The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-04
GREETING
PRESIDENT
HARRISON,
The Nations Capital was
Never 50 Densely
Thronged as
Today.
NEW JERSEYS MEN IN LINE.
They Made a Fine Showing in
the Parade in Spite of
Torrents Of Rain.
Especial to the Jersey city Nesos.l

Especial to the Jersey City Neacs.]
WASHINGTON, March 4, 1889. New
Jerseys representatives in the parade
were assigned to march as brigade OF
the Fifth Division. The brigade
formed on Indiana avenue, the right
resting on First street. The rain,
which fell in torrents nearly all the
forenoon, abated as the Jersey men
marched to their destination, headed
by band and drum corps.
General John Ramsay rode at the
head of tue line, with his chief of staff,
Colonel w, E. Rogers. Then came the
following bodies, with their marshals
as named: Young Mems Republican
Association, if Trenton; Union League,
of Newark, Daniel M. Junk; Potter
Association, of Newark, G.. M. Yetter;
Phelps Guards, of Paterson, George
H. Levi; Broderick Republican Asso-
citation of Jersey City, L. Broderick;
Harrison and Morton Association, of
Newark, ]. F. Vaughn; Frelinghuysen
Lancers, of Newark, Joseph Coults;
Union Harrison Veteran Legion, of
Camden, Colonel S. S. Weaver; First
Regiment, Veteran Army, George M.
Tibbles; John Watt Association, of
Jersey City, A. F. Smith; Wilkinson
Engineer Corps, of Newark, Major
George Schenck; Toffey Light Guards,
of Jersey City, Captain Charles w.
Laws; Pioneer Corps, of Jersey City,
Captain A. P. Bush.
/, The division commander ordered his
columns to be ready to move at one
o'clock. Long before that hour the
Jersey men were to be seen hurrying
through side streets to the point of
assembly. They did not present a
cheerful appearance, many being
drenched to the skin. Many ladies
who had accompanied them here to
see the Inauguration sights, and many
prominent newspaper men, including
Congressman Phelps and Macadoo and
Senator Mcpherson secured good seats
in the vicinity of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and Ninth street. Hankerchiefs
and flags fiuttered from windows
wheIe the fair ones were ensconced as
the Jerseymen filed past to the rem
devious.
The seventy five members of the
Broderick Republican Association of
Jersey City, wearing derby hats and
swinging neat canes to which were at
tached small silk flags, attracted
attention.
Junk's New Jersey Union League
advanced in the rain some two hun
dred strong. Their light colored over
coats, black silk hats, tan colored
gloves and pink badges were utterly
ruined from the rain.
Ninety members of the Toffey Light
Guard, of Jersey City, also defied the
elements early in the day, their white
cloth regulation helmets, scarlet coats
and light blue trousers flashing out
along the line.
Captain Bush and his comrades of
The Jersey City Floneer corps arouseu
enthusiasm in the crowd as they filed
past in their red pioneer uniforms.
Now come. the Phelps Guards, show
ing the effects of much careful drilling.
Seventy-hve of the Phelps followers
kicked up the mud of Washington.
Thc banner Republican association
OF Jersey City, composed of John
Watts merry men, received cheers as
they marched past to the lively strains
of band of twenty pieces.
Newark's Wilkinson Engineer Corps
strobe along, 1876 strong.
The Phil Kearny Guard and the
Elizabeth Veteran zouaves, of Eliza
beth, also took part in the parade.