Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-01
The Parade.

The Parade.
If the scenes down town were
animated during the early afternoon.
while preparations were going On for
the great event, those at Camp Shaw
were more so A casual Spectator
would have supposed that a revolution
was in progress, and that the forces Of
the state were being massed to defend
the homes OF the city Everywhere
was hurry and inextricable confusion.
In the line there were 1000 men from
Indiana, 1900 from Missouri, 200 from
Kansas. 800 from Ohio, 800 from Wis.
consin, 600 from Texas 500 from Neb-
braska, 500 from Kentucky, 1000 from
Tennessee, 1900 from Iowa, 200 from
Minnesota, $50 from Michigan, 1900
from Illinois, 140 from Massachusetts,
and assigned regiments, the remaining
being made up of innumerable de-
tached regiments and divisions. It
took the parade something over two
hours to leave the camp and over an
hour to pass a given point.
Promptly at ( o'clock the glittering
cavalcade moved. At the head was
Maj. Gen. James & Carnahan, mounted
on the famous stallion, Kentucky Bright
Eyes, and he headed staff OF sfxty-two
brilliantly uniformed men, who made a
magnificent appearance as they dashed
down the column and took their places
at the head of as Brilliant an array of
plumed knights as ever marched proud
ly through the streets Of a great
city. In front Of the major-general
and staff rode q squad Of mounted po-
hce to keep the streets clear for the
parade which was to follow.
TIE KANSAS DIVISION.
Gen Joseph Lyon had the good
fortune to command one Of the largest
brigades of the day, there being four
regiments in line, represented by forty
eight divisions, many cities sending
three and four divisions each. All
along the line Of march the command
was received with cheers, and it seemed
as though the men knew rybody in
town.
This command marched In the follow.
order:
Gen. Joseph Lyons and staff.
Band from Fort Leavenworth, Fourth
regiment, Q. s. A
Kansas Second regiment divisions
from Weir City, Parsons, Girard, Otta-
wa, Paola, Chanute, Pittsburg, Ghetto
pa, Lincoln, Fort Scott, Neodasha and
Erie
Third regiment, Col Houston COM
manding. Band from Wellington; di.
visions from Wichita, Arkansas City,
Winfield and Albany.
Fourth regiment, Col. w. B. Bennett
commanding. Band; divisions from Sa-
lima. Larned, Nickerson. hudson, Ly-
ons. Mcpherson and Garden City.
First regiment, Col. H Z. Alden COM
manding. Band from Kansas City,
Kan. Divisions from Atchison, EN-
poria, Holton, Kansas City, Kan, Leav-
enworth. Purcell, Horton, Topeka
THE NEBRASKA DIVISION.
The Twelfth division was composed
entirely of Nebraska regiments, with
Gen. ii. 8. Hotchlxiss in command. The
|. Nebraska men had fine uniforms and
made quite show in the parade.
| First regiment-Col M Savage
| Second regiment-Col. A l. Lott.
Third regiment-Col E A Coombs.
Fourth regiment-Lieut.-CoL T. s.
! Elleek
! The Sixteenth regiment had with
them the Geneva, Neb., band of twenty
| five instruments
THE MISSOURI DIVISION.
| The Missouri brigade formed the
Thirteenth division and, as usual, pre-
sented magnificent turnout with the
| largest division of any in the line. II
was headed by Gen. S. B. Provost and
staff, with the Third Regiment band
and the Carthage Light Guard band
| two of the finest musical organization In
| the state of Missouri The First and
Second regiments had twenty divisions
in line; they were led by Col NJ. W.
Anderson and staff and Col c. G.
| Moore and staff. The divisions
were: Kansas City, No. 8; Kan
sas City, No. %; North Star, No. 10
| Excelsior Springs, No. IS; ST
Joseph, No. II; Liberty. No. So; indie
| pendence, No 10; Provost, Nc. 1; Gate
City, No. 4; Chevalier, No. IA; Red Cross
No. 4; Star, No. 9; DeSoto, No. 10: Coeul
de Leon No. 10; Idlewild, No. 81; Ma
con. No. 2; Cole, No. 81; Imperial, No
Is; Apollo, No. II.
The Third regiment had ten divisions
in line and was led by Col. c. R Grey
were; Asca1on No Is, Thayer No 20
Aurora No. 33, Carthage No. "a, Cal
anthe No. 81. c. E. Gray No. SO, Joplin
No. 40. Webb City No. IL, Springfield
No. 21, Willow Springs No Al.
The Fourth and last regiment of the
| Missouri brigade had nine divisions il
/ line and was led by Col. J. g. Mile,
| and staff.
POPULAR SCIENCE.
| PROF. STIRLING, English naturalist
/ has found fifty species of electric fish.