Evening Star Newspaper, March 4, 1897, Page 12

2 1 TRAMP, TRAMP, TRAMP James Fina Kiehm thetr sute iat Sitka rt in the Es \ lava beds. Tt 1x cam- was with G on with ear the A te comst Washington, about a rs at THE SEVENTEENTH INFANTRY. A Fell Regimen ulars * Chancel- iment and with a forced derime-which many of the men suc- cumbed to at, t engaged in the «ferce Hen, with heavy loss Ise the i7ty + Army of | the Potoma: ed in Jones’ Woods, in New York city, which time it was active in suppressing the draft riots. e fall d ta thi of that year the regiment re old domt had more to do. It took part in Ss campaign, the operati und at ot nia Court ith was ex- ceeded by no . and equaled by only the ist Cavat he Isth In- both larger a tions. Gen. © Oc r, IS85, thus e first time, its t for duty. After service in Michigan, Kansas < Missouri, the regiment was Sent to Texa where it first suffered severcly from the cholera, and then from yellow fever, while engaged in what was known as “recon- struction duty.” A return was made to Virginia in 186, and three companies of th were broken up, and what re- of the 44th Infantry took their a quence of the Sioux troubles in 1870, the regiment was transferred te Da a and began a long tour of service, last- ing over nger perto any regimer and repaired, . Mails carried and ro. in repair—al! by the work of soldiers. In the winter communication with the outer world was cut off during the first years, did hay provid s kept paymaster not visit the pc than once im four months, times six months, a it was consid- ered fortunate if the averaged once month. ix her recor w zero at F entries in the retu' rozen to death” or “ki Of the t -five offic territory with the regi- ment but efgh nained to leave with it, nd of the nal enlisted men only sev Detachments of the reciment formed part mpany expedition, und 1,125 mile © wi expediti against A and the latter. In June, 1881, Company H escorted Sitting Bull and his band of warriors from nding Kock to For lall for con- finement. In 18% i was trans- ferred to the De the Platte, and has since rendered efficient but com- paratively uneventful service in Utah, Ne- Dbraska and South Dakota. In December, nt left Fort D. A. Russell Dakota to taky part in the cam- against the hostil= Sioux. They d through the Black Hills ccuntry finall: rated at Pine Ridge agency. The ans subdued with- out bloodshed. Recently the regiment was transferred to Columbus barracks, Ohio, and it was from there that ® came to Washington. Colonel John S. Poland, who assumed command of the 17th in August, 1801, commanded the first brigade of the first division !n today’s parade. THE MARINE CORPS. Col. Heywood’s Command Makes a Handsome Appearance. ‘The Marine Corps brigade was one of the most interesting. features of today’s pageant. It consisted of three battalions of four companies each, the whole being in command of Lieut. Col. Robert W. Hunt- ington, with First Lieut. John A. Lejeune @s adjutant ,eneral and Capt. F. L. Denny, A. Q. M, as quartermaster. One of the battalions came from the Brooklyn bar- racks, another ts composed of men sta- tioned in this city, and the third was made up of detachments from the Norfolk, Phil- ns before | THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1897-20 PAGES. adelphia and Annapolis stations. The total strength was twenty oificers and 475 en- listed men, and a band and field mustc of about seve saty-five men. The band was the -brated Marine Band, and it goes with- aying that no organization in line was ded with better music. It was by far largest force of marines that has ever ken part in an fnaugural parade. They parched with their usual soldier-like pre- and presented a decidedly creditable ance. Ist out pro’ the Sattalion was commanded by - | Major Robert L. Meade, with Lieut. Theo- ve F. Kane as adjutant. The companies ere commanded by Capt. George F. El- liott, Lieut. George’ Barnett, Lieut. Lewis ©. Lucas and Lieut. J. H. Pendleton. Major Charles F. Williams had command of the 2d Battalion, with Second Lieut. M. J. Shaw as adjutant. The company com- jers were Capt. M. C. Goodrell, Capt. Spicers, First LYeut. F. J. Moses and cond Lieut. Thomas H. Borden. 3d Battalion was In command cf | Capt. E, R. Robinson, who had Second ut. L. J. Magill as adjutant, with th iowing company commanders: Capt. F. Harrington, First Lieut. Lincoln Kar- many, First Lieut. Thomas C. Prince and First Lieut. Herbert L. Draper. All the arrangements for the participa- tion of this important branch of t tary service in today's demonstration made by Col. Charles Heywood, the popu- iar colonel, commandant of the corps. He took a personal interest in the matter, and was generally congratulated today upon the success of his endeavors. THE SIXTH CAVALRY. w H Sumner’s Dashing Troopers Make a Brilliant Appearance. Probably no regiment in the army has a better all-around record than the 6th Cav- alry, but as It has been previously detailed in The Star, it is hardly necessary to more than recur to {t briefly on this occa- sion. it was ably represented in to- day's pageant by Its spiendié band and four troops from Fort Myer, ander com- nd of Col. S. S. Sumner. The “6th” was or- ganized as the 3d Cavalry, under the President's proclama- tion of May, 1861, with headquarters at | Pittsburg, and was . S. S. Sumner. recruited principally in Pennsy | vania, Ohio and western New York: — The signadon of the regiment was chang- ts the Sth Cavalry August, 186 Mounted Rifles becoming the 3d airy. In October, 1861, the organ- ized companies were transferred to the ‘amp of Instruction east of the Capitol at ashington, and its first service was at - | Fairfax Court Hous. It was present at tithe evacuation of Yorktown and_partici- the peninsula campaign as part of yneman’s command. It was part of nee guard of the Army of the Po- and had many exciting experience: lvern Hili, Sugar am, the Rappahan andy Station, and in Rich- the ad tomac, It was engaged at M 1.01f Mountain, Anti neck, the