The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-31

before the march began. BY s o'clock the
crowds had commenced to arrive and seek
pageant and by 10 o'clock there was no
standing room to be had on any sidewalk
along the line OF march and the crowd had
everywhere overfowed into the street The
police vainiy endenvored to keep all sight
seers upon the sidewalks, but they were
contendlng with the proposition of crowdfng
necessarily gave up the undertaking. In
front OF The grand stand ON Main street
there was a solid mass Of humanity. which
for a time defcd all efforts to- open n pas
sage through which the parade would pass.
II was finally done, however, and once the
parade was In full swing ! moved steadily
of no consequence. A detail OF mounted
police led the way and cleared the streets
for Gathering squadron Of horsemen act
ing MS escort to General Gordon, who. pre-
coded by the mammoth band Of the First
Ohio infantry from Cincinnati, rode slow
~ along, his form as erect, MS head ss
high and his hand on the bride as light
and firm MS In his younger days. HIS
right hand was In almost censelcss motion
as he raised his hat e. acknowledge the
He rode n beautiful iron gray horse, while
Adjutant General Moormnn, who was Ut
his left hand. hestrode an animal as hand
some In form. and OF lighter gray. Both
generals are superb horsemen and hand
some picture they made.
Behind General Gordon came carriages
containing the southern mothers. Mrs
Mary +. Cummings, Mrs Emily +, Bau,
Mrs, Elose worirsley, Miss. Bette Iancrcey,
Mrs. j. II. Humphreys, Mrs. i: T. Ed
monds and Mrs. virginia l.. Sneed.
~ the ranks the veterans Of the army OF
| Nu~->ern Virginia were given the right OF
the line and Virginia had the lead, First
| among them canc the Monticello camp, act
! ing as the escort for the sponsors OF the
! department Of Virginia who rode. MS did
! the sponsors of all other divisions, In car,
ringcs gay with the Confederate colors aud
! hearing on the sides shields OF red, white
| and blue, on which appeared the name OF
| their State.
! Joseph Wheeler. the former on the right,
| the latter on The left The welcome ac'
corded them rvn.ed thst extended to Gen
| era Gordon and all along the line there
| was continuous roar of cheers for each
| as an individual and for Lee aud Wheeler
together. Behind the generals marched
| the men from Smith camp and Watts camp,
| L. c. ", each man waving small banner
bearing the words, ar, L. Lee. our Com
The men of the "old North state" werc
next in line to Virginia aud they carried
the first battledngs seen In the parade. the
crowd cheered again and again as the CID
| hrnncrs that had hoated In the smoke OF
the bloodiest battles OF the war went by
The Second brigade of North Carolina
| troops was composed OF the famous Tar
| Heel Taharras' camp and survivors of the
| Trinity ninth North Carolina Infantry CLOSED
the line of the State there being about go
men in COLUMN. South Carolina came third
and riding In a carriage WAS Judge Reagan,
the only surviving member Of the cabinet
of Jefferson Davis. Judge Rcngan was
most warmly greeted and was buslly. en-
plovcd from end 10 end of the parade In
bowling his thanks for the applause ne
slowed upon hint
The sponsors OF the MARYLAND division
were the chief representatives OF their
state their being no men In ine behind
them,
General w. L. Cnbell, commanding the
Transmlssissppi department, than whom
no man seems to he more popular, stood
upright In his carriage as II rolled along,
bowling 10 right and left.
A numerous stan accompanied General
Cabel Missouri was hrst Of the Western
states, detachment OF twenty-five men
with the sponsors and maids of honor
Texas came strongly to the front, 2oo
men marching behind the carriages that
contained their sponsors Borne high ia
front Of the men from the Lone Star state
was the battered flag of the Eleventh In
faury, Texas volunteers. II was in the
hands of color bearer himself over seven
feet tall, who held the nag so fnr aoft
that II could be seen ms far down the line
as the eye was able Ia distinguish an In
dividua object.
The cadets from the University Of Ar
kansas escorted the old soldiers from Their
state, who presented splendid appear
ance FIRST WIS n squadron NUMBERING
fully 100. riding well. tho grny fof theil
uniforms set off by broad sashcs OF bright
yellow: 80 Arkansas infantry came he
hind the cavalry
The divisions Of Indian Territory ant
Montana and tho Pacific coast division
wore Teprescntod by their snonsors only
. the usunl escort riding with Them
! The veterans Of the army of the Tenn
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