Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-05-09
BEYOND COMPARE.
NEW YORK CELEBRATES IN A FIT
TING MANNER.

The Greatest Military Display of Modern
es-Brilliant Decorations and Fitting
Display at Chicago Obseryances
Throughout the Northwest.
New YoRK, May 1.-The town woke mp
more sleepily Tuesday morning than 1t did
Monday, and with good reason. Its in
habitants, permanent as well as temporary,
were tired, the latter even more 80 than
the former. Still, the earliest streaks OF
dawn found many people in the streets,
and these indeed were fortunate, for in all
the range of meteorological chance more
perfectly morning could scarcely have
been found. AS the morning wbre along
the crowds in the streets became even
created than they were Monday. The
hurry was even greater, for one and all
saw the necessity of reaching points at the
earliest practical moment
The crush in tho streets in the lower part
Of the city was so great that 1t was found
necessary to start the parade somewhat
earlier than had been intended. This was
done in oreer that the line might be length
ened out and got i'm marching order, thus
relieving at once the pressure in the lower
wards and placing the head of the column
in such a position that, when the President
reached the reviewing stand, he need be
subject to no delay. At precisely 1925
Gen. Schoheli gave the order, and the
greatest military parade Of modern times
started. From Pine street. the point from
which the start was made, up broadway as
far as the eve coull reach the sidewalks
were literally blockaded with people, while
the windows doorways, aud roofs or the
bulldogs were simply a mass OF humanity.
AS the gorgeous pageant began to move up
b galway all the patriotism in the mass,
which had been pent up now for many
hours, broke forth. Cheers rent the air,
handkerchiefs and banners held in the
hands of the people began waving and
New York and its muny thousands OF visi-
tors were happy.
field, accompanied by his staff and corps OF
aids. The right OF the line was given to
the West Point cadets, 400 strong, who
were followed by the regulars under Maj
| Gen. Howard. The second division con-
sisted of State militia. They marched In
| the order of the admission Of the States
| into the Union, as fellows: Delaware, 71O
men, Gov Benjamin T. Briggs command
| ing; Pennsylvania, 5000 men, Gov. james
| A. Beaver commanding; New Jersey, 3, zoo
men, Gov. Robert s. Green commanding
Georgia, 900 men, Gov. John b. Gordon
commanding; Connecticut, 600 men, Gov
I Morgan G. Buckley commanding; Massa
chusetts, 1875 men, Gov. Oliver Ame'
| commanding; Maryland, 500 men, Gov
| E. E. jackson commanding; South Caro-
lima, $50 men, Gov. John p. Rich
ardion commanding; New Hampshire
1000 men, Gov. Charles II. Sawyer
commanding; Virginia, 500 men, Gov
Fitzhugh Dee commanding; New York
l2,OD0 men, Gov. David Bennett Hill
commander -in-chief: North Carolina, l5'
men, Gov. Daniel c. Fowl commanding
Rhode Island, t5o mon, Royal G. Taf
commanding; Vermont, 75O men, Gov
William p. Dillingham; commanding; Ken
lucky, $50 men, Gov. Simon B. Buckne
commanding; Ohio, 3, 500 men, Gov. Josepl
b. Foraker commanding; Louisiana, iO
men, Gov. Francis T. Nichols commanding
Mississippi 60u men. Gov. Robert Lowr.
commanding; Michigan, 400 men, Gov
Robert Lowry commanding; Michigan, 4O
men, Gov. G. G. Luce commanding; Dis
trict of Columbia, 800 men, COMMISSIONS
Col. 4. c. Blaunt commanding
Florida, 200 men, Gov. Francis
Fleming commanding; West Virginia, 30
men, Gov. j. b. jackson commanding
Places were given in this division to GOV
Seay OF Alabama, Gov. James p. Engle c
Arkansas, Gov. j. N. Cooper of Colorado
Gov w. Fifer of Illinois, Gov. Hove
of Indians, Gov. Larrabee Of Iowa, Coz
Bur.eigh of Maine, Gov. Merriam OF Nil