The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-04

sections of twelve each promptly at III 80
They marched down the avenue, accom-
panying the Presidential party from the
White House to the Capitol prior TO the
Inauguration. All the rest OF the
parade assembled below the Capt.
tol and marched from the
Capitol up the avenue after the inaugu-
ration ceremonies were over, a distance
of fully two miles, to the point OF dis
bandment. Washington Circle, near
Twenty-third street.
For more than half the day the city
looked like vast military camp, tne al.
most lnterminable marching past OF
regulars and the numerous and we'll
equipped militia forces OF the States be-
ing broken in upon only In part by the
visiting Governors In their civilian cos
tune, riding past in the order that their
States weresadmitted into the U nion. and
accompanied by their brilliantly uniform
ed staffs.
Then. with an intervening interlude OF
Grand Army and Union veterans, came
the civic half of the parade, fully as nu-
merous and interesting as the military
display. The civic procession, under the
marshaiship of Colonel William Dickson,
was in six divisions. and aggregated
more than 10000 men and quite notable
dash of lady equesrrians.
Tammany, with it's gorgeous new ban
ners and badges. held the right of line.
The second division was assigned to
Penusylvania; Massachusetts, New Jer-
sew and Delaware held the third division;
Maryland the fourth; the fifth was the
Western division; and the sixth was
made up of the late arriving orgt.niza-
ton. ton The bicycle clubs of Washington
| and Baltimore brought up the rear.
| Among the magnificently mounted
special aides who rode behind Grand Mar
| shall McMahon and his chief of staff,
General w. D. Whipple, were repre-
sentatives from every State and Terri
| tory in in the Union. The guard OF honor
| OF President Cleveland consisted OF 100
members of the New YorK Business
| Mems Cleveland and Stevenson Associa-
| tion, representing fifteen mercantile or
| gauizations IN the Empire City.
AN OVATION.
| The passage of the President along the
avenue was one continual ovation OF
| the most enthusiastic kind. The steady
| tramp of the superbly drilled battal1ons
| of regulars under the command OF
| General Brooks forming his escort; the
| suggestive rumble of the gun carriages
| and soldierly bearing OF the young
| cadets all helped to keep the enthusiasm
alive. On the extreme left OF the front
rank of Battery marched bronzed and
| rugged-featured veteran who would nave
| received q share of the plaudIts or his
| own account had his history been known.
| His name was John Martin, and he was
the sole survivor of the Custer mas
| sacre.
There was an understanding on the
part of the Executive Comm1Itee that the
| order or precedence should follow the or
der in which each State entered the
Union.
This was not quite followed out. Some
of the Governors Governor Flower ol
New York, for instance) preferred TO
ride in carriages in the civic hal
of the parade rather than appear
on horseback at the head OF their troops
| Governor Werts OF New Jersey and his
sey militia, were followed by Governor
Northen Of Georgia, with the Georgif
hussars for escort.
Headed by Governor Flower and staff
| and preceded by the banner ol
the jackson Democratic Association
of the District of Columbia, the ap
pearance of the 5000 Tammany braves
was revelation to many of the specta
| tors, With their high silk hats, darh
oyercoats and snowy badges, on which
the tigers head was plainly displayed,
| they were the best-looking body of civil
| ians In the parade.
| A mounted battalion Of exceedingly
geod looking women led the CLEVELAND
and Stevenson Club of Montgomery
l 10ds AhOy USAS eAS SASSS.S
and daughters of the members, and il
their dark riding habits and low.
| crowned riding hats presented decided
| ly attractive appearance. The specta
| tors were not slow in noticing the novel
| ty, and the bellies from Maryland wer'
| cheerad until they blushed IN their con
| fusion. The organization OF which they
| formed the escort, had 816 men in line
| precisely the majority given by the coun
ty to the national ticket.