs even yielded 10 tho de-
ram. d t.tefod scared veterans sna kome
made soldtcts. Thu buildings. too wcrs do:oraed
iii neg, w',o had bosn drawn forth by iii. n..ivs
cuEos!,y and unate sympathy for shs ttaudAsd.bsar
cF. .f,a,i Ss ths q soan.sy. e,i;ss2
TIE FIRST DELEGATION
xrFived md took position at The corner Of BanRsmon
street Tier xsls quickly followed " .e sc.eI.l Or
Of ths f4fty.se,enth Illinois, hesdsa b5
san asd na s1 seo
longing to tho Frs. Diyiaon formed dteou asrest
tho right rcsuug Warrington and tho loft On Lake
the best dyis!on aud IT, parts wesc ssragod aecor-
inglJ. TAo Second Division also formed On Green
.soa D. .4 f's 41s s bsan sna @
roessa street, THO right resting q NashtnR.o.
aud THO left on Lake ttreet. This Divis!ou, third
tho contrary oilico1ed W Of the best aud
btbs men IL tue entire lnc. The Fourth Dira!on also
dG m sae .9ee 1a @ p
un tho Last hut certAinly not ths least in pont ot
Importance and attrsctouu, formed on salgAmon, TIL
wilto IN tho aud reeting L4ko street bat
tcsy not mentioned in thB programme, mAtAAzlea b
| Eire-a1arshal Ucnner,
THE fonN1No or THR SEVERAL pIr1sloxs
difficult tank In The midst tf she cruxd. kut
was accomplished with duo dispatch. tbs several
officers End aids anlfestng far better tnoNletg.
of the work thnn they did Of preparing for H. puIin,
tho organization Of tho several Divisions nurn les
confusion ensusl, ~ msttcE Of course, but none q
thn anticipated wAIt Of harmony among TIC othcial
! MAS noticeable. Ths sc.irity Of ths sev
actiylsy Of tho largo arny Of ckincAets and rott,
thieves who seemed 10 infest tho vs.t ssscuIsgs
The rushing to and fro OF horeemcn bearing order
mas ,tyF4aesi BY tho rushing of Eeutomcn from th
rural districts in pursuit. ot these rascAls Who had
1nomout previous lifted their watches aud chains
THEIR focAatbooks. SeTsrn nstanoea Of pocfetpieknt
under The observation of reporter. bus In mos
eases ths thioves wera apprelensssd by Tho ro!!c
after f0orsco Of soye1u blocks. When tbs oE8ani
z4t!ons completed tho al Inspiring ono
The several delegations, cotapanea, and regiments
rreaented unformsgood appearance, each seeming
se With tho other u military bs.rnE The long LIN
Of old bato-ags dnblatone1 with tie glory # 1nnp
warmly y.conteacd lights and de&ty.bought Victories
And rldicd by bullets Of the coHntrys cuefnes, spok
yoluncs and thrilled the spectator 10 higher sppre
c!auon Of lilo nations volunteers md defcnders.