, 1886-09-21
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
Brilliant Assemblage at st.
Louis.
A Pennsylvania Town Storm
Swept.
Special Agent Sedgwick Re
turns to New York.


Withcrs, who arrived yesterday with the
California delegation, is quite III. When
he lett China, six weeks ago, he was in
bad health, and nuthing could be done ON
s%hipboard to relieve him. He has been
almost constantly travelling for six weeks,
and IS very much exhausted. He was re-
fused to all visitors to day; his meals were
served TO him in bed, and he did not rise
until a late hour, harborilg his strength
for to morrow's parade, III which he is
very anxious to take part. Deputy Grand
Master Roome, Of New York, arrived this
morning, accompanied by Grand Treas
ur,r Simons. The latter is also unwell,
but will, no doubt, be able to attend to
business.
The following COMMANDERS arc among
those which arrived: Grand ~commandery
Pontiac No. !. Charlotte No. 7, of Mich
igau; Coruua No. |, south Bend Ind.
Peninsula No. s, of KALAMAZOO. Mich /;
jackson (%mounted). Of jackson, Mich;
California No. /. san Francesca; Detroit
No. |, Detroit St. Louis Club, of Phila-
delphia; Maysville No. |. of Maysville,
KY; San jose No. ], OF San Jose, Cal :;
No. 10, Chicago: Mary. Philadelphia;
Oakland No. |. Oakland, Cal Mount OF
the Holy Cross. Lead, lille; Golden Gate,
San rranci>cn; Terre Haute No l., Terre
Haute; Nebraska grand commandery;
Nebi aska No II. Hastings, Neb.; Mount
Owe No. =. Nebraska City; Mount Cal
vary No. !, Omaha; Mount Hebron No
II, Kcaruey; Mount Tabor No y. Ere
mont, Neb Mount Herman No. I, Bea-
trlce, Neb.
On the eastern special came a body OF
knights distinguished as being selected as
the special escort Of Grand Master Robert
Z MIthers These We're the Richmond
cumnandery No. =, and Columbia No /,
ot Richmond, Va. Under the Richmond
amer was gathered the gran com-
mandery, swelling the number To sky.
The following members Of the grand
encampment are IN the city: Grand
Master Withers, Deputy Grand Master
Roome, Grand Captain General Me-
Curly, Grand Senior Warden Thomas,
Grand treasurer Slmuns, Grand
Recorder Parvin. Grand Prclate Bets,
Grand Sword Bearer Parsons. Grand
Captain of the Guard Smith, Past
Grand Master Palmer. Deputy Grand
Commander M,Culloch, Of AIkan-
sas, Grand Commander GliddcD. Dep
uty Brewer, u, nerallssimo CJlcurl.
and Past Grand Commander hoy. of
Dakota. Past Grand Commander Dustin,
uf ILLINOIS, Grand Commander McGIcw,
Deputy Er,ey, Gcneralls>Iino Townsend
Past Grand Commander Parish,
Van Saum. Ainsworth Ind Rotirrt vi
Iowa. CIR nj Commander Cook, Deputy
Buck, General ssimo Rogers, Captain
General Hunt, Past Grand Commanders
Guuld Brown, Anderson, Llama, Bying
ton, G ,llahan. Waters. Dewitt and Lang
don oi X ,nsas, Grand Commander Lyle,
Captain General Montgomery, Past Grand
Commanders Bostwick and She ley of
Kentucky, Past Grand Commander Pan
way, OF Maryland, Grand Commander
Durham, Deputy Chaplain Gencralissimo
Allen and Captain General Freeman, OF
Massachusetts and Rhode Island. q. s..
Spauldlng (past grand commander of
Mlchigan), Urand Commander Stanley,
Deputy Lyttle aud Captain General Leu
ter of Ohio, Grand Commander Henley,
Deputy MOsby, Generslissimo Wilson,
Captain General Smith. Past Grand Com
msuderu Aiken. Foster, Halter and Mick
lin of Tennessee. Grand Command
Davis. GenerallssimO Stone, Captain
General Matthari, Past Grand C1mmIn
ders Rex and Parnell OF West Virginia,
Captain General Stevens of Albuquerque,
\. Nj. Several pages are registered tur
other grand offices
The crowds on the streets and at the
various headquarters, aud at the nniUn
depot this morning were but insignificant
when brought into comparison with those
of the afternoon. At the depot not a
quarter of an hour elapsed without the
arrival OF a delegation of knights, and
this evening the thrcng was 50 great that
movement was diff .ult. and marching by
commanderies was mex to impossible
Scores of bands were playing in various
parts of the city and frequently squads OF
knights and their ladies RECALLED the
crowds with popular ballads. The hotels
presented L picture Of wonderful activity.
and while all who applied were furnished
with some sort of sleeping accommoda
tons. the crowding was something re
markable.
To night the streets were brilliantly IL
Illuminated for the tr.t time, the work #
preparation having beau br u-ht to a
practical completion. Before shutdown
eight miles Of streets we're tr lliant,y
lighted with tens and hundreds Of thous-
ands of Vas jets inclosed in many colored
globes, while from the fronts of prominent
public and private buildings, tlazed forth
in electric lights and gas. symbolic designs
appropriate to the occasion. There were
no SET parties, hut small bodies Of knights,
accompanied by bands OF music, were
moving in all directions and the streets
wet thronged with spectators. The fea-
lures oi TO night programme were recer-
tons by four local Communicates. the
Haldemar, Ascalon, lvanhoe and St.