The herald., 1897-03-05

ade. and behind this Colonel Roland.
commander of the corps of United States
engineers and staff First the whole
great bod of military officers rested
Ike gigantic wedge with its apex
against the. broad front of dismounted
forces that followed. Leading these
were engineers with their banners, white
on scarlet field mingling its folds with
the Stars and Stripes that floated at its
side. rank and rank the dismounted
squares swept by, then another mounted
staff, that of Major Tracey, command
ing the Seventeenth United States in
fantry, whose full dress helmets gilt
tered as they swung In an oblique to gain
the center of the avenue. Behind them
came a dismounted regiment of United
States artillery under Col. F. l.. Guen-
Their Like a great thousand-legged
monster the regiment wound by, its
arms at carry. Then there was a
cheer that started with the Washing
tonians who knew them and was taken
up by the remainder of the crowd.
1t was the United States Marine band
so pieces strong, which broke into the
familiar strains of Columbia, the Gem
of the Ocean" This resplerdent section
of the parade was ore of the most strk-
ing pictures of the whole of the brilliant
military division. Behind the marines
followed the light artillery. under COM
mand of Major James Lancaster. and
then, with a ringing clash of hoofg the
Indian fighting troopers of the good old
Sixth cavalry, Col. Sumner commander,
rode by. sitting on their horses like cow
boys. Their orange plumes waved ard
tossed in the wind and their swords
flashed from hip to shoulder, while their
horses darced tc the music of the mount
ed regimental bard. Following this sec
tion of the parade came detachment
of 100 of the District of Columbia na-
tiona1 guard, under command of Col.
Cecil Clay.
SECOND DIVISION.
Next sweIt into view the second di-
vision, consisting of troops Of the ma
tional guard of the several states repre-
sented at the Inauguration. At their
head in many instances rode the COVER
nors of the states. Commanding this
division was Gov. Asa Bushnell, mar
shall with Gen. Axlirie as adjutant. 1t
comprised three brigades. In the first
were troops from Pennsylvania. New
Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and
Maryland. Gov. Bushnell himself re-
ceived an ovation as he headed the most
gorgeously attired staff in the whole line.
The governor wore high hat and a red.
white and blue sash, while his staff
wore black chapeaus.
The first organization in this line was
the Washington infantry OF Philadel-
phia, but the interest of the crowd was
distracted from the fine marching of
the company by Ire extraordinary per-
formance of musket jugglery rendered
by the leader of the band The New
Jersey organization and that of Connec-
ticut followed. Maryland probably
earned the distinction of muatering more
men In line than any other state, and
very proud looked Gov. Lowndes. in his
civilian attire, as he headed his cortin-
gent and his eye swept back over the
magnificent military assemblage that
marched along with machinelike pre-
cision to the strains of Maryland My
Maryland" while the crowd yelled in
The second brigade was made up of
military from six states, headed by Gen.
David S. Gordon as marshal. Five hum
dred of the New York national guard, all
of the Seventyfirst regiment swung
along with easy step at the head of this
brigade just behind Gov. Black. The
little Rhode Island showed up well.
Gov .Grout of Vermont led the third
brigade at the head of splendid battal-
ion. Gov. Tanner of Illinois made fig
ure mounted on a great bay horse, well
by his own gigantic figure
He wag cheered to the echo
Gov. Pingree of Michigan was another
popular idol. if the amount of enthus-
iasm caused by his appearance was any
criterion. About forty men made up an
old guard as his escort, with wands
bearing gigantic golden dollars.
A warm welcome was extended to Gen.
o. o. Howard as he rode at the head of
the third division, made up of veteran
such as the G. A. r. posts
and the Union Veteran legions.
North Dakota created laugh, repre-.
eented as it was by four men and huge
banner, looking very lonesome in the
middle of the street Following came
little girl in blue military cap, the tiny
daughter of the regiment, leading a
body of old veterans. She was greeted
with rapturous applause This wound
up the military grand division of the
parade and while there have been more
troops in line in an inaugural parade in
times gone by, everybody agreed that
in point of quality this display left moth
ing to be desired.
der the marshalshp of B. II. Warner
with Thomas c. Noyes, adjutant-gen-
eral. and Gen. Benjamin Butterworth,
chief of staff, followed by as many aides
as there was in the rest of the line. This
division was made up of organizations
from Delaware, Pennsylvania, New
Jeresy and Georgia. The first organiza-
Americus club of Pittsburg, opened
their red, white and blue umbrellas with
a concerted move as salute to the
president as they passed the stand.
Clad in gray macintosh, with blue
SASH came President Woedmansee of
the League of Republican clubs, bowling
right and left to the plaudits Of the
crowd. His personal escort was the
Young Mems Blaine club of Cincinnati.
an organization of 1000 members, of
whom 500 were in line. led by an auxil-
iary band. Their uniforms were brown
overcoats, with high white hats and
gold headed canes.
Hon, Murat Halstead of Ohio, with
purple ensashed staff, headed the second
division, which was led by the M S.
Quay club of Pennsylvania, colored
organization, in long minstrel over
coats and high hats. But the ovation
given to the distinguished marst.1 was
double discountAl by the applause
which broke loose as the Indian school
from Carlisle, Pa, came
tramping into view. The Indian boys
operated their own band, which in point
of noise stood we'll up in the list. The
point of their display, however, lay in
the unique industrial exhibit carried by
the $50 cadets.
Following the Indians there was an
other prolonged cheer as campaign
banner, stretched from wheel frame.
hove in sight. 1t bore the pictures of
Mckinley and Hobart and was labeled:
"The First Republics-' Campaign Ban
ner That Swung to a Southern Breeze"
Its attendants were the Atlanta Nc
kinley club.