Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-02
THE GERMAN DIVISION.
A Brilliant Display in she Monster In-
 dustrial Parade.

duBtrta1 Pafa0es
 At the head of the Characterization diVi- sion rode its grand marshal, General Emil Schaefer, followed by the chief of staff, Col. A. E. Seiffert and the aides, among whom were Colonel Otto Heppenheimer, Joe Halk, Edward S. Hubbs, Charles Rohe, jr., Jake Ruppert, jr., Christopher 0. Clausen and the members of the Hoboken and Brooklyn Rid- ing clubs. Following came the German American Sharpshooters, among the hand somely mounted fifty Brooklyn Sharpshoot CTS, the German-American Sehuetzen corps, the Harlem Independent Schuetzen corps, the First Hungarian Schuetzenbund, alto. gether $500 men. They marched as well as they could, but received few tokens of en- thusiasm from the spectators, who were probably fully satisfied with yesterdays mil- itarv parade.
 Eight hundred men from singing societies of smaller order, like the Austria, Mozart and Cordialia preceded the Turner's, who evoked hearty applause by their valiant ap- pearance. Judge NehIbas led this part of the division, which distinguished itself also by it's elegant marching.
 One thousand members of the German
 War Veterans followed next, their band of forty pieces play fHeiI dem i'm Sieeerkranz, and other nationel airs.
 The Retail Grocers' union, thousand men strong, was greeted with applause by the crowds, as were the three thousand mem bers of the Pienomakers' union. All this, however, served only as introduction for the main part of the German division, which as intended by the artists, was supposed to represent, in picturesque form, the history of German immigration into this country, as well as some of the principal contributions made by it to the working force, the public rik tha in6n fYiz fhn aio1 sfa nd he progress of the American people. There was storm of applause and cheers ringing in the air when the first boat, the 1 model of Dutch ship, fully equipped and ready to sail, became visible. A group of emigrante waiting on a bogus stone pier to carefully studied were the masques and his torical costumes worn by the participants. The second tableau introduced half for gotten species of the immigrants of old times, the pioneer farmers with their trunks, bales, and bundles, farming tools and implements of every description, the shotgun and bags of grain and seed. They had real live cattle on their wagon; even the faithful watchdog was not forgotten. The picture was 8 beau titul one. composed with true artistic spirit.
 A "prairie schooner" in which the won en and children of several immigrant families had found comfort, came next in line. The German Quaker-or Herrnhuter- float showed 8 block house, on one gable end the weathercock, on the other the dovecote. At the porch the mother instructed her daughters on the spinning wheel. As contrast to this peaceful scene, the persecution the Quakers had to suffer in the old country was illustrated by the stocks and other cruel methods of the age of intoler- ance. Gov. Jacob Eisler formed the central figure of group of his countrymen, whom he was alternately admonishing and exhort- ing.
 The next float was an appropriate tableau of historic interest, representing the model of house on what is now known as Wash- ington Heights. It seemed incomprehensible to the masses who were not in possession of programmes. It was very interesting fea- ture, all the trees and shrubbery for the house, in which the chief commander of the Revolutionary army was supposed to have headquarters, having been taken from the immediate neighborhood of the house. The riding horses of aids held by grooms, senti- nels and others, gave animation to the ecene The identical carriage used by George Wssh- ington 100 years ago followed next, preceding the martial-looking floats of German revolu- tionary heroes.
 On the latter float an open tent showed Gen. Steuben and Gen. DeKalz the organiz- CTS and disciplinarians of Washingtons s army They were engaged in earnest council of war; bending over an outstretched map. Sentinels were on guard before the tent. Herkimer and Muhlenberg formed separate group. Two mortars, arms, old-fashioned drums, military trophies, etc, enlivened the scene, which represented part of camp. The chariot, as we'll as the next two, was hailed with enthusiastic shouts by the spectators.