Evening star., 1897-03-04


Huntington. Miss Mary McWflliams. Can
ton, Ohio S. ID. Dickinson, Jersey City;
John w. Grggs Paterson, N. j.; Hobart
futile. Paterson n j.; Edward ,, T. Bell,
son. N. j.; D. a. Loring, New York; VIM.
Barbour New York: J. J. McDavitt, Pater-
son. n. j.; J. Frank Fort. Newark, n j..
and John H. Hopper. Paterson. N. j.
FORMATION OF TILL PARADE.
How the Great Procession Moved
From the Capitol
The second brigade of the first division
formed on street north between lst AMI
ID streets cast. The morning march up 20
the Capitol created block in the line, and
it was some time later than Anticipated
when the first company Of the brigade
made its appearance
There was some change in the personnel
of the staff of the brigade. Gel. David $.
Gordon. L. s ~. retired formerly in com
mand at Fort Myer. was the marshal of
the brigade Col. Clarence Moore was
chief Of staff. while Capt. Wilcox of the
9th cavalry. was adjutant general Ths
aids were Gels. S. E. Redfern and s. J.
Huyck and Capt. Thomas B. Smith.
Vermont was to have taken a part in
this brigade. but before the formation gave
notice that it would not show up. The bat
talon, 1st Regiment, Col. George H. Boyd
commanding. and Companies A. 1. K and
of the 1st Regiment of the Green noun
tain state We're scheduled to appear in the
line. The reason given for the refusal to
participate was on account of the position
given IN line.
The :stalwar; republicans of the state felt
sighted that their place in the march
should be behind Virginia which was re-
1arded hotbed of democracy, with
only limited number of adherents to the
doctrines of the grand old party. The
place IL lire in the parade in the division
was based on the date of the admission of
the states to the Union.
The Virginia representatives were the
hrst soldiers Of the second brigade, first di-
vision. to appear. Their place in line was
published to be in the rear of New York
but the marshal placed them ahead of the
soldiers from the empire state. The Vir-
sinians considered this 4 compliment, and
felt highly flattered The old dominion sol
dierS in the second brigade consisted of
Companies d and f, 1st Regiment National
Guard. of Richmond. Capt. Cunningham,
commanding. There were 165 men in line.
preceded by the Isl Regiment Drum Corps.
The companies made good appearance.
The Veterans in Blue.
The first brigade of the third grand mill
tary division commenced to form at 1st
and 3 streets southeast about II o'clock
Chas. Summer Post, No. .. was the first or
ganization to arrive. and they were quickly
followed by others. until at o'clock near
ly every organza ton was in position. ready
to take up the line Of march when the
second division passed down the avenue.
The crowds al this point were not as large
as at othe- places along the line In fact
east of the Capitol but few people Were
moving. Gen. o. Q. Howard. L. S. A, re-
tired, and his staff were the first to move
into line, the Department of the Potomac
G. A. r., heading the brigade.
The second brigade of the third division
commenced to form about noon. o. z.
Morton Post No. 4. was the first organi-
zaticn to arrive at the assembling point
In short while, however, the square be-
tween I'd and Sd streets on A street be-
gan to fill with veterans and sons of vet
Ell ans. The Junior Marine Fife and Drum
Corps, composed Of small boys, none over
ten years of age, attracted a great deal of
attention at this rendezvous. The second
brigade swung around I'd street into Penn
sylvania avenue just as the first brigade
moved off All moved with promptness
and precision, showing good knowledge
as to the general order for moving the
big parade.
The second division. which was composed
of visiting posts was headed by Gen.
Thomas J. Cannon. ma tional commander.
The crowds east of the Capitol very
small, and all seem to be moving to the
ives: front, SO as to view the parade as an
entirety.
The Civic Formation.
People began to assemble on New Jersey
AMI Delaware avenues as early as o'clock
his morning, and by the time that the first
| were many thousands on the avenues
| named and the contiguous streets.
At times it was almost impossible to move
| the electric cars through the dense throng.
but the efforts of the police on duty there,
aided by some of the officials of the railroad
company, proved efficacious in getting the
trains through without accident.
The number Of people carried to the Capt
| tol by both the Metropolitan Electric and
Capital Traction companies was beyond all
precedent for a similar occasion and during
a corresponding number of hours, and there
were so many who gathered on East Capt.
| tol street for the purpose of going up town
| to see the parade from that part Of the city
| that it was utterly impossible for the Met
ropolitan to accommodate them.
Despite the great size of the throng, i;
was a good-natured one, and it obeyed the
orders of the officers of the law to move
| back in order to allow the paraders 20 pass
| to the places assigned them for forming
test murmur.
Ia Front of the Capitol.
The scene at the west front of the Cap
| itol was one of hustle and activity. Thou
sands of people of every conceivable de-
scription forged and pushed their way to
| the curbs on the avenue and 1st street,
| while thousands more, taking advantage
of the apparent indifference of the police
| feet deep outside the curbs. Hours pre-.
vious to this ropes had been stretched on
Pennsylvania avenue, but the surging, Os-
! cillating masses of humanity paid more
| heed to these supposed barriers than they
| did to the admonitions given them by The
| Star regarding the police regulations gov
! erning the clearing of the line of march
| Those Of the people who had maliciously
| and stubbornly persisted in infractions OF
| the regulations, thereby hoping to gain
| points of vantage, found their hopes short
| lived.
| Shortly after 10 o'clock Lieut. Kelly OF
| the sixth precinct arrived on the scene IN
! the patrol with a squad of officers, and
| these. augmented by detailed officers and
| specials galore already on the spot, but
| up to this time inactive, proved adequat teIy
| capable of handling the obstreperous mul.
| titude.
| In less than ten minutes, so thorough
was the work of the officers, the avenue
was cleared, and presented to one looking
| west to the Treasury Department an unoh-
| structed view of the great expanse OF
| smooth asphalt, lined on either side by q
| solid wall of expectant and enthusiastic
| humanity.
| Shortly after the resonant tones of the
! first few guns of the national salute an
| Eouncing the departure of the presidential
! party from the White House. and beginning