The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-10-13
GRAND MILITARY DISPLAY
GOVERNORS AND RRTGADES
FROM FIVE STATES PEtEESENT.
This Great Parade Marches Before the
Reviewing OfIicers-Sa nd iches
ia Order.

by telegraph to the State Chronicle.
NEW YORK, Oct. II The militia and
civic parade of to day capped the climax
Of the most successful series Of consecu |
tive public demonstrations in this won
derful week of Columbian celebration.
To quote the official orders, the ''as |
sembling, movement and disbandment
OF the forces Of the army, navy and ma
tiOnal guards the organizations of the
grand army of the republic, and of the
various societies. participating in the
military parade this morning, under the
marshalship of Gen. Martin T. McMahon,
in celebration of the four hundredth an
niversary of the discove y Of Amer
lea eclipsed all the preceding
events, severally and collectively.
The governors Of five great States-New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Con
necticut and Massachusetts-the entire
State national guard of New York and
powerful provisional brigades from
Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New
Jersey, reinforced by such ma ajestic
civic parade as only the great cosmopoi
tan city of New York can produce, all
combined to do honor to the occasion.
The numerous staff of grand marshal
McMahon met in Washington square,
near Broadway at $50 O'Clock Troop
A. of the New YORK National guard Sc
lected rs the escort Of the grand marshal.
formed on Whitehall street, with its right
resting on Beaver street 9 9 O'clock
The first division, 1000 troops of the
| United States army, commanded by Col
| Tanc1np opI al N;pla A ~, E
Of staff, formed on the battery and NOV
ed up Whitehall street until the right
rested on Bowling Green. which point
they were timed to make at 8 45 The
| second division, selected men If the
| United States naval brigade, formed III
Bridge street with the right resting on
Whitehall street. The first brigade, State
National Guard Of New YoIk, 5000
men, who acted DIS escort to visiting
troops, assembled on Battery place and
the second brigade of New York State
| troops gathered on Beaver street
The Pennsylvania troops, 5000 strong,
under their commander il chief. Cover
nor Pattlson, formed on " ali, New,
Broad and William streets with their
right resting on the corner OF Broad way
and Wall at 1920 The New Jersey
troops, $500 of them. under the com
mand of Governor Leon Albeit, formed
on Liberty street, west of Broadway, and
streets south of it at 10 30 4 small de
tachment of the Gate City Guard OF
Savannah, Ga, and other Georgian visi
tors made their rendezvous on Ceda,
street. The Connecticut IA, Z, ,000 Of
them, Governor Bulkley commanding
formed on Liberty street east of Broad
way. They were followed into column
by the Governor OF Massachusetts ano
his staff. After the Governor Of Massa
chusetts came the Fenibles Of Washing
ton city, the champion drill corpse o
the country. The Grand Army posts
1850 strong. were formed in BroGme
Spring and Prince streets. and GOT int
position at Ii O'Clock sharp. Ihe New
York city and volunteer fire departmeD
what would any civic parade be in New
York without the old volunteer fir
department? formed on Cortland, Dey
Fulton, Vesey and Barclay streets ant
E Park place The Italian countrvmen o
Columbus marshaled their military organ
izations in and around Beekman street
D The German uniformed societies, owe
0 12,O 600 strong, stretched all over tn
q streets east Of Beekman and north 0
: Park row, with their right resting o
/ Broadway and Mail street Tney forme,
i the ninth division of the parade tn
e French military organizations, Gard e
e Lafayette' and "GrenedierS R0cham
d biau," very limited in numbers, ver
e grouped with other independent militar
organizations In the tenth and last dlvi:
ions. The mere enumeration Of the force
making up the mighty host Of to day
paraders shows no Y formidable was th
) task marshal McMahon and his aides III
l. dertook.
q At II :55 a swelling chorus of chez
: advancing along the line told that son
e marked feature of the parade was az
vancing, and on came the magnificel
n State guard of Pennsylvania, Gov Patt
II son at their head in citizens dress ridir
q alongside his djutant general and r
peateoly raising his hat in response
q the ringing plaudits which everywae
greeted him. Some slight resemblan
he bears to Gov. Hill caused cry
p" "Hill, Hill' to be raised by thc crow
but this mistake was soon dispeLled. II
i Philadelphia city cavalry follow.
!, with dark blue coats, white trousel
. Bavarian helmets, surmountcd 10y biat
a bearskin shakos. But the cheers tn
40 greeted them were nothing to the shou
a of approval which met the soldiery p
~ Yates, with their brown f,
u hats and full marching equipmel
- including water proof blankets, kna
sacks and tin cups. Their discipline al
4 splendid marching were most noticabl
The advancing hour & :30) p. m.
IF minded the distinguished reviewing
ID ticers that even they were mortal a.
n that the demands of hunger could not
n. assuaged even by the most brilliant
ut military spectacles. From some mys
1e rious recess Governor Flower produced
No package of sandwiches and a bottle
he champagne, Il share Of which he otlar
to to his associates Vice President Mort
ed promptly accepted and began munchi
a sandwich to the great merrlment Of
spectators. The amusement lncreas
tie when general Schotield filling a buml
of champagne turned and gravely dra
the health OF the crowd in d'1l
ais show. Ex Presidents Hayes \
OF Cleveland accepted the sandwich
nd but both "passed' on the vii
swelling burst of cheers, ex Presid
Cleveland walked up from the Victo
hotel, escorted by H. Garden 9
Prof. A S. Bickmore. He was met
nu ~, the entrance OF the stand by ma
GU Grant Vice president Morton advan
ol with uncovered head and shoot II II
u'- the hand. Governor Flower Hith
lifted hat followed suit an3 hen ex p
ident Hayes also uncovered and gea,
Schofield saluted the ex president, Y
b;s seated himself to the left of his prede'
mo sor, Mr. Hayes. The reviewing p'
oat then stood as follows: The vice pr
rht dent; to his right Gov Flower; to
left Gen Schofeld, ex president HI
and ex president Cleveland, Hardly
the reviewing officers thus arran
themselves when at 10 minutes to y
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