New-York tribune., 1905-03-05
NEW-YORK'S DELEGATION
Both CiuiI and Military Divisions
Strong.
rB1 TELEGRAPH TO TIE rR1BuxE.I

Washington D. c. March 4-The contribution Of
Nev-York, the Presidents home State. TO the in
augural parade surpassed all previous records. BY
their numerical strength and representative char
acter the civilians and the military of New-York
seemed tc have We'd with another in paying
tribute the President. Moreover the President
seemed have replied in kind, squa adron shsr.
ing with the Rough Riders the honor Of being his
personal escort the Republican Club having the
right Of line in the civic division, and New York
regiments being prominent in the parade.
The troops from the Empire State all specially
selected bodies Of by their precision and gen
eral orderliness commanded the most favorable
comment on every side. Governor Higgins said:
u am proud Of NETWORKS showing. There is
reason why ] should be otherwise than proud -
And both General Joseph Wheeler. who commanded
the second grand civic division. and Brigadier Gen
ersI George Moore Smith commanding the First
Brigade New-York. heartily re-echoed the Gov
ernor's comment
Although Lieutenant Joseph OMaley of Brooklyn.
ouartermaster OF the I'd Battalion, 28d Regiment,
fell from his horse just before the parade. cutting
his eve with his splintered glasses, and William
Mitchell Of Squadron A stricken with
endcitis after he reached the city there were
few rnishaps OF any kind in the New-York contin-
gent which seemed be in the pink Of condition
OF the two bodies. which aggregated some FIVE
thousand in ALL the military, which made up
roughly the First Brigade of the Third Division
was the first to form. II was composed OF the ISth
Regiment Heavy Artillery, numbering more than
thousand officers and men, exclusive OF the band
and field music; the 23d Regiment Of Brooklyn,
which numbered SIS officers and men. and band
of forty pieces; the sth Regiment. OF which Presl-
dent Roosevelt was at time captain number
ing 501 officers and and band Of thirty pieces:
the provisional brigade. National Guard. which
numbered 353 officers and men; Company f OF the
l2th Regiment. with 119 men. and go members OF
the Naval Militia making, with the stans, total
of some three thousand men. The NeW-York troops
began 10 form in 5th-st and B-st, s. f.. at ] p. m
The Governor arrived on the scene in his carriage
from the Capitol two hours later. When he drove
I'D 5th-st mounted hts horse to head the pro
cesson the burnt orange OF the 1st Signal Corps.
with the black AMI gold Of his staff with their
blue saxhes and the masses of blues and grays In
the background. made spectacle not readily to
be forgotten.
The staff Of the Third Division and the staff and
comma ndinE officers of its First Brigade acre
follows;
Governor Higgins con,nandtEg; Bsisadier Gen
tacolonels Marvin miiitsFy IF sEsrs;,i ssGref1sy fs
ia1ant Golonels james H. Wells and John II I1oote
Majors Alfred Whtn1y G. F and alien Is@eF BsT9es steM
fL Henry aJ J. cdoEin6a John Bsnkard h ft,I. John
gaT RG6n0ad sgd sgPgf P5Gd c9rps m WilsoG T. G.
\ Z: Captain oscar Erlandsen, commanding.
iT eTgaas sorss %ooe f
j8gt IN Lieutenant Colonel s. J ODonohue, assistant
sesetol sd5Heal' R B. Fisher Thoas
coanlissary. and f. r Aus'ih ene1nr ensnee and
- Captains a.
Thirteenth Regiment Heavy ARTILLERY, n u .
y z: Colonel u. r. Austen, coulrrs ndins -,
Eighth Regiment. Infantry, n. o. D. n u |o'o-
mel ] ~ Jarvis, commanding - - =. -
Twenty-third Regiment, Infantry n. -. o. ~ -
I .olonel ". A. Stokes. corninan5ins r-.,
Ninth Separate Company. N G , N l. Naptsih
o A Dennis. commanding. = - -.
Company r. 18TH Regiment, n " o - = SaP-
tain r. l. Foster. commanding - - = =,
Twenty second Separate COMPANY; y, u . ~ -
Captain J. X WaIbridge commandNinsc sx
Forty-.econd Separate Company, y. u . y -
d r Nunk. commanding
Tfortv-eighth Separate Company. n " >. ~ l.
fsnfa;n p d. Culkin commanding.
NsvsI Militia ~. q. 8. -. y; Lieutenant |oli-
rnsnder w G. Ford. commanding.
The states Of North Carolina Rhode lslaho ana
vermont were Included in this brigade
The various New-York civic bodies did not begin
"a march from New-Jersey-ave. until an hour after
the military had started. Headed by General
wheeler and the mounted members OF his stan
they made I'D virtually the escort OF the civic
grand division. -.
Foremost was the Republican county commune,
which Immediately followed General Wheeler ana
his staff II was the biggest delegation ever teh'
h, tie committee 70 inaugural 1he members