The evening times., 1897-03-04

black asphalt for the faraway observer
After the veterans rode the two wee
Presidents, Hon. Adlai L. Stevenson and
Hon Garrett A Hobart. They had a hand
some carriage drawn by four horses.
With them were tlIe Senate Committee on
Arrangements These were Senators Sher-
man. Mitchell and Elkins Following rode
in several carriages the Cabinet OF the
Old administrators Carlisle, Fran
els. Harmon, Lamont, Herbert, Wilson and
Morton. Then came Major Generai Nelson
A. Miles. commander of the United States
Army. and with him Admiral Ramsey,
senior ON the naval rolls.
The second brigade in the division was
made ND OF tie district selaiers, under the
command OF Col. Cecil Clay with Lieut.
Col. Theodore Mosher as adjutant general
First in the line marched the Engineer
Corps, under Major Gilbert Thompson, a
yeIl-known face toinauguretion Gro wds, so
far as made UP of Washington citizens
The Engineers did themselves credit
nv their marching form. They were
uniformed, as were all the rest, in
the fatigue dress of the National Guard.
The regulations ID not allow them % appear
in public parade ON such an occasion In any
other dress This, of course. is true OF all
the other companies forming the, District
guard, and as a consequence thousands Or
visitors lost chance TO see the snowy
uniforms of red aud green and gold that
the Fencihles, the Emmets, the Light In
fantry and the Rifles are proud to display
when they have the opportunity.
The Engineers were succeeded by the
FIRST Regiment of Infantry, Lieut.. Col.
clifford s. Walton commanding, with
Iieut. Joseph W. Anderson as adjutant.
At the last inauguration Major Harrison
rode at the head OF this line
Leading the ,FiIst Battalion was the
slender form of Major Burton NJ. Ross, look
ing hardly a day older in appearance than
when he appeared in the same place -four
wears ago He has drilled several hundred
High School boys and settled their SQUAD
bfes as to rank. promotion, etc, since thai
time. nevertheless. He knows by looking
| at these Young fellows moving up the ranks
that he is older,
Another familiar face was that of Major
Richard T. O'Brien, commanding the Sec
ond Battalion, who was also in line fonl
rears ago. New in the role OF conImandeE
was Major Fred T, Wilson, who led the
Third Battalion,
Where Col Clay led four years ago
Lieut. Col NJ zEmnet Grell held the RAM
today at the head of the Second Regiment
|, Can't. James R. Mock was his adiutant, ant
| the hattaiions appeared as follows.
Fourth, Major Edward r. Campbell, COM
| manding
| Fifth, Capt. Guy e. Jenkins.
Sixth, Major George e. Barfsett
Nextto these naarchedthe First Separate
4 Battalion. 4colored men, under Major Ere,
] G. Revelis, whose 'soldierly bearing has
/ said a good word for his race at more
than one Inauguration.
Battery A, Light Artillery, under Capt
Helege e. Forsberg, attracted much at
! tention. 1t was the only reminder there was
of the famous Troop A., which held the
1 first Mace in the line of District troops a
the Cleveland inauguration, and has beer
so much in the public eye during the pas
] four wears The artillery always makes q
/ handsome showing in a parade There Ii
never very much OF it, and the fieldpieces
have a promise OF execution that is 81
impressive reminder OF grim things in war