Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-10-27
POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE.
rHE SPLENDOR OF WAR SHOWN
IN THE PARADE.
Prominent Personages Escorted to
the Worlds Fair Grounds by
United States Regulars
and Their Brethren
the Militia.
Bows in Blue,

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rade yesterday in point of numbers could
not be compared to the march of the civil
tans yesterday, but to the mind of an
individual who possessed a drop of mar
tial blood in his veins it was a far more
/ satisfactory and inspiring spectacle.
Soon after o'clock this morning there
was a clatter of hoofs and a clank of
side arms along Michigan avenue south
ward. Troops of United States cavalry
from the military camp at Jackson Park
were ON their way to the Auditorium,
whence they should escort notable guests
to the Columbian dedicatory ceremonies
at Washington Park, seven miles away.
There was no holiday nonsense about
these men or their mounts. To wear
uniforms is their business, and while the
present occasion furnished something of
, variety to their lives, the trappings and
the circumstance of martial scenes gave
them no sense of citation, so it was that
as they galloped onward there was little
Of pompous air in their easy riding.
Taking position near the Auditorium,
these regulars awaited the appearance
of the big-wigs upon whom they should
attend. Shortly other horsemen wheeled
into the broad avenue from nearby
streets There rode up tall, sollierly
officer at the head of troop of seventy
mounted men in the trappings of the
federal service. 1t was Capt. Roe Of
New York city, and his command was
made up of the flower of that towns
young men-the same who did grand
service through the strike of the switch
men at Buffalo last summer. Capt. Roe
Il 1,s
| of New York on the way to the dedication
scenes.
The Auditorium had been fixed as the
! rendezvous ut which most Of the dignita-
ries should take carriages, and from
which they should start for the. fair
grounds. At 8 o'clock the guests and
their local civic escorts entered their car
riages and the start was made, the cav
airy troopers, the artillerymcn and the
: other mounted escorts taking up their
march of attendance When the pro-
cession, moving southwark on Michigan
avenue, had reached Twenty ninth street
halt was made at the home of II. n.
Higginbotham, president of the
worlds Columbian commission. Here
as a guest was Vice President Morton.
Here had previously gathered the joint
committee on ceremonies and of the Co
lumbar exposition, with II. A. 3.
Widener, its chairman. Here also had
come in advance the local committee
under its chairman, Edward Il. Law
renee, and here, too, were eX-GOv.
Thomas NJ. Waller, president Of the CEN
tenniu commission of 1876, and Ferd
w. Peck, first vice president of the Co.
lumbar exposition. This party en-
barked i'll six carriages at Mr.. Higgin-
botham's home and took position at the
head of the line, which then resumed it's
way along Michigan avenue. Behind
the vice-presidential party in the process
sion rode the members of President Har-
rison's cabinet with the assistant secrc-
taries, Solely and Dawson, ard Lieut..
Depray. After these traled $50 car
sentativcs of Italy; Russia, Turkey,
Austro- Hungary, Switzerland, Belgium,
Nicaragua, Portugal, Denmark, Japan,
Corea, Hawaii, China, Peru, France,
public and Chile. To people on the route
the diplomatic corps, all glitter with uni
forms and insignia of office, became
center of attraction. The strange cos
tunes of the men of foreign lands We're
scanned with curious surprise by thou
sands along the way. The grave men of
law who constitute the supreme bench of
the United States rode next, but despite
their high position they were scarcely
known to the crowds, who were most
alive to the uniform and trappings of
the military and high diplomats. Mayor
Washburn, with ex-President Hayes and
Lyman j. Gage, were recognized and the
party was frequently applauded. After
these came a stretch of fftytwO ear
riages containing w. II. Banker of Chi
cago, with members of the United States
senate and house Of representatives.
The Unlteu States army and navy
was represented by Gen. Schotield Gen.
John X. Brooks, L. $. A., Gen: Frank
Wheaton, U. S. A.. Capt /. G. c.. Quay
and Lieut.. Commander &. II. Hutchns,
U. S. N. Following next there was
string of carriages; with gold trappngs;
They were occupied by the governors and
their staffs, of the states and territories
of the United States, in the order of the
states entrance into the Union. The ex-
ecutives of Ohio, Massachusetts and New
York, also of Iowa, were cheered as they
edgment of the greetings. After these
rode the orators and chaplains, as fol-
lows: Bishop Charles H. Fowler of Cal
ifornia, Hon. Henry Watterson of Ken
lucky, Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew of New
York, Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore,
Rev. II. c. NJ. Cook of Philadelphia and
Mrs. Sarah G. LIE Moyne of Boston.
Fifteen carriages, containing commission
ers of foreign governments at the Worlds
Columbian exposition came next, fol-
lowed closely by five carriages with con-
suls from foreign powers. Thirty car
riages were required to carry the Column
bian commissioners at large and those of
the states. The board of ladv managers,
Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Trantman of New
York at the head, followed on, being rec
ognized by the raising of the thousands
of hats along the line. Effort had been
made to have present woman repre-
sentative from each of the original thir-
teen states Of the federal union. Eleven
states responded. and their representa-
tives were next in the procession, thus:
Georgia, Miss Ccrnelia jackson, Atlanta;
Delaware. Miss Mary Carby. Whining
ton: PENNSYLVANIA. Mrs. E. D. Gillespie,
Philadelphia: Rhode Island, Mrs. L. Bias
Chase, Providence; Maryland, Mrs. John
Gill, Baltimore; North Carolina. Mrs NJ.
NJ: McPheters. Raleigh; New Hamr-
shire, Mrs. Stephen Decatur, Ports
mouth: Connecticut, Mrs Eliza r. Robin