, 1885-03-05


; hundred yards both ways. The presiden
} quietly bowed his Acknowledgements. I
good deal Of confusion was caused in tn,
vicinity of the grand stand by the effort
of the police to clear the street for the ap
preaching procession. The work was fin
ally accomplished. but with great difficnl
ty. the mounted police riding into the dens
throng and driving the people back Will
their batons. The review from tn
presidential stand was a grand sight, ant
it was the generally expressed opinion
that a no more
BRILLIANT PAGEANT
Had ever been witnessed in this country,
All organizations gave a marching salute
as they passed the grand stand, and the
president recognized the compliment by
raising his hat. The first division. com
posed of regular United States troops and
local military organizations, presented q
fine appearance as they passed the stand.
The president saluted the chief marshal
and his aides and the companies, which
marched in particularly good form. The
second division was composed entirely of
brigades Of the Pennsylvania national
guard. There were about 1900 in this
division, and their good marching and
fine military bearing were praised on all
sides. Governor Pattison, Of Pennsyl-
vania, rode at the head of the division by
the side Of Ex-Governor Hartranft. They
were recognized as they neared the stand
and were loudly cheered. The president
and Governor Pattison exchanged salutes.
The president also raised his hat as a
token of respect to the battle-torn flags of
the 18th and 18th and several other
regiments of this division. Gen.
FitzhuRh Lee, commanding the third d.
vision received an ovation from the crowd
in and around the presidents stand. He
bowed to the president and the latter
raised his hat in return. The president
paid the same compliment to the Goth
New York regiment, Rochambeau grena-
diers and the Busch zouaves Of st. Louis.
A large number Of colored troops were in
Guided in the third division, and their
soldierly bearing and good marching
elected much praise from the spectators.
The New jersey soldiers in their plain
uniforms with red blankets rolled above
their knapsacks attracted attention, as
did the Washington infantryof Pittsburg,
clad in navy blue. The 9Th Maryland,
about 500 strong, in black helmets and
blue suits, who are old favorite in this
city, were warmly welcomed.
A STRIKING UNIFORM
OF olive green with black plumes, which
attracted much attention, was worn by the
Clark guards, Of Augusta, Ga. The New
York Goth regiment was in this division,
about 600 strong, and the fine band and
excellent marching fully met the expec-
tations which had been raised as to the
appearance Of this regiment. The Gren-
adiers Rochambeau. of New York, were
also well received. The Busch zou-
ayes, of st. Louis, wore the most elegant
uniform of the kind in the procession.
Company G, 10th Ohio national guards,
in snowy uniforms of gray, closed this
division ef he procession.
The fourth and last division w:Hs COM
posed entirely of civic organizations, and
was commanded by Mayor Thomas J.
Luthrell. The jackson Democratic asso-
citation Of the District Of Columbia carry
ing rough hickory sticks, acted as escort
to the New York organizations. After
them came six Indian braves in war paint
and feathers bearing Tammany's unique
banner. The Tammany men, who mum
bered about 1000 carried silver headed
sticks at their shoulders and marched
nine abreast. They were followed by the
Tammany Knickerbockers in their quaint
ancient costume, carrying long gold headed
slaves with which they beat marching
time on the asphalt pavement. Irving
hall was represented by about 100 gentle
men, all wearing silk hats and spring
overcoats and carrying canes.
eMMoRE's IMMENSE BAND
Heralded the approach of the county
Democracy long before they were visible.
Fifteen hundred men in light gray over
coats and silk hats, carried canes with
Cleyeland's head wrought in silver,
and wearing purple and gold badges
in the lapels OF their coats
represented this branch Of the New York
Democracy. The Albany phalanx,
numbering eighty men, presented a neat
appearance, clad in brown coats, with
white-beavers and carrying silk umbrellas.
The Kings county Democracy had about
1876 men in line, dressed in dark blue
overcoats, and
CARRYING H INEVITABLE CANE.
The Buffalo legion, in dark clothes and
silk hats, brought up the rear of the first
brigade. In the second brigade of this
division the Bayard legion, of Whining
ton, Del, was the first out of town club,
and was followed by the Joel Parker club,
of Newark, N. j.
A notable feature Of the. procession was
the flag of the cavalry of the District Of
Columbia, in which the electoral votes Of
the states that furnished Cleveland's ma
%jorities were represented by horses, one
for each vote, arranged in states
by color. They were followed
by the Cleveland and Hendricks
club of Lewinsville. Va, and
by number of mounted clubs wearing
colored sashes. The last brigade was com.
posed of the Veteran Fireman's Associa.
ton of New York. drawing their hand
engine. The district fire department and
7 the Baltimore company, followed by civil