New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-08-26

bloodthirsty and merciless foe.
The heavens were obscured BY heavy
and threatening clouds, and about 8
o'clock q drizzling rain sat in. Fears
we're expressed that the damp weather
would materially interfere with the
programme of the day; but about 9 o.
clock slight breeze from the north
west dispersed the clouds, and the
remainder of the day continued very
pleasant
The PROCESSION.
At 10 o'clock q. m. the procession
formed on State street, the right resting
on Second South street, and marched
through the principal streets in the
following order:
captain Jacob Nix, Marshal,
New Ulm silver Cornet Band.
Company A, Second Regiment. ~ NC
.o.. Mayer and City Council.
-omcer Of me by sed Orators in Carriages.
Defenders from st. Peter.
Defenders from Msnkato.
SECOND DIVISION.
Co. +; Bsasen. M.rshal.
New Ulm School Children.
Hecker Post No. g, g AR.
New Ufm Defenders from Towns Of Milford. Cot
tonwood and Sigel.
.rH1RD DIVISION.
n. L8uterbach, Marshal.
Company A Drum Corps.
Resident Defenders Of New Ulm.
l. st. J0soph's Society.
During the progress of the procession
through the city minute guns were
fired BY Capt. Burg s battery, which had
taken up q position near Court House
square. The procession was witnessed
by very large crowd of people, every
available space of vantage-ground
along Minnesota street being occupied,
and the defenders were FREQUENTLY
heartily cheered along the route Of
march. On returning to the starting
point the procession wheeled into
Turner Hall Park and formed in mass
in front OF the music stand. After a
few lively airs by the Silver Cornet
and City bands, Col. Bobleter introduc.
ed DIR. c. Weschcke, mayor of the city,
who welcomed our guests in the fol.
lowing well-delivered address:
MAJOR WEscHcKE's ADDRESS.
Ladies and Gentlemen: greet YOU
heartily in the name of the city of New
Ulm, and wish that you may en- Joy your
selves to your hearts content. SO that
when you leave us we shall part as
friends. am convinced that our ladies
and gentlemen will endeavor to please
you SO that in future days you will re-
member that we claim you as welcome
guests.
Ladies, now beg your pardon for ad-
dressing the genMemen only, but mas
much as man and wife are one. and
man alone would be naught without
woman, the following words concern
you equally well.
Gentlemen, Iextend to you welcome
with all my heart, and thank you, how
ever late,. for the good will shown our
city twenty-three years ago. I thank
you heartily for the self-denial which
caused you to appear in our midst,
which induced you to aid in the rescue
Of the town, besieged on every side by
the cruel savage. Your courage and
noble willingness hindered the massacre
OF many man, woman and innocent
child. Through your nobility we re-
ceiyed help; through your perseverance,
and bravery we regained our courage.
and succeeded at last, BY q desperate
struggle, in dispensing the tends.
Gentlemen, you came not to receive =
reward for your noble determination,
but because, impelled by the hottest
and grandest motives, and out of love
for the despairing beleagured, you came
of your own free will to aid the doomed
and your hearts felt and
should still feel the most precious re-
ward. when you reflect that MANY of us
who stand by you now. as then, owe
our lives to your timely aid. It is =
grand cause for emotion to dwell in =
thrifty town, which, had it not been
tor your nobleness of purpose twenty.
t years ago, would never be what
it now is. Gentlemen, again l thank
you heartily in the name of our city
and hope that to-day you will renew
acqualntanees and form eternal friend
ships for which there was, in those
days, ut occasion but no time.
-key. =. 9. Sanders, of Sleepy Eye,
Capt OF the LIE Sueur Tigers and sub,
sequently major of the Tenth MINI.
J, Oh, was called upon and entertained
me as!semblage by one of his charac-
,er3stlc lmpromptu speeches. Freeman
lalnot. Lieutenant of the Tigers, was
1lso called upon for speech. He beg
Jed to be excused from making !? q
peech. knowing, as he did, that the
participants in the procession must be
weary after the long march. He how
yer could not refrain from making a
sW pertinent remarks. and then left
ne crowd in the best Of humor by pro-
using them a speech in Irish later on.
IS needless to say that all the speakers
ere heartily cheered. After q few
lore lively airs from the two bands, Il
le crowd dispersed for dinner. /,