Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-05-09
THE GREAT DAY.
Celebration Of the Washington
Centennial at New York.
A Great Crowd and Magnificent Street
PaSeant-President HarrIsOn's Address
Services at st. PauI's Church
The Old States in Line.

NEW YORK, May 1.-The moment the
centennial exercises at the sub-treasury
began yesterday the military parade
started up Broadway from Pine street OF
its triumphal march with General Soho
field commanding. The parade was il
three divisions. the first consisting of reg.
ular troops, cadets and naval corps.
The parade was led by Major Genera
J. NJ. Schofeld, accompanied by his staff
and corps of aides. The right of the line
was given to the West Point cadets, 4O(
strong, who were followed by the regulars
under Major General Howard, and these
constituted the first division. The second
division consisted of State militia They
marched in the order of admission OF
States to the Union, as follows:
Delaware-75O men, Governor Benjamin T.
Biggs commanding and staff; First regiment
Colonel George w. Marshall
Pennsylyanis-s0OO men Governor James A.
Beaver commanding and stan; second brigade,
Brigadier-General John A. Wiley; third bri.
gade, Brigadier-General John B. S. Goblin; the
State fencibles, Major Chew.
New Jersey-S,7O s men, Governor Robert S.
Green commanding and stan.
Georgia-35 men, Governor John B. Gordon
commanding and staff, the militia being the
Governors personal guard only.
Connecticut-4 men, Governor Morgan G.
Buckley commanding and staff; Fourth regi-
ment Colonel Thomas L. Watson.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS men. Governor Oliver
Ames commanding, STAFF and honorary staff
Governors escort. First corps cadets, NJ V NJ
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas F. Edmonds; Sec
cond corps cadets, NJ. V. NJ, Lieutenant Colonel
Frank Dalton; the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company OF Massachusetts, chartered
in 1853, 20 men. Captain Lieutenant Henry E.
Smith: Fifth regiment infantry, Second bri-
gade, NJ V N, Colonel William A. Bancroft
Maryland-J0J men. Governor E L. Jackson
commanding and staff.
South Carolna-35D men. Governor John p
Richardson commanding and staff: the Cover
nor's guard OF Columbia. Captain William
Douglass; the Washington light infantry of
Charleston, custoGians of the Euiaw flag
Captain r. c. GilchTist; the Butler guards,
Captain Wiihunt.
New Hampsnire-1.G9) men. Governor Charles
H. Sawyer commanding and staff; the entire
National guard OF the State, First regiment,
Colonel George u. Line: Second regiment
Colonel EIbridge L. Capp: Third regiment.
Colonel N Peterson: company A, cavalry
Captain Erwin Fl. Smith: First battery artil-
lery. CAPITA Samuel S Piper.
Virg!nia-J'0 men, Governor Fitzhugh Lee
commanding and staT; separate companies
only.
New York-19, G0J men, Governor David Ben
nett Hill, commander-in-chief; Major General
Josiah Porter, adlutant-general; Brigadier-
Genera Charlie F. Robbins. general inspector
of rife practice; Brigadier- General Joseph D.
Bryant, surgeon-general; Brigadier-General
George s. Field, chief OF engineers: Brigader-
General Joshua NJ. Varian, chief of ordnance:
Brigadier-General L. Shafer, inspector-gen-
eral; Brigadier-General Ralph Brandreth, COM
missary-general of subsistence; Brigader-
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Brigadier- Clifford a. H. Bartlett Judge
advocate general; Brigadier General Ferdi-
nand P Earle, chief of artillery; Colonel Ed
mund l.. Judson second military secretary;
Colonies Hugh O'DonOhue, Albert B. Hilton
George b. Mcclellan William F. Lansing and
Marcus ID. Rus ell, aides de camp; First bri-
gade, Brigader-General Louis Fitzgerald COM
handing and staff; Second brigade James Nc
Leer. Brooklyn. commanding; Third brigade
Brgadier-General Amasa j. Parker Jr. AL
oany, commanding; Fourth brigade. Brigadier-
General Peter o. Doyle. Buffalo, commanding.
North Carolma-lJ0 men, Governor Daniel c.
Fowler commanding and staff.
Rhode Island-450 men. Governor Royal C.
Taft commanding and staff
Vermont-75O men. Governor William p Dill
bingham commanding and staff: First regiment
Colonel J. E>tey: First separate company, Cap
tain 5. Claude O'COnnor; Second separate COM
pany, Cantan \. X Brown: Fuler's light bat
terry. Brevet-Coionel Levi L. Fuller.
kentucky-450 men. Governor Simon B. Buck
ner commanding and STAFF; the Louisville
Legion First regiment, Colonel John B. Caple-
man commanding.
Ohio, 0 men, Governor Joseph B. Foraker
commanding and staff: First regiment infantry
Cincinnati. Colonel F. edcric5 w. Moore; First
troop Of cavalry. Cleveland, Captain George A
GaTretson, and other troops.
Mssour-3)0 men, Governor Francis COM
mand ~ and staff; Third regiment Colonel
Moore: First regiment, Carthage light guards
Louisan 100 men. Governor Francis T.
Nichols commanding and staff
MissisSippi-G1 men. Governor Robert Lowry
commanding and staff.
MichigaI-iUo men, Governor C. G. Luce
commanding and staff.
District OF Columbia-s0l men, Commissioner
Colonel L. c. Blunt commanding and STAFF:
Was ington light Infantry and eight separate
Florida-200 men, Governor Francis p Fleul-
ING commanding and STAFF.
West Virguia-3pO men. Governor j. B.
Jackson commandin- and stan.
A place was also given in this division
TO Governor Seay, OF Alabama; Governor
James p. Engei. of Arkansas; Governor
J. Y. Cooper Of Colorado; Governor j. w.
Fifer, of Illinois; Governor Hovey, of
Indiana; Governor Larrabee, of Iowa;
Governor Burley, of Maine; Governor
Merriam, of Minnesota; Governor Fran
els, of Missouri: Governor Thayer, of Ne
braska; Governor Pennoyer, OF Oregon,
ana Governor Hoard, Of Wisconsin.
The third division, G. A. R.. and LOYAL
Legion, marched this way: Commander
in Chief William Warner and staff: Dep |
uty Commander-inC Oh eff Harrison Clark |
in a carr age; escort OF two delegates |
from each post in the State. 1000 men;
Grand Marshal Collum P. Walton, with |
staff of fifty; Adjutant-General Captain |
Z. l. Goodrich, Assistant Adjutant- Gen. |
eral John 7. Symes. the LOYAL Legion 80, |
New FORK City posts, 900 men;
Brooklyn posts. Marshal Henry W. |
Knight, COO men. and fifteen posts out
side these cities, L001 men.
At the Sub-Treasury building Hon.
Chauncey NJ DePew, orator of the day,
delivered an eloquent tribute to the men,
DRY of Washington.
The crowds that lined the streets and |
filed windows and housetops were un-
precedented even for New York The |
march was simply an ovation along the |
entire route.
The Presidents Address.
NEW 1Ohh- May line metropolitan
Opera House was the scene of the second
chief event of the centennial celebration
yesterday and three of the greatest ban
quets possibly ever held within the recol-
lection of man. After speeches by ex-
President Cleveland and Chief Justice
Fuller, President Harrison spoke to 1.-THE
United States of America as follows:
Mr.. President and Fellow Citizens: should
be unjust 10 myself, and what is more serious,
should be unjust TO you, if did not at this
hrst and last opportunity express to you the
deep sense of the obligation and thankfulness