Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-21
FEATURES OF THE PARADE.
Prominent Men Who Marched, Tattered
Isattle IrIags. Banners.

Battle Flags, Banners.
There were many features of the parade
that We're worth noting. Arkansas sent
few men who found place with Illinois.
The file-closer bore rude transparency
with the legend: "Cne union evermore and
inseparable," Secretary Rusk's striking
figure at the head of the Wisconsin depart
ment was the signal for continued APP
plause. Secretary Noble marched with his
post, the Ransom post of St Louis. EX-
President Rutherford b. Hayes marched
on foot with the Ohio men and Senator
Paddock with the department of Nebraska.
The Pennsylvania department presented a
number of notable features. 1t carried the
greatest number of tattered battle flags
The reception given to these muteiy elo-
quent testimonials of the dangers braved
by the ''Boys in Blue" demonstrated the re-
gard in which "Old Glory is held by the
people.
Drum Majors Legerdemain.
@The Frosty Sons of Thunder from Som
erSetr was the humorous banner used to
identify r. p. Cummings post, 210. The
members each carried a cane made of
gnarled and twisted roots, the most outre
shapes being preferred. John F. Hartranft,
post IS. Harrisburg. was headed by two
drum major in Zouave uniforms who used
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 a single jab. Griffin post, 139,
Scranton, composed of railroad engineers
and firemen, carried an oil can at their
head, which was the subject of much I'm,
successful guessing.
New York Was ION Her shape"
OF the larger states PENNSYLVANIA depart
ment occupied the longest time in passing
the commandments minutes Ohio
was close second. requiring - minutes,
and New York third, with 30 minutes.
The New York department as it passed
General Palmer's stand created the best
impression as to personnel and organiZa-
cation. There was better marching by the
posts, they We're dressed in effective uni
forms and they had the most and best
music. Post 327, L. S Grant. of Brooklyn.
which brought up the rear of the New York
department. had the best outfit in all par
ticulars. The New Workers seem to have
let their tastes and purses, the one artistic
and the other heavy, run away from the
q. A. X. regulation to uniform.
Close-fitting dark blue coats and trousers,
with white helmets, were the favorite COM
bination.
Pretty Incident of the March.
As post As Devin, of Brooklyn. ap-
preached the stand little boy and girl,
bearing bouquets, left the line and pre-
scented them to General Palmer, who kissed
the little maid and held the flowers for
some time after receiving them. The Kan
sas department carried towering stalks of
sorghum cane, the gift of Senator Perkins
General B. f. Butler occupied a carriage
with Lynn post in the Massachusetts de-
partment. His progress was marked by
continuous applause. 1t was three hours
after the head of the procession passed him
the ears of the commander-in-chief
were greeted with the strains of either
Marching Through Georgia" or "The Girl
Left Behind Me-"
Eight Hours the Tramp.
When the end of the procession reached
the reviewing stand it was after o'clock
Therefore it took over seven hours for the
parade to pass. Vice President Morton
and the others of the reviewing party stood
the ordeal well, and continued even to the
last post to show marching veterans the
usual courtesy. Many posts, without at
tempting to pass the reviewing stand, find
ing the hour so late, marched over part of
the route with colors flying and bands
playing and then disbanded Then there
was hustle to get something TO eat and
reach the open ground somewhere in sight
of the monument, where an elaborate dis
play of fireworks due.