St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-12
BOYS IN BLUE MADE A FINH
SHOWING LAST -
NIGHT.
FIRST REGIMENT OUT
IN FULL FORCE, INCLUDING ST
PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS y
BATTERIES =
AND PART OF THIRD REGIMENT
Col. McC. Reeve Commanded the
Forces, Accompanied by His
STAFF Officers. J

The entire First regiment N. G. 8.
M, including Battery A of ST. Paul
and Battery B of Minneapolis, turned
out on parade last night Their num-
Der was augmented by two COM
panies Of the Third regiment, Cem-
pany E of Merriam Park, and Com
pany B of Anoka. There were in all
about 600 men in line 1t would be
impossible, however, to estimate the
number Of people who witnessed the
parade. The sidewalks along the
line of march were completely hid
den from view by the enormous
crowds. 1t is certain that the spec
tators outnumbered the thousands
who beheld the bicycle parade Of
the previous evening.
The regiment formed on Sixth
A platoon of ten mounted policemen
proceeded in advance in order to
clear the way. The procession was
headed by the Fort Smelling military
band. Then came the citizen SOL
diers of the state of Minnesota, 600
strong under the leadership of Col.
c. McC. Reeve, accompanied by his
staff. Every company in the First
regiment was literally represented.
The four st. Paul companies-name-
ly, G, D, E and H-mustered about
sixty men each. Companies A, B, F.
and I, of Minneapolis, also made an
excellent showing.
The first battalion, under command
of Maj. Price, of st. Paul, comprised
companies c, D, E and H of st. Paul
and Company K of Saltwater, while
Companies A, B, F and 1 of Mime
apolis, Company G of Red Wing, and
the two Third regiment companies
formed the Second battalion, which
Capt. Diggies, of, Minneapolis, COM
manded, in the absence of Majs
AmeS.
BATTERY A IN LINE. -
Battery A of ST. Paul, forty-five
strong, commanded by ieut. Rooch,
made splendid appearance and re-
ceived applause all along the line.
Battery B of Minneapolis was pre-
ceded by it's own band. The two
batteries were under command Of
Maj. Libbey.
The march began shortly after $50
p. m. The route, which varied some
what from that pursued by the BIZ
cycles on Tuesday night, was as fol-
lows:
From the armory down Sixth
street to st. Peter, thence to Fifth,
thence to Wabasha, along Wabasha
to Seventh, down Seventh to Broad
way, thence to Sixth, up Sixth to
Sibley, along Sibley to Fourth, up
Fourth to Robert, along Robert to
Sixth and thence up Sixth street to
the armory. where the parade ended.
The commanding officers who ap-
peared in the parade were Col. G.
McC. Reeve and his staff, consisting
of Lieut.. Col. Bronson, of saltwater;
Adjt. Palmer, of Minneapolis, and
Lieutenants Smith and Rochat. Cap
tains Bean, Bork, Robinson and
Monfort, of the ST. Paul companies,
were in line, as were Captains Minty.
Diggles and Robedeau, of the Mime
apolis companies. Capt. Bartlett and
Capt. Clarkson commanded the two
Third regiment companies from
Anoka and Merriam Park.
The people enjoyed the parade and
wished that a whole brigade had
participated in it instead of one regi-
ment. The boys marched we'll and
the Fort Smelling band. as usual, re-
fiected great credit upon itself.
INCIDENT OF THE PARADE.
When the crowds were massing on
Sixth street a few minutes previous
TO the parade last night, a chorus Of
cries from the hundreds of street
urchins announced the approach Of
the central station patrol wagon,
which came dashing down Sixth street
at a break-neck gait. 1t turned on
Minnesota and went half way up to-
wards Seventh, followed by hundreds
of curious people. The advance guard
of urchins preceded it on its return,
and as it hove in sight, cry of COM
passion arose from the hundreds. The
prisoner was a cute little baby, which,
perched upon officer Gibbons knee,
looked the perfect picture of content
ment and gazed wonderingly out on the
crowds.
Poor little thing" cried the women,
and when the wagon Vopped for a
moment at the corner, the women and
children gathered around it showering
all sorts of sympathetic remarks on
the youngster. The child herself was
the most unconcerned of the lot and
smiled happily when the wagon
whirled away towards the station.
Everybody knew that there was a
frantic mother somewhere on the
streets. The baby was neatly dressed
and wore cute little baby hood of
red and white. Later on the child was
reclaimed by her happy parents at the
central station, and, when she is older
she will perhaps be told how when a
little mite of a thing she created a sem
sation on the crowded thoroughfare
of a great city.
TONIGH1"S PARADE.
The attraction in the city tonight
will be the firemen's parade. 1t is eX-
pected to excel in appearance any
ever given in the Northwest, it is said.
Forty-seven pieces of apparatus will
be in line, decorated with lights. Ac-
companying the apparatus will be 125
horses and 200 men.