Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-05-08
A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
GRAND CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

A Day Fraught with Heart stirring Menu
cries for the Patriotic American.-New
York. Chicago, and Other Large Cities
Celebrate.
NEW YORK, May 1.-The town woke up
more sleepily Tuesday morning than it did
Monday, aud with good reason. Its in
habitants, permanent as well as temporary,
were tired, the latter even more SO than
the former. Still, the earliest streaks of
dawn found many people in the streets,
and these indeed were fortunate, for in all
the range Of meteorological chance q more
perfectly morning could scarcely have
been found. As the morning wore along
the crowds in the streets became even
created than they were Monday. The
hurry was even greater, for one and all
saw the necessity Of reaching points at the
earliest practical moment.
The crush in the streets in the lower part
Of the city WAS so great that it was found
nscosaary to start the paya9e so@eHkAt
done IA order that thS line might be LENGTH
ened out and got in marching order, thus
relieving at once the pressure in the lower
wards and placing the head Of the column
in such position that, when the President
reached the reviewing stand, he need be
subject to no delay. At precisely 1926
Gen. Schofield gave the order, and the
greatest military parade of modern times
started. From Pine street, the point from
which the start was made, up broadway as
far as the eye could reach the sidewalks
were literally blockaded with people, while
the windows, doorways, and roofs Of the
bulldogs were simply q mass of humanity.
AS the gorgeous pageant began to move up
Broadway all the patriotism in the mass,
which had been pent up now for many
hours broke forth. Cheers rent the air,
handkerchiefs and banners held in the
hands of the people began waving and
New York and its muny thousands of yisi-
tors were happy.
The parade was led by Ma Gen. Scho-
field, accompanied by his staff and corps Of
aide The right Of the line was given to
the West Point cadets, 400 strong, who
were followed by the regulars under Maj
Gen. Howard. The second division con-
sisted Of State militia. They marched in
the order of the admission of the States
into the Union, as follows: Delaware, $50
men, Gov. Benjamin 7. Briggs command
ing; Pennsylvania, 5000 men, Gov. James
A. Beaver commanding; New Jersey, 3, 700
men, Gov. Robert s. Green commanding;
Georgia, $50 men, Gov. John b. Gordon
commanding; Connecticut, 600 men, Gov.
Morgan G. Buckley commanding; Massa-
chusetts, 1875 men, Gov. Oliver Ames
commanding; Maryland, 500 men, Gov.
+. 4. jackson commanding; South Caro-
lima, $50 men, Gov. John p Rich
ardion commanding; New Hampshire,
900 men, Gov. Charles II. Sawyer
commanding; Virginia, 500 men, Gov.
Fitzhugh Dee commanding: New York,
1000 men, Gov. David Bennett Hill,
commander -in-chief: North Carolina, 150
men, Gov. Daniel G. Fowl commanding;
Rhode Island, 45o men, Royal c. Taft
commanding; Vermont, 750 men, Gov.
William r. Dillingham; commanding; Ken
lucky, $50 men, Gov. Simon B. Buckner
commanding; Ohio. 3, 500 men, Gov Joseph
b. Foraker, commanding; Louisiana, 400
men, Gov. Francis I. Nichols commanding;
Mississippi, COZ men. Gov. Robert Lowry
commanding; Michigan, 400 men. Gov.
Robert Lowry commanding; Michigan, 400
men, Gov. G. G. Luce commanding; Dis
trict Of Columbia, 800 men, Commissioner
Col E. c. Blaunt commanding;
Florida, 200 men, Gov. Francis P.
Fleming commanding; West Virginia, 800
men, Gov. j. b. jackson commanding.
Places were given in this division to Gov.
Seay of Alabama, Gov. James p. Engle of
Arkansas, Gov. J. N. Cooper of Colorado,
Gov. J. w. Fifer of Illinois, Gov. Hovey
of Indiana, Gov. Larrabee of Iowa, Gov.
Burleigh Of Maine, Gov. Merriam of Mn