New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-11

band but the prettiest music was the hcesSah'
chatter OF the happy youngsters. In the walt OF
hour so, for Of the regiments were 1T
position long before others, the suspicious lOoRihe
bundles opened and their contents ravenously
eaten. When the time came for them 10 march, the
crumbs were BRUSHED away, and the imperative ofder
OF those in command that all chewing gum should be
thrown away, was reluctantly obeyed. No chewing
In the ranks the most severe order that theSe
Young Americans experienced in the day OF ther
supreme happiness.
But there others besides the marching
school children who up early. Almost as many
more boys and GIRLS some neatly and clearly dressed
others with dirty faces and ragged clothing, hocheN
along the streets to the places where the parade
was to start. They all mingled. with democfauc
freedom. In the gathering throng.
Most the seats beyond the imposing arch III
FIT yninthst. and Fifhave. were free and the prih-
cipa stand occupied, not only WIN INC
small boys and girls but also with men and womeh'
For next to being In parade, there is almost as
much fun In watching But early AS these
people came, and wisely they thought they lad
planned in getting comfortable seats. they were dis
appointed. The parade started five blocks below III
tfthave, and all they could Of the parade from
The grand stand was the marshal1ng Of the alds ana
escort OF the grand marshal, Colonel David s. Brown,
who had his headquarters at the Plaza Hotel fu
two hours or more there was great activity at this
place. Aids, resplendent In red, and white Sashes,
uniformly dressed black coats. silk hats and wear
ing white gloves, We're dashing hther and ththcr on
sayly caparisoned horses one of these aids con
hdentlally said that lie expected to BE- as sore for
the two weeks as centre rush after the hrst
champion football game.
THE STAFF or THE MARSHAL.
But the orders of the grand marshal were PROMPTLY
carried out, and the success of the parade Is que
largely to the efficiency Of the aids In carrying out
order lch given Tie following j. inc
list of the staff Of the grand marshal, Colonel David
5. Brown:
Adiutant General and Chief of stat:
John Winfield scott
Assistant Adjutant General:
Major George NJ Barry.
Chief Ala.
George Lawrence Myers.
Aids for school Parade: -
Captain Charles nsSnsr d cane no lanes h 3D. Dill
L. Wills. y. }. ConnicS. Iiartweli wilkins,
o. G. cmito. } p. Kane, the Hon.
Burt McClave
Every detail had been so carefully planned that
there was not a hitch in the whole programme. The
marshal OF the public school division. John d. Robin
son, clearly demonstrated his military genius. lie
has worked assiduously for two weeks to perfect the
arrangements Saturday he worked all day long. ana
far up In to the night. Sunday 1t was the same
way and acknowledged that he had slept AS little
sunday night most OF the schoolboys under his
command. lie had made diagram on paper That tad
become so firmly implanted upon his mind that he
could tell upon what side street, and upon which
side each particular regiment placed. He had
issued orders the hours OF assembling In the various
school Buildings OF the separate regiments Ills
orders to his aids were explicit No lame boys were
10 be permitted to march. No boy who was SICK or
feeble should Join the Tnnks Of his comrades. The
lines should be formed according to size, beginning
AT the right with the tallest and terminating WIN
the smallest This order was preserved IN five com
panies and then the ORDER was reversed, producing
The general effect from distance mat they were all
uniform In size.
If was exnctly 10 20 O'Clock when Marshal Robinson
report d to Grand Marshal David :. Brown that his
division WINS ready to start: soon after Marshal cen
oral Jnmcs OEcirEe OF the Catholic school and Col
Division and Marshal Major Max Rocce, OF IN" Uni
In-ti .iiion- Division. mad similar
r.Dor, Coloi. Brow at 10 - ordered the para ="
10 form and the aids went daShinS oil I" carry our
the Instructions.
STARTING THROUGH THE ARCH
The Gordon Of mounted policemen. ten abreast, pre-
coded Msrshal Brown and his stall The cavhlchde
rode through the Columbus Arch and started on dow"
the Grand avenue, crowded with thousands OF people
and hedeckcd with embems and bay decorations. ~
Eifty seyenIst the grand marshal and his stan were
ioincd y the Mayor and other municipal Officers, VINO
walked Then followed Marshal John d.. Robinson,
accnrnponied BIZ his aids and guard OF honor 81
divisions dropped into their places, with mathematical
and military precision. But II was TWO ana quarter
hours after the before the wf0lc procession wa
i'm motion. The sturdy legs OF the sch"olbot' ana
college students kept time 70 many banls tlat were
distributed along the line.