The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-05
STREET PARADE.
First General Feature of The
Days Celebration.

- In The first feature of the days celebra-
tion-the parade-as in all such affairs in
which civic organizations take part, lack of
promptness in making a start distinguished
it. By the military, it was positively un-
derstood that the start would be made at
$50 o'clock; the Grand Marshal in his Of
fetal and advertised programme announced
that the signal 10 advance would be given
sc at 10 o'clock sharp; but 1t was fully 30
minutes later before the march was taken
up.
Thanks to the military bands in the first
two divisions and the brisk time Of their
music, the line of march was quickly enough
covered, and it was noon when the leading
divisions were dismissed, after passing in
review at Market and Sixth streets, though
no reason was apparent why so very many
halts were made, especially On Montgomery
and Kearny streets. There were ten
divisions in the procession, but all were
small, and the turnout was disappointing
in point If numbers, probably not more
than 1900 having taken part. The weather
was most propitious, and for once before
the march the streets had not been
sprinkled, for which ferVept thanks were
breathed.
The military out Of the parade and there
was no distinctive feature in the procession.
Nor was there any concerted action in the
matter Of decorations Of places of business
or houses on the line OF march. The national
cOlors flying to the breeze, and group of
smaller flags at windows or over doors, here
ard tn ere, was the sum total of the effort at
gala day appearance. That the city must
have neen almost depOpulated was evil
denced by the thinness Of the crowds on
the sidewalk, where You could have had
standing room anywhere" as one person
put it.
Mounted police led the advance, accord
ing to time-honOred custom, and was fol-
lowed by detachment on foot from Cap
tain Douglass watch. Grand Marshal
James Ii, OBrten, on very nice looking
mount, was the next conspicuous person
age, but he was out-dazzled and out-done
by Eugene T. Bert. who, as Chief of staff,
was all red, white and blue scarf, and
chapeau with red and white plumes and
gold bullion trimmings, as the scarf. After
such prancing Kaleidoscope, the chief
aids, Chairman of the Parade Committee
and cavaieade of aids, wearing blue scarfs
and astraddle Of an assorted lot of horses,
paled into utter insignifeance.
The first division comprised rather
small battalion of five foot batteries of the
Fifth Artillery Regiment, U. S. a, under
command Of LieuteDant-ColOnel William
M. JTdUdUl, An dtIlDuldUCt wagon
up the rear of the battalion. 1t was the
aTtillerists' second desperate conflict with
the cobbles and car tracks, and for regulars,
their marching was disappointment for
this reason.
The second division, comprising the city
troops Of the Second Brigade, n. 6. c., IN
der command of Colonel John II. Dickin-
son, First Infantry, Brigadier-General John
I. Cutting being absent, acted as an escort
to MaIor-General Nelson a. Miles, U. S. A.,
and Stall with the General twice belttled
to the rank Of Brigadier in the advertised
programmed, AMI according to programme
10 the Governor of the State, who was con-
spieuous by his absence, though repre-
scented by his private secretary. Major
General Miles was in carriage. The First
Infantry was under command of a field
officer, the Second Artillery under its
Lieutenant-Col0nel, the Colonel being in
the East, and the Third Infantry under
Colonel Thomas f. Barry, who was the
only regimental commander with his bat
TALON.
The Light Battery Of the Second Artil-
lery was in command of a Lieutenant, and
the San Francisco Hussars, Captain G. C.
Keene, which really made fine showing,
was the cavalry escort to General Miles.
The three bagalians were skeleton only
of the brigade. paradiDg about one-fourth
of its enrolled strength. With three such
skeleton battalions, and each having a
band, it was next to impossible to keep
step, yet in division formations up Market
street good allgnments were kept, but with