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| Boston. marched with drawn swords
/ The department OF New Jersey was repre-
scntc,l in larger numE rs than any other out
side of New York. The posts which attracted
most attention WAS Van lloutcn. of Jersey
City, and Bayard, OF Trenton Inc contin
gent was well supplied with drum corps and
carried many battle Worn flags. Tho de-
partment of the Potomac was represented,
and there were also delegates and representa-
, tivcs from the department OF Illinois, Is
cnnsin. Iowa. Kansas, Ohio, Maina, New
! Hampshire, liz lima, Vermont, California,
Colorado, Delaware, Missouri, aud Texas:
The three briyaies of veteran reSimcntal
associations included men wi!o from their ap'
pcarance had seen hard service III the cause
of their country The uniform OF the Sew
cntv.ninth re ,incnt Of IliShlandcrs brought
the remnants of that regiment prominently
TO the fore There were also veterans OF tue
Fire ZouavtS, ,.in,lcrson'S IouavcS, tic sixty
ninth, the First, the Tenth. the lhlrty-ninth
the Continental Guards, Hawkins Iouavcs
the Thrty-syth, the Fortieth. the Forty.
second, the Nineieth, tho One Hundred and
Thirtv-thiri, tho One Hundred and
Thirty-n:nth, and Fory-ff;n regiments,
all volunteers. In the third brigade
were the veterans of the Seventh,
the Fourteenth. and the Twenty second regi-
ment, and with them were veterans OF New
Jersey, Chicago. Now Bedford. Philadelphia,
and Brooklyn. Veterans of the regular army
formed q portion of the same brigade.
The civic division, numbering probably
5000 men. brought up the rear OF the process
sion Major General Martin L. McMahon
wac in command, and he hal staff COM
pose! of representative men of the city.
Many of the Representatives. Of tho organlza-
torS role in carriages, three abreast, which
were driven immediately behind the veteran
organizations The society Of the Cincinnati,
the Chamber of Commerce, the New York
Historical socie;y.the Union League club, the
Aztec club Il committee of eN-Con!ederate
veterans, United States Christian commission
former diplomatic and consular officers, the
Grant Monument association, the Citizens
Law and Order league, and the ChamEer OF
Commerce of New Haven, all had delegates
in carriages. Following them, in carriages
also, were representatives, Of the various Ne"
York commercial exchanges, many or the
carriages hing distinguished by banners
bearing the titles Of the organizations. here
was also 4 division Of Republican clubs,
under command of Colonel Charles G. Otis
In the carriages were representatives OF the
county committee the Young Mons Repub-
licau clubs OF New York, OF Kings county, OF
Jersey City, and Of Baltimore and of the
Lincoln League of the Third Ward Lincoln
club.
The Sons OF NeteranS turned OhV '>Ju StFonS.
The Knights of Pythias wore striking uni
form and moved with marked precision, ms
did also the Knights OF Sherwood Forest.
The Order of United American Mechanics
was repre- sented by Excelsior Council No. II,
aud Valley Forge Council No p Societa del
Fraterno Amore, We're followed by tho Excel.
sor Association, of Jersey City, brought the
procession to close. The last man passed the
Brick church 1T $50 =. NJ.
The last subdivision was under command
of Colonel John w. Jacobus. and although
last it BY no means attracted tho least atten-
tion The Association of Exempt Firemen and
the Volunteer Firemcn'S association had III
their ranks large delegation of the men who
in olden days were the pride OF all New
Workers, and they carried themselves like
veterans. Their marching was 50 good that
it elected subluel applause fron those on
the sidewalks.
From estimates gathered during the pas
sage of the column tho number of persons III
line will fall little short Of fifty thousand
men, This number was made up rs folowS:-
General Hancock and staff and United States
army, Navy and Marine corps, 2,5O9 men;
General Shaler's column Of National Guard
from New York and other States. armed vet
Grams and other organizations. $4,000 men;
General Sickes' column OF veteran assocla-
tons and posts of III, Grand Army, 5000
men; General McAfahons column OF civic or
CARNATIONS and delegations, 1900 men; Col
oncl Hodges column of officials and mour
ncrs, in carriages, 5000 men; aids and
mounted men. $40.