Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-12
MARCHINGFOR HOURS
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Col J. NJ. seigfried; commander division n
g. 8. Pennsylvania, Maj Gen. Geo II. Snow
den; assistant sdjutant general. Col George
III. North
New Jersey--Commander-i n-chief Gov Leon
Albeit; adjutsnt general, Byt. Mai. Gen VIM.
4. Stricken; quartermaster general Brig. Gen.
hichard A. Donnelly; surgeon general Brig.
Gen John ID. McGill; inspector general. VIM.
e. Heppenheimer; inspector general of rifle
practice, Brig Gen Bird W. Spencer; adjutant
general Of the provisional brigade, Byt- Maj
Gen VIM J. SewelL
Connecticut Commander-in-chief, Gov.
Morgan G.. Bulkeley; adiutant general, Brig.
Gen. Andrew ii. Embler: assistant adiutant
general Col VIM. H. Tubs; staff. Brig. Gen.
Gen Z. j. Boss, Brig. Gen W. 1. Fem, Col.
H. g. Morgan, Coz ". {. skinner. Col J. y.
Fairman, Col W. l. Bulkeley, Col Maxwell
EARLY MORNING SOUNDS.
There was little sleep permitted to the cele
brating city. The hundred and fifty bands.
more less. Of the Catholic parade Of last
night were marching about to the tune of I've
Won't Go Home Till Morning until after
an At $50 the deep boom Of the reveille guns
woke everybody up again to another day of
such perfect weather as surely was never vouch-
snfed before in a whole week of open-air cele-
brations. Bands began 10 play again. church
chimes 10 ring. and the first notes and noises of
the day reIoicings were IN full working order
by7am.
Artillery was rumbling along the streets,
gaily caparisoned aids, superbly mounted, were
galloping everywhere. seeing that the prelimi-
nary orders Of the marshal-in-chief were car
ried out and troops of visitors from adjacent
cities were hurrying in and taking up positions
for the day.
The official stands had seating capacity for
over 40, ZOO guests. They were located in front
Of the Washington arch, in University Place,
In Union square, IT front CT the Lafayette
monument. AZ the Central Park, and. chiefest
Of all. in Madison Square, where the process
sion was revle wed by the Vice President. Seats
20 these stands could be bought AZ prices
ranging all the way from Il up To- So Com
plimentary stands. to which admission was
had by invitation. were erected for the mayor
at the city hall, for the board OF aldermen at
Lincoln monument. at Washington monument
and ut the Worth monument FOR Distinguished
guests. These had "a seating capacity of over
10000 more To all thee methods Of seeing
the sight were added Innumerable imprOyised
stands placed AZ the intersection Of streets on
the line Of parade. by special police permission,
formed Of fioat-, Oh which drv goods boxes and
plank seats piled tier above tier. Prices
of admission TO these uncomfortable perchos
were matters for private arrangement.
THE LINE or MARCH.
The route of the procession from the
Battery. at the foot of Broadway. up Broadway
n 4th street, then turning west. passing round
Washington Square 20 5th avenue, up jth
avenue 20 18th street. 18th street to 18th
street, along 9Th avenue from lTth street TO seth
street Central Park and there 20 iisbaud.
The arrangement for di~bGnding as
carefully and elabCraielv mnde beforehand as
those for assembling. There was 10 Informal
"petering out. Each division marched 10 its
allotted station and there dispersed. IL was
.s.I IT -
would be in line. II became evident early In
the day that this estimate would be surpassed.
LoSa DELAY N STARTING.
Tho time OF starting was 10 4. IN. The platoon
Of mounted police which headed the process
sion had great difficulty in clearing the streets
of lower broadway. though the gre.l; bulk o.
the spectators, wearie6 somewhat BY the long
DAYS ob-ervanccc Os the day before, took posi-
ton further w town, As to view the parade
IN its more advanced stages ct n later hour in
the dav. The fact that the last division was
not ordered 20 be ready TO fall into line until
II IS, an hour and three-quarters after the
start, intimated that there was TO be "a long day
Of u.
Marshal Mcmahon and his brilliant staff were
worthy If the dsy and the occasion. The
artillery and United States troops. which fol-
lowed. marched like regulars. a. they were, but
even they. accustomed a. they were TO public
displays. seemed to part..ke somewhat of the
general exhllArstiOn and moved with cheer
fulue-s in keeping with the rest The blue
packets Of the navy enjoyed it also. New
lorks gallant National Guards. fresh from
their services at Buffalo. escorting Gen. Snow
den and the Pennsylvania troops who had such
artIOus duties AZ Homestead. couli exchange
campaign "Reminiscences.
SOME FAvoRITEs.
Tho familiar blue hard service uniforms of
the Pennsylvania men were greeted with cheers !
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20 the visiting troops from the neiShboring |
states of Connecticut and New Jersey.
Gov. Pat.isOn. whose devotion to the National I
Guard OF ms state Of which be Wa an officer |
long before he Wa governor. IL well known, nd |
ing az tie head % his men, was roundly cheered. |
Cows. Albeit of New Jersey and Bulkeiy of 4
Connecticut also came in for applause. each /
heasled the troop of his respective states. That |
sectionallsm had 10 part IN the display was |
manifested when the Gate City Guards of /
Savannah made their appearance. They got a |
cheer which must have fired their southern |
heart"
TIE CRUSH.
Long before this part of the parade had |
dropped into its allotted place in line the crush
had come.
Never was such crowd seen in any American
city before. There we're millions IN it." IL is
impossible TO quately speak Of the demonstra-
tlOn without seeming TO indulge III hyperbole.
Seas Of human faces and other hackneyed forms
Of speech only feeb!y portray the immense out
pouring of people. Every point in the four
long miles Of march seethed with human beings
- thickly packed as ants on ant hill. All
the finishing touches had been given to tho
decorations and the city in the glorious sunlight
Wa a great quivering mass Of beauty, life and
animation and JOYOUS music.
After the Connecticut troops had filed past
came Governor Russell Of Massachusetts.
THE VETERANS.
Then the military men Of the present gave
way 10 the soldiers Of the past, and New York's
handsomely uniformed GrandArmy posts head
ing the fourth brigade. renewed in their own
city the triumphs gained in the great march
past in Washington last month. They were
preceded BY mounted corps of officers IN
GLIDING in their number such gallant soldiers
and distinguisheo men a. Maj. Gen. Robert
Avery, New York; Daniel BUtterfeld, New
York; Francis {. Barlow, New York; John
Cochran. New York; Charles c. Dodge, New
York; Henry C. Davis, IT.. New York; John
Newton, New York, James McLear, Brooklyn;
James r. OBeirne. New York; Horace Porter,
Few York; Lopez DE Queraltz, formerly COM
mander-in-eLief Of the Cuban army; Schuyler
Hamilton. New York. Fitz John Porter New
Yo-x; Henry W. Slocum. New York; Franz
Siegel, Morri-sna, and Daniel p Sickles. New
York The National Association OF Naval Vet