The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-27

embraced every arm of the present
military service state and federal; exhibited
almost every uniform worn by American
troops from the Continental period to the
present
THE MOST GORGEOUS DIVISION
was the first, which included the governors
of the different states, and their staff officers
in full dress. Among the latter decoration
was carried to the extreme, and the result In
gold lace was dazzling. This division also m
cluded regular troops, who won plandits OF the
crowd In this division also We're
statesmen, city, state and federal Of
fcers in carriages; the commercial bodies
of this and other cities. The Cincinnatlan
and the Loyal Legion, and the carriage which
brought Gen. Washington to this city in No
vember. 1888, and which was drawn on this
occasion by ten black horses, followed. The
principal display of
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN
was in the second division. The home con-
tingent consisted of the first and second
divisions of the N. G. S., N. Y. Honors were
about evenly divided as to the precision in
marching, correctness of alngments, ETC.,
between the Twenty seventh regiment of New
York and the Twenty third Of Brooklyn, the
Guards of Connecticut, the Albany Burgess
corps, Utica citizens corps, Providence light
infantry, Newport artillery, Washington
continentals, of Newburgh, and veterans Of
the First reg't N. G. S. P. The Third division
was composed chiefly OF members of the G.. A.
r., and was the largest rally of this order
ever seen in this country. The Fourth divis.
ion included volunteer veterans of all Ameri-
The Fifth division was composed of the
police and fire organizations, and made an
exceedingly picturesque interesting display.
THE ROUTE OF THE PROCESSION
was purposely made short and simple II
was down Fifth avenue to Fourteenth street,
Broadway TO Bowling Green, a five mile
march with two wheelings. There were
four reviewing stands, as follows
At Madison Square, in charge of Maj
Asa Bird Gardner, u. S. A; a
Union Square, in charge of Hon. James W
Haines; at city hall square, in charge Of
Alderman Edward Ruffey; at Bowling
Green, in charge of Gen. Martin A. Nc
Mahen.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR
reviewed the column from Bowling Greer
stand. Tie sight at that point was impress
sive The procession ended at Battery parl
and the parade was dismissed.
ALL WELCOME.
The different commands marched separ
ately to their respective quarters, and visit
ing organizations went to Madison SQUARE
| garden, which had been converted into
vast canton for their accommodation
! where they ate, drank and made merry
to their hearts content; and every armory
| in the city was also an open house and any
man wearing the uniform belonging to any
place outside of New York city was heartily
welcomed and royalty entertained.
THE NAVAL PARADE
was made during the same hours occupied
| by the land procession. This was unaveida
BILE and it now seems that it was sensible
provision, for the crowd witnessing eacl
display was immense If they had beer
united serious damaged might have been
! done. The feet, which contained probably
the largest number of steam commercial
vessels ever seen in line for any celebration
was formed in nine squadons and was unde
command of ex-Congressman John II
! Staren, who was made admiral of the day
and was formally recognized in this
capacity
The Atlantic squadron were swinging q
their anchors in open order in the bay
Their Salutes were timed from the sigma
service station on the roof of the Equitable
|. building.
THE NAVAL PROCESSION
started with the departure of the flagship
from the foot of West Twenty -second stree
going up the river. The vessels composin,
the different squadrons had been berthed a
convenient points, on both sides of Mort
river and fell into line as the flagship movet
northward. At a point about opposit
| sixty fifth street the flagship and all tn
| following vessels turned eastward and cam
down the river close to the New York shor
and Admiral Starin's vessel steamed ahead
taking an anchorage due south of the batter,
point and became the reviewing stand
When the flagship came into position sh
was saluted by eleven guns from the men-oi
war, and answered with eleven guns in homo
of Rear Admiral Cooper. The rounding c
battery point in the line of procession with
strong ebb tide from both Mort
and East rivers, with the ordinar
traffic of the harbor to be avoided, wa
A SEVERE TEST OF SKILL
on the part of the captains but the only az
cident yet reported is the capsizing of the tn
Emily and the ducldng of her crew. Fror
this point the flotilla steamed up East rive
on the west side, turning opposite Twenty
third street, came down along the Brookly
shore and going outside Governors islam
proceeded to Bay ridge, when it was di
missed. The parade ended, the most astonisl
ing'feature of the whole celebration was I'll
umultt. At noon, just as the time ball fell frol
the flagstaff of the Western Union building
BEDLAM SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN LIE
LOOSE.
Every steamboat in the harbor footed VIII
was known as the ''long salute las
ing five minutes, and every ia
tory in the city that had steam 1
seemed to expend all its pressure through Il
whistle. The guns of the North Atlant
| squadron and the harbor forts joined in Il
noise, and rafting fusilade of musketl
and cannon was Kept up on the battery.
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