Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-03
TROOPS ON WHEELS.
The Western Pennsylvania
Boys in Blue En- Route to
HELP INSTALL HARRISON.
The Troops March to the Trains
Through a Drizzling Rain.
INCIDENTS OF THE EIGHTEENTH.
Many Other Pittsburgers Of for Day or
Two in Washington.
HELP INSTALL HARRISON.
INCIDENTS OF THE EIGHTEENTH.
ONE TRAIN is RUN IN SIX SECTIONS.

be Is no American who is not enthusl-
astic, and little rain never dsmpens his
enthusiasm. This was true of the crowds
that went to Washington last night, and
twill always be so when there is a Presi-
dent to inaugurate. Why foolish and
perverse Congress will persist on holding
the 4th of March sacred as an Inauguration
day is quandary for many people to solve,
but let the weather be roaring like lion or
mild as a lamb, the typical crowd will al
ways be found around the Capitol when
new President makes his debut.
The scenes at the Union station last night
were lively in the extreme The dingy old
station literally swarmed with people bound
for Washington. Soldiers and civilians
were there, and their bright faces contrasted
strongly with the blackened and begrimed
walls around them.
The soldiers certainly attracted all the
attention. The citizen was glad to escape
into his car and give the boys all the room
on the outside. The maidens were out en-
masse to bid the military gents loving
adieu, and they paid no more attention to
the drenching rain than did the boys bent
on going to Washington.
THEY MARCHED IN MUD.
Owing to the muddy condition of the
streets no display was made. The Eight
eenth Regiment marched up Fifth avenue
and down Smithfeld to Liberty street, where
they boarded the cars. The Fourteenth
packed their traps in the old market house,
and took the nearest street to reach the
train. The rain kept pouring down, but
the loading process was soon completed.
Each regiment occupied section of II cars
apiece. The Eighteenth turned out $50
men under the command Of Colonel Smith,
and they claimed they will have the largest
number of men in one body in the inaugural
parade. The Fourteenth numbered $50
men, Colonel Perchmont commander.
Brigadier General Wiley accompanied the
battery.
The two sections pulled out close together
ahead OF the Eastern express. The Battery,
75 men, and the famous Second Brigade
Band, occupied a section, and they started
a short time before the regiments. Part of
the Fifth and Fifteenth Regiments passed
through the city at 4:30 in the afternoon.
They picked up five more carloads east of
Pittsburg. The Tenth Regiment arrived in
the city about O'Clock in the evening, and
went out at 9 o'clock as the first section of
the fast line. The veteran Colonel Hawkins
was in command.
The cars provided for the bows BY the
Pennsylvania road were better than they
ordinarily receive. The regiments are
scheduled to arrive in Washington about
o'clock this morning.
SIX SECTIONS
of the eastern express were run from the
Union depot last evening. All the trains
from the west were crowded. The drench-
ing rain possibly kept at home few people
who may venture to-day, but if nobody else
goes to Washington there will be crowd
enough to fill the streets of the capital and
greet Ben.
The Washington Infantry, 60 men under
Captain j. C. Shannon, went out on the fast
line, following the Tenth Regiment.
The Akron City Guards passed through
the city last night. They were nicely
dressed and numbered As.
On the B. & o. road four sections of the
regular night express were run to Washing
ton last night. This road practically
scooped the business for the Inauguration
In Pittsburg.
The Americus Club, $50 men in drab
overeoats, accompanied by the Grand Army
Band, 80 pieces, occupied a special train.
Two sections we're transferred from the
Lake Shore and the Pittsburg and Western
roads. A number of private cars were
chartered.
The following named parties and clubs
left over the road last night: Lawrenceville
Lincoln Club, 80 members; Lawrence Oetf-
ner and party, Homestead, 90; T. H. Olen-
hausen and party from Southside Lotus
Club, so; crowd OF 80 from Washington;
the Lincoln Club of New Brighton, 40 men,
bers, and the city officials of Cleveland.
OTHER SELECT PARTIES.
The guests of Percy F. Smith, a awelI-known
Journalist and printer, who occupied his
and two sons, Joseph Weisbrod, L. H. Voigt
and Mrs. Voigt, NJ. L. Myers and wife, W.
x. Gillespie and wife, w. NJ Leatherman,
W, J. Coyle, A. P Burchfeld, ?. c. Schoe-
neck, DR., c. W. Bassett, John Steel, w. L.
McCutcheon, E. s. Corgan. Owing to
the sickness of his father, Mr.. Smith was
unable TO accompany the party, Mr.. J. H.
Canon, one of his associates, doing the
honors. Congressman Dalzell secured ball
tickets for the party.
In Mr.. W. W. Speer's car were the fol-
lowing well-known gentlemen: Matt Weiss,
Mr.. Mccormick, Arthur Kennedy, Arthur
Hunter, John Moreland, Jr., W. G. Sturv-
ing, Henry Berg, Adam Troutman. W. C.
Patton, Max Schneider, James McAfee,
Joseph Bradley, Harry Heck and c. G.
Hox.
The famous Cowboy Club. of Denver, and
the Marquette Club, of Chicago, passed
through the city yesterday morning en- route
to Washington. The members of the Cow
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wore flannel shirts, big sombreros, and car
ried revolvers in their belts. Their cars
were decorated with Republican emblems
and mixtures representing wild West Life.