Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-03-05

first Grand division to attention. and amid
! me booming OF the Presidential salute OF
| twentv-one guns from the batteries OF the
washington barracks, the Washington
navy yard and fort Mayor, President
! Cleveland anu his escort moved rapidly
! towards the White House followed by the
| inaugural procession.
! The reviewing stand designated by an
| immense Tag flying aboue it was situated
| Immediately in front of the executive man
sion and on the south side OF Pennsylvania
/ avenue.
| A crush of humanity surging like sea
| occupied every available spot OF ground In
i the vicinity and IS the President made MS
I appearance another cheer signalled his
| presence and was taken up and re-ecnoed
down the avenues and by ways like the
roar Of a troubled ocean. With head erect
and standing firmly with DIS 1hpasslve
I features facing the procession. President
/ Cleveland reviewed the military, civic and
| political organizations that made up the
/ line OF march.
The inaugural parade, which was under
! the commend Of Gen. Martin C.. Mcmahon,
/ of New YORK. grand marshal, was COM
/ posed of two grand divisions, each grand
\ division being in turn snb-dlylded INTO
divisions and brigades.
The first popular outburst came wnen
| Governor Robert f. Pattison, OF Pennsyl-
| varla, passed in front of the reviewing
stand, followed by his staff and the Ma
tional Guard Of the State Of Pennsylvania.
The popular Democrat, twice Governor or
the Keystone State, and recently himself
prominently discussed as PRESIDENTIAL
candidate, awokea all the enthusiasm OF
TIE TRIUMPHANT DEMOCRACY
and was frequently compelled 10 turn and
bow an acknowledgement to the oyations
he received.
Following close behind him was one who
failed 10 awake the popular enthusiasm OF
his chief, but who was the object or almost
as much public attention. Ii was Major
/ q eneral George Il. Snowden, commander
of the militia at Homestead, and the officer
who gave bis approval TO the degradation
| OF Private Iams, who was suspended by
! the thumbs, shorn of his hair and drummed
out Of camp for applanding tue shooting OF
Frick.
Later loud huzza from ten thousand
/ southern threats welcomed the appearance
| Of soldierly looking gentlemen, who, with
| his staff, headed the third brigade. 1t was
! Gen. Fitzbugh Lee, OF Virginia. eq-goyer-
/ nor of that State md nephew of the idol OF
( the southern army, Gen. Robert q. Lee.
/ Following the ViIginiRns was Gov. WortZ,
/ Of New Jersey, accompanied by bis stan
! in full uniform. Gov. William j. Northen,
| Of Georgia. came. next. In quick success
/ sion came Gov. Morris. OF Connecticut,
/ aud his staff, and the youthful governor OF
| Massachusetts,, William E. Russell.
Mo ovation Of the day exceeded that &C.
/ corded 10 the young Democratic Governor
/ Of the Bay State, who has become dou-
/ bly, famous because OF generous toast pro-
| nOunced but forty-elght hours ago 10 Gov.
| Mckinley, Of Ohio. "a manly man in
misfortune; stronger than politics is friend
| ship, and stronger than political principles
/ is human sympathy" were his words OF
| comment upon the Governor OF the Buck
eye State, and the cheers that greeted the
| eloquent young Governor OF MasSachu-
sets to-day were not all
FROM DEMOCRATIC THRoATs.
! Governor Frank Brown, of Maryland,
| escorted by his staff, received generous
welcome from thousand Marylanders that
| lined the streets The South Carolina
! contingent came next, headed by Governor
/ Ben Tillman. The appearance OF Governor
/ Elias Carr and staff, OF North Carolina,
/ accompanied by the Winston Rifles and the
/ Second Regiment OF the Virginia National
| Guard, was the signal for more cheering;
/ bat the Western Democrats had their in
/ ming when Governor George w. Peck and
| staff, OF Wisconsin, made their appearance.
No military organization attracted more
| attention than lie famous Fort Worth
| Fencib,es. Of Texas. This company, which
was ander the command of Capt. w. T..
| Ford, was recognized not only as "crack
! organization" but as one Of the few militia
/ companies which have seen rugged service
| in the West.
The hearts Of old soldiers swelled with
l do tho LN0nrfn III uiciOn q 4
/ X. contingent, passed the reviewing stand
under the command of Department Com
mauder Z. Faunce Among his aides were
/ distinguished ex-veterars known TO the
/ whole country either as Past Commanders
/ in-Chief Of the G.. a. Il. of the nation or as
! prominent officers of the veterans organ
/ izat' ons The Department of the Potomac.
! c.. A. r., commanded by Senior Vice De-
partment Commander Nathan Rickfosd,
/ was enthusiastically received by the citl'
/ zeus of Washington and the District OF Co.
| lumbia, aud was followed by the civic pro-
/ cession OF the District headed by Col. VIII
/ liam Dickson, chief marshal. Among the
special aides to Col. Dickson was the Hon.
/ William f. Cody, better known as
BUFFALO BILL
! attired in true Western costume. and the
/ aide received so much popular attention as
I
/ The National Guard Of New York under
! the command OF Gen. Josiah Porter, with
| aides from nearly every military and polit-
\ ical organization in the Empire State,
/ headed the great New York contingent
/ which constituted such significant feature
| in the parade Men yelled themselves
/ hoarse as Governor Flower and stat hove
/ in sight, but the great enthusiasm OF the
/ hour was reserved for the "Tammany So
/ ciety OF New York" At the National Cap
itol the political importance Of Tammany
has been always appreciated and frequent
/ liz felt, and the magnificent bearing OF this
/ organization, almost military In its bear
\ ing, and thoroughly military in its disci-
I pine aud its methods, proved the admira-
! ton even OF its opponents. The organlZa-
\ ton was 5000 strong, every district send
I ing its full quota Of 100 men. Every brave
| wore a handsome badge OF silk, with
/ the letters and pictures displayed woven
\ in it, At the top was an American Indian,
| and the words "Tammany Hall" Just be-
/ low was an American flag with the tigers
/ head in the centre, and the inscription
inauguration OF Cleveland and Stevenson,
/ March 1. 1897 and at the bottom picture
| of the National Capitol The organization
was in four divisions with Mayor Gilroy,
/ Grand Sachem OF the Tammany society in
/ the van. All sachems marched in full re-
/ gala. and Sycamore VIM. n. Dobbs
CARRIED TEE LIBERTY CAP,
which is at all fourth Of July celebrations.
/ The ordinary braves wore silk hats and
black or dark overcoats, and every one also
wore tue handsome silk badge described.
The Tammany legion was headed by the
organizations Of the Second. Sixth, Four
teenth and Twenty-fourth districts which
made the best records a. the last election.
\ Their music was furnished by 230 must
clans composed Of the Thirteenth regi-
ment band Of Brooklyn, Jaeger's band,
/ nd