The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1892-10-13

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washington streets; and the second
brigade of New York state troops gat-
hered ON Beaver street and streets south
of it at IN a. m.
Pennsylvania troops, 5000 strong, un-
der their commander-in-chief, GOV.
Pattison, formed ON Wall, New, Bond
and William streets, with their right
resting on the corner OF Broadway and
Wall at 1920
The New Jersy troops. $500 Of them,
under the command Of Governor Leon
Albeit, formed on Liberty street, west
OF Broadway and streets south Of it at
1880. A small detachment of the Gale
City Guard of Savannah, Ga, and other
Georgian visitors made their rendezvous
on Cedar street.
The Connecticut militia, 1000 Of them,
Gov. Bulkely commanding, formed
on Liberty street east of Broadway.
They were followed into column by the
governor of Massachusetts, and his staff
After the governor of Massachusetts
came the Fencibles of Washington, the
champion dill corps of the country.
The Grand Army posts, 1850 strong,
were formed in line ia Broome, Spring
and Prince streets and got into position
at IL o'clock sharp.
The New York city and volunteer FIRE
departments-what would any civic
parade be in New York without the old
volunteer fire Observation-Disclosures on
Cortland, Day, Fulton, Vesey and
Barclay streets and Park place.
The Italian corntrymen of Columbus
marshaled their military organizations
In and around Beekman street.
The German uniformed societies, over
$4,000 strong, stretched all over the
streets east OF Beekman and North Park
row, with their right resting on Broad
way and Mail street. They formed the
ninth division of the parade.
The French military organizations,
Gardes Lafayette and Grenadies Ro-
chambeau, very limited in numbers,
were grouped with other independent
military organizations in the tenth and
last division.
The mere enumeration of the forces
making up the mighty host OF
paraders shows how formidable was the
task Marshal Mcmahon and his aides
undertook.
1t Is deemed good marching under
favorable circumstances to put from
10000 to $4,000 men an hour past a
given point. The great two. days review
in Washington in 1855, at the close Of
the war. when $4,000 veterans swung
past the reviewing stand in quick step,
occupied six hours each day. The Grand
Army parade in Washington last month,
when like number Of veterans passed
IA review, occupied the same time.
New Workers Lost sleep.
There was little eleep permitted to the
celebrating city. The hundred and fifty
bands, more or less, of the Catholic
parade of the evening were marching
about to the tune Of "We Won't Go
Home Till Morning until after Q
O'clock a. m. At $50 the deep boom of
the reveille guns woke everybody up
again to another day Of such perfect
weather as surely was never vouchsafed
before in whole week of open air cele-
bralions. Bands began to play again,
church chimes to ring, and the first
notes and noises of the days rejoicings
were in full working order by 4 a. m.
Artillery was rambling alcng the
streets; gaily caparisoned aides, superbly
mounted were galloping everywhere,
seeing that the preliminary orders of the
marshal-in-chief were carried out, and
troops OF visitors from adjacent cities
were hurrying in and taking up posi-
tion for the day. The official stands
had seating capacity for over forty
thousand guests. They were located in
front of the Washington arch, in Uni
versity place, In Union square, in front
Of the Lafayette monument, at Central
park, and. chiefest of all, in Madison
square, where the procession was
reviewed by the vice president.
Complimentary stands, to which ad-
mission was had by invitation, were
erected for the mayor at the city hall,
for the board Of aldermen at Lincoln
monument; at Washington monument
and at the Worth monument for distin-
guished guests. These had seating
capacity Of over 10000 more. To all
these methods OF seeing the sight were
added innumerable improvised stands,
placed at the intersections OF streets on
the line Of parade. by special police per-
mission. formed Of floats on which dry
goods boxes and plank seats were piled,
tier above tier. Prices of admission to
these uncomfortable perches were mat
ters for private arrangement.
The route Of the procession was from
the Battery, at the foot Of Broadway,
up Broadway to Fourth street, then
turning west, passing round Washing
ton square to Fifth avenue, up Fifth
avenue to Fourteenth street, Fourth
avenue to Seventeenth street, along
Fifth avenue from Seventeenth street. to
Fifteenth street, Central park and there
to disband. The arrangements for dis
banding were as carefully and elabor-
ately made beforehand as those for as
sembling. There was no informal
''petering ont" Each division marched
to its allotted station and there dis
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