Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-04

lSPECiAL Bf TELEGRAPH TO THE SECoRD-UNIoNI
SAN FRANCISCO, August 3d.-To-day was
the greatest parade ever witnessed on the
Pacific coast San Francisco is dressed as
she never was before. The decorations are
magnificent.
The whole interior has contributed to the
vast crowd, thronging the streets of the
city. 1t is impossible to say how many
strangers are in the metropolis But toput
the number of coast and Eastern people at
$4,000 is by no means exaggeration. The
great procession moved about 1910 A. NJ.
The first division was of United States
troops, and the second embraced the Ma
tional Guard of California (the Second and
part of the Third Brigades), distinguished
guests, Posts of California G. A. R., police,
bands, Committee of Management and
Commander-in-Chief Burdette and staff.
THE THIRD DIVISION
Contained 1000 veterans from Illinois,
Ohio. The fourth and fifth divisions
embraced the Department of New York,
with thirty-seven old battle flags carried
by SCARED veterans the Departments
of Connecticut, Virginia, Missouri, Mary
land, Maine, Massachusetts and New Jer
sey General Logan, in a carriage, rode at
the head of the fifth division. The sixth
division embraced the Departments of
Georgia, Oregon, Washington Ter
ritory, Tennessee, Utah Idaho Mon
tana, Mexican War Veterans, Sons
of Veterans, several bands and a
drum corps. The seventh division en-
braced the Directory of the Veterans
Home, ninety old and disabled soldiers,
city officials, guests in carriages and citi-
zens mounted and in carriages. The pro-
cession was two hours and seventeen min
utes passing given point.
GENERALS LOGAN AND SHERMAN
Were greeted by enthusiastic shouts as
they rode to their places in the line. All
along the line there was enthusiastic cheer
ing by the multitude.
Just behind the National Guardsmen
was wagon-load of flowers, from which
beautiful little girls strewed flowers in the
path of the veterans.
The Department of California made
splendid showing. The Colusa county del
egation was conspicuous by reason of an
emblem it bore-a staff made of wheat.
Drum corps were attached to nearly all
the Eastern delegations. That of Oregon
was the largest and best
The line of march was from Jackson
street and Van Ness avenue to Market, TO
Kearny, to Montgomery avenue, to Mont
gomery street, to Market, to Mission.
At Lotta's fountain Governor Stoneman,
Mayor Bartlett and the G. 4. r. officers re-
viewed the procession.
The estimated number of those in the
line is IL 200.
No accidents of noteworthy Importance
are reported. Good order prevailed, and
people manifested the most enthusiastic
feeling over the appearance of the veterans
Walter H. Holmes was Grand Marshal
of the day, and his staff was as follows
Edward S. Saloman, Grand Chief of Staff
and C. Mason Kline, Chief Aid. The aids
were r. II. Warfield, ]. G. Geisting, J. NJ.
Litchield, James Kip, Jerome Deasy, Geo.
w. Waits, J. NJ. Davis, B. o. Carr, 7. H.
Allen, w. II. Aiken, H. H. Linnell, L. W.
Bushnell, J. w. Staples, T. II. Goodman,
Myers, J. Macdonough.
General Turnbull commanded the Ma
tional Guard of California in line, and he
was accompanied by his staff.
The Department of Massachusetts was
the largest in the line numbering 10 dele
gates. They bore miniature copy of the
Bunker Hill Monument that attracted
much attention. Lincoln Post of this De-
partment wore blue helmets with gilt
bands, and OBhlgren Post, No. ,, wore
white helmets. Members of both Posts
also wore white belts with swords.
BATTLE FLAGS.
The Maine delegation bore six shot torn
and bullet-pierced, tattered and smoked
old battle flags. Among battle flags car
ried was one that was first to enter Charles
ton after its surrender. OF the thirty-seven
battle flags carried by the Department of
New York, it is TO be said that nine OF
them were permitted to be brought to the
| State by special vote of the Buffalo Histori-
cal Society, and then only under the most
| solemn obligations taken to care for them
| tenderly and with utmost caution. AS the
| wind blew strong to-day, and the day was
damp and raw, and the flags tattered and
| but shreds, their custodians refused to I'M
| furl them and risk their utter destruction.
| They are
NEVER AGAIN
| To be taken into procession, this is their
last appearance outside the glass cases of
| the Historical Society, where some Of them
will be kept, while others will be put in
| the rotunda of the Capitol at Albany
! One of the flags displayed to-day was
| the flag of the Union Continentals. This
company was composed of mel: too old to
| gointo service, but who made up n home
| guard. Willard Fillmore, a President of
| the United States, was once Captain of this
| company. In 1861 ladies of Buffalo pre-
scented this flag to the Union Continentals.
! Another noted flag was the standard of the
| United States Fifteenth Regiment Invalid
Corps. 1t is large blue flag bordered with
| what was once bright yellow or golden
| fringe. In the center remains of an eagle
and motto that had been painted thereon
| could be distinguished, but the standard
was 50 badly torn that the figure was al
most etfaced. \ small, unpretentious
/ American flag was displayed also, ragged
torn and smoke begrimed. 1t was the-nag
that flew at the main-topmast when Far
! ragut was dashed in the rigging during the
engagement at Mobile Bay. The Society of
CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEERS
Carried to-day a silk flag riddled by rebel
bullets. On one of the stripes is printed
And on the third stripe below is the motto:
Defend the flag The flag was made by
San Francisco firm, and was presented to
this regiment for being the first regiment
of California volunteers TO go to the front. 1t
was the flag of the California Hundred"
| The flag that was carried at the right of
! the Maine Division was the once magnifi-
| cent silk battle flag that was presented to
/ the Second Maine Regiment in April. 1861,
! by the Maine ladies residing in California.
There were three flags of the One Hum
dredth New York that were in the thickest
of the fights at the siege of Yorktown,
| Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Fair Oaks,
| Bottoms Bridge, White Oak Swamp, NAL
vern Hill, Woods Cross Roads, Coles
| Island, Morris Island, Folly Island, at the
assault and siege of Fort Wagner, Port
Walthall Drury's Bluff, Bermuda Hun
bred, siege of Petersburg, Newmarket
Road, Charles City Road, Hatcher's Run,
Fort Grigg, and at Appomattox Court
house. The "Old Hundredth New York"
under Colonel James II. Brown, were in
active duty during the war from the time
they were mustered into service, in Sep
TENDER. 1861, until August 2s, 1865, when
their shattered ranks were mustered out.
| After the battle of Fair Oaks this gallant
regiment was adopted by the Buffalo Board
of Trade, and was known ever after as the
Board of Trade Regiment.