The daily gazette., 1881-10-21
4 BRILLIANT, EFFECTIVE
MILITARY PROCESSION
AT YORKTOWN.
SALUTING THE PRESIDENT
MORE T HAN NINE THOUSAND
SAILORS, REGULARS AND
MILITIA IN LINE.
BLUE AND GRAY UNITED.
Impressive Functions OF the Navy
During Official Inspection.
CLOSING THE CELEBRATION.
England's Flag Receives Touching
and Timely Recognition.

England's Flag Receives Touching
and Timely Recognition.
YORKTOWN, VA, 20 1881.
The great national celebration ,af-
ter eight days of turmoil and confu-
sion, has eliminated in grand sues
cess. Ten thousand people witness
ed the most brilliant military
pageant that has occurred since the
close of the late war. Temple Farm
the historic ground on which Corn
wallis surrendered, was the scene of
this crowning event of the nations
rejoicing. 1t was fitting place for a
display OF the volunteer and regular
soldiery of the great Republic. All
the French and German guests, who
were on the reviewing sta"d, were
favorably impressed with the marchs
ing and esprit du corps of the troops,
and they. frequently testified their aps
probation by enthusiastic appaluse.
The grand stand was Immediately
in front of the pavilion. 1t was
thronged with all the distinguished
civil and military visitors and was
embellished onlys with the French,
German and American flags. The
pavilion was also crowded with Spec
tators, who had fine view from its
upper galleries of the evolutlons of
the troops. President Arthur oc~
cupied the centre of the stand, with
Secretary Blaine and the French and
Germans surrounding him. Vast
crowds and citizens lined the parade
ground and without these the place
was filled with vehicles of eyery
possible description. The weather
was all that could be wished. Slight
clouds fitted across the sky, but the
sur. shed happilyisubdued light dur.
ing the great review.,True to York
town the sandy dust filled the amos.
phere, covering every individual,
irrespective of rank or station, color
orr nationality, with its white gritty
mantle. 1t is fine thin dust, which
insidiously works itself into every
limb and feature and gets through
clothes of the thickest or the thine
nest or even the finest texture. The
terrible dust was the only drawback
to the thorough enjoyment of the
grand review, a description Of which
is gwen below.
TROOPS CAUSE A SEN
sATIoN.
The notable feat of the review this
mdrning was performed by the Conuec-
ticht troops. The steamer Charleston
which had them on board, was delayed
in reaching here by foggy weather. She
arrived after very slow and tedious
voyage in the Chesapeake Bay last
evening. Unaware of it the Connecticut
regiment reached the ground about
eleven A. NJ, when the marching
columns were already filing past the
grand stand. Taking in the situation at
/ glance, the Colonel of the Connecticut |
,roops debouched to the left of the |
parade ground, and making q circuit in
.ear of the Presidents stand, reached |
he parade ground in time te fall in |
md march past In regular older. Few
people knew they had arrived, and,
,wing to the prevailing anxiety account |
,t their unexplained delay, their appear
snce was genuine surprise. When they |
in splendid order and with
inest military precision in front of the |
'tand they were loudly applauded and
received the heartiest cheers OF any
on the ground. At the close |
.eview the command concluded not to |
20 into camp, and, without even visiting
,he quarters, intended for them, they
wisely returned to steamer. The delay
n arriving here proved opportune. They
in the great military func-
ion of the occasion and will remain
luartered on their steamer until they |
cave for Charleston, s. c., where they
IRE to be the guests of the military
.orps of that city.
HoNoRs WELL DISTRIBUTED.
Besides the Connecticut troops sew
'ral other commands received special
marks of attention and appreciation
rom the crowds for their soldIerly
,earing and good marching. Among
hese none were moro conspicuous or
more deserving than the Sinclair and
Pennington light batteries of regular
.rtillery, which closed the column of
eviewing troops. Sinclair's battery
via 10 Teu6mDoFeu as Cue Ou6 Wllcn |
from Fort Hamilton, N. Y,
0 Yorktown, distance of ATT miles,
n twenty one marching days. PEN
lipgton's battery marched from WASH
pgton to Yorktown, distance of 1S9
niles, in eleven marching days. Both
hese commands made fine appear.
noe aft er their arduous marches,-
The men seemed to be in excellent
ealth and good spirits and their
lorses were in fair condition. Many
f the regiments and commands from
he South wore blue uniforms, and
those were confounded with
nd often taken for Northern volunteer
roops. Altogether the exhibition of
Military training, good discipline and
attainments were highly
reditable TO our troops. At the CON-
lusion of the review the crowds broke
cry rapidly.
RECEPTIONS AND LEvEEs.
AT two O'Clock p. m. the crowds In
nd around Yorktown had been aug
tented TO over thlrty thousand persons