The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-02
ALh HANDS ON DECK
NAVAL VETERANS RESPOND TO
THE CALL FOR THE FIRST
PARADE,
MOVED PROMPTLY ON TIME.
ESTABLISHING A PRECl DENT FOR
TODAY'S MARCH WORTHY OF
OBSERVANCE.
A FINE MILITARY APPEARANCE
Was Presented by This, the First
of the Street Displays This
Week.

Very creditable to the management
of the committee on parades and re-
views, indeed, was the precision with
which the first march was begun. 1t
was that in honor of the Naval Vet
Grams and ex-Prisoners of War, both
of which organizations will be partici-
pants in the great parade of today,
but who had a parade of their own OF
no mean dimensions. Heaven smiled
on this, the first street pageant of en-
campment week, and the sun smiled
warmly without being oppressive In
the ardor Of his favor. 1t was fortu-
nate, perhaps, for the old guard is not
as strong on its feet as it used to was
once, and neither sea legs nor land
legs are fitted nowadays for arduous
service
They were escorted by the local Sons
of Veterans and troops from Fort Smell
ling, the procession forming in the
following order:
The Third regiment regulars formed
at Laurel and Western, the Naval Vet
Grams at Ashland and Western. the ex
Prisoners Of War on Holly and West
ern, and the Sons of Veterans on Ash
land and Western.
In the first division there were eight
companies from Fort Smelling, number
ing between $50 and 50O who came by
train from the fort. Both officers and
men wore the full dress uniforms.
The first battalion was commanded
by Brevet Major Hale and the second
battalion by Major M. Sanno. Lieut.
Col. Moale was assistant commander.
The companies were Differed as fol-
lows: t'-
A-Capt. M. Hanny
D-Capt. w. Gerlach, Second Lieut..
j. F. Moore.
HCule.
G-Battalion Commander Josenb
Hale, First Lieut. Mccoy; Second
Lieut.. M. Baker, battalion adjutant.
B-Capt. Arthur Williams; First
Lieut.. w. P. French, second battalion
adjutant, and Second Lieut.. Smith.
Capt. Fayette Roe
F-Capt. L. W. Cook, Second Lieut..
]. Bugge.
E-Lieut. Francis Fremont.
First Lieut.. J. H. McRae was ree-i-
mental adjutant
A signal corps of six men was in
charge OF Lieut.. Soule. These were In
their field uniforms and appeared in the
parade on their bicycles, the latter
being equipped with flag stats and
photographs for long distance signal
ing. The members of the signal corps
We're: Joseph Poetzel, Co. H; Fred
Mayhugh, Co. H; William Wartman.
Co H; L. G. McBurney, Co. G; w. a.
fitzgerald, Co. F; Lawrence Cook.
Co. E A'
Inc naval veterans made I'D the sec
ond division and were in two sections.
Inc first section was composed of the
minnesota naval veterans, principally
from st. Paul and Minneapolis, and
numbering about $50, in charge Of Com
mander j. F. r. Foss, of Minneapolis.
Eight past acting officers headed the
line of naval veterans. as follows.
Capt. j. c. Bragg, Past Rear Admiral
r. 3. Allen, of Connecticut; r. w. Foss.
of Duluth; William Simmons, of Phila-
delphia; w. D. Woodwork, Rockford.
III; John Black. Marion, Ind; Phil Ha-
ger, Louisville, KY, and James A.
Miller, of Philadelphia.
1t was expected that double the num-
Der of veterans would have attended
and joined the parade, but MANY of the
veterans are incapacitated from march
ing by reason of physical infirmities
The second section of the naval vet
Gins WIS SolIipOSeQ OF the OrEaniZa-
lions outside of the Twin Cities. Most
OF the members are we'll along in
years, but they made a fine appear
ance IN their natty suits of blue. set
out with the insignia of their respect-
I've offices held during the war;
The two largest and most important
organizations in the second section
were the Farragut association, Naval
Veterans No. 1, of PHILADELPHIA. and
the D. D. Porter association, of Louis
vile, Ky.
The Farragut post, which is certainly
a handsome body of men, was com
manded by Capt. George L. Seavey.
past commander of Farragut Post 6O2.
and captain of the Illinois Naval Vet
eran association. The latter organiza-
ton was also in line, among the most
notable of its members being Capt.
Hopkins, Capt. Gooding. Chief Engi-
neer Christian, Secretary Trip, Lieut..
Vincent and Lieut. Smith.
Several of the men, full of the spirit
OF the occasion. appeared in the ranks
In the garb of the blue jackets, wear
ing the sailor hat, blue shirt, knife
laniard about the neck and the blue
trousers f1aring wide at the bottom.
one OF these was Thomas J. Buckley.
OF Racine, Wis, who was captain of
the forward pivot gun of the Kear-
sarge in the memorable sea fight be-
tween the Kearsarge and the Alabama