The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-20
TRENT0N'S PAGEANT
Five Thousand Troops Sa-
lutte the Battle Monu-
ment.
GEN. SEWELL IN COMMAND
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New
York and Connecticut Sol
diers March Through the
Capitals Streets.
REVIEWED BY SEVEN GOVERNORS
Receptions, Dinners and an Hum
ina'ion Of Washington's Statue
Close the Great Day.
REVIEWED BY SEVEN GOVERNORS
speeial to The Jersey c.tu ve,ps.

TRENTON. Oct. %. 1S93.-The chief
attraction of the celebration of the IN
yelling of the battle monument here
yesterday to a large majority of the
people who crowded into Trenton. was
the military parade which followed the
speech making at the The
5000 persons who were jammed into the
little square about the marble shaft were
the oply enes who could see any thing
Of the ceremonies attendant upon the
unwilling, and of those not over 1000
could hear q word that was spoken. But
an opportunity was afforded every one to
view the procession. 1t moved through
the principal streets, which were throng-
ed with au enthusiastic cheering Gro wd.
The visiting troops were rouudly ap-
plauded, and every effort was made to
make them understand that New Jersey
appreciated their visit.
The exercises at the were
over an hour late, INT the Amen OF DR..
Hanlon's benedictiou had hardly been
pronounced when the crowd began to
seek places of advantage to view The pro-
cession.
q CRUSH AT THE MONUMENT.
The crush ABOUT Monument Square
was simply criminal, owing to the poor
police arrangements. In fact, to a person
who is accustomed to the manner In
which the police OF New York keep the
streets clear. there appeared to be no po-
lice arrangements at all. Before the ak
ercises began q few uniformed policemen
managed to keep a path open to the
stands, and the distinguished guests aud
those holding tickets succeeded IN
reaching their places without serious
mishap. But the spectacle of seven live
Governors surrounded by so much fuss
md faRfhAra u0Ed mora fh N fho rfr Ral
policemen could stand. With only a
lew exceptions they crowded into the
reserved space and literally took In"
the exercises with open mouthed inter-
est. So when the crowd started to dis
perse there was no one to attempt to keep
anything like order and soon came the
crush.
Men, women, children and vehicles
were mixed up in q surRing. indescrib.
able mass. Children were trampled
upon, and women tainted. Several were
carried away In the ambulaucs, but for
tunately no one was seriously injured.
No apparent effort was made to keep
clear the streets through which the
troops moved, and In many places the
soldiers had to force their way through
the crowds and deploy around cabs and
other vehicles standing i'll the streets.
AT THE REVIEWING TAND.
As 500 as the ceremonies at the mouu-
ment were over the Governors and their
gorgiously uniformed staff officers
entered carriages and were driven to the
reviewing stand. The members of the
Monument Committee were the first TO
arrive there. Then came Governor Pat>
ttson OF Pennsylvania followed by Coy
ernor Morris of Connecticut. Governor
Russell Of Massachusetts arrived next,
and was loudly cneered by the Gro wd.
Governor Flower was also given a warm
reception when he took his place upon
the stand.
Governors Fuller, of Vermont, and
Reynolds. of Delawars. were the next to
arrive and then came Governor Werts.
New Jerseys Governor was greeted with
cheers in which the visiting Governors
Joined. In Governor Werts' party
were Ex-Governor Green aud Mayor
Wanser, Of Jersey City. The Governor
and his staff took positions In a line at
the front rail of the stand while the
other Governors and staff officers were
ali seated.
1t was after four o'clock when the pro-
cessiou reached the stand. Eearlv In the
morning 1t was arranged TO form the
TROOPS IN the order In which their States
joined the Union. but the idea had to be
abandoned.
General William j. Sewell, commander
OF the Second Brigade of New Jersey. led
the procession. General Sewell is every
inch soldier, and clad in major generals
uniform, he was without exception the
most striking figure in the procession.
AS he rode up on mis- spirited charger and
saiuted the reviewing party. the crowds
broke out into applause. Maj3r Broome
Of Jersey City ana Colonel McClane, both
Of General Wanser's staff, rode on his
staff. They were detailed by General
Wanser at the request of Gen.
eral Sewell. Following General Sew
eHfs staf rode the troopers
Of the Philadelphia Light Horse Troop,
booted aud spulred in their shining
cuirasses and cohtineuual plumed nell
NETS. looking very fine aud warlike.
They were loudly applauded both for
their appearance and their record. The
troop fought bravely at Trenton aud
Princeton.
Next to the Philadelphians came New
Jerseys crack cavalry Organization, the
Essex Troop. Inc troop, although not
arrayed in as striking a uniform AZ the