The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-13
THE LINE OF MARCH.
The Largest Parade Witnessed Since tn
War of the Rebellion.

The Largest Parade Witnessed Since the
War of the Rebellion.
NJ y9EZ, 1cs. 12.-The parade started
from the Battery shortly after 10 o'clock,
and marched up Broadway and Fifth ave-
nue. to Fifty ninth street. where the Colum-
bus monument was unveiled.
The first division was made up Of United
States regulars, battalion Of cadets from
the United States military school, Wes'
Point, and batteries from all the neig bor-
ing forts, the division numbering $780, The
second division. United States naval
brigade, consisting Of 1900 h1ue- Jackets and
marines. Tie thitd division was c imposed
Of 1900 Sit militia from New York New
Jersey, Connecticut ana IeuLs1 ,auIa.
The fourth division contained 500 g. A. r
veterans and 250O Sons of Veterans. The
fifth division consisted If 1900 lctter-carrers.
The sixth, 1000 New YCrk and visiting fire.
men. The seventh, 4O00 exempt volunteers
and veteran 6remen aid the Seyenty-third
New York Volunteers. The eighth, 2j00
men from Italian and French societies TIE
ninth, 4C00 men from GerBan-AmeTican So
eieties. The TENTH Il, coo from miseellane-
Gus societies.,
All along the line there was a scene OF
great enthusiasm. The West Pointers in
the first division called out even greater
enthusiasm than tie leaders of the parade.
IN It's full strength; then came the Twenty
first Infantry. Both the Ninth and the
Twenty-frst presented fine appearance.
and It was hard to award the palm between
them.
Then came the engineers, with their
rumbling artillery, and the Sixth Infantry,
till the enthusiasm reached elm with
tn, appearance OK the ''bl e jackets" an
the marines Of the Naval Brigade.
The applause of the day was naturally
reserved for the local militia. As General
FitzeeTald rode at The head Of the column,
followed by the Gallant Sixty-ninth," +"
they received tremendous ovation and The
enthusiasm Increase when the crack regi-
ments, the Seventh, Twenty econd and
SeYsnty-frst, y. g. y. Y, came along The
Brooklyn and other visiting regiments were
also literally apDlauded.
Nor was the naval reserve sighted, and
the g. A. K. posts. the old veteran fire.
men as we'll as thuse in active service the
Italian societies, the German Turn-Yerens
and the schuetZen corps were heartily
gr-eted.
When the leaders of the great parade
reached Union square it was estimated that
fully 10000 people were packed therein,
and the police we're unable 10 drive them
back, as the cross streets were jammed full
also. As the column passed the reviewing
stand Vice President Morton, General
Schofeld and others were kept busy lift
Ing their hats in acknowledgment OF the
Galutes.
When Fifty ninth street was reached
Grand Marshal Mcmahon took uD a posi-
tion beside the Columbus memorial arch
and reviewed the pageant. The scene at
this point surpasses description. 1t Is i'm
possible TO describe the immensIty of the
crowd. Several women were so severely
crushed as to require to be sent home in an
ambulance and number OF ladies' tainted
IT is estimated that $4,000 men were In line.
1t took fully six hours 10 pass a given point,
and the parade was over fifteen miles long.
After the military pageant the crowds
directed their steps to Central Park. where
the Columbus monument was unveiled
The exercises RI the monument consisted
of the addresses of presentation TO the city
and responses and the blessing by Arch
hiphon Torrfoan