Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-06
THE PROCESSION.
Military Display-AllegoricaI Cars-Fire
Department-Etc.


The procession moved promptly at 10
O'Clock, under the direction of the Grand
Marshal, in the following order:
Chief Jackson and a platoon of fifteen
uniformed mounted police, Grand Mar
shall, r. NJ Clarken, and Chief of staff J.
H. Miller, and eighteen mounted Aids.
First Division-Marshal, Thomas J. Scott:
aids, D. d. McRae and Charles Cooley !;
Brigadier- General John T. Carey, COM
handing Fourth Brigade, and staff,
mounted; First Artillery Regiment Band,
OF eighteen pieces Colonel Sheehan COM
handing First Artillery Regiment and
staff mounted Company b, Captain Cook;
Company 4, Captain Stevens; Company E,
Captain Weinstock; Company G, Captain
White; Company BIS battery, two guns
and attending carriages, drawn by horses
Major Carroll commanding; allegorical car
Liberty" The Goddess of Liberty was
represented by Miss Lizzie Praeder. She
wore costume of stripes and stars Her
head-dress was silver crown, surmounted
with glittering stars and a wreath of laurel
AT each corner of the car was seated lad
with powdered wig. knee-pants and COS
tune Of the Revolutionary times. Each
one was armed with bayoneted musket
Their names were Arthur Stubs W.
Smith, Charles Meirdeirks and j. Mitchell
| This was the largest and most elabOrately
| decorated car in the line.
Second Division-H. A. Burnett, Mar
shall c. f. Greenlaw and J. J. Hetiernan
Aids Sacramento Hussars, Captain He'll
bron mounted, thirty in number, did es-
cort duty to his Excellency, Governor
Stoneman, the State officers, the Presi-
dent of the Day, orator, reader
| soloist Chaplain and distinguished Cit
| zens in carriages drum corps; Sumner
Post, No 5, Grand Army of the Republic,
J. L. skinner, commander; Warren Post,
No 81, Grand Army of the Republic, f. c.
Jordan commander; Union Veterans, City
Trustees, Board of Education, allegorical
car, The Landing Of Columbus "a most
beautiful representation of the discovery of
America; a full-riggcd ship representing
the Pinta of Palos, Columbus landing in
small boat. The wandering savage, sailors.
etc, were well represented in character
1t was original, historical and unique
Third Division-GeOrge F. Parker Mar
shall; Arthur Wilson and w II. HanlOn,
Aids. The Uniformed Rank of the Knights
of Pythias, Sacramento Division, Ne. 7,
James A. Davis commanding, made a
handsome appearance in their snowy uni
forms. Their silver helmets and plumed
cockades are very striking. They did es-
cort duty to the Sacramento Pioneers.
George W. Chesley, President; A. II. Pow
ers and w. w Light, Special Aids, on
horseback The Pioneers occupied twenty
carriages, and were eighty-three in num-
Der. r. J. Merkley, the smallest member
OF the Order, had his buggy sur
mounted by colored japanese par
asol something less than quarter
of a mile in diameter. Conclave
ri, 90 S,fS
Bert Commander, made handsome ap-
pearance, their uniforms being very strik-
ing and neat. Next came representatives
of the leading business houses of this city.
This was one of the most pleasing features
of the procession, and certainly is a SPLEEN
did advertising scheme. Some of the wagons
were handsomely decorated, and were al
most as attractive as the allegorical cars that
had preceded them. Among those whose
efforts in this direction were praiseworthy
and entitled to mention, were the following:
J. r. Hodson, photographer; Capital
box factory; John Breuner, furniture dealer;
5. GersOn Il Co.. produce; Pioneer Box Co.;
Big Tree Store, T. ii. Cook q Co, groceries,
three wagons, one allegorical; ID. ID. Diers-
sen, groceries, three wagons. one allegor-
zeal; w. D. ComStock, furniture; California
Lime Co.; Bell conservatory, marriage bell,
mounted cannon, handsome canopy, all
made of flowers; DeBenardi, Sacramento
market; Domestic Sewing Machine Pa
cific Market, fruit; Red House; Boca Beer;
J. f. Davis IL Co. carriages; Pacific Wheel
Works, J. +. Hill, a complete work
shop-forges, benches, machinery in mo-
ton and half dozen men busy
at work; w. Il. Strong & Co., produce
and fruit, two wagons; f. X. Girard & Co.,
pianos and organs, Blind Tom playing;
Ter, general truckman; Thomson-Houston
Electric Light Company the Eagle
Winery, three wagons Irwin steam car
pet machine Riverside Dairy, Frank
Slack, two wagons; Sacramento Dairy;
Grove Dairy, two wagons; Ashland Dairy;
Mike Bryte, three wagons; Standby Dairy;
the new Becker washing machine Wells
Fargo ~ Co., five wagons; ailegorical car,
q" Washington Crossing the Delaware on
Christmas Night 1776. The riv,r was full
OF ice and the boating difficult The group
III the midst OF the giistening ice was COM
posed of the following gentlemen Wash
lngton, e. Il. Wilson; color bearer, G..
Boynei guides, sailors and soldiers, MeSsrs.
Burke, Williamson, Berger, Petralh
Burdge and Wilson.
Fourth Division Marshal, Oscar s.
Flint; Aids, Frank J.. GRAY and +. q.
Messner. Hussar band, nineteen pieces
the Sacramento Paid Fire Department,
with engines and trucks gayiy decorated
with flowers. evergreens and bunting in
the following order: Chief Engineer Con
Sullivan; Assistant NJ. OMcara: Engine
No. /, Oscar Wilder Foreman. Assistant
VIM. Bird; Engine No. 2, NJ. Howard
Foreman, Samuel Mcdonald Assistant;
Engine No. s. Al. Pritchard Foreman, Jos.
Coffee Assistant; Hayes truck, H. Corsaw
Foreman, Johnny McManus Assistant. On
the sides of the horses drawing Engine
No. was the motto Always Ready" and
on the hose cart, =" Prompt to the Rescue"
white horses, Our Public Schools" This |
was most deliberately decorated float, and |
was loaded with school children, dressed in |
white, each holding banner. Little Miss |