The Indianapolis journal., 1897-09-11

ers. bunting and other gaudy decorations
ADDED color TO the enlfvening scene, and all
the excitement and other usual features of
such an occasion characterized the after
noon.
The procession was strictly military in it's
character. 1t represented three distinct ele-
mentS of sOldiery. These were the veterans
@ Mno saw actudl nsnliHS Years ago, tHe
sons or these veterans who would be sol
dierS of the future if occasion arose and
the militia, the soldiers of the day, who
Governor. of the old soldiers there were
about two hundred in line, of the Sons of
Veterans about five hundred and of the
militia about two hundred This is a fair
estimate of the privates, but the officers
formed no mean part of the parade. They
were the ones who rode the spirited horses,
with drapings of gold and tinsel, and whose
gorgeous uniforms shone resplendent in the
sunlight. They numbered at least one hum
dred.
THE PARADE STARTS.
The formation of the procession was on
Alabama street. running north with Wash
ington The various divisions reported
promptly at their assigned quarters, and
the bugle call giving the command to
march was blown at o'clock sharp A
police platoon, under Captain Dawson, led
off, followed by Chief Marshal Harold c.
Megrew and his staff. Among the last to
arrive at the starting point was Comrade
Wheat, of Colonel Ruckle's staff He rode
horse that was thoroughly imbued with
the occasion, for it walked sideways and
danced in a way that aroused the levity of
the old vets, as well as the envy of the
Governor s staff AS it came prancing down
the line the G. A. r. boys bored the gray
haired equestrian with such remarks as
Take off your hats to Comrade Wheat"
Look out there, comrade, you've got
trampy horse. Hold her in-whoaw But
the horse continued to show off, unmind-
full of their thrusts, and wheeled into the
marching column, to be admired all down
the crowded line.
The chief marshaPs staff was composed of
the following gentlemen, on horseback:
Chief of staff, Colonel James r. Ross; ad
Jutant general, ID. M. Ransdell; aids, Cen
eral w. j. Mckee, Major c. B. lockwood,
Major II. r. Conde, Captain John Prinz,
Major G. w; Keyser, Major F. R. Charlton,
Colonel J. p Megrew, Major J. E. Miller,
Or. Robert Oliver w. N. Harding, Captain
Carr, Captain Homer Jones, lieutenant
tain III c. Adams, j: K. Sharpe, jr., Charles
l. BieIer, Sergeant Taylor Power, Sergeant
Fred Ross. Sergeant Otto Pfaflin.
The Governors staff came next in line
only the Governor was not there. AS he was
until 2:45 o'clock in the afternoon it de
volved upon Colonel Charles E. Wilson,
his private secretary. to represent him in
the parade. Colonel Wilson sought to find
Lieutenant Governor Haggard, to whom he
intended to resign the function but his
search was unsuccessful, .I don't know
but guess I'll get through the ordeal sue
cessfully" He did. Not only that, but
and fine form were the cynosure of all
eyes and the admired of all beholders He
rode alone, dis became the representative
OF executive authority, with no other horse
men within twenty-five feet, either front or
rear His horse. was a thoroughbred
and carried his horrors well.
THE GOVERNORS STAFF.
Colonel Wilson's staff was composed of
only about one-third of the Governors
staff. Their gold braid and elaborate ap-
following composed the staff: General
James K. Gore, adjutant general; General
B. A. Richardson, quartermaster general;
Colonel Charles E. Wilson, Colonel w. T.
Durbin, Colonel w. ]. Henley. Colonel o.
S. Runnels, Colonel George ]. Rockwell
Colonel William ]. Robie, Colonel James
r. Henry, Colonel A. K. Beardsley, Colonel
Charles Kahlo, Lieutenant Colonel Samuel
Murdoch, Lieutenant Colonel James E.
Roberts Lieutenant Colonel d. A. Coulter
LLleutenant Colonel w. I. Gott, Lieutenant
Colonel w. w. Rider, Lieutenant Colonel
9. {. Schroeder, Lieutenant Colonel A F.
Ramsay, Lieutenant Colonel Charles A.
Lieutenant Colonel w. c. Burk, Major r.
l. Kennedy, Major G.. w. Kreitenstein,
Major Hiram Rowland Major l.. r. Gig
nilliat, Major A: A. Trout.
The officers of the Sons of Veterans fol-
lowed the Governors staff, on foot They
We're as follows: General James Lewis
Rake, commander-in-chief,S Sons of Vete-
rams; Leo w. Kennedy, senior vice COM
mander-in-chief; r. NJ Buckley, junior
vice commander-in-chief H. II. Hammer,
adjutant general; Arthur p. Sphinx, inspec-
tor general; j. A. Mabbs, surgeon general;
c. Borin, council-n-chief; F. w. Myers,
council-in-chief; r. Lobenstein, quarter
master general; John Redmond Judge adj
vocate general; the Rev. Somerville Light
chaplain-in-chief; ]. H. Heine, council-in-
chief.
The escort of military, under command of
Colonel Harry B. Smith. came next in line,
headed by the When Band The following
companies participated
Company H, Second Infantry, I. NJ G.,
Lieutenant H. B. Mahan.
Company A, Second Infantry. 1. NJ G.,
Captain James Little.
Company ID, Second Infantry, /. n. G.,
Captain F. F. McCrea
First Sep. Company, I. N. G., Captain J.
Second Sep Company. I. N. G.. Captain
Jacob Porter.
Lieber Zouaves, Captain. Jacob Fox.
Indianapolis Light Artillery, Captain j. B.
Curtis, commanding.
THE OLD BOYS IN LINE.
The first division, composed of the G. A.
r. posts, followed the militia escort. Com
rade N r. Rucke was in command, with
the following staff: Chief of staff, John M
Bohmie; G. E. Merrifeld, c. S. Boynton.
James E. Twiname, James H. Porter Henry
Seaton, A. D. Shaw, A. M. Weed d. N.
I1uSS, d. y. II. d. MdKepedCe,
Carey Mcpherson, John w. Scott II. c.
Smith. w. E. Jeffries, Samuel Laing, Will
liam II. Calvert, II. c. Hollingsworth
Thomas Lewis, S. f. Collins, John f.
Henschen. Charles S. Darnell, NJ M Cum
mings, John NJ Paver, Charles M. Wheat,
Joseph E. Huseail, J. V. T. Hill.
The posts that turned out were: c. H
Thomas, Alvin L. Hovey, Joseph +. Gordon
and George Il. Chapman. there being about
two hundred veterans all told. Many of
them carried umbrellas to keep off the sun
and the perspiration rolled down many of
their faces
The second division was composed of the
delegates to the encampment and of num-
Indiana towns The division was COM
manded by Colonel Russell b. Harrison.
with the following staff: The Hon. Jesse
Overstreet. chief of staff: aids, Merrill
Moores, Colonel Frank Bowers r. A.
Brown, c. j. Russell, r. E. Springsteen
Meyers.
Wehrley's Louisville band followed. The
large beautiful flag of the national organi-
cation was carried in front of the division
and many banners of various camps were
scattered along the marching line. The
first camps were those under arms. John
Fowler Camp. No. II. of Louisville made
one of the best showings in the parade
Camp No. 10, of Louisville, a colored or
ganization had a splendid representa- tion
Cohn Camp, also of Louisville, had small
quota marching in the armed division. The
delegates, who followed the camp under
arms, numbered several hundred. Those
from Pennsylvania We're given the first
place, while following them came the rep
resentatives of New York. New England
Illinois. Michigan and remaining States
The delegates from Shelbyville, Noblesville