Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-05
THE RICHMOND DIsPATCH-sUNDAY, MARCH 5, 1893.

! regiments. companies. posts. and civic or
! CARNATIONS participating occupies thIes
( iiegypaper-c columns. But some OF the
/ notes and incidents OF the parade are nero
1 set down at random.
oLrrTEsEa sTArr.
Among the magnincenty. amounted spe,
| ciai aides who rode behind Grand-Marsbai
McMahon and his chief of stall. Generai
w. ID. Whipple. were representatives, from
every State and Territory IN the Union;
! The GUARD OF homer of President Cleveland
consisted OF 100 mem ers of the New YORK
! BUSINESS Mems Cleveland and Stevenson
Association. representing fifteen mercan-
tile organizations IN the Elnpfe ,iV.
The passage Of the President along tne
avenue was one continual ovation OK
the most enthusiastic kind. The steady
tramp OF the superbly- drilled bottalions
of regulars, under the command OF Gene
raj Brooke. forming bis escort, the suS-
gestive rumble OF the gun-carrIage, anu
the soldierly bearing Of the young cadets
all helped to keep the enthusiasm eiiNs'
I The fine Appearance and splendid discI-
Mine OF the District militia elected re-
peated cheering.
NOVEL FEATURES.
A feature dIstlnctively novel was intro
duced into the parade by the Engineer
Corps. This was the releasing OF num-
Der of carrier:pIgeons with messages re-
latino To the success OK the Inauguration,
| destined for Philadelphia, Baltimore. An
nauChs. and other points. Still another
original feature was afforded By the MIL
tary Bicycle Company. who. mounted
upon their wheels and retaining full con,
troll Of them. at the same Tune nanui ~
their small arms with dexteri,y thnt ln-
dicated that this innovation IN military
tactics lacked nothing OF success.
Recollectious of Homestead came 10
many of the spectators when Governor
Paitison. OF Pennsylvania, rode by at the
head of the fifteen regiments OF pine-
coated Pennsylvania troops, marchihg
like veterans who had seen service ana
equipped with ell the essentials foT ACTIVE
operations in the field. 9,
Major General Snowden was IN command
of the Pennsylvania forces, with Generals
Goblin, Wiley, and Dechert commanding
brigades.
OVATION TO LIE.
The appearance Of gray-coated General
! FitZEugh Lee. of Virginia, IN command OK
the Third Division. was the signal FOR re-
newal of the enthusiastic ovation "hicn
greeted him when he appeared IN line on
fbe occasion Of Mr.. Cleveland's first inau-
I crIratlon. Part OF this demonstration was
undoubtedly due 20 General Lees per-
sonal popularity; part to the name ne
bears and part, perhaps, 70 the rehei
which his appearance, with his well-ap-
Doiuted staff Afforded 20 the monotOny u
SO many "querters Of an hour" consumeu
By the passageof the Pennsylvania troops
THE STATE EXECUTIVES.
Thereafter came procession OF Gov
erpors. all OF whom were cheered. Ihefe
was an understanding on tue part OF ine5
Executive Committee that the order 81
Drecedence should follow the order IN
which each State entered the Union.
This. however. was not quite followed OUT
some of the Governors Governor f!oWer'
oil New York, for instance) preferred 70
ride in a carriage in tho civic hhu OF iho
parade rather than appear on notsepacA a'
tho head of their troOps. Governor " erIh'
of New Jersey, and his stan, escofteu "
company Of New jersey militia. we're ioi-
lowed bv Governor Northen. of Georgia.
with the Georgia Hussars Tor escort. Gov
ernor Morris, OF Connecticut, was recog-
nized and cheered. The youthful looking
ami nonular Governor Russell. OF Massa-
chusetts. was greeted with the same run;
ming salyo OF cheers which mas i9hoWcu
his every appearance IN puOho the lsst 4"
wears. since his phenOmeDal euecVss J."
Massachusetts, politics.
MARYLAND AND CAROLINA.
Alongside Governor Frank Brown, OF
MARYLAND. rode a color. bearer carrying
tba Crtoinol fac OF Lord Baltimore, the
first English Governor Of Maryland. Inc
MARYLAND troops made fine show. toy-
ernor BENJAMIN 4. Illman, OF South
Carolina, sitting upright as an lndlan: lea
the picturesque Palmetto Guards. whose
organization has a record extending Dach
to the Mexican war.
There must have been q goodly smatter'
ell ~
tators. for the discoverer OF Peck's bau
Row was the recipient Of salvos Of ap'
plause.
TIE TAMNASY TIGER.
Headed bv Governor Flower and staif
and preceded BIZ the banner OF the JACK.
son Democratic AssOcIatiOn OF tho Dlstrlcl
of Columbia, the appearance OF the 5'VV'
Tammanv braves was a revelation 70 many
of the spectators. With their hlgh siil
hats. dark overcoats. and snowy badges
| on which the tigers head was plainly DIS
played, they were the cest-looklng DouS
of civilians in the parade.
4 profusion of steamers with the inscrlp
ton The Pelican State; 6i,5s0 Demo
cratic majority for Cleveland" served =.
put the spectators on good terms with th'
jefferson Club, of Louisiana. Before the
column was borne a handsome banne'
with q portrait of the patron SAINT or tue
organization. appointed Tor tho occAs!on
Governor NJ. ]. Foster marched shoulder
TO shoulder with President Frank Daniels
YOUNG WOMEN, Tos.
4 mounted battalion of exceedingly
good-looking young women leo the Ole'e
land and Stevenson CLUB. OF NontGoinerl
county. Maryland. They were the sister
and daughters OF the memDers' ana tileH
dark Tlding-habits and lOw-crOwned riding
hats presented decidedly attractive ap
pearancc.
The spectators were not slow in catch
INC ON to the novelty, and the bellies iron
"Ny MARYLAND" were cheered until thei
faces were OF a carmine tint Tho organ
cation of which they formed the escor
had SIC men IN line, precisely the inalorlt'
gwen by the county TO tho natlona
ticket.
TIE o'DEITN TLoPPTRs.
There was but ono eric delegation il
line that could claim the distinction o
having marched IN on inauguration parad,
TO the glory of q Republican Preslden
and under q Republican banner. Thr
} was tho John J. O'Brien Association, o
New York There were twenty ranks o
ten men TO q rank. Four years ago the'
marched ca Republicans IN the parade
that attended the inauguration OF Presl
dent Harrison. In the campaign OF Whici
, ranization "1opped" individually and a
q whole, and to-day they cheered as !ustill
| for Cleveland and Stevenson as they dc
in 1859 for Harrison and Morton.
2 The ox-Presidents baiiiwick was repre-
: sented by the Cleveland Club OF lndianapo
liz. the first organized Democratic contln
gent from the capital of the hoosIer Stat
| TO attend the Inauguration OF President
PATRONS OF BABY RUTH.
, The Vanderbilt Benevolent Association
of Charleston. 5. c., O Democratic organl
I cation named after the late Cornelius Van
? derbilt and of which President CLEVELAND
IS en- honorary member. turned out IN fore
3 in the fourth DIVISION of thu civic parade
Each member wore n fac Simae. OF III
2 artistic medal which was presented by tn
: organization to Baby Ruth.
Mr. Cleveland's competitorfor the nomi
2 nation at Chicago last June had his per
/ sonality impressed on the multitud
through the medium OF the David b. ill
Guards, Of Richfeld Springs, n. \.
The Fireworks Postponed.
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