The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-13
Over $4,000 Regular Soldiers, Militiamen,
Blue-Jackets. Marines and Members of Civic
Organizations March Through the Streets
Statueof Columbus Unveiled in Central
Park at the Close of the Pageant
Features of the Lengthy Parade of floats
Delay Caused by The Goddess of Liberty
Taking QGeen lsabella's Tights

world ever saw grander display of
soidisry IN line of march in time OF peace
than that which wound its way through the
beautifully decorated thoroughfares of New
York to-day. 1t was the climax of the
quadrennlal celebration of the discovery
of the new world. and il was climax that
ouisfrippod the expectations of even those
who planned it. The number of ruen in
line. the number OF people who saw that
parade and went away wondering at the
decorations of the four score thousand
bindings. all exceeded by half that which
had been expected. Not slnce old father
Knickerbocker settled on Manhattan
Island has there been o crowd that COM
pared with that of to-day. Thousands
from Philadelphia. Boston and Baltimore
poured into New York from dusk last
night until noon to-day. There were people
here from every country on the globe.
The qnarrelsome, energetic little spar
rows had scarcely begun to chIrp and
scramble in the CUTTERS this morning, when
the town was awakened by the booming of
cannon on the bay. and as the sun rose
higher the thunderous reports from the aw-
ful engines of war increased until it seemed
as though the town was being stormed In
earnest. And so the day was ushered in;
and as it wore along the countless thou
sands began to swarm through the streets.
As far as the eye could reach up OF down
women, and children bootblacks and news
boys. horses and wagons. and sire ct cars
and carts, buggies and carriages. In such
Jumble OF confusion one wae prone to won
der how the police would ever get the
streets cleared for the parade. Then
the bands began to DO heard;
marching troops, and gathering hoofs,
and shouts of officers. and the rnmbl.ng of
tho heavy ordinance IN o very bedlam of
confusion. But some how or other when
the time came the sigat-seers were out of
the way, and the soldiers, and cannon, and
cavalry, and the bands all found the places
where they belonged, and ut the appointed
tirue the great, grand body began 70 move.
And as II moved there seemed 10 bo no end
TO It. Hour after hour the sight-seers sat,
and stood, and watched and wondered.
Hour after hour the PROCESSION moved on
and still the end was not in sight. The
thousands OF tags waved and futtered In
the sunlight. bright faces filed the WIN
tops were crowded, the sidewalks were
crowded. the reviewing ssan1s we've
crowded, every balcony and point from
which the parade could be seen was
crowded: and all this mighty host stood,
and sat. and watched, and waited and
wondered until the sun passed the zenith
and the shadows began to lengthen to the
east. Still the parade was not over. Not
ono man had seen 1t all and no one man did
see 1t all. for when the parade broke up
the end of the procession seemed miles from
the point where it started.
ORDER or PROCESSION.
To be exact. it was a quarter past 10
lice started up Broadway to clear the way.
This was the beginning of the parade.
Then came Grand Marshal Gen. Martin
T. McMahon, with his staff. which was as
follows: Gen. William ID. Whipple, Gen.
Anson McCook. Lient. II. H. Patterson.
Col, Samuel Trucsdell, Capt. $. L. Binnt,
Maj. ]. c. Braokett. Can't. Albert Gellup
was made mp of soldiers from the United
States army. In command OF Col. Louis
Langdon. u. ). A., about $500 in all.
The second division was madc mp of the
United States naval brigade, in command
of Lieutenant Commander ASH Walker,
who had nearly Il, 600 bine-jackots and ma
rines in line. In the third division
there were from COCO TO 5000 men
from the National Guard of New
York; $500 men from the National
Guard of New Jersey. 2.s00 from tho Ma
tional Guard of Connections and 4, 600 from
the National Guard OF Penns ylvanIa. The
fourth division was made mp of Grand
Army posts and camps of Sons of Veterans
to the number OF lo.5OO. The fifth division
was made up of LOO letter-carriers. In
thu sixth division were companies from
the New York and visiting fire departments,
400 men in all. There were sbout |, 500 in
the seventh division, which was CON-
posed of fifteen brigades of exempt. and
volunteer. and veteran firemen associa-
tions. Tho eighth division was made up
of Italian and military organizations.
There were 5000 men in the ninth division,
representing the Gernian-A,nerican socie-
ties. The tenth division was made up of
independent organizations, and contained
about 1900 mon. Aside from the lnde-
pendent organizations there were 5000
members of the Doescher Landwehr-
Nerein. Tho line of march was from the
Battery up Broadway to Fourth street.
1t was nearly IL o'clock when Vice presi-
dent Morton, ajor-general Schoieid. Gen.
Howard and tho members OF tho Calumet
were escorted from the Fifth-avcnue Hotel
to the reviewing stand by a squad of po-
lice. Generals Schofeld and Howard and
the Cabinet members were seated III tho
Governors box. Baron Fava the Italian
minister. occupied position of honor be-
side the Governor ana Vice president. Some
of the prominent people. who. ut this time
occupied seats on the Worth monument
stand and the Presidents stand. were Rus
sell Harrison and party. consisting of Mrs.
Russell Harrison, Lispenard Stewart.
Charles Ii. Stout and the Misses Kerens
and Boise. of st. Louis; Marquise Imperial
aud Prince Rnspoli. of the Italian legation.
Commander Da Libero. Prince Brignsddli.
officer BononmO and midshipman Apangeh.
Garibaldi and Battala and DR.. Areadipane.
of the Italian cruiser Bausan. Ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland was Oh the rcviewing- stand,
but Mrs. Cleveland enjoyed the procession
from her rooms at the Victoria Hotel.
HOW THE SOLDIERS MARCHED.
The head OF the grand pageant reached
the City Hall at inst 1925. Grand Marshal
General Mcmahon and h,s aides were loud
ly cheercd by thousands on the grand
stand. and bOwing gracefully he acknow-
lodged the ovation with o wave of his
baton. But the hand-clapping and ap-
plause were even louder as the cadets of
the United States Military Academy. the
West Pointers. in platoons and level lines
OF quiet gray. went by. They were march
ing for thos honor of the iirst military
school in the world. ana they knew every
eye was upon them. Their guns had one
unvarying slant. their step was the precIs-
ion OF elock-work, their left arms steady
and they looked neither TO the right nor
To tho left as they marched. Their officers.
with black piumes. golden chevrons and
red sash pinned never had TO address q
word OF admonition to their men as they
s:rode proudly In front of them. When an
obstruction caused the parade to halt, tho
guns OF the West Pointers came down on
the stones OF Broadway with ono impres.
sive clank. It was tho perfection OF the
manual as they sh0uldered arms again.