Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-19
War Governor Buckingham.

War Governor Buckingham. 5rand Demonstration at f1artfOrd UpOh | the Occasion or UnVetlSng HIS Statue- Immense Crowds ThrOng the GatIy Dee" | Orated City-Many New HavenerS Par | tIc1pate-The Spea of the | Day.
 Buckingham day was gala day of the most type. Over ons hundred thou sand people thSonged Hartford's streets, kramped over her park, squatted on the grass on the shade, swarmed over the Capitol build- ing, sought for refreshpaent ct tie thousand and one stands where so-called cooling bev- erages were dispensed and appeared to be happy in spite of the oppressive heat, the dust and the crowd. Although the crowd was several thousands larger than was ek- pected, Hartford was we'll able to care for them. The city was finely decorated. High street, Church street, Ann street, Main street, Jefferson street and Washington street were artisticalIy and iberally decked in bunting of all shapes and descriptions. From Hills block to Exchange corner hung 8 fine banner with portrait of Buckingham and the inscrip- tion:
 IThe earth which bears thee dead
 Bears not alive truer gentleman"
 Among the buildings that were notably decs orated were City Hall, Connecticut Mutual, the Hartford club and the Etna fire insurance building.
 The special trains from New Haven began running at o'clock. The veterans of the various regiments gathered on the Green to | Al. oR 00lonel T0ll0E1 command numbered ,45O. Captain N. I. Strickland was in charge of seventy mem bers of the United Veteran association. Captain c. K. Farnham was in command of fine looking body of Sons of Veterans, which, by the way, attracted much attention in the parade. There were in all upwards of :, 900 people who went from New Haven. Special trains ran on all the roads leading into
 the city, and they were wonderfully crowded.
 They reached the city thirsty and hot, and they left the city hot and thirsty and tired.
 It was reported that gang of New York sharpers were operating in the crowd. The parade started about 12 o'clock, sig l nal gun booming forth the order to start. The church bells in the city were all ringing, | and music from thousand bands and drum corps more or ICES arose rom the Ousty streets and foated over the swelterlng city.
 The parade marched in the following order ORDER OF PROCESSION. Platoon of police. Major John c Kinney, grand marshal
 The chief of saf the aids the general stiff and the signal corps. FIRST DIVISION. Brigadier General Joh L Otis, m>rshal First RegiSae9t g \ band, SColst4; s.,horr ReQin1ent band New York city. Seventh regiment, New York city, Ct 1' Colonel | Emmons Clark. SECOND DIVISION. Hitchcock, assistant marshal. | Brass band. Rockville drum corps Hartford Veteran City Guard, Msjor G Rath5un Asylum Hill cadets, Captain Thomas M Smith. THIRD DIVISION. l Major Embler, msrshal- Norwich City baud. Governors Foot Guard, Hartford | His Excel,ency the Governor and his staff,
 Captain George soqthmsyd assistant naIs9si as
 Lieutenant Governor the ex.GovernorS or tfe State
 The statue commissioners, the commissioners on the Surviving State oficers of the period. Military staff of Governor Buckingham: Brissditr General K Smith, commanding N G ard staff. Military and naval guests.
 Tke Mayor of Hartford, Mayors of other cities o 1 the State ! DIVISION. ! Colonel Jacob L Greene, Sixth Michigan cavalry marshal. Weeds band of Hartford. Union battalion (soldiers of ether states Major
 oDwght@ @ inGndi6g Union TsteEa9 G.n P association Sixth A. I Sons of Veterans, Hartford l Drum corps.
 Nathan Hale camp, Sons of Veterans. New Haven.
 Other detaehments Sons of Veterans
 Captain Walter Pearce, N. aid. | Elmwood band. ! Inc baft Charlee A StillmaQ
 Major General Henry V BIrge, assistant grand mar CQuien Captain Fred 5 Seymour, ! Captain Thomas Burke. l Moodus drum corps. ! The Connecticut Cavalry association.
 Lieutenant John a'hbun, assistant marshal | Disabled officers and soldiers Captain H Waldrop. assistant marshal.
 The First, seeoBd eoDeI and DdnH Third batteries. The First Heavy Artillery. Major General Henry l Abbott, U s A, commanding Captain W E Disbrow, assistant marshsl. l The Second Heavy artillery. Captain John Bishop. jr, assistant marshal
 The First, Second and Third resirnents;, Lieutenant Brown, assistant marshal The Lebanon brass band. The Fifth regiment. | The Sixth reRiment. ! Tolcottv.lle band. ! Colonel Richard Fitzgibbons assistant marshal | The Winsted band The Ninth regiment Kellogg Post drum corps. | The Tenth regiment The Eleventh regiment Major Charles Owen, assistant marshal. ! Poquonnock drum corps. The Twelfth regiment. Columbia brass band of Branford. The Thirteenth regiment. ! Douglas drum corps Of MiddletoTn. The Fourteenth regiment. Sassacus drum corps of New Haven. The Fifteenth regiment. The Sixteenth regiment. Captain G Blakeman, assistant marshal The Seventeenth regiment. Band. The Twentieth regiment, Colonel William Wooster commanding Mansfield drum corps. The Twenty-frst regiment. Colonel Justin Hodge, assistant marshall
 By special request to enable the Norwich soldiers to march together on this occasion. Eighteenth regiment. Twenty-sixth regiment. Hazardville brass band. Twepty-second regiment. Colonel George W Tucker. Waterbury, assistant mar Danbury band.
 Twenty third regiment. Regimental drum corps. Twenty-fourth regiment
 Colonel George Btssell, assistant marshal. Meriden Ci y band. Twenty-ffth regiment. Drum and fife band.
 Twenty seventh regiment. William A Royce, assistant marshal, Twenty-eighth regiment. Drum corps. Twenty-ninth and Thtrtteth regiments. The parade was an nimposing demonstration. By the count ', 200 men were in line. The Seventh regiment was greeted with ap- plause everywhere. Their band and drum corps is an exceedingly fine one. It was a touching sight to see so many gray haired veterans marching with head erect and firm tread through the hot and dusty streets. notable feature was the appear ance of twenty old members of Company E, the first company of infantry that volun- teered to go to the war from this State, with seven of it's original officers. These officers were: Captain E E Wildman, First Lieutenant B Stevens, Second Lieuten- ant J w Russing, Orderly Sergeant A Knox; First Corporal Nathan Couch, Second