Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-02

for the reviewing stand at Madison square.
TIA Parade.
An Imposing DENOMINATION OF Vn-
tionnl and state lroOps and G.. a.
B. Veterans.
Tue moment the exercises at the sub
treasury began the military parade started
NJ u oRdwaY from Piae street on IT'S 1.
ulpnfi march with Gene al Hcho field com.
handing. The parade was In three dlvi.
Hions, the frat consisting OF regular troops,
cadets and naval corps. The West
( Pointers, 400 strong. led the column.
Z The seelud diviHlou consisted OF the
state militia and they marched In the order
/ IN which their respective states we're ad
nltted TO the union with tire governors OF
each state Mt the head OF It's troops. Tue
/ Delaware militia had the right OF line,
headed by Gov. Dggs escorted by Troop D.
] N. q. II muunted
4 The crowds that lined the streets and
! illiei windows aud hOusn 'opJ we've UMPIRE.
e'dente1 sven for New York. The march
was eimuly an ovation along the entire
rJu'e hDtt for hetroops and the President.
Z AT Union Square stand was reserved
eNfu lively for woInen and chi dran 90 Of
charge. |, held 25O persons. II ia esti.
mated thst 100 100 persons were able to zee
me parade from the stands specially built
for that purpose.
In addition TO the state militia from the
orlRiral ~ atates, troons were IN line rom
Vermont, X ,ntncky, OHIO, Louisiana Iilt-
nois, Missouri, Michigan, Florida, Texas,
WIS Yrglria and District OF Columbia. 10
all, 1t ia es'inaied, tbsre ware 9s,00n men m
line. or this number 1000 we're q. A, Il.
veterans.
GREAT PAGEANT OF IHE AGE.
The crush In the streets Ia this iower part
j 0f tho m a aOs "a ha nat m
OF military continue TO arrive nc thar mp
pointed places that II was found necessary
TO make formal STREET spmewhat
earlier than had been Intended. This
! was done In order that the line
4 might tie heightened out and got
In marching order, thus relieving Of
once the pressure In the lower wards and
placing the head Of the column Ia such a
] position that when the President reached
the reviewing stand he need he ntjected
70 no delay. At precisely at 1928 General
| Schoneld gave the order and thu greates 81
military parade Of modern times started.
! From Pine street. the point from where
the start was made, up Broadway az far rs
the eve could reach, the sidewalks we're
literally bloekaded With people. while the
windows doorways aud roofs Of the build
inRs were simply m8ss OF humanity. As
| The gorgeous pageant began to move
up Broadway, all the patriotism
\ In this mass which bad bsen pent mp now
| for many hours broke forth. Cheers rent
the air; hanjketehieis and Banners
held ia tho hands Of tho populace began
waving. and New York and its many
thousand visitors were happy. Ihs
scenes along the first part OF the line Of
march almost heggaIs desert ption. The
crowd was Ot course largely made up Of an
outside element quite foreign TO New York
and the ways OF its metropolitan masses /;
hence there were many ludicTons
incldents natural TO the occasion. The
Gro sd. however, under all its crushinRland
suiIe lDgs was msrvslously g5od.natured.
its sense OF touch being apparently
subordlnated by or more properly drowned
| IN its excess OF patriotic fepliug.
Just before ~ 81 tne President and other
honored que Is Of the day went Ipast ,he
city ball stand In open carriages. The
knowledge That they had started from
on the reviewing stand at Madi-
son Square had been telsgraphed
along the line and the military bodies had
been drR 9n up In saluting columns on the
eaet sds OF Broadway. A squad OF 20
mounted officers rode ahead OF the
Presidents carriages, the horses In q
uulek cnnter, with set pace, which
was maintained throughout the en-
tire route. Peesid NJ Harrison in the
flrst carriage beside ce-president
Morton, kept his head uncovered and
nodded to tue right and left In acknowl.
edgment o. The Wild applause which
greeted him all along the line. IL Was
such reception az naver before went up
from q gathering on broadway.
PASSING THE REVIEWING STAND.
Al Ii O'Clock ths moOttnr parade was APP
p-oachlng the turn at Waverly Place. Tha
ilrst division nj regular 'Toops, cadera and
the pavnl CORPS who headed the line evoked
applause at vafions points Rlong the llIe,
In fact II must b. said ot the troops ner-
ally that they presented q nne appearance
aud marched well.
Al ii 80 the h. ad Of the column turned
into the waverly Plae- arch, mot having as
vel been ealieh upon to make room foe the
carriages Of the Presidential psFiy. SO
great was the crush about the euo-freAsnry
when the ceremonies there we're completed
that II was with considerable dim 'uitv that
the police cleared the way for the Presi'
DENTS cafrlnea o reach Broadway.
NINE HOURS To PNss.
At2i5 n, NJ, tho Nav YORK contingent te
noS assing the Western Union building.
A. this rate II Is computed that II will Es
G1;ye uins bours for The proc scion TO pass
4 given point. There will probably DO some
cutting sem swhere.
CLEVELAND cHnEREn,
Ex.presid-nt Cleveland was given great
ovation along tho Tonts, bis appearance
eyokinR quite az much enthusiasm rs did
the guests In the dfst csrriaRe.
The parade has resumed Its march up
Broadway.
soSs OF REVOLUTION.
Thirteen states were rrpres 1nted a. the
meeting Of the IONS of the Revolution M
Praunnas Tavern this morning. After tenn
norary organization mayer was offered by
President wight OF Yale Uniyarsity aud 4
committee OF oua from eRcn state was Bp-
nolptad on permanent organ zion 10 re-
port at IN adj ,urned meeting to bs held to-
morrow morning.
TaE GREATEST EVER EsoWS.
The narads was the greatest ever known
In ihIs country aud required eight hours Ia
naas n given toint. II was q triumph OF
snuriaan gtnis II was In Itself oen.
teIniai celebration that any M ion might
feel proud OF. There was no doubt OF Its
eompIete suecHss from the moment when
q neral Schofeid and stan. escorted BY
United States cavalry, led the march up
BrnadwAy from Pine street.
From tho Madison square reviewing
stand 10 the disband'ng point at FIFTY
ssvsnth strset the crowds were IL anything
thicker than below TTenty'thlrd Street
Az the hours wore on the crowd refreshed
i,seif with fruit, sandwiches aud Tempe
rance drinks purchased from vendors who
swarmed on every side. In one Instance an
enterprising truekman was shrewd enough
10 I'M IN a Veg OF beer, and he bitterly be-
! .saIIsd Ma abort. etRhtatlneae In not putting