Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-05
FOURTH OF JULY.
THE DAY DULY HONORED YESTER.
DAY IN THIS CITY.
The Grafton and Poem-The Cele.
bration a Grand SUGGESTIVE
Procession, Regatta, Etc.

The one hundred and twelfth anniver-
sary of our national independence was eel
ebrated in Sacramento yesterday by pop
ular and patriotic demonstration, in which
the residents of the city, neighboring towns
and adjoining country generally partici-
pated. The Committee of Arrangements,
appointed by the Mayor, had been actively
engaged for several weeks in making pro-
vision for an appropriate celebration by a
procession, literary exercises, regatta on
the river, fireworks, etc. At sunrise the
day was ushered in by the ringing of bells,
the firing of guns and the boom of artillery.
The city at an early hour presented most
attractive appearance. The buildings on
and K streets were almost obscured with
bunting decorations, while the awning
posts were covered with evergreens, giving
it a cool and beautiful appearance. While
large-sized flags fioated from hundreds of
hagstaffs, towering above all public and
many private buildings, those of smaller
size, and in some instances of many ma
tionalities, were suspended across the
streets from housetop to housetop, or
IN >,
or windows of dwelling houses and bust
ness places,
By 8 o'clock in the morning the streets
gave evidence of the approaching demon
stration by the movement to and fro Of the
members of the military companies and
other associations, school children in CAV
attire all headed for Sixteenth and H
streets, where the procession formed.
The Grand Marshal, Adjutant- General
orion, bis Chisf-o Of Staff Colonel Perrie
Kewen, the Assistant Msrshals, Division
Marshals and their aides, are deserving of
much credit for their promptness in getting
all the divisions in line. Usually there is
from half to three-quarters of an hours
delay in starting, bat the procession yester-
day moved promptly as the clock was
striking 10.
The Parade.
The procession moved in the following
order: A cavalcade of mounted uniformed
police, Chief Lee in command; Sacramento
Hussars, mounted, Captain Frank Rub
staller commanding, acting as escort to the
Grand Marshal and staff-(the Hussars
turned out in full ranks and made
fine appearance); Grand Marshal Richard
H. Orion; Chief of Staff, Perrie Kewen As
sistant Marshals, Z. B. Willis and w. b.
Miller.
First Division-Bert Kidder, Marshal;
Aids.de- Camp, Chas. w. Meir, ]. T. Walsh,
and W. H. Katzenstein; Brigadier General
T. w. Sheehan, commanding Fourth Brig
ade, and staff; First Artillery Band, twenty
pieces, in new uniforms, Chas. A. Neale
leader; Col. John w. Guthrie and Lieut..
Col. Ed H. Mckee. commanding First Ar
tillery Regiment \. G. c., Company B,
Captain Cook; Company C, Captain Sey-
more; Company G, Captain Hall; Company
A, Captain Eisenminger; Cadets, Captain
Wiseman; Company BIS battery in
command of Lieutenant Strong. The
regiment never showed OFF to better
advantage than yesterday. Next in line
were the Mexican Veterans in carriages;
an allegorical car representing the Goddess
of Liberty came next. 1t was handsome
and very creditable. Canton No. l, indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, w. H.
Sherburn commanding; Uniformed Rank
knight of Pythias Captain Stevens; Con-
clave No. II, Knights of Sherwood Forest,
Captain n Harvey.
Second Division-Marshal, Ira A. Robe
Aids. Robert A. Oullahan, wv Douglas, ].
r. Taylor; Roseville Band of Is pieces. The
band appeared in & neat uniform and fur
nished excellent music. Compagnia Bersag-
lieri, Societa 1taliani, Capt. Joseph DiSano,
commanding, acting as escort to tine G. A.
R.; Sumner Post, No. 3, G.. A. R, w. 3.
Maydwell, Commander; Warren Post, No.
81, G. A. r., C. W. Wallace Commander;
Fair Oaks Post, No. 40. G. A. R., Z. B.
Osler, Commander; Sons of Veterans, j. L.
Robinette, Commander; allegorical car,
"a Seal of the State of California" Sacra-
mento Society of Caledonians; DR.. w. w.
Light, Special Aid for Pioneers; Sscra-
mento Society of California Pioneers, p. S.
Lawson, President; allegorical car, Suffer
Fort in 1S49; officers of the day; city and
county officials; invited guests.
Third Divisiou-Marshal. Edward A.
Aull; Aids de-Camp,, William E. LovdaI,
Robert L. Montgomery, James Seadler.
Hussar Band. Fire Commissioners, Sac
ramento Fire Department-Chief Engineer
NJ. O'Meara; Assistant Engineer, H A.
Guthrie. Alegoricai Car, Northern Cali
fornia on the Wave of Prosperity" Allie
gorical Car, Public Schools Grand
trades display. Citizens in carriages.
The procession was many blocks IL
length, aad taken ali in all quite oreditabla.
There is a sameness about all parades ana
unless some new features are worked in,
many are prone to say that it is not good,
not up to the standard, etc. One of the
best features in the parade yesterday, the
one that attracted the most attention, was
the Italian military company. Their uni
form is that of an Italian rp-shooter,
very snowy and attractive. They turned
out about sixty strong and had with them
"a daughter of the regiment" young
Italian woman OF Amazonian build.
The line of march was down H street to
Ninth, to J, to Second, to X, to Tenth, to NJ j,
to Second, and conference.-the on NJ.