Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-09-29

of the tree rows on the sidewalk. It
was scene which the most graphic
pen would fail adequately to picture.
| A pleasing feature of the march, and
one that the veterans greatly enjoyed,
was the choral tribute to their pres
ence by school children of the district.
They were located at two points-3OO
colored girls at the corner of Third
street and the avenue, and 500 white
girls at the corner of Fifteenth street.
Secretary Rusk's striking figure at
the head of the Wisconsin department
was the signal for continued applause.
Secretary Noble marched with his
post, the Ransom post of ST Louis
Ex-President Hayes marched Oh foot
with the Ohio men, and Senator Pad
dock with the department of Nebraska.
The Pennsylvania department pre-
scented number of notable features.
1t carried the greatest number of tat
tered battle-fags- The reception given
to these mutely eloquent testimonials
of the dangers braved by the ''boys in
| blue" demonstrated the regard in which
| ''Old Glory is held by the people.
| Nothing else so enthused the specta-
| tors. Pennsylvania presented the only
cavalry post in line.
THE Frosty Sons of Thunder from
Somerset was the humorous banner
used to identify R. M. Cummings post.
The members each carried a cane made
of gnarled and twisted roots, the most
outre shapes being preferred.
John F. Hartranft Post No. 8, Harris
burg, was headed by two drum ma ors
in zouave uniforms, who used muskets
with fixed bayonets for batons. These
they flung high in the air and threw at
each other twenty feet distant, and yet
so far as known, succeeded in escaping
without single jab.
Griffin Post 139, Scranton, composed
of railroad engineers and firemen, car
ried an oil can at their head which was
the subject of much unsuccessful
guessing.
Post g.. of Erie. carried white UNI
brellas showing their number and loca-
ton.
OF the larger states Pennsylvania
took the longest time in passing the
commander-in-chief - fifty minutes.
Ohio was a close second requiring forty
five minutes, and New York third with
thirty minutes.
The New York department, as it
passed Gen. Palmer, created the best
impression as to personnel and organi-
cation. There was better marching BY
the posts, they were dressed in effective
uniforms and they had the most and
best music. The bands of the Catholic
protectorate and OF the mission of the
Immaculate Conception, both composed
of boys, received generous applause.
T. ~
which brought up the rear of the New
York department., had the best outfit in
all the procession. The New Workers
seem to have let their taste and their
purses, the one artistic and the other
plethoric, run away from the G. A. R.
regulation as to uniform. Close fitting
dark blue coats and trousers, with
white helmets were the favorite COM
binat ton.
AS Post 14s, of Brooklyn, approached
the stand, little boy and girl, bearing
bouquets, left the line and presented
them to Gen. Palmer who kissed the
little maid and held the flowers for
some time after receiving them. The
disab led veterans in the New York de-
partment occupied two carriages and
received an ovation all along the
route. Gen. Sickles was especially
favored.
The Kansas department carried tow
ering stalks of sorghum cane, the gift
of Senator Perkins.
Gen. 3. F. Butler occupied a carriage
with Lynn post in the Massachusetts,
department. His progress was marked
by continuous applause, and his con-
spicuous bald head was kept continu-
ally bobbing.
After the New York department had
passed up, spectators showed the wear
mess of flesh that possessed them and
began to seek their resting places.
Five states then had been in review
and three hours were gone.
While his department New York;
was passing the reviewing stand, Gen.
Palmer refreshed the inner man with
substantial lunch. 1t was three hours
after the head of the procession passed
him ere the ears of the commander-in-
either ''Marching Through Georgia" or
1.-THE Girl 1 Left Behind Me-
Night was even more glorious than
the day. Shortly after dark, which
was of most favorable density owing
to the lowering clouds which had en-
abled the veterans to march without
undue fatigue and except for short
time in the early morning without
danger from the heat, the multitude
who lined the avenue while the parade
was in progress, repaired, SO far as
possible, to the vicinity of the monu-
ment. Here the elaborate display of
fireworks provided by the committee
and Paine, the pyrotechnic king, was
made. 1t was a magnificent show, in
some respects unequaied and worthy of
a place in the programme of the days
event
Succeeding the fireworks display,
there was an electric illumination on
a scale never before attempted in
this country. 1t was one of the at
fractions provided 10y the citizens COM
mittee and was a complete success.
Pennsylvania avenue up to Seventeenth
street was ablaze with colored lights.
Every available dynamo in the city,
public and private, was brought into
requisition, and numbers had been
shipped here especially for this display.
The feature of the illumination was
the display along both sides OF
the avenue of brilliant representa-
tions of corps badges Seventy of
these had been placed on supports at
convenient distances in three colors,
red, white and blue, the respective
colors of the first. second and third
divisions. Each of these were outlined
IN ;nca ndescent liohts of the same color