The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-10-01

was a scene which the most graphic
pen would fail adequately TO picture.
A pleasing feature of the march, and
one that the veterans greatly enjoyed,
was the choral tribute to their pres.
ence by school children Of the district.
They were located at two points-SOt
colored girls at the. corner of Third
street and the avenue and 500 white
girls at the corner of Fifteenth street.
Secretary Rusk's striking figure at
the head of the Wisconsin department
was the signal for continued applause.
Secretary Noble marched with his
post, the Ransom post Of St Louis.
Ex-President Hayes marched on foot
fyith the Ohio men. and Senator Pad
dock with the department Of Nebraska
The Pennsylvania department pre-
sented a number of notable features
1t carried the greatest number of tat
tered battle-fags The reception given
TO these mutely eloquent testimonials
of the dangers braved by the "boys in
blue" demonstrated the regard in which
''Old Glory" is held by the people.
Nothing else so enthused the specta-
tors. Pennsylvania presented the only
cavalry post in line.
''The Frosty Sons of Thunder from
Somerset" was the humorous banner
used to identify R. NJ Cummings post
The members each carried a cane made
of gnarled and twisted roots, the most
outre shapes being preferred.
IA O
burg, was headed by two drum majors
in zouave uniforms, who used muskets
with fixed bayonets for batons. These
they flung high in the air and threw at
each other twenty feet distant, and yet
so far as known. succeeded in escaping
without single jab.
Griffin Post 139, Scranton, composed
of railroad engineers and firemen, car
ried an oil can at their head which was
the subject of much unsuccessful
guessing.
Post 81, of Erie, carried white um-
brellas showing their numberand loca-
ton
OF the larger states Pennsylvania
took the longest time in passing the
commander-in-chief- - fifty minutes.
Ohio was a close second requiring forty
five minutes. and New York third with
thirty minutes.
The New York department, as il
passed Gen. Palmer. created the best
impression as to personnel and organi-
zation. There was better marching by
the posts. they were dressed in effective
uniforms and they had the most and
best music. The bands of the Catholic
protectorate and of the mission of the
immaculate Conception, both composed
of boys, received generous applause.
Post 327, L. s. Grant, of Brooklyn,
which brought up the rear of the New
York department, had the best outfit in
all the procession. The New Workers
seem to have let their taste and their
purses, the one artistic and the other
plethoric, run away from the G. A. R.
regulation as to uniform. Close fitting
dark blue coats and trousers, with
white helmets We're the favorite COM
bination.
As Post 14s. of Brooklyn, approached
lllt illllt DoN anu RiIl,
bouquets, left the line and presented
them to Gen. Palmer who kissed the
little maid and held the flowers for
some time after receiving them. The
disabled veterans in the New York de-
partment occupied two carriages and
received an ovation all along the
route. Gen. Sickles was especially
favored.
The Kansas department carried tow.
ering stalks of sorghum cane, the gift
of Senator Perkins.
Gen. b. F. Butler occupied carriage
with Lynn post in the Massachusetts
department. His progress was marked
by continuous applause, and his con-
spicuous bald head was kept continu-
ally bobbing.
After the New York department had
passed up, spectators showed the wear.
iness of flesh that possessed them and
began to seek their resting places
Five states then had been in review
and three hours were gone.
While his department New York;
was passing the reviewing stand, Gen.
Palmer refreshed the inner man with
a substantial lunch. 1t was three hours
after the head of the procession passed
him ere the ears of the commander-in-
chief were greeted with the strains of
either Marching Through Georgia" or
"The Girl Left Behind Me-"
Night was even more glorious than
the day. Shortly after dark, which
was of a most favorable density owing
to the lowering clouds which had en-
abled the veterans to march without
undue fatigue and except for short
time in the early morning without
danger from the heat, the multitude
who lined the avenue while the parade
was in progress, repaired, SO far as
possible, to the vicinity of the monu-
ment. Here the elaborate display of
fireworks provided by the committee
and Paine, the pyrotechnic king, was
made. 1t was magnificent show, in
some respects unequaled and worthy of
a place in the programme of the days
event.
Succeeding the fireworks display,
there was an electric illumination on
scale never before attempted in
this country. 1t was one of the at
fractions provided by the citizens com
mittee and was complete success.
Pennsylvania avenue up to Seventeenth
street was ablaze with colored lights.
Every available dynamo in the city.
public and private, was brought into
requisition, and numbers had been
shipped here especially for this display.
The feature of the illumination was
the display along both sides of
the avenue of brilliant representa-
tions of corps badges Seventy of
these had been placed on supports at
convenient distances in three colors,
red, white and blue, the respective
colors of the first, second and third
divisions Each of these were outlined
in incandescent lights Of the same color
as the badge. There was also placed
at short intervals portraits in oil of the
leading generals of the war. Just
above each of these and above the
corps badges, were the names of
many of the great battles of
the war in which the respective
corps took conspicuous part. At
the head of Fifteenth street, at the en-
trance to Executive avenue, was mon
ster fac simile of the G. A. R. badge,
eighteen feet in height 1t was made