New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
DW|NDL|NG BLUE RANKS
REVIEWED BY SULZER
Civil War Veterans in Line al
Riverside Drive Parade Mum.
Der Less than 1000.
CROWD GREETS MARCHERS
Fair Weather Serves to Bring
Out for Memorial Day Elk.
ercises a Throng Esti-
mated at 100000.

Less than 1900 old soldiers marched IN
Riverside Drive TO be reviewed bv Gov
error Sulzer and his staff at seth street
yesterday. Sunshine and the bluest Of
blue skies brought out the biggest nos
sible quota Of the veterans The parada
numbered more than 1880, including reo.
ulaf troups. the national guard, Spanish
War Veterans, Sons Of Veterans and iuye.
nile organizat lions, but less than one
fifth Of those I'm line knew the tune that
flying bullets play.
The gray and white uniforms OF the
7th Regiment. the glistenng cavalry OF
Squadron 4. the bright blues Of the list
Regiment and the big drum major Of the
Scotch band I'm his kits took their share
Of applause. and the regulars and the de-
tachment OF marines from the batteship
Utah. lying off the Drive. got a generous
hand. but the spontaneous cheering came
wien the grizzled survivors Of a national
civil war dipped their tattered colors and
made their feeble salutes 20 those on the
reviewing stand The flags they carried
bore the remnants OF the names Of An.
tietam. Gettysburg. Port Hudson, Chancel-
louisville and other memorable engage
ments that were no longer legible.
The streets resounded with martial
music a whole hour before the column o.
regulars at I'D street swung past Colonel
George II. Stevens. grand marshal at
o'clock. Meanwhile the veteran corps o;
artillery. Military Society OF the War Of
1872. with Major Charles Elliot Warren in
command. fanked the west side OF the
Drive a the reviewing stand. \ few min
utes later the Old Guard, Major S Ellis
Briggs commanding, with a flourish OF
shakos and blare Of trumpets danked the
other side Of the Drive. The Governor
and Mrs Suzer. accompanied by Major
Schermerhorn, the Governors aid. and
Major General Organ. Of the national
guard allghted from automobiles and took
seats on the stand They were received
by Past Department Commander Edward
J. Atkinson. OF G A. r. Post No 81
master Of ceremonies.
Committee with Governor.
Governor sulzer was surrounded BY
General Nicholas ". Day. past senior
commander IN chief OF the Grand Army
Of the Republic. General Thomas II. Hub
bard, Colonel George +. Dewey Colonel
Allan c. Blackwell Captain William T.
Kirchner. Police Cammissiouer Waldo
Sheriff Julius Hamburger, Job = Hedges
Henry Clews, John u. Crimmins. William
n Maxwell. Superintendent Of Schools.
the Rev William VI. Grosyenor, dean OF
] 81 frrU
Thomas W Churchill. president OF the
Board Of Education Asa bird Gardner
and County Clerk William T.. Schneider
1t took two hours for the seven diyi-
slons to pass the reviewins stand. The
Drive was jammed with sishtseers. and
at the end Of each street automooAes
formed in bulkheGds. The low lying gray
hulls Of the batueships in the river
brought out more than the usual Ne
mortal Day parade spectators
The never falling interest In the picE
uresque Anderson Zouayes was in eV'
dence yesterday. After they had passed
the stand Charles Walters. OF No y
Sumpter street. Brooklyn. who carried
the colors through the war dropped OUT
OF the ranks and shook hands with Cow
ernor Sulzer. Walters carried the same
colors he carried when the battalion went
| out 400 strong. IN 1861 With li5 others
he brought them back 20 New YORK w
! 1866 Nine OF that noted aggTessu0a
we're In the parade last year. They were
the only survivors Yesterday there were
only seven left 20 march.
Battleships Lend Hand.
After the last detachment OF Boy scou"
/ had saluted the reviewing officer, the o"
cupants OF the stand moved over 70 NV
/ terraces south OF the Soldiers and san,
ors' Monument to listen to the Menlof.N
/ Day exercises. While the boys from uH'i
Dewitt Clinton High School were S'le.
! ing Nearer. Ny God, TO Thee. the coiO.'
at the tall masthead dipped and the CAV,
tleships doomed out a memorial salute u
/ twenty-one guns. one every minute
Dean Grosvenor opened the programmes
with prayer. The chorus sang be0-
/ Kindly Light" after which Genera'
! George Il. Loud. chairman OF the " -
/ r. committee, made an address. Go'e-.lU.
/ Sulzer. who followed, said. the COVE
ment owes a debt 20 the widows ana OF
phans OF that great struggle which II 'I.
never repay. All glory 10 the msmoF! 80 -
the men. living and dead who sa'eu va
Republic in its darkest hour
Riverside Drive was decked out WIN :.
abundance Of bunting from the resloen0o
/ Of Charles NJ. Schwab, at '5d street -sa
Bishop Potter house, at @th street "a,
crowd which saw the parade was
mated at 10000