Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-20

Poole through column OF 12.0so men TO the
co!ored water carrier bringing up the rear Of
the last brigade the appearance of the New
York men was of n superior character. Bands
of music. which bv thsir performances have
made themselves famo IL, were scattered throu Oh
the posts. and how they played. Even the blue
coat with bat one leg could not refrain from
dancing to their inspiring airs
DISTINGUISHED MILITARY HEROES.
No one well informed on military affairs
could help but recognize in the ranks of the
New York post men whose names are written
eyerlassinglv on the pages of history. Slocum
Sickies, Howard aad gallant boys of the thir-
teenth, seveay-ninth. seventh ald other reg.-
mems could be distinguished. 1t was a re-
mafLable gathering of weli-knogn warriors.
The buiio.-torn tass unfurled to the wind for
the first time IN many years. gave evidence of
the service the men of New York had per-
formed.
The column was headed by the department
commander. Theodore l.. Poole. With him
were his staff, whose names appear hereafter
Accompanying these officers a. guests were tine
distinguished generals of the late war who now
reside in the state of New York.
These men. all but four Of whom were
| mounted formed q spectacle which will not DO
witnessed again in many years. Even Geu.
Daniel Sickles. the soldier boys' favorite com
mander would ride his horse and would listen
to no other proposition. With him were Gems
Slocum. Howard. and John Reynolds. ali OF
WHOM took such a prominent part IN the battle
OF Gettysburg.
sIcxLEs WOULD RIDE HossR.
1t was in this fight tia. Gen Sicsiss lost his
limb but. despite this. he rode his horse today
as though ho never was accustomed ~ any
other mode Of loconlotion. Not again will an
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ride side by side. They were wildly choered as
they rode along.
As an escort to the department commander
were Root Post, ISL, Henry \. Burkans COM
mander, and Lilly Post. 66, Adam Metzg.r COM
mander, both OF Syracuse. six hundred men
formed this escort and well did they march.
They were made to feel young again b. the airs
from the Kingston Band. This organization is
maintained by Mr. Kingston of the Kingston
Starch Company, aud they are all in his employ
Th,y were led by Frank Shilling, who was a
member OF the Iwenty-four,h New York Regi-
ment Band during the war.
In the first and second brigades were mos.
noticeable Lafayette Post, l40, with Iax's Fifth
Regiment 8and Of Baltimore: John A. Dix Post.
l33. whose appearance was welcomed. il for no
| other reason than tina. the Marine Band fur
nished their inspiration, and Alex. Hamilton
Post
The third brigade. composed II the Brooklyn
applause.
o. 8. GRANT POST.
Prominent amoug these were the q. S. Gran.
Post, 1871, the pet organization of the city of
churches; Rankin Pos. No. 10, of which Secre-
tary Tracy end other prominent officials are
members, and Mansfield, No. IS, with their 800
mea.
The other seven brigades were no: to be out
done by their city comrades. and as he pc rs
passed along they were met with warm express
sion of approval by the thousand, OF spectators
The department. paraded in ten brigadcs At
the head were the department oiticers-Com-
mander. Theodore l.. Poole OF Syracuse: senior
vice commander. Vim. L. De Lacey OF Pough-
keepsie; junior vice commander. William L.
kirchuer of New York city; medical director,
Sol. Van Etten. VI. D.. Of Port JeTvis. and chap
lain. Rev. L. L. Parker of Avon. Under the
escort Of the department staff the following
distinguished generals of the war and conrad Is
OF the G. A. Il. now residing in New York rode
as guests: Gen. .. o. Howard Gen II. W
Slocum, Gen. Daniel L. Sickes. Gcu Horace
Porter. Gen. Ely S. Parker. Gen Cyrus
Busscy, Gen. VIM. II. Seward. Gen. C..
D. McDoug.ll, Gen. N. N. Cur:is, Gen
W. F. Rogers, Gen. J. II. ketchum. Gen
George H. Sharpe Gen. John c. i:oi,in on.
Gen Joseph b. Carr. Gen. Franz S;sel, Gen
Martin T. Mcmahon, Gen Alex. ShalIr. Gen
Wager Swayns Gen. Daniel Butterfeid. Gen
o..
Gen. Francis c. Barlow.
THE DIFFERENT BRIGADEs.
The first brigade was commanded by Com
rade Floyd Clarkson OF Post lao, with Comrades
A. NJ. Cudner, VIM. S. Duryea and A. Il. Os-
trander as aids-de- camp.
Second brigade -Conrade Samuel Collins of
Post ic2, commander; George NJ. Barry. Charles
NJ. Doves and John z. Decker, aids-de-camp.
Third brigade -Comrade /. Is. Catl;n OF Pos.
IS. commander; Francis NJ. Craft, Roger b.
Towner and George Lewis. aids-de-camp.
Fourth brigade -Comrade ii. L. Murphy of
Post 20, commander: Jerome Barnes. w. Ii.
Bartlett and A. V. Haight. aids-de-caap.
Fifth brigade-Comrade s. p. Corbiss Of
Post 12i. commander; Frank b. Chase. Geo. NJ.
Brink and Edgar Clemsnts. aids-de-camp
Sixth brigade-Comrade G. s. CoRger of
Post l2l. commander; John S. Fassett. ChaS.
Kline and $. w. Payne. aids-de-camp.
Seventh brigade -Comrade Gustavus Sinner
of Post &c. commander: Thos. Sale. john
Kohler and George Schattle, aids-de-canp
Eighth Embellishments Seymour Dexter
of Posi- 6. commander: Wm. Taylor, J. X. Hood
and II. N. Kellogg. aids-de-camp.
Ninth briSade-Comrade Jos. p Clearv of
Posi- 1851, commander; IL. v. Sherwood, s. ID.
Van Dusen and Fred Cos-um aids-de-camp.
Ten6h brigade-Comrade Alfred Lyth OF Post
3, commander: John CONWAY. Geo. A. Greene
AID Chas. A. Delaney, aida-de-camp
Inc acting assistant ad]utant generals were
George A. Price, John J. n. Symes, Robert
Avery, George H. Williams. Alex II. Sphere.
George II. Elmer, John G. Butler. n. NJ Conk-
lin, Thomas c. Hodgson ard John J. Callahan
Acting assistant quartermas. ter general
were Theo. Feldstein. Martin Sadler, Andrew
j. Lvnes, ID. W. Hitchcock William f. Pseii
Fred H. Cramer. Jacob Knapp, Albert Allen,
Milton Race and Edwin II. Eells
POSTS OF NEW YORK CITY.
The first and second brigadss of the depart
ment Of New York were composed entirely Of
posts in tho city OF New York
The first brigade consisted Of the following
posts:
Phil Kearney, No. 81. NJ. Adams, commander;
so men.
Abraham Lincoln, No. Is, Thomas WEIGH.
commander: 80 men.
Summer. No. "a, Fred L. Schaeffer, CON-
mander; SO men.
, James C. Rice, No. 81, H. C. Daniel, COM
mander; 100 men.
Kolte's, No. 80, Charles Semsey, commander;
200 men, not including band of IS pieces and Is
members Of drum corps.
George G. Meade, No. SO, Isaac H. Fuhr,
commander; 25 men.
Reno, No. A, Charles Brickwedsl, COM
mander, lis men.
Ellsworth, No. 67, Geo. A. Reilly, COM
mander, Is men.
Farragut, No. IS, Robert s. Heilferty, so
men.
Gen. James Wadsworth, No. n, John Multi
gan, commander, 90 men.
Cameron No 79 John g. Phillips COM