New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-02
4 GLITTERLNG CAVALCADE.
EXCELLENT DISPLAY MADE BY THE GER
MAN CITIZENS.
A LONG LINE OF wEIIrEXEcUr AND ARTS
TIC SURPRISES ON wHEELs-oRGAN1zA;
TIoNs IN THE. PARADE,

TIC SURPRISES ON wHEELs-ORGAN1ZA-
TIoNs IN THE PARADE,
The German contingent formed In and around Fifth
ave. between Fifty seventh and 4xty-seventh ss Tho
marshalng of the division WAS admirable ana rohectcd
great credit on General Emil schsefer the marshall and
Colonel A. E. seifert, the deputy MARSHAL and their
efficient aides The organizations were unusually
prom in getting to their meeting place. and in tho
majority OF cases fell into line as they had been
originally assigned This was true OF the floats, and
the spectators were enabled to follow the programme
easily and enjoy the significance Of the great p,cnfes
on wheels.
The contngents made . magnificent showing. and
Judging by the applause and EXPLANATIONS OF admra-
ton heard along line, might consider It to TO
the backbone of the procession The floats wsre the
most attractive feature Of the parade and were prob
ably the most complete and picturefQnc representations
In this line that the city has ever seen. Familiar
designs were admirably executed and novel ideas wore
strikincly carried out. Pretty girls and handsome
men graced the floats and their quaint ana beautiful
costumIng won admiration every where.
Tho number Of men In line In this division yesterday
was estimated from $4,000 to 10000. The division
was subdivided into thrse sections, which compre-
hended about sixty different organizations and sixty
floats many OF which carried large number OF people
The different organizations included the German
American sharpshootes, singing societies. athletic 90
ceties veteran associations bakers and butchers
unions religious societies and associations Of other
kinds The different bodies werc appropriately uni
formed some handsomely and picturesquely and adde1
q quaint feature to the floats by marching near Them
Cuirassrs hussars and the soldier in tie regulation
German uniform seen every where and gave the
scene the strongest possible German hnge The con-
tngent was waited along music for II had as many
| bands ss II was possible without making a general
musical chaos.
| THE MARSHAL AND HIS STAFF.
| General Emil schaefcr. the grand martial, rode
| at the head OF the German-Ameican Division lie
accompanied by Colonel A. T. Seifert the deputy
marshal and chief Of staff and the following aides:
John Chsttilon. John Gerken, Joseph Iijk. Colonel
| Otto Iieppenheimcr Edward S. Hubble. George Knkel.
| .r, william IL Klenke, Louis Mauror. Carl Mer. II.
| Pasch, Captain H. s. Rasqu!n Captain William +.
Rausch, Charles Robe, r., Julius Rohc r. j. schasfer
Henry ". Schmidt c. A. Schultz. 1r.. Colonel Andrew
| stauf c. e. Weber, John ". Weber. Charles C.
Clausen. jacob Rupert and Robert Fleming The
| Hoboken and Brooklyn riding clubs, with band
| Of fifty pieces acted general escort. The onp
line Of societies and floats which followed, stretching
| up Fifth.avc. far the eye could reach, was
headed by the German American 6hsrpshooters, the
Grst of which was tho Concordis Schuetxen. which
| turned out $50 strong. They were followed by the
German. American schuetren Corps. with 1900 NON.
bers one Of ths largest bodies In the procession. Thu
| Harlem independent schuetzen, consisting Of Loo
men; the Germania schuetzcnbund, with 700 men, II
command Of Jacob schweder the Brooklyn Inde
pendent Schuetzcn CORPS, with 10 mon the brooklyn
schuetzen Club with 20 men: the Brooklyn Sharp
| shooters with co men; tho German America al
scbustrenbund, with 800 mcn under Charles thinner
man, and the First Hungarian Schuetzenbund, 2ot
men, commanded by Major Philippe Frcund. followcs
In tho ordor named.
Tho next subdivision made up Of the singin
societies, preceded BY band of twenty pieccs, Wit
the marshal and his aides They MARCHED as follows
The Schilicrbund $50 men Gesangverein Oesicrrsch
30 members, IN charge OF President ". wanncrmcyer
CesanNvereIn Cordalia commanded BY J. lIirden. y
members Gcksngverein Germania, so members, undo
w. Petersen; Gesangverein Mozart. ESQ members
under G, F. Schultz, and Gesangcren Orlando,
men, commando BY Christian Bolster.
MEN OF Drawn AND MUSCLE
Tho next subdivision was tie Nsw-York Turn-Bozir
or Athletic association commanded by II. MetIner. tn
men marched In the following order: New-York Turn
vcrein c. f. zenksr first speaker; Central TurnVereir
Charles j. Nehrbas, first speaker Harlem Turn-Veren
Conrad LanEenstesn. first spesler: New-York Turn
verein, Bo0min Rdae. NJ. 6chlochter. hrst speaker
Melrose Turnv ereln. Otto Ebel, delegate; German
American Turn-yerefn. n Y. II. sehultG. delegate 10
!, oAl- Dcmocrauscher 1urn-verein, william Hokstein
delegate: Brooklyn Turn.verin, @. A. Lang delegate
Hew-BrooSlyp ern.Gemeinde II. Supper delegate
Staten Island Tura.voren, q. Steemeier, delegate
, Csrktsdt Turn .vsrein. Peter AIhartane, delegate
! Yonksrs Turn-vereIn. C. RGioRstein. deseestA
3 The third subdivision was composed Of singin
societies q follows NewrYofk Mssnnerchor 200
under l. Deutsc hberser Harlem MssnDerchor. 20 pcr
under Max 2. IIesler schweebso6er saenger Bund. q
x:.p sss sS kai.Hs a1n
eoetsey. 90 men, 1ndef william Mayer
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