The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-24
Story of the Parade

THE parade, and especially the
military wing, was a great
= success. 1t started within five
minutes of the scheduled time, was de-
void of delays along the route and did
not have a tedious feature.
1t required less than three -quartrs Of
an hour for the column to pass in re-
view. but as the soldiers in the first
division kept up a. quick cadence which
the others had to emulate it would not
do to use this as a criterion of the size
of the procession.
Chief Marshal Ripple with his aides
established headquarters at the corner
of Franklin and Lackawanna avenues
at o'clock and for the next half hour
the various organizations kept the
chief marshal busy receiving reports
of their arrival and giving them final
instructions.
The Ninth regiment came up at go
p. m. over the Delaware and Hudson
road and marched direct to their place
of formation on Franklin avenue, bo-
low Spruce street. The Thirteenth
and Eleventh formed at the armory
and a few minutes before the starting
hour took their respective positions in
the first and second divisions. The
Engineers met at Florey and Brooks
store, on Washington avenue, and be-
fore proceeding to their position in the
line We're photographed on the Linden
street side Of the court house square.
The other organizations were quite
as prompt as the military men in ar
irving and taking their positions ana
at 3.35 the bugler sounded the signal
TO start.
THE COLUMN STARTS.
The line promptly moved out Frank
| lin, up LaCkawanna to jefferson, to
! Pine, to Washington, to Linden, to
| Adams, to Spruce, to Wyoming, back
! to Lackawanna, where it was dis
missed.
| From the time the soldiers appeared
| on LaCkawanna avenue until they dis
! persed there was one continual run
! of cheering and hand-Clapping and
waving of flags and handkerchiefs from
| the two solid banks of humanity that
| choked the sidewalks on every block
| of the route of march and from the
| thousands of others who were FORUM
ate enough to secure a vantage place
| in a window or balcony.
| At the high school the procession was
! reviewed by Governor Stone and party.
! large throng had assembled here and
| as the soldiers went by they were
| greeted with deafening cheers.
By a fortunate and fortuitous cir
! cumstance the parade halted for a few
| moments as the Thirteenth regiment
! was at the reviewing place. Company
| {, which was opposite the carriage
! containing the governor, lieutenant
! governor and adjutant general, started
a cheer for General Goblin. 1t was
! taken up by the other companies and
| for the remainder of the halt a Goblin
| demonstration of the most enthusiasts
| tic kind was kept up without cessation.
| General Goblin was deeply affected by
| this spontaneous Outburst and rose
| in his carriage several times to bow
| his acknowledgements. That the en-
! dearing qualities of the much beloved
| old soldier had been told of to the folks
at home was evidenced by the hearty
| manner in which the crowd of on
| lockers re-echoed the soldiers cheers.
he KNEW THEM ALL.
| As the Thirteenth men marched by
| General Goblin was continually salut-
| ing individual members. both officers
| and privates and calling them by
| name.
| Chief Marshal Ripple and his staff
| reviewed the procession at the corner
of Spruce street and Washington ave-
| nue. and dispersed when the last So
| ciety had passed by. There was a
| large crowd here, also, and as a con-
| sequence much enthusiasm was mani
| tested at this point
Colonel COursen's appearance every
! where was the signal for "a tumultuous
! ovation. Cheer after cheer was given
| for him, individually, all along the
| route and kept him busy bowling his
| acknowledgements.
Scarcely less hearty than the ovation
! given Colonel COurSen and the Thir-
| teenth was that rendered Colonel
| Dougherty and the Ninth. The latter
| organization came up to join in honor
! ing their old comrades Of the Third
! brigade, but Scranton was not salts
| fled with that alone, but must put the
| soldier boys of the neighboring valley
| on the same footing as her own boys,
| Sentiment alone would have evoked a
| hearty reception for them, but had
| there been no consideration of this at
! all, the ovation would have been the
same. The impulse to applaud was
| Irresistible. Their appearance, march
| ing and general soldierly bearing.
marked them a I once for applause. The
| Ninth regiment as a feature Of the
| celebration was not far behind our !o-
cal soldiery.
The Engineers aroused no end Of in
terest end enthusiasm. Their red capes
ard red flaS made them very conspicu-
Gus. and the fact that they had beer
in the enemy'S country added to the or
dinary interest that attached to them.
Much laughter was provoked by the
Engineers mascot, jackass, that was
| brought from Porto Rico. 1t was
draped in the Engineers colors ard was
| ridden by cOlored lad armed with a
huge machettr
OBJECTED TO COLLARS,
The contrast between the marching
of the volunteers and that of the other
| organizations was very striking The
| easy long swinging stride which is
naturally acquired with everyday
marching was accentuated by the fact
that they were sans arms and accou-
| trements. Nearly all wore campaign
hats, peaked i'm the coniCal, regular
| army style and overcoats We're the
exception rather than rule. About half
the Thirteenth men appeared at the
armory wearing white stand-up collars.
Ihe collGrltss other half not liking this
| display of vanity started a general
trough house" and in five minutes time
there wasn't white collar in the regi-
ment.
owing to the fact that the volunteer