The morning times., 1897-03-05

special aides, and were also finely mounted
After the aides came Troop A, OF Cleye-
land, Ohio, the personal escort of the
President. This troop has come to be
known as the BLACK Horse Cavalry" 1t
was the conspicuous figure Of the first
division.
The cavalry were handsomely uni formed
and mounted Their uniform was a black
CoSSach shake, with a red flap trimmed in
gold hanging to one side and i black
alSretse in front; dark-blue cavalry blouse
I trimmed and laced across the front with
gold braid and cords; tight riding breeches.
trifle lighter shade Of blue than the
coats, with a narrow yellow stripe down
the sides; patent leather riding boots
reaching to the knee, and gold spurs They
were handsomely ACQUIRED sabres bright
and flashing, buckles, belt, and cartridge
boxes of the finest make
The horses We're superb and won as
much admiration as their gallant riders
Coal black stations, every one Of them
and not half a hands difference in height
between any two horses in the trooD.
Ihey pranced and swrled, champing their
DTS and playfully tossing their heads The
wind caught the white foam from their
mouths and tossed 1t upon their brea SITS
and sides, where it glistened like a snow
flake upon a surface of black velvet
The men rode like centaurs, their heads
erect and their yellow gauntlets barely
touching the bride reins. The horses
trappines glittered in the sunlight as they
moved up the Avenue, making picture Of
living gold and black, a symphony of NOV
ing, breathing color.
The officers Of the troop are as follows.
Past captains, George A. Garretson, Jacob
B. Perkins and Charles c. Bolton: officers
captain, Il. E. Burdick; first lieutenant.
Henry W. Corning; second lieutenant, vii.
liam NJ. Schofield.
The Presidents carriage followed imme-
diately in the wake of his escort 1t was
drawn by four horses under the guidance
OF the White House coachman This car
mage contained President Mckinley, ex-
President Grover Cleveland. on his left:
Senator John Sherman, Of Ohio, and Sen
ator Mitchell, of Wisconsin. On each side
OF the carriage almost touching it, was
President McKinley's body guard of eight
private detectives. Just outside of these
rode mounted policeman on each side.
Riding slightly In advance, ON each side
and short way behind the carriage, were
the officers of Troop A
Then came the detachment Of veterans
from President McKinley's own regiment,
the Twenty third Ohio Volunteers, as a
guard Of honor" bearing their battle
scared flag before them
The veterans were dressed in dark Clothes
and wore large white badge upon the left
breast They marched with a firm, proud
step and were cheered heartily as they
moved down the Avenue.
The officers of the regiment are Gen
Robert T Kennedy, Gen. w. @. Lyons, Gen.
j. L. Botsford, Col. Cyrus W Fisher, Col.
w. Fl. zimmerman, Capt. E. A. Abbott,
Capt. John S. Ellen, Capt Harrison G.. Otis,
Lieut.. William P. Chamberlin, Lieut.. Cyrus
W. Hubbard Lieut.. Ben Killam, Lieut.. A.
c. Fiske, Lieut.. Charles Willard, Lieut.. Mar
tin V. Ritter, Lieut.. Milton B. De Shong
and Lieut.. Thomas Stevens
Vice President Hobart's carriage came
next, and contained the new Vice Presi-
dent, exVice President Stevenson, Senator
Elkins and Capt. Eastman, of Ohio This
was followed by carriages containing Gen.
Miles and staff, Admiral Brown, md staff.
and the members of the retiring Cabinet
This ended the President s escort.
Gen. Granville NJ. Dodge chief marshal
of the grand military division, with his
staff, followed close behind the Pres
ident's escort. His staff was made I'D
of officers of the regular Army and of
the National Guard of various States.
They wore gorgeous uniforms belonging
to their respective States and comma nds,
were well N mounted, and made a pleasing
picture as they swung into Pennsylvania
avenue.
Gen. Dodge wore a sash of red and
white, and his staff and aides a sash
OF blue The staff and aides were: Gen.
A J. HickeDlooper, chief of staff: Col
Joseph P. Sanger, U. 8. A., adjutant