Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-23

Thousands of hurrahs rang through the air
when they came to the Smithfield street
corner, and a young man with two crutches,
who was also anxious to get glimpse at the
men, pushed himself so far to the front of
the crowd that he was in turn pushed him.
self. He dropped both his crutches, and,
had it not been for the timely interference
of Davy Smith, the big policeman, the poor
yonng man would certainly have lost his
crutches, and might have been injured.
The Allegheny division was made up of
very fine looking men, and the Pride of the
West Council did themselves credit. There
was drum and fife band near them, whose
members were so anxious to have everybody
hear their music that the bass drum player
smashed the head of his drum, and, Of
course the sweetness Of his bang, bang, was
lost during the rest Of the parade.
ANOTHER BUSTED HEAD.
There was another performer on the big
drum, who belonged to band in the Third
division, comprising the Southside delega-
tion of the parade. That drum player also
handled his sticks with such iorce that his
instrument was Gmashed but he got two
colored boys to carry the drum for the bal
ance OF the march, and these two boys were
the only colored people in the entire
parade.
1t was not until quarter of o'clock that
the last carriage came rolling over the hill
with the remnant of the paraders. Behind
them the crowd rapidly closed in and fol-
lowed on their route. Soon the streets were
again comparatively clear, the street cars
went again to and fro, and the merry jingle
of the Fifth avenue cable cars sounded
again. The scene around the corners was
n1 hat
could hardly realize such grand parade
had only passed there few minutes be ore.
There were 81 councils in line, numbering
exactly 9,410 members. Music was fur
nished by So bands and drum corps, which
numbered /, ,4S2 additional. making a total
number OF 10, S92 men in line. 1t is sale to
say that 10, 900 Of these were members of the
order.
The parade formed at the corner of Fifth
avenue and Wood street, and marched over
the following route: Wood street to Third
avenue, to Grant street, to Diamond, to
Ross, to Fifth avenue, to Pride, to Fulton,
to Wylie, to Fifth avenue, to Smithfeld, to
Sixth avenue and to Seventh street bridge,
to Sanduskv, to Ohio, to Second, to Cedar
avenue, to North avenue, TO Arch street,
where it passed in review of the Chief Mar
shal and bis staff and was dismissed.
The order Of procession was as follows:
Escort of % Police Under Command of Captain
y Dan Syyus.
Electric Band, of McKeesport.
Chief Marshal, Stephen Collins; Chief of'Staf,
Ezekiel Gordon; Adjutant, A. L. solomon;
Assistant Adiutant General. Joseph L.
Morris; Color Bearer, Harry Kali
khofand 80 Mounted Guards
Chief Marshal's Staff. NJ. Axiom. Council No.
IS; d. M. Gray, 30: j. B. Berlin, III: WV. Calder
I75; W. W. Calpass, 81; W. r. Covert, lS2; j. f.
COwan, no. John 4. Cox, 1876: G. 5. Crowl, 1856: j.
D. Crea lS6: g.. W. Dean, 80: Miller Elliot, rj: j.
2g7: b. NJ Kier, 2sg; j. T. Kinney 29s: j. B: Evans
l?s: L. E. Flint, 1876; George W. Flowers, 81: j, B.
Goldsmith, 70; F.. A. Gordon, l!6; H. l.
GoLrey. l07: N. E. Graham. 256; B. E. Halson,
73 7. ID. Hatfitot q; James Hood 1I5; r: ii; H.
M X 9GsfPG IN x ASsR kd s an a kFR kf
wood, go: f A. Knox. g.: j. +. ,Kochein. ll9;
". j. Larned, 279; B. F. Leach, 154; Hon. NJ. B.
Lemon, III: Rev. NJ. d. Lichliter, l25; DIR. c. s
Iisl H"n 49, A Al McCandess III; j. " MeCleary
HafSs H. H. 3d. Ed Hef fsstoTus S G III Fl samp
SON, Sc; II. ?: SLaving. IL; H. Sime l5, L. s.
strasser, 2S2: j. z. Stroud 80; G. E. Succop, 2l9;
Q. 9. Sutherland, 81: Dr., ]. S. Taylor, 1873;
i. B: Warden. g: j. T. WiigGs, s.; A. j. Colblrn
@; +. 3; Hallam; 20l; 1. j. Young; j, Nj: Nc
229: Charles Gerst 235; l.. f. Love, 259 I. A. Duff
ll9: George NJ. Won Bonhurst, III: DR.. W. H.
Painter. l74: John Marshall, 29i: Hon. G. ". Rob-
H.Wymard. l22; j. E. Grayburn, 81; G. W. Splane.
III; W. L. Douglass, 205: Daniel Hoffman. 30; j.
V. Graft, l61; j. b. Paul 50: Hiram Slifer, 81; W.
H. Varmick, 6; Robert Tippett, ia; J. W. Lamp,
Uniformed Rank Jr. o. U. A. NJ.
Duquesne Greys' Rand.