Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-18

tln-The Streets anG Buildings ot
tie City Were Ga'ly Decorated With
F.ags and Bunting. r"
San Francisco, Aug 1S.-The parade
OF the military, naval and civic bodies
OF this city and state, which took place
this morning, furnished an imposing
spectacle for the vast crowds of people
who packed the sidewalks, windows,
roofs and every point of vantage along
the line of march. 1t was certainly
one of the finest displays ever seen
here and the utmost enthusiasm pre-
vailed among the spectators, who
greeted their special favorites in each
branch of the service with rousing
cheers as they passed in the procession.
The scene, as the troops, both regular
and state, in their natty uniforms
passed along the gaily decorated streets
with banners flying and bands playing.
was one which will long be remenl-
bered by those who saw them. Sharp
on the appointed hour the bugle gave
the signal to advance, and following
orders from headquarters, the military
naval and civic organizations wheeled
into line in their appointed positions in
any kind in the way of forming up the
different bodies of men on march, the
arrangement being complete and made
with a military precision which should
guard against confusion of any kind.
Grand Marshal Colonel j. B. Fuller, in
Grand Army uniform. led the advance,
with his chief of staff. Colonel w. Ed
wards and chief aid. Colonel J. F. Ber-
gin, both dressed in fatigue
uniform of the National Guard Of
California. Following came the first
division. This was composed Of de-
tachments of United States troops.
sailors and marines, including the Sew
enth infantry. three battalions of field
artillery. the First and Second battal-
ions of field artillery the First and Sec
ond battalions of. coast artillery,
United States marines and sailors. the
latter under command of Lieutenant J.
e. Morton The senior commanding
officer of the regular troops was, Lieu
tenant Colonel t. G.. Woodbury..
The second division, which made a
line showing and met with a hearty re-
ception as body after body of the
troops passed. was made up Of regi-
ments of the California Guard, led BY
Majors General John H Dickinson and
Briga gadier-General G. F. Muller. This
detachment was made up Of the second
brigade, y. g. c., Colonel II. F. C9.NeiI
commanding: the First and F'ifthsifl-
fantry regiments, First battalion OF
artillery, Troop A cavalry and the sig
nal corps. dismounted The naval bat4
TALON came next attracting much at
te1lfio1 from the crowd of spectators as
they swung past dragging their Cat
Ling batteries. The veteran reserves
Company A, followed as a special es-
cort to a body. of former Union prison
ers of war.
Then came a line of carriages in |
columns two abreast. with the guests
of the day and dignitaries, military
and civic. Governor George c. Par
dee, of the state of California, was in
the first carriage, accompanied by
George Stone chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the annual encamp-
ment of the G. A. r., and Major Cen
erM Macarthur commanding the de-
partment of California
In the next carriage were Major
General w r. Shafter, commander of
the department of California and Ne
vada, G. A. r., and General T. J.j
Stewart, commander-in-chief of the 6.
A. r.
Lieutenant General Miles, retired, |
who occupied carriage with Chief
Justice Beatty of the supreme court
of California, was loudly chered along |
the line of march. the friendly feeling
being cordially acknowledged by the
gallant officer, who was apparently |
pleased by the reception he received. |
In other carriages were Mayor
CyoIrY1 <,f A AMI
derson, lieutenant governor of the
state, the heads of civic departments, |
supervisors of the city, and Mexican
war veterans.
With the third division, marshaled
by Colonel Charles Brixton, marchedl
the drum corps of the National Associ- |
alton of Civil War Musicians and the
Spanish-American War veterans in |
their khaki, under command of Major |
n. IT. Lane.
The fourth division. made up of the
First regiment of the League of the
Cross Cadets, was followed by Colonel
O. r. Longs garrison, No 101. The
Army and Navy union led the fifth di-
vision, which had in line Phelps |
squadron, United States Veterans Of
the Navy, No II, the General Lawton
erans. Naval post No 400 of Philadel- |
phia. Commander w. Simons COM
manding, and several local veterans
organizations.
A representative body of the I'M
proved Order of Red Men in their pic
taresque attire of, the old time braves
of the forest and plain made up the
sixth division, followed by local mill
tary benevolent organizations forming
the seventh eighth and ninth divis-
ions The parade wheeled into Van
Ness avenue, passing in review before
George Stone, chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the national encamp-
ment of the G. A. r.
The thoroughfare was lined with
dense crowd for many blocks past the
reviewing stand to point where the
parade was finally dismissed.
All opposition to General Black for
commander-in-chief has been with
d1so