Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-03-11

ana cavalry ana ln1anty Oh
the regular army drawn from
the garrisons Of Fort Monroe, Fort
Myer and Fort McHenry and the ma
rines from the Washington navy yard.
with the admirably drilled national
guard of the district and the high
school cadets. They marched down the
avenue at 1880, accompanying the
presidential party from the white house
/ TO the capitol prior TO the Inauguration.
The rest of the parade assembled below
7 the capitol and marched from the capi-
tol up the avenue, after the Inaugural
ton ceremonies were over. a distance
of fully two miles, To the point Of dis
banding Washington circle, near
Twcnty-third street. \. W
For more than half the day
the city looked like vast mil
itary camp, the marching past of regu-
lars and the militia of the different
states being broken in upon only in
part by the visiting governors In their
civilian costume riding past in the
order that their states were admitted
into the union, accompanied by their
brilliantly uniformed stats.
Then with an intervening mass of
Grand Army veterans came the civic
part of the parade, fully as numerous
and interesting as the military display.
. The civic procession. under the com
mand of Colonel William Dickson. was
in six divisions and aggregated more
than %, 900 men. Tammanv, with its
gorgeous new banners and badges, held
the right of line. The second division
was assigned 10 Pennsylvania, Massa-
chusetts and Delaware had the third
division, Maryland the fourth, the fifth
was the western division and the sixth
was made up of late arriving organiza-
tions. The bicycle clubs of Washing
ton and Baltimore brought up the rear.
The heavy snow which fell in the
morning of course made the mSrehjng
difficult, but did not inN TN least
dampen the enthusiasm of the march
ers. Among the magnifcently mounted
aides who rode behind Grand Marshal
Mcmahon were representatives from
every state and territory in the union.
The guard of honor to President Cleve-
land consisted of 100 members of the
New York business Mems Cleveland
and Stevenson association, represent
ing fifteen mercantile organizations in
New York.
The passing of the president along
Pennsylvania avenue was one contin-
ual ovation of the most enthusiastic
kind. The steady tramp of superbly
drilled 6attalions of regulars, the sug-
gestive rumble Of the gun carriages
and the soldierly bearing of the young
cadets all helped to keen the cnthusi-
asm alive. Regardless of wind and
weather they strobe along in perfect
alignment, keeping step 10 the music
of the innumerabi bands that footed
and drummed the way up the avenue.
A feature distinctly novel was intro
duced into the parade. This was the
releasing of number of carrier pigeons
destined for Philadelphia. Baltimore,
annapolis and other points. with mes
sages relating TO the Inauguration.
Still another original feature was af-
toracd by the military hicvcle company
who, mounted upon their wheels,
handled their small arms with dex-
terity that indicated that this irnova-
lion in military tactics lacked nothing
OF success. Fifteen regulars of Penn
sylvania. headed by Governor
Pattison. swung by in true
soldierly style, and the ap-
pearance OF General Fitzhugh Lee, of
Virginia, in command of the third di-
vision was the signal of applause.
Then came procession of governors,
some in carriages and some on horses,
at the head of their state troops,
Buffalo Bill, wearing a plug" hat
for the first time I'm his life, was among
the leaders of the civic portion of the
parade. Three thousand Tammany
braves in high silk hats, dark over
coats and tiger badges, held the
right of the line in this division
and the Louisiana democracy. repre-
sented by the jefferson club, of New
Orleans. marched cheek by jowl with
the striped beauties from Manhattan
island. Then came the Illinois dub, of
Bloomington, which had escorted Vice
TIE nnaationsi capifaf' fsnd,
My Maryland" was representa- by
n mounted battalion of good look
ing young women, who led the
Cleveland and Stevenson club, of Mont
gomery county. After them came the
marching clubs, ward clubs, political
clubs innumerable trudging through
the snow as if they enjoyed it. The
parade was very little, if any, shortened
by the unexpected inclemeny of the
weather and was quite up 70 expecta-
tions.