The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-02

by lehlat AHuuuh W 1uMNEpi W lnCuunlu
Ogden n, Fetchers; Maine, George l.
Beal; Michigan, D, B, Anger; West Yir
ginia, Major j, O, Anderson; Florida
John D, Treadwell; Missouri, O. r, FL
lersbei Connecticut, VIM, @. Mawry
Arkansas, Col. B. I, DeVal; Virginia
Major W, Miles Cary; Delaware, Austin
Harrington; Rhode Island, Col, Melville
Hull Vermont Col, Levi p, Fuller,
THE WASHINGTON TABLRAUx,
Next were the chiefs Of organizations
Of the veteran regiments Of New York
militia and volunteers, They acted as
an escort to Alexander B, Butts, Com.
nander.in,Chiei Of the Society OF Yeter,
ans ot the Regular Army and Navy oil
the United States, Then, separated by
adTum corps, came one hundred vet
eran regular soldiers and sailors, and
the Twenty.llith Regiment, New York
Volunteer Veteran Association, sur
rounding as an escort the first tableau
In the parade, which represented the
reading OF the Declaration OF Indepen-
dence by John Nixon, IN State House
yard, Philadelphia, July s, l77G,
The first tableau, "the Declaration OF
Independence" was intended to repre-
sent the reading Of the Declaration OF
Independence by John Nixon, in the
State House yard, Philadelphia, July s,
l776, This float was surrounded by an
escort Of 100 members Of the Society OF
Veterans OF tho Regular Army and
Navy,
The next float represented "Wash-
lngton and his Generals mounted"
Washington as Commander.in.C Chief, oC-
cupies the centre OF the line; Major
Generals Ward, Putnam, Philip Schuy-
Ter, and Charles Lee on either side.
Closely following are the nine Brigadler
Generals, the number appointed by the
Continental Congress In Philadelphia
in l775; also Marquis De La Fayette,
Baron Steuben, Inspector General Count
ltochamebeau and others. This tableaux
Is guarded as special escort by Weir
Battalion, School No. 10, Brooklyn,
uniformed, number rs, Major +. II.
Nichols commanding.
Following this tabIeau came tho float
representing "Washington Crossing the
Delaware" with It's guard Of several
hundred cadets In uniform. Then came
$500 school children esCorting their
centre tableau OF "Washington at Valley
Forge, Winter Of III and l77S." II
represents the winter quarters and the
meeting OF General Washington with
Baron Steuben; sick and wounded SOL
diers.
Several temperance societies and the
knights Of Pylhlas, preceded the float,
"Fhe resignation OF the Commission" "
and the YonkeB Cadet Corps escorted
"The First Inauguration"
Between the Washington Continentals
and 1000 Sons OF Veterans was the elab.
crate tableau, the State OF Virginia"
representing a ship Of the sixteenth cen.
tury, with adventures in Elizabethean
costumes, Crowding tho poop deck, dc.
scribing the land.
Then followed u series Of tableaux rep
resenting various States as follows:
New York-A boat load OF Dutch Sail.
os and Voyagers,
Massachusetts-The AnChoring OF the
MayAower.
Delayare-Christianizing the Sayages
Maryland-Lord Baltimore and George
Calvert.
Observation-Disclosures Treaty.
Georgia-The Last pre.Reyolutionary
Colonial Settlement.
INTERESTING yEAruREs.
After these came most interesting
feature-the Caledonian Club OF New
York, and the seventy.ninth Highland
regiment OF veterans. The Scotchmen
in their kills and kirtles attracted great
deal OF attention and their pipes stirred
up considerable enthusiasm all down
the avenue. The Swiss Centennial
Committee, with the Swiss TablGaux
were escorted by the Centennial Sharp
Shooters and then CamO the Aremen's
division. Chief among tho "laddies"
were the GOO members OF the New York
Volunteer Firemen's Association and
ten Veteran Associations. The engine
and hose companies from out Of town
presented fine appearance with their
highly polished machines and bright
new uniforms. There were about 1000
men in this division, the rear being
brought up by the Brooklyn Fire De.
partment, The 400 Brooklyn police
who came along just after the tlremen
also presented fine appearance.
Then cane the Manhattan ship join
els and the floats exhibiting their handi.
craft; the operative plaSterers society,
all at work at their trade the cloak and
suit industry hard at II with scissors and
needle; the marble cutters scattering
chips broadcast; 900 Brooklyn plumbers; |;
800 Brooklyn carpenters and 5000 mem:
bers Of the union OF Carpenters and
Joiners Of America, all carrying banners
or exhibiting some evidence establishing
their identity. Next came the Italian
division, the extent OF which was very
surprising 10 many Of the spectators.
The Italian military association turned
] out thirteen companies Of thirty-six
men each, tho civic societies rs many
more, while their two floats were Us well
received us any In the entire parade.
One OF these was large boat on which
was represented Columbus and Wash
inglop, discoverer and father, The sec
ond float represented Italy and America
sitting among the flowers. The Scandi'
nayian American societies also made O
good showing. Indeed, what are usu.
ally termed tho foreign elements, earned
the right 10 tho largest share OF the
credit Tor the success OF tho parade.
THE GERMAN SOCIETIES.
. The Germans had determined 10 lay
themselves out on this parade, and they
did II. The marshal Of this division
was Emil sChaetor, and It was headed
I by Elens band Of forty pieces. FiBi
came the Gcrman.Amerlcal sharp shoot
ers to the number Of over 5000 men
/ Then came the Singing Societies o
. which the Schillo Band was the largesI
In the llrst division with 25O men, whilt
the l.etely Society had over 500 In tht
second division. Tho feature Of thiI
part Of tho parade, however, was tht
great number Of tableOus and floats
! which II presented. Nearly all the I'm
/ nortent historical events and the pro
i rress OF the last century In the arts ant
sciences, finding each ils respective
place. Almost every trade known Il
. inan has lie representatives among thI
{ German population and aL least fey
artisans from each were In the llne
, Bankers, brewers, butchers, shoemakets
Ntana tnaknFa naininfa, inplnlllC work