The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-30
PARADE WAS GRAND.

PARADE WAS GRAND.
Thousands Witness This Feature of
the Days Celebration.
The casual visitor in the vicinity Of
Hlce park yesterday afternoon would
nave been at a loss to have told wheth3
er there had been issued a call foS
rroops to go to the front, or simply for
d monster May party. Scarcely had
the residents in the netghborheod risen
from their luncheon when the streets
began to take on a gala appearance.
There was the martial music of gailv
uniformed bands, mixed with the unre.
strained shouts Of a thousand ioyous
school children. Later along came tha
d1gn1tied young men who make up the
states military organizations. measur.
ing tread with the loyal veterans who
long years ago bade farewell to their
homes and dear ones to maintain the
honor and dignity of the nation ina
occasion for all this was the Memorial
day parade, in which the numberless
young. school people were to Join I'M
line With the gallant survivors of tha
civil war, whose deeds of valor and
herolsm made their presence here pos1
sible. The small army Of those who ara
to represent the cream and flower of
the generation to come were to do hon.
or, hand in hand with the survivors. TO
the army which had gone across the
ilne In strong contrast to the senti-
ment with which the old soldiers set
about the task of commemorative the
noble deeds Of the dead whose DEPART
ure had thinned their ranks. was the
free, untrammeled joy of the younger
army whose recruits scarce took in tha
full meaning Of the occasion. 1t was
really the first time when in an event
of this character there was renre.
sentative showing of the youth of the
city in connection with a military ana
civic parade.
1t was not far from the appointed
time, LAS, when Gen. J. w. Bishon
mounted upon sleek brown charger.
made his appearance, closely followed
by Col. w. w. Price, of the National
guard, and other officials of the day.
Inc Metropolitan hotel was quite the
heart of the city. On all sides there
were gathered companies of the guard.
Grand Army posts, and other orgariza.
tions which usually form a part of citv
demonstrations
The streets where the different di-
visions rested were Third, Fourth.
Washington, st. Peter and Market.
Even Fifth street was held for soms
time by some of the veterans.
The first division, with Lieut.. Budy
and dozen sturdy mounted police of.
fcers as escort, moved slowly off to
the music of STEMS Second Regiment
band. Chief Marshal Bishop had six
mounted aides, Capt. W. H. Harries
E. H. Wood, G. G. Edwards ]. L.
Bingham and M S. Mead. Then came
STEMS Second Regiment band followed
by the First battalion of the national
guard in command of Col. W. W. Price,
consisting of Companies c, D, E and
H and Battery A, of the artillery.
These were commanded by Capt. Ed
Bean, N. G. Robinson, Treat Spear, e.
C. Monfort and Lieut.. Rooch, while
Capt. George Lambert acted as Col.
Prices aide.
Two pretty little girls in white CO.'S
tunes and carrying each a mass of
flowers marched proudly by the side
Of Capt. Bean, of the crack Company
D, and were enthusiastically cheered
along the line of march. The national
guardsmen put up a splendid appear
ance and added much to the general
excellence of the parade.
Battery A, with it's dark-red trap
pings, it's heavy artillery horses drag
ging along the three-inch guns, the
Calling and death-dealing machine
gun, attracted much attention and fills
ed the youth along the line with much
awe. AS the first division proceeded from
the hotel towards Fifth street. the Sec
ond division, in charge of Marshal ]. J..
McCardy, aided by Gen. j. B. Sanborn,
William Cunningham and Thomas
Montgomery, fell in line with the ST.
Paul Marine band playing lively music.
The Sons of Veterans headed the divi-
sion, in command Of Capt Paul Hen
ninger, after which the veterans them
selves, Garfield Post No: 8. being in
the van in command of G. w. Fisher.
Next came Acker Post No. 81, N. K.
Williams, commander, followed by Com-
mander j. B. ST. Clair, with his gal.
liant comrades of Gettysburg Post No.
14S
No. 21, brought up the rear of the di-
vision led by Commander Louis N.
Bryant.
The veterans were out to man, and
and 1t was a sight to make a man stop
and think. There were the brave men,
whose empty sleeves and halttng gait
showed all too we'll the perils and
dangers they had experienced, march-
ing seriously through long rows OF
merry school children, who laughed
and cheered and sang even as they
tossed great punches Of the flowers Of
the season in the path of the veterans.
Many spectator felt the tears yelling
up, and the necessity for putting down
that gulping sensation in the throat as
he thought what it all meant. The fa-
miliar notes Of the fife and druW