The Portland daily press., 1888-08-16
THE PARADE.
TIE PAKAUE.
Portland Companies Escort Visiting
Companies Through Crowded
Streets,

Early in the afternoon the Portland cam
paign companies and those out of towr,
companies that arrived on the morning
trains, began to assemble at the Republican
headquarters on Federal street to prepare to
march to the Union depot to meet the visit
ing companies. Lincoln Park and the street
in front of Park Garden was crowded with
people who assembled to see the companies
form and march to the depot. At about 430
p. m. the line was formed and march was
taken in the following order down Pearl
street to Middle, to Free, to Congress, to the
Union depot
Platoon of Police, Capt. Chas. Stevens,
Chief Marshal Whitman Sawyer and Aids.
Col. l.. ). Sanborn aud Commissary w. w. Ruby,
Harrison Drum Corps, Robert Brown leader, 81
Harrison Pioneers, Capt. f. H. Webster, LIST
Lieut.. A III. Spear, I'd Lieut. E. II.
Chambers Band, F. L. Collins leader, 20 men,
Tppecanoe Guards. Capt. G. A. Dow, LIST Lieut..
Fred Waldron, 2d.Lieut. Fred s. Freeman
Harrison Guards Capt. j. d. Prindible, Ist Lieut..
G. W. Chemist, % Lieut.. q, ii. TRombs,
Lieut.. Lewis Huston, % Lieut.. Clarence "
Lieut.. S. L. Day, I'd Lieut. c. Melody, Sd
Lieut. w. U. GooglnS, tth Lieut..
David O'Conner, 30 men,
North Berwick Drum Corps, VIM H. Austin
>,., ,.,. leader, II men,
North Berwick fep rd sa Club Capt. Moses s.
Wells Harrison Guards, Capt. b. Maxwell, so
men,
Hollis Harrison Guards. Capt. Frank Leavitt 10
Portland Young Mems Republican Club, Capt.
York, 70 men,
The sidewalk all along the line of march
was crowded with thousands of people.
Congress square, State street square and
side streets were full of carriages that COM
pletely blocked the way. The special trains
arrived on time and they were all crowded.
The Portland companies received the visi-
tors in the usual way and then the line of
march was taken in the following order
down Congress street to the City Hall and
the Republican Headquarters;
Platoon Of Police, Captain Charles Stevens
Chief Marshal whitman Sawyer and aids
Harrison Pioneers, Capt. Fred II. Webster-8O
Harrison Drum Corps, Robert Brown, leader-21
men.
Young Mems Republican Club Captain York-75
men.
North Berwick Drum Corps. W. II. Austin, leader
IL men.
North Berwick Republican Club, Capt. Moses s.
Hurd-160 men.
Wells Harrison Guards, Capt. B. Maxwell-5o
men.
Hollis Harrison Guards, Capt. Frank Leayitt-
10 men.
WATERFORD Republican Club.
Freeport Harrison Guards. Capt. Eben Patterson
LOO men.
Westbrook Band.
Westbrook Harrison ana Morton Club Capt H.
G. Star, LIST Lieut. w. Webb-e4 men.
Marshal VIM. II: Green and aids.
n bSn, Tadets, Capt Fred II. Groyer-35 men.
fortland Ilppecanoe Club, Capt. g. A. Dow-90
Rockland Band.
Rockland Young Mems Republican Club, Capt. E.
w. Berry-125 men.
Bath Harrison and Morton Club.
Belfast Republican Club.
Brunswick Drum Corps,
Brunswick Harrison Guards, 100 men, G. L.
Townshend, Captain.
Portland Harrison Guards, Capt. J. ID. Printable,
Biddeford Band,
Biddeford Harrison Guards,
Saco Drum Corps
Saco Harrison Guards
Richmond Harrison and Morton Club,
Augusta Band,
Augusta Harrison Guards.
Mr.. Blaine stood on the roof of j. 7.
Stubbs's art gallery as the procession passed
by and was greeted with cheers by the diff
ferent companies as they passed. Col.
Dow stood just back of Mr.. Blaine and
Mayor Chapman on his right. The street in
front OF the Portland Club House was
thronged people and the cheers that greeted
Mr.. Blaine were prolonged and loud
The companies broke ranks when the
headquarters were reached and the great
crowd dispersed until the evening meeting.
The North Berwick Drum Corps and Ber-
wick Harrison Club to the number of $50
men. and the Wells Harrison Club, so men,
had arrived on the morning train over the
Boston and Maine road, and marched to the
headquarters ON Federal street, where they
broke ranks. They went to Peaks Island
and tosk dinner. returning in time to take
part in the procession.