Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-05-09
THE GREAT DAY.
Celebration OF the Washington
Centennial at New York.
Great Crowd and Magnificent Street
Paseant-President Harrlson's Address
Services at st. Pauls Church
The Old States in Line.

NEW YoRK, May 1-The- moment the
| centennial exercises at the sub-treasury
began yesterday the military parade
started up Broadway from Pine street on
its triumphal march with General Scho-
field commanding The parade was in
three divisions. the first consisting OF reg
ular troops, cadets and a naval corps.
| The parade was led by Major-General
j. M. Schofield, accompanied by his stah
and corps of aides. The right of the line
was given to the West Point cadets, 400
| strong, who were followed by the regulars
| under Major General Howard, and these
constitu ted the first division. The second
| division consisted Of State militia. They
| marched in the order of admission OF
| States to the Union. as follows:
Delaware-75o men. Governor Benjamin T.
Biggs commanding and stan; First regiment,
Colonel George w. Marshall.
Pennsylvania-S,0OO men, Governor James A.
Beaver commanding and stan: second brigade
Brigadier General John A. Wiley; third bri-
gade, Brigadier- General John b. s. Goblin; the
State fencibles, Major Chew.
New Jersey-3,70J men. Governor Robert ..
Green compapdi4gand stan.
Georgia-eS usenF Governor John b. Gordon
commanding and stan, the militia being the
Governors personal guard only.
Connecticut- men, Governor Morgan g.
Buckley commanding and staf; Fourth regi-
ment Colonel Thomas L. Watson
Observation-Disclosures men. Governor Oliver
Ames commanding, stan and honorary stan;
Governors escort, First corps cadets, NJ " M,
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas F. EdmOnds; Sec
cond corps cadets, M. " NJ, Lieutenant-Colo
]. Frank Dalton; the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company of Massachusetts, chartered
in 1888, $50 men. Captain Lieutenant Henry E.
Smith; Fifth regiment infantry, Second bri-
gade, NJ. v. M. Colonel William A. Bancroft.
Maryland-5oo men. Governor E. e. Jackson
commanding and stan.
South Carolina-35O men. Governor John p.
Richardson commanding and stan; the Cover
nor's guard OF Columbia, Captain William
Douglass; the Washington light infantry of
Charleston custodians of the Eutaw flag,
Captain r. G. Gilchrist: the Butler guards,
Captain Wilhunt
New Hampshire-1,0 900 men. Governor Charles
II. Sawyer commanding and staff; the entire
National guard of the State, First regiment,
Colonel George M. Line; Second regiment,
Colonel j. N. Peterson: company A. cavalry
Captain Erwin H. Smith; First battery artil-
lery, Captain Samuel s. Piper.
Virgnia-500 men, Governor Fitzhugh Lee
commanding and staff; separate companies
only.
New York-12, 600 men, Governor David Ben
nett Hill, commander-in-chief; Major General
Josiah Porter. Acknowledgements; Brigadier-
General Charles F. Robbins, general Inspector
of rifle practice; Brgadier-Gen Joseph D.
Bryant, surgeon general; Brigadier- General
George 8. Field. chief of engineers: Brigadier
General Joshua M. Varian chief of ordnance;
Brigadier-General E. Shafer inspec tor-gen-
eral; Brigadier- General Ralph Brandreth, COM
missary-general OF subsistence; Brigadier-
General Walter c. Stokes paymaster-gene raj;
Brigadier- General Clifford A. H. Bartlett, Judge
advocate general; Brigadier- General Ferdi-
nand p. Earle. chief of artillery; Colonel Ed
mund L. Judson. second military secretary;
Colonies Hugh ODonohue, Albert B. Hilton.
George B. Mcclellan, William F. Lansing and
Marcus D. Russell aides de camp: First bri-
gade. Brigadier-General Louis Fitzgerald COM
handing and staff; Second brigade, James Nc
Leer. Brooklyn. commanding; Third brigade,
Brigader-General Amasa j. Parker, Jr, Al
bany, commanding; Fourth brigade. Brigadier-
General Peter o. Doyle, Buffalo. commanding.
North Carolina-15O men, Governor Daniel G.
Fowler commanding and stan.
Rhode IslandA5O men, Governor Royal G.
Taft commanding and staff.
Vermont-750 men, Governor William p Dill
bingham commanding and stair; First regiment,
Colonel j. Estey: First separate company, Cap
tain S. Claude O'Connor; Second separate COM
pany, CAPTAIN A. x. Brown: Fuller's light bat
terry, Brevet Colonel Levi X. Fuller
Kentucky-45O men, Governor Simon B. Buck
ner commanding and staff; the Louisville
Legion (First regiment), Colonel John B. Caple-
man commanding.
Ohio-3. 81 men, Governor Joseph B. Foraker
commanding and staff; First regiment infantry,
Cincinnati Colonel Frederick w. Moore; First
Garretson, and other troops
MssOuri-30O men, Governor Francis COM
handing and staff; Third regiment. Colonel
Moore; First regiment, Carthage light guards.
Louisiana-4OO men, Governor Francis T.
Nichols commanding and staff.
Mississippi-6O0 men, Governor Robert Lowry
commanding and staff
Michgan-4O0 men, Governor c. G. Luce
commanding and staff.
District of Columbia-s00 men, Commissioner
Colonel e. G. Blunt commanding and staff;
Was ington light infantry and eight separate
companies.
ing commanding and staff.
West Virginia-3OO men, Governor J. B.
jackson commanding and stan.
| A place was also given in this division
to Governor Seay, of Alabama; Governor
James p. Engel. of Arkansas; Governor
| J. N. Cooper. of Colorado; Governor j. W.
| Fifer. OF Illinois; Governor Hovey, OF
Indiana; Governor Largabee, of Iowa;
Governor Burley, of Maine; Governor
| Merriam, of Minnesota; Governor Fran.
els, OF Missouri; Governor Thayer, of Ne.
| braska; Governor Pennoyer, of Oregon
and Governor Hoard. OF Wisconsin.
The third division. G.. A. R., and Loyal
Legion. marched this way: Commander.
in Chief William Warner and staff; Dep
uty Commander-in-C Oh: eff Harrison CLARK
in a carriage; escort of two delegate.
from each post in the State. 1000 men
Grand Marshal Collum p. Walton, with
staff of fifty; Adjutant-General Captain
e. l. Goodrich, Assistant Adiutant- Gen
eral John T. Symes the Loyal l. ,gion go
forty five New York City posts, 5000 men
Brooklyn posts. Marshal Henry w
Knight 4. 600 men. and fifteen posts out
side these cities, 600 men.
At the ub-Treasury building Hon
Chauncey NJ. DePew, orator of the day
| delivered an eloquent tribute to the Nom
| DRY of Washington.
The crowds that lined the streets ant
filled windows and housetops were un
precedented even for New York. Tn
march was simply an ovation along tn
| entire route.
The Presidents Address.
NEW YORK, May 1.-The metropolitan
Opera House was the scene of the secont
chief event of the centennial celebration
yesterday and three OF the greatest ban
quets possibly ever held within the recol
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