San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-04


westward the decorations fade gradu-
ally away.
Between and 10 O'Clock the process
sion began To formulate itself and I'M
der the chief marShal-which position
had this year been entrusted TO the
able hands of Gen. Horace POrter-it
soon became ready to escort the out
going president TO the stopping place
of the preSideut-elect. from whence
the ride was made down Pennsylva-
MIA avenue under the escort of repre-
ScntativeS from the several states. in
order of their admission TO the Union.
The division constituting the presi-
dCnt-elect'S escort to the capitol was
composed of the brigadier of United
States forces and the brigade of the
| District of Columbia, the whole
amounting TO about 5000 men. They
moved in the following order:
Platoon of 30 mounted police, Gov
ernOrs band of 30 pieces, grand mar
shall, Gen. Horace Porter and staff,
\. Noel Blackman, chief of staff; Col.
| IL. G. Corbin, L. :. \. adjutant gen
cral; Capt. John \. Jones, L. :. \.
chief of aides. Mounted aides and
special aides, 200.
First diviSion-Gen. Wesley Merritt,
L. $. A.. marshal; Col. J. b. BabcOck,
Us. A., adjutant general. Aides-FirSt
IieutenantS J. II. TrOthre. L. $. A.,
Harry c. Hale, L. 5. A., T. Bentley,
| L. :. \.
First brigadier, L. 5. A., forces, Col.
John :. Poland. L. :. A., commanding
Statf-FirSt LieutenantS RObt.W Dow
dy, L. :. \. and VIM. c. Wren, t.. $.
\.
Battalion of engineers. L. :. A.. 800
men, Major John G. ID. knight, L. $.
Accommodating. Staff-First Lieuten-
ants, VIM. Craighill, L. s. A., +. \.
Van Lucas. Seventeenth L. 5. \. in
fantry. % men. Major +. Z. Tracey
L. :. \. commanding and staff; regi-
ment L. s. \. artillery, 400 men; Col.
| +. l.. Gunther L. $. \ commanding
and staff; regular L. s. \. marines,
40 men; Lieut.. Col J. II. HigbeP, L.
s. y. commanding.
First battalion, Major b. l.. Meade,
commanding.
Second battalion. Major c. +. Will
| liamS. commanding.
Third battalion, Capt. +. X. Robin
son. commanding.
| Battalion. L. :. Seamen, 800 men,
| ing and STAFF.
Battalion light artillery. $50 men,
Major Jas. 4. Lancaster. L. s. A..
commanding.
Light battery +, First artillery,
Capt. Allyn CaprOn. commanding.
Light-battery ID, Fifth artillery.
Capt. Frank Thorpe, commanding.
| Regiment L. s. A. cavalry. 800 men,
| Col. s. s. Summers. L. s. A, command
ing. Staff. First LieutenatnS Geo. II.
Sands and RObt l.. HOwse, L. 5. \.
Troop 4. of Cleveland. Ohio, with
| 100 men. Capt Russell .Burdick, COM
handing. personal escort TO the pres
| ident-electO
The president and president-elect,
attachment of veterans of 23rd Ohio
| Volunteers.
The vice-preSident-elec and the Sen
ate committee of arrangements,
Mcssrs. Sherman. of Ohio; ElkinS. Of
West Virginia, and Mitchell. of Ore
gon.
Members Of the cabinet.
Major Gen. Miles commanding the
army.
The senior admiral of the navy.
Second brigade-District of Column
bia National Guards. Col. Cecil Clay
commanding. 1000 men. Lieutenant
Col Theo. Moshier, adjutant general.
Engineer corps, Major Filber
Thompson. commanding.
First regiment infantry, Lieut.. Col.
Clifford s. Walter. commanding; Lieu
tenant JOS w. Anderson, adjutant.
First battalion, Major Burton NJ.
Ross, commanding.
Second battalion, Major Richard y.
O'BTien. commanding.
Third battalion, Major T. Frcd.Wil-
son, commanding.
Second regiment infantry ,Liuet. Col.
NJ. Emmett Urell. commanding; Capt.
Jas. ii. Mock, adiutant.
Fourth battalion, Major Edward K.
Campbell, commanding.
Fifth battalion, Capt. GOldiP Jer-
kinS. commanding.
Sixth battalion, Major Geo. f. Bart
lett commanding.
First separate battalion, Major Fred
c. Revella. commanding.
Battery A, Light artillery, Capt.
Hedge &. FOrbOrg. commanding.
First separate company cavalry
First Lieut.. Chas. Beatty, command
ing.
Ambulance corps. First Lieut.. War
rem ID. Files. commanding.
Second separate company cycle
Capt. S. H. Virgins, commanding.
High School Cadets. regiment of in
fantry, Col. Frank C. Daniel. COM
manding; Lieut.. c. f. y. Julien. adiu-
tant.
First battalion Major ]. n. Hoover,
Jr.. commanding.
Second battalion. Major ]. S. Miller,
commanding.
COlOred high school battalion. Major
C. Il. Wormsley, commanding: Lieut.
VIM. o. Davis. adjutant.
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