The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-30

mond Fire Department. McGill Catholic
Union societies. Farmers Alliance | liam
and Mary College faculty and sicdents,
Washington and Lee University, facnlly
and studt MIS-
IOngstreets chief Of staff in war times,
and his chief Of stan. gallant Colonel Thomas
Carter, were prominent figures in the
parade. General Alexander commanded
the following veteran artillery commands;
ilowiizers and Washington Artillery. +. ID.
Hill. commanding; Otey battery, sturde-
wants battery. and AIexanders battalion.
THE BLUES.
Richmond Light Infantry Blnes. Captain
Sol. Cutchins. commanding. acted as escort
10 Lee Camp: on their lett Virginia and
other state Camps. under command Of
Grand Commander l.. NJ. Henry.
FLAGS AND UNIFORMS
\ feature Of the parade that ought TO be
suggestive 20 military men was the variety
Of uniforms. and the pretty picture II
caused. The Marylanders and the Nir-
gina Military Institute were dressed almost
alike. their white pants and darker cOais
making pleasing contrast. The head-gear
OF the Texans and Alabamians looked
delightfully."- cool in ornamental white
plumce. There was the lack Of one adol'-
ted color. and this Il 10 be desired where
pleasing effect 10 the eye is wanted.
The flags were full of sentimental sug-
gcsii0n-. The crO>s-bars and battle-iag-
Of the COnfcderacy snaiched from capture
twenty years age. almost faded entirely iu
color bore marks of shot and shell, and
sharp contest. They made men shout, and
ladies wave their hands with pride at the
recollection that tney nOatcd again IN tri-
umph. The stars ard stripes swept its
folds against them. and in turn were ca
reesod by the cmblems Of days OF the Con-
fCdoracy. II iiags mean ANYTHING. tha
sight Of these two fag- waving side 10y SIDE
i'm honor of Robert T.. Lee. means that the
DAYS Of civic strife are being properly ap-
prociatcd by all brave men in every part Of
the Union.
THE VETERANS.
NOmaitor fromiwhat state they came, The
veterans held the ewes Of al. and rs they
marched or rode in solid phllanXes out
Franklin street. they were -icrined WIN
hearty cheers and hand-Clappines. and
monacod by waving handhcrchieis and iig-
Of many nucs. OF course the veterans
have never forgotten how t0 u,e ihct
thr0at-. and so repulsCi every attempt upon
them with ringing cheers aud much TOSSING
Of hats and canes. 80 for While Franklin
street was Vibrating with sounds oi eAulta-
t'On.
CONFEDERATE jNIioHMa.
A noticeable feature in the procession
were the old Confederate uniforms Many
were m0th-caten. Some had bullet-hole-
in them. Al were faded and worn. some
Of their woarers had given the coats 10 their
sons as heirlOOmS.
LENGTH OF THE LINZ.
II is yari0usv estimated how long was
the procession. how many men 10 contained
ana how much time it consumed in passing
given point The numerous halts made
render 10 impossible to calculate an
answer 90 thc last question. II really took
three hours. but if there had been no stops
it would have probably passed in ~ hour
Closed up properly. the line was between
two and three miles in length, and there
were perhaps twenty thousand. more On
less. mon m #. some caiculatOrs put the
number at fifteen thousand; others a. hisl
as thirty thousand.