Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-12
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from Cincinuati, Ashtabula, Lima, Day ton, Toledo, Canton and other cities being in line. Daisy Little of Cincinnati, the daughter of the regiment, marched in sol- itary state between the department com mander's staff and E. A. Moves post of Cincinnati. A big brass eanteen wss borne aloft by Forsythe post of Toledo, while Ashland post carried the remnants of it's battledag.
 A tumultuous reception was accorded throughout the route to the comrades from New York. This division was headed by platoon of veterans in black uudres5 uni' form, with whit gloves and helmets, and who kept step with precision that insured them a voeilerous recognition. Asguard of honor, thirty strong with muskets formed a hollow square escort to the battle6ags.
 Wilkeson post of Buffalo had as it's guests the remnant of the famous Conti- mental drum corps ten grlz1led nfers and drummers, each of whom has passed the seventieth (and one the nintieth) mile stone. The spectators did not need an in- scribed pennant to tell who the old fellows were. for their yellow vests, blue trousers and yellow leggings. not to speak of three- -cornered hat, with red and white plumes, have been part of the history of the country for two- thirds Of century. Three cheers for them were called for and given with will in nearly every block, and opposite the Catholic cathedral a bouquet of roses was thrown full on the drum carried by Edward Row ley, the SS- -year-old boy drummer and cap tain of the corps.
 Connecticut turned out less than 100 vet erans,
 Massachusetts was represented by thirty one posts. With Andrews post of Boston trotted along a little 6-year -old daughter of the regiment, with grlzzled comrade on either side as escort. h the New jer< sey division there were just ninety-two men in line. California and Nevada di- vided twenty-five between them. Maine showed up with fifty, Rhode Island with thirty.
 The parade was beginning to get monot- onous when the department of the Potomac created diversion with it's old guard, Kit Carson and Sumner posts. AS the guards' men passed St. Paul's Catholic church it's sexton, who was seated astride the cross at the top of the spire 250 feet from the side. walk, blew blast of greeting with trom- bone. The cornet of the zouave band re- sponded with "call to quarters' and the intrepid climber returned the recognition, while the crowds in the ueighborhood cheered and shouted themselves hoarse. The joint delegation of Virginia and North Carolina was forty strong, while that of Maryland was five less. Kentucky was represented by one post.
 Governor Alger marched with Detroit Post No. 3S4, the only representative from Michigan.
 Indiana made good showing with posts from Indianapolis, Fort Wayne aud six other points. The representation from the far western states and territories was nom- inal.
 The following division was composed of posts of the department of Pennsylvania. They comprise more than one-half of the total in line and were the redeeming feature of the parade.
 There were battle flags by the score, miniature cannon relics of the war of 1872, infantile zouaves, precocious regimental daughters and other light features that caught the crowd.
 Delays were numerous, and although there were less than 10, ,000 men in line, nearly four hours were occupied in passing a given point. The route lay through the principal streets of the city and across the Allegheny river to the City park. Here the column was reviewed by Commaoder- in Chief Adams, Governor Mckinley, Gov ernor Pattison. Gen. Daniel Sickles. Cor. poral Tanner and the state and city officials.