The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-15
LARGEST PARADE IN YEARS.
A LINE OF 1.20O MEN N BRIGADE
FORMATION.

The Parade Formed at south Broad
and Bull and Marched 10 the Park
Extension-In Charge Of Col. Cor
don as Acting Brigadier General.
A Brigade Review on the Grounds
Before Col. Gordon and Stan-Au
Inspiring sight for American
Hearts-A ReEimentaI Dress Pa
rade by the visiting Companies
and the Cadets.
Savannah has not seen such martial
array as that Of yesterday since the Chat
ham Artillery's centennial was celebrated
in 1856.
Column after column. infantry. cavalry
and artillery. gathered TO the inspiring
strains OF recent martial airs and marched
past adm.ring crowds, which lined the
streets from South Broad 10 the park. and
warmly cheered each command as il
passed.
But the grandest sight was at the pa
rade ground. where 100 soldiers passed
in brigade review, and where 1000 people
cheered Justify each company as it passed
the reviewing officers with salute.
Every command turned out It's fuu
strength, except those on the sick list OF
necessary leave of absence. Every ON
Ger was ia his place, and every feature
moved smoothly and without a flaw.
Could they witness such an example OF
voluntary military devotion, the Spanish
cortes would vote more appropriations
for coast defense. and England would hes
itate before rejecting arbitration on the
Venezuelan question.
At o'clock military men Of all COM
mands were on the streets, Fastening 10
their armories, and soon the armories
were alive with soldiers preparing for
the assembly. The concession on the part
Of the merchants and railroad offices was
a necessary and timely one. Nearly all
Of the stores in the city were closed,
and none were open In the business Sec
ton. This enabled every company to turn
out pretty near its fun strength, and
the strong military spirit was evident in
SHat everybody who could possibly turn
out did So
BY $3.50 o'clock the commands began to
take up the march from their armories to
get in position for the parade. The cav
airy was the first to move and took posi-
ton on Montgomery street. with the
right resting on Liberty, from where il
marched before the parade began down
Liberty to Jefferson, TO South Broad,
where II took position on the left of the
local commands.
The First regiment infantry, the First
Battalion infantry, the Chatham Artillery
and the First Regiment Cavalry took pO-
sition on South Broad street. facing north.
with right resting on Bull street. They
were on South Broad, west of Bull, while
Maj. karow's command, with the batLal-
lion Of naval reserves on the left. took
position on South Broad. east Of Bull.
Col. w. W. Gordon, acting as brigadier
general, was stationed with his STAN at
South Broad and Bull streets, where the
g.
ported to him on arrival. II was about
4:30 o'clock, when Mai. Karow's command
arrived from Camp Gordon, headed by
the Mount Pleasant field band and the
Fourth Brigade band from Charleston.
Inc paraue did not start until nearly
O'Clock. Two hours before this the crowds
had begun to gather on the streets. and
especially In the neighbOrhOOd of South
Broad and Bull. Several policemen were
required 10 keep back the people and give
the soldiers room. Some $500 or 10000
people lined the streets all the way to the
PARK, crowding and cheering and all look
ing for the best position IN which 70 eaten
a glimpse Of the passing soldier boys.
There is nothing that brings the SaVan-
nah people out Ike the military and when
they have with them several thousand Vis-
itors to swell the thrOng, the observers, as
Well as the observed, make sight worth
The column began to move about 1850
O'Clock, marching out Bull street to the
left OF the squares TO CASTOR, to Drayton,
10 New Houston and into the grounds al
the entrance near New Houston and
DraytOn street corner. The order Of march
of the commands with the number of men
IN each and the officers was as follows:
Squad Of policemen under command OF
Sergt. killOurhy.
Col. W. w. Gordon. acting brlgadier
general, and stan, Lieut.. oscar j. Brown,
inspector general and acting assistant add
JuLant general. Mai. T.. l.. Galloway OF
the governors staff; Capt w. W. Owens,
surgeon First Regiment Cavalry; Capt j.
G. Jarrea, surgeon First regiment intan-
Try.
- d .
Infantry and staff, Capt. and Adjt r. q.
"A. O'Byrne.
First Regiment Infantry, First bat
TALON, in command Capt. John tlannery,
acting major; Irish Jasper Greens, in COM
officers; German Volunteers, N command
Capt. Henry kolshorn, 70 men and Off
GERS; Republican Blues in command Capt
w. y. Dixon, % men and officers Sec
ond battalion, in command Capt. ". s.
Rockwell, acting major; OglethOrpe Light
Infantry, divided into two companies, the
rrst company being in command of Lieut.
7. II, McLaws, and the second company
in command of Lieut.. c. f. Law, go men
and officers in ranks; Savannah Cadets,
divided into two companies, the hrst in
command of Lieut.. r. +. Lowell and the
second in command of Lieut.. r. 5. Nell,
Il men and officers in ranks. Capt. J. f.
Brooks Joined his command at the
Middiefon's band.
Lieut. Col William Garrard OF the First
battalion and STAFF, Lieut. j. NJ. Bryan,
inspector of rife practices; Lieut.. j. f.
kollock, qucrtermaster; Lieut. L. +.
Welch, surgeon; Lieut.. Davis Freeman,
adjutant, and by invitation, Col Harry
c. Fisher Of Newman and Col. II. NJ. Com
er, Jr., of the governors STAFF.
First Battalion Infantry Georgia Vol
unteers, Company 3 in command Capt
Thomas Screven, 46 men and officers
Company c in command Capt George r.
Cam, IS men and officers; Company ID in
command Capt. w. w. Mackall 80 men
and officers; Company A in command
Capt w. w. Williamson, a men and off
GERS.
Maj. Edward Karow. acting colonel in
command of the regiment composed OF
the visiting troops, and staff Capt. John
T. Roman quartermaster First Lieut.. O.
a. Weaver, surgeon third battalion, ID. G.
n G., and acting surgeon at Camp Cor.
don and Lieut.. W. r. Leaken, commisary
first battalion infantry.
Mount Pleasant Field Band of Wash
ington With a pieces.
Fourth Brigade Band of Charleston
with sixteen pieces, in charge Sergt. Con
don, L. s.. A.
Capt. Edgar a. Shilling acting major
first battalion, Lieut.. w o. d. Rockwell