Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-03-05
The Grand Parade.

From the nature Of the days proceed
ings there were practically two professions,
though al the close they merged into one
massive and impressive body, part military,
part civic. The escort, largely military,
hut also consisting Of governors of differ
enr States and other distinguished guests
of honor, which accompanied the President
and Presi,iC0t 0t-elect to the Capitol, naturally
formed in the Immediate vicinity Of the
White House. Ths civic organizations
which followed the President and EXPIRES
dent on their return journey from the Cap
itol TO the White House wo-e formed on
streets adjacent to the Capitol gtounds.
The military division was headed Nv the
grand marshal, his staff and aids. 800 iE
number, selected from all the states in the
Union, all finely mounted. BY a happy
thought invitations had been extended to all
the living sons of those who had served as
the nations chief executive, and L. :.
Grant, 81, Webb p. Hayes, Harry A. Gar
field, Chester A. Arthur and Russell Har-
rison served as special aids on the occasion.
President-elect Mckinley, who had left
his suite Of rooms at the E0bitt House suf-
iiciently early to pay his call of ceremony
on the retiring President, was driven to
the White House, escorted by the sSenate
committee appointed for that purpose,
where, in one Of the handsome state apart
ments, he was received and welcomed by
President Cleveland and his cabinet. Then
the two Presidents descended the White
House steps and together entered four
horse carriage, Mr.. Cleveland sitting to the
right, and, amid the booming of cannon,
the clatter of cavalry, the deep rumble of
artillery, the measured tramp of many
columns of infantry, and the blare of in
Vulnerable bands, the march TO the Cap
itol began. In another four-horse car
riage following the President rode Vice
President-elect Hobart and the senators
deputed to escort him to the scene of his
future duties. Then in long stream of
carriages came the distinguished guests
The Presidents personal escort was
Troop a of Cleveland, eighty cavalrymen,
mounted on coal-back chargers, and. still
more interesting, a detachment of grlzled
veterans from the Twenty-third Ohio Vol
unteers, Major McKinley's old regiment.
General Miles commanding the United
States army, and Rear Admirable George
Brown, ranking officers of the navy, in
full uniform, rode Immediately after the
presidential party. The second brigade of
the first division consisted of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia.
A more brilliant and inspiring scene
than this part of the pageant presented
could hardly be pictured. The yellow
pumes, scarlet-lined cloaks and brilliant
blue tunics of the cavalry; the huge black
bearskin shakos and snow white trousers
of the National Guard; the gayly capari-
soned and goldbedecked white-plumed
officers of the staff; the vivid crimson and
gold. d.laced coats of the famed Marine band,
contrasting with the blue uniforms of the
Marine corps, and the picturesque sailor
costumes of the jack-tars, formed a con-
stantly changing kaleidoscope picture of
flashing light and color, beautiful to wit
ness.
The second division of the parade
(Which, by a change of arrangements, did
not fall into line until the return from the
Capitol was not secondary to the first in
public interest, except that it lacked the
presence of a president to be and a presi-
dent that had been. In lieu thereof il
presented TO the admiring plaudits of the
crowd the governors of nine great states,
each escorted by a gorgeously uniformed
staff and detachments from the National
Guards of their states. AT the head of
the division, a fitting honor to the state
from which the President-elect was chO-
sen, rode Governor Asa A. Bushnell OF
Ohio as marshal. Then followed Gov
ernor Lowndes of Maryland, Governor
Black of New York, Governor GrOut of
Vermont, Governor Tanner of Illinois,
Governor Drake of Iowa and Governor
Schofeld of Wisconsin.
Governor GTout, who was at the head
of the third brigade in this division
rode a white horse while his staff were
mounted on handsome black horses. The
appearance of the detachment of four
infantry companies, the Estey Guard OF
Brattleboro being among them, each of the
Vermonters wearing the typical sprig OF
evergreen, was one of which all visiting
residents of the Green Mountain state had
reason to be proud.
At the head of the third and last division
of the military parade rode General How
ard, and after him marched the grizzlet
veterans of the Grand Army, many o.
whom had served under him at Gettysburg
and Chattanooga.
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