Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-04-29
FIFTH EDITION.


Everything was preparation aud ll.,t,
among the companies OF the NA.,,,i
Guard OF Delaware IN this city this mon
Ing, and at an early hour they conner 90
TO assemble at their armorirs and "a, ,'
readiness to march to the 2 W A. H.
railroad station. II was nearly 0o,'l,,I.
before they formed on Eighth stree, l.'
tween King and Market, and headed ,.
Hyatps Military Band marched dow
the station. Special ears were IN vat,,,..,
and the troops were soon put on nY,,i'
but II was after 10 o'clDCs b,nr, nv,
mil til from down the State arrie,t
There were four companies FIONA n,
city, comprising, with the tfllcefs al'.,n,
two hundred aud niiy men, aud ,bng
made fine appearance as they ma.rL,I
10 the station. Among those who Ara
going was Lieutenant Brown.
Army who 10 now stationed at Newark
He is a graduate OF West POM, and an
ideal soldier Whilst waiting io- Nh,
Delaware train a special from So lpYu
pasted through, crowded with nlhp,
and was reminder Of the days of l,Gln
'65. As econ as the train from III. Dc,,.
ware Division arrived, the ears iillpi Win
the troops FROM this city were cou, irigp
and In a few minutes they were on tLr.r
way to the Centennial city.
As this State was the frat to ru'.'yN,
Constitution, Governor Blggs viii file n
the head of the procession, and DsAwa-e's
troops will have the right oil line ia tia
great military pageant. They will, there.
| fore, he ths observed OF all observers, and
no one doubts that this State cliiteu.
soldiery will In that commemorate,
parade acquit themselves With cred m,l
honor
1t i very big honor, indeed, Tor p IA.
wares troops to be thus complimonrl
upon every national military demln,'ra.
tlon " which the soldier boys participate
] Aud 10 say the milltiamen apptcciaieth the
honor Is stating the fact mildly. "Ju,t
think Of Delaware's militia going TO the
metropolis Of this great country and talk.
Ing the right OF line In the larg, st mil.
tary parade ever seen In the United
States" said prominent guardsman the
other day. And this is the responsive
echo OF every citizen of Delaware, whether
he be soldier or citizen. Every Dcla.
warean expects the gusrdsmen OF this
State TO do their duty faithfully and wei
and show the assembled thousands thai
they are as familiar with military tactlt-
as the average acboolboy is with A,
multiplication table.
There were hundreds OF people al The
station to see them of, and as the tram
! pulled out they were greeted with che 70.
| With those from down the State there arc
about go of Delaware's National Guard
that will take part In the parade.
President Harrison aud Mrs. HaTr.s1u
Private Secretary Halford, Vice President
Morton and the Justices OF the 9uprem-
| Court passed through this city for New
| York shortly after 1 O'Clock this morning
via the p, W. n B. railroad. The train
lett Washington at / o'clock, and wa-
composed OF the private car OF Vice Pres
dent Frank Thompson Of the Pennsyl,
vania railroad, two composite cars AMI
the vestibuled Pullman cars Etruiil,
Pelion, America, England and France
| The committee In charge OF the distln.
guIshed guests was John A. King, WI
liam Jay, William H. Robertson, WI.
liam NJ Eyarts and Seth Low, represent.
ing the Government Committee; Orlando
Il. Potter, Clifford Stanley Sims and
Frank s. Wltherbee OF the Transport.
ton, the Centennial and States Commit
tees.
When the train reached Ellzabethton
the Presidents car was detached, ant
the remainder OF the party proceeded b
New York.
The members OF DUPONT Post, No. 2
q. A. r.. and number of other Gran,
Army men met at DUPONT Post head
quarters at O'Clock this afternoon All,
marched to the u. 81 o. railroad station
where they took train Tor New York R
2.03 O'Clock.
Travel on both roads Is very heavy AuJ
special trains are being run.