The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-08-28
AN UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS
WAS THE CEREMONY OF IHuRsRDAY
All Things Conspired To Make the DC
casion ProfitabIe-A Large Parade, in
which the G. A. r. Was the Chief
Factor-Order Along the Line.


approval of vast crowd, the presence Of
distinguished men and the Establishments
of a perfect August sun could conspire to
bestow.
The department of the crowd was ex-
cellent, and for the first time in the his
tory of the city spectators were kept upon
the sidewalks while the parade was in
progress. Col. Zollinger deserves to be
heartily congratulated for being the first
chief marshal who has ever gotten pa
rade through the streets of Indianapolis
without its having to encounter and con-
tend with the crowds upon the street at
almost every turn. Supt Travis kept his
word with the grand marshal, and the
streets remained clear from curb to curb.
To accomplish this, of course, a large eX-
ira force of police was brought into requi-
sition, and it can be said to their credit, in
this instance, that they did their work
well.
The arrangements for the formation of
the various divisions and the manner in
which they should drop into line had been
made with great care, and were carried
pany goes through with a military ma
newer The principal place of formation
was on Alabama-st., north and south from
Washington. on the latter street between
Alabama and Delaware, and on Delaware
St north of Washington. The different
divisions and subdivisions took their
places with surprising promptDess; but for
q delay In the arrival at their places
of the carriages which contained
the distinguished guests OF the oc-
CasiOn, the procession would have
v.rv nearly started on time. Marshal
Zollinger said that but for this delay he
could have given the signal to march az
four minutes after o'clock 1t was,
however. l: 20 when the cannon in the
courthouse ward beched forth the signal
that the procession was ready to move.
4 minute later the When band in the van
al the procession struck up a familiar
march and the column began TO move
west on WashingtOn-st. starting from
Alabama Grand Marshal Zollinger was
in advance, seated upon spirited iron
gray. and behind him came his staff OF
about thirty mounted men. They rode
ten abreast and presented a superb APP
pearance, and as they moved up
Washington-st the admirinS spectators
the parade a success. They. however,
were only a foretaste OF the pretty things
10 come. Behind them came the first
division. headed by Adj.-Gen. Ruckle.
EiSst came three or four state militia COM
panies, ali neatly and handsomely uni
formed. and then Col. Perrv's splendid
mounted escort OF fully fifty men in adj
vance of the principal figure in the process
sl1n-president Harrison. The latter was
IN a carriage with Gov. Hovey and Mayor
Denny. Very little enthusiasm was mani
tested at sight of the president at any
point in the line of march. Along TIE
great portion of the route there was no
demonstration whatever and at no time
did it amount to an ovation. Occasion
alv there were Outbursts OF applause,
which the president would recognize by
lifting his hat He also frequently lifted
h 5 hat to acquaintance whom he saw
in windows or at other places along the
line
Following the presidential carriage were
about twenty-five others, containing per-
sons of more or less note, members of the
monument commission, committees, etc.
GOV GRAY, who was in a carriage with
Supreme Court Clerk Noble and Hon. W.
r. Myers. was recognized by majority
of the sidewalk army, and was frequently
the recipient of applause. The carriages
were driven two abreast. and made a
pretty and imposing spectacle-seme-
thing different from and more attractive
than has been seen in this city.
Following the carriages was the In
dianapolis lighs infantry. under command
o. the soldierv looking Capt Curtis.
This concluded the first division, and
then came the real processiOn-the yeter-
ans Of the late war, who composed the
second division. Dent. Commander Trav-
is was in command. and had as his es-
peciaI escort Mcpherson post Of Crawfords-
vile. Then came Newton post, No. of
Torre Haute, headed by the superb Ring
gid band. This post turned out big
number and all IN all was the best feature
81 the parade Behind them came Gen.
Candy post, NO of Brazil John 4. To-
Gan post. No. > OF Lafayette; Auten post,
W. OF south Bend: George II. Thomas
post, No. Il OF indianapolis; Joseph r Cor
don post OF Indianapolis; DumOnt post OF
Shelbvville, Mai. Robert Anderson post
ri indianapolis, and many others. The
Mai. Anderson post had about two hun
d-en men III line, and was accompanied
bv its own uniformed drum-cOrps, the
only uniformed drum-cOrps In the process
son. The old soldiers did not look quite so
pretty as the remainder OF the organiza-
lions IN the iBlOCC-NlDLl- Dul lLeN lOOktQ
more like soldiers. The second division
was subdivided into two parts, the first
sixth congressional district) being repre-
sented in the first part, and the last (Sev-
enth congressional district in the second
part The first subdivision was three
times the larger. in addition to these
above mentioned, there were in it the
w E. Delaney post of colored men of this
city, accompanied by drum-corps OF col
ored boys; George II. Chapman post OF
this city, nearly two hundred strong; the
Stone River post of Frankfort, $50 strong,
and with an excellent band. and many
others.
The second subdivision OF the second
division was headed by the excellent
Creencastle band. in advance of the post
from that city, seventy-five CT whom were
in line. There we're seven or eight other
posts represented in this subdivision, but
In some instances the veterans were
mixed up without regard to posts. For
example, Hendricks county had over
three hundred men in line, but they
marched without any post banner. There
were over thirty grand army posts in the
procession, and it is estimated that they
aggregated in individuals over twenty-five
hundred veterans.
The third division was composed of the
sons of veterans, Col. q. G. Harvey COM