The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-31
FEATURES OF THE PARADE
The Soldiers OF tho National Guard and OF
the Regular Army Escort the Veterans.


The show feature Of the procession was the
turnout OF the soldiers Of the National Guard
and the regulars They were the escort Of
honor to the veterans Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic and led tho procession. The
regulars. in dark blue. were in the van. They
were Batteries D and l. Of the First Artillery
from Fort Wadsworth. Batteries II and NJ Of
the same organization from Fort Columbus:
Battery II. Second Artillery. from Fort Schuy
Ter and Company A. Sixth Infantry. from Fort
Wood. They were under command OF Lieut..
Col. William r. King Of the Engineer Corps.
The regulars were first on the ground. The
Sixty ninth was the first Of the National
Guard to arrive The regulars were drawn UP
to receive them in Fifty ninth street. near
Fifth avenue. The Seventh was in sight be-
fore the SiXty-ninth was in place in West
Pifty-eighth street. and Gen. Fitzgerald with
his staff aud escort. watched them take station
in West Fifty sixth street. None were far be-
hind them. and oil were in their places by 8
O'Clock. the hour set by orders,
The ga uuarh in bearsk kin, shakes G and
MS party. and Cart Albert Gallpp's yellow
The troops were stationed in this order.
ine on Close sSmn r ff'S k ss
mcnt and the regulars IN West Fifty eighth
nsE'hh and we H1ys
second in West and East .Fifiiy;seventh street.
the the apd in an st St5sS
II Fifty-tifth street. the Second Battery aud
Troop in , FftyfoYrth street. the G Maya Re-;
in East Forty sixth street.
Rain in s dr9Ps wS WAS nYngS
Grant and his; party, ali in carriages. Joined
given. The Old Guard had It's band with it it
fhn Nv han x in fhn itar cir
Rat ens the ons ts
led the Naval Reserve. which brought up tho
gathered as the procession got under way and
hsf ks 81 a4G BETTER weaths
Old Guard stopped at Madison, square and re-
NAMED with the reviewing otftcer The regu-
and his his staff mounted and attended BY oi' a
mounted dnd an corps
and veteran iie-closo.s right and lett con.
Trusted str9PGly With The youthful recruits
cort, all mounted. led the First brigade. All
ss Sn or snS1
win. Those who were there were Lieut.. Col.
spar Pail 3 3nma A Maor onsn Ho
Buzer. and capts w.. f, Roosevelt.
came the SiSty.npth under Col. cayanash.
Fitting it was that he should lead the line. os-
sSaR r the Whero es ES
graves were to be the care Of the day. This
perhaps might he the last time that on
would lead his, mon in a DECORATION Day
parade for in Noyemter he viii have com.
MT snd .hroe y d" AGO wnen coz
Clark. OF the seventh retired after a similar
length p service. Goi Cayanagh anno%nsoda
Coy Flower will make him General. too.
Major Duffy commanded the first battalion
and Capt S. ii. Ryan tho second and third,
Tho regiment turned out twelve sections OF
fourteen files front. Police Justice Ryan is on
nl4tions: No longer DO men go marching
each man. what his comrade is doing. There
is un interval now OF six inches between tho
men And did the spEgta1"riI notice the EfGd
lett arms came swinging into sight with every
sepi The men swing th.ir arms RI, rs 1h"y
arm they do it with a freedom that they never
had before; And there are no more pretty
yhs her They Is { Hst NEW sS's
Eighth comes. with Col. Scott. Lieut.;;,Gtol
Schil!ing. and big Major Chnnncey hnndiinE
scott is a veteran commander, too. In 'o4 he
will have been in command quarter OF u CEN
Col, Seward and his staff and the Ninth lteei-
mont are next in line. They wear leggngs.
ana We'll would il have been II others had doho
s.; for nearly all tho troops had turned out IN
iuil dress with white trousers and tho rain
made mud enough to get them well bedrag-
flod ,h'ei9re tho aarch was over, lIeut.-CU
commanded by Major Japtha and ShptS.
atfiGan and Marks. The Ninth shows well.
WIN Twelve sections OF siStoeh files fr9nt.
Ana here are tho white coats Of tho Twenty
sIts , Col. Camp leads them, and MAJOR
rrnnk,in ha!tie't and Carts Hart and De,
niar.at command tho hattalions. They turn |
oTr we've sect ons Of siXtoon files front, TOO
T.; n gray VI IN" seventh is coming now. ana |
H. INC yam. leading the noisy drummers -
Drum, Maior smith, finishing, now his hall
oeHtury 81 service. Col. Appleton. tall and |
T liIna ana sHldter looms above his stan as no
iT isesp iouuS IN command. and away OF in tho |
nis It tiie long line OF men In white cross |
20 ouIt - "an pc seen coming down the avenue. |
lpi INC nf,na'elth has turned out rs 1t always |
aoesi WIN strength which no other regimen |
..oulu approach twenty four sections OF |
ttourteen.,.ies front and in their turn they come
sp ~ a. carry arms marching salute TO tho |
" q. hey are IN two battalions and Lieut..
old. ''''
The Twelfth is next and. true to its peculi- |
afl'les. WhlclrmAko 1t more like in many ways |
q regular army organization than any other |
IN the guard the mon wear the reg llation uni |
form. with black helmets and gray trousers. |
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