Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-10
y rEloND COMPARE.
crIEBRATEs IN A FIT
io TING MANNER.

Military Display of Modern
'Fs' brilliant Decorations and Fitting
"a, Chicago - Observances
pay shout the Northwest.
''S Topx May 1.-The town woke up
1o 'Iy Tuesday morning than it did
''ee'. ayd with good reason. Its in
sy, nermanent as we'll as temporary,
fn. :,ol the latter even more so than
tis'' still, tho earliest streaks of
p's innnd many people in the streets,
;,leed were fortunate, for in all
h'se If meteorological chance a more
'lls morning could scarcely have
.my As the morning wore along
'o "mds in the streets becams even
1" than they were Monday. The
g. ios even greater, for one and all
w" necessity of reaching points at the
PRACTICAL moment.
.rnsh in the streets in the lower part
r;,v was so great that it was found
Nv to start the parade somewhat
tson had been intended. This was
!. or,er that the line might lie length
ont and got in marching order, thus
Wv, n, once the pressure in the lower
md rlacing tie heal OF the column
=, :, position that, when the President
,al the reviewing stand, he need DO
" tc no delay. AT precisely 1923
s,hotield gave the order, and the
[,c,t military parade of modern times
|sl From Pine street, the point from
|, the START was made, up broaiway as
y. the eva coull reach the sidewalks
literally blocka'led with people, while
,iudows, doorways, and roofs OF the
E,;lr, were simply n mass Of humanity.
l.. Gorgeous pageant began to move up
way Ill the patriotism i'll the mass,
II had Ieen pent up now for many
Z broke forth Cheers rent the air,
kte.chiefs and banners held in the
4, of the people began waving and
yorl, and Its muny thousands OF visi-
were happy.
he ,arade was led by Maj. Gen. Scho-
accompanied by his staff and corps Of
The right of the line was given to
[ves. FONT cadets, 400 strong, who
| followed by the regulars under Maj
Howard. The second division con-
4 of state militia. They marched in
|onler of the admission of the States
the Union, as follows: Delaware, $50
Gov. Benjamin 7. Briggs command
Pennsylvania. 5000 men, Gov. James
Beaver commanding; New Jersey, 3, 100
Gov. Robert S. Green commanding;
|rgia, 80 men, Gov. John B. Gordon
banding; Connecticut, 600 men, Gov
|gan G.. Buckley commanding; Massa-
Eests, 1853 men, Gov. Oliver Ames
Imanding; Maryland, 500 men. Gov.
!. jackson commanding; South Caro-
80 men, Gov. John p Rich
Jon commanding; New Hampshire,
b men, Gov. Charles H. Sawyer
banding; Virginia, 500 mon, Gov.
hugh Dee commanding; New York,
BIO men, Gov. David Bennett He'll,
|mander -in-chief: North Carolina, $50
!, Gov. Daniel G. fowl commanding;
klo Island, 80 men, Royal G. Taft
banding; Vermont, $50 men, Gov.
liam p. Dillingham; commanding; Ken
Iv, $50 men, Gov. Simon B. Buckner
FmAnding; Ohio. $500 men Gov. Joseph
Foraker, commanding; Louisiana, 400
| Gov. Francis T. Nichols commanding;
kN!ppi. GOO men. Gov. Robert Lowry
manding; Michigan, 4OO men, Gov.
at Lowry commanding; Michigan, 400
Gov. c. G. Luce commanding; Dis
tct Columbia, 800 men, Commissioner
L. c. Blaunt commanding
Fda, 200 men, Gov. Francis r.
ming commanding; West Virginia, 300
!, Gov. .. Is. jackson commanding.
res were given in this division to Gov.
! Of Alabama, Gov. James p. Engle of
kausas, Gov. J. N. Cooper of Colorado,
J. w. Fifer of Illinois, Gov. Hovey
Indiana, Gov. Larrabee Of Iowa, Gov.
leigh of Maine, Gov. Merriam of MN