Gettysburg, F memorable mond. It also took part in the severe engage- ment at Yellow Tavern, which resulted in th campaign against defeat of the rebels and the death of eir great cavalry leader, J. E. B. Stuar and subsequently, in the battle of Winche: under Sheridan, and the march up the andoah val! which culminated in urrender ppomattox. Its war do was mo: lliant. It took active in nearly sixty engagements, and lost srs and 68% enlisted men. to IS71 the regiment was sta- 1 in Texas, and duties devolved upon re of the mest dangerous and varied oft Many soldiers were assassinated for ‘ fon to law and order, and noth- but incessant vigilance and unflinch- courage prevented the guerrilla com- y from running the border counties the state. One troop marched more an 1,000 miles In pursuit of outlaws dur- ee months of 1868. Fights ns were of frequent and fatal During the early part of 1871 regiment was ordered to the Depart- ent of the Missouri, and was engaged in in the Indian country he in the Pan > completely subdued. 6th took a leading part in the opera- against the Cheyennes, Kiowas and nches in 1874, under Gen. Miles, re- in the battle at the mouth of the ‘The jen. Miles has given personal testimony to the cuol courage, heroism and self-sac: fice of the troops of the @th in the Indian ampaigns. Fierce engagements were al- mcst continuous except for_a sort season ce in the winter of 1874. The follow- ng the Cheyennes again went on the warpath and cut cut a great deal of hard work for the 6th. While the 6th was sta- in Arizona marauding bands of were almost always engaged” try, and in the summer of 1 Sioux war was in progress in t pth was in the field against the A band of Apaches endorf mountains, | Chiricahua feated in the N in Jaruary, 1877, and considera- ble plunder recovered. Good work was done in putting an effectual stop to the in- cessant raids acer the border of small from Mexico. Subsequently Vic- band of Apaches was driven into Mexican column and almost destroyed. oon after an outbreak of the White mount- hes near Cibicu creek involved the wh regiment in a short campaign, re- sulting in the overthrow of the Indians. Depredations by the Chiricahuas kept the 6th in the saddle almost constantly up to June, 184, when the troops of the 6th were transferred to New Mexico and Colo- rado. During the nine years’ service in Arizona the hardest work was the inces- sant detachment duty, which was neces- sary to such an extent that troops rarely, ain Apa if ever, took the field over thirty-five strong. The average marching of the troops of the regiment for the time was 6419 miles, the greatest being 8.514 miles by Troop A. Two of the young officers of this regiment deserve special mention— «, Lieut. John A. Rucker, whose station was always “in the field,” and who laid down his young life in @ seething mountain torrent, in which no living being couid exist for a moment, in an unsuccessful effort to save a brother officer, Lieut. Henely; the other is Lieut. Chas. B. Gate- wood. who saw much hard service during the Apache troubles, and who was com- mended in general orders “for bravery in boldly and alone riding into Geronimo's camp af hostile Apache Indians in Ari- zona and demanding their surrender.” A short season of garrison life in New Mexico was followed in the spring of 1885 by another expedition to. Arizona against heir old enemies, the Apaches, who had broken out again and fled into Mextco. The next field service of the 6th was a suc- cessful attack on the Stoux at White river in Is). From the close of the civil war until a few years ago, when the regiment was transferred to the Department of the t, it had “stood to horse” near an In- n reservation, ready to suppress out- eaks on the part of Indians. BLUEJACKETS ASHORE. Hundred Jack Tars March to the Music of the Union. No body of men in today’s parade at- tracted more attention or excited more enthusiasm than the 500 sturdy bluejackets who formed such a siriking feature of tho division which had the high honor of es- coruing tne presidential party to the Capi- tol and back to the White House. It was the first time in the history of the country that the jolly jack tars of the United ates navy have participated in the cere- nies incident io the inauguration of a ident. This seems somewhat singular, Five P | inasmuch as the President of the United States i commander-in-chief of the army ‘ir decidedly nautical dress and bear- ing and generally picturesque appearance, they came in for more than an ordinary ; share of attention. That they were favor- ites of the most popular character was manifested by the cheering that accom- panied thelr appearance all along the line of march. They were dressed in light marching order and wore the regulation blue jackets, “‘satlor" caps and brown leg- gins, and carried rifles, knapsacks and can- teens. They rolled a little in their gait and gave other evidences of thelr “life on the ocean wave,” but that only added a piquancy to the more regular tread of the purely military organizations. The officers wore sedate but neat service dress, and the absence of the usual brass but- tons was particularly noticeable. ptain J. H. Sands, commanding the cruiser Columbia, was tn command of the naval brigade by ordete issued by Admiral Bunce, commander-tn-chief of the North Atlantic squadron, to which all the tars im line are attached. Lieutenant Wm. F. Fullam was Captain Sands’ adjutant. The brigade was composed of three battalions of three companies each. Captain Sands and his staff were mounted, but the re- mainder of the brigade was on foot. All officers and men were detailed from the flagship New York, the battie ship In- diana and the cruiser Columbia. These ves- sels are temporarily lying in Hampton Roads, having recently arrived there from a cruise to Charleston, 8. C., where they had been engaged in blockading exercises. The steamer Norfolk of the Washingtor and Norfolk line was chartered for the use of the brigade. It gathered up the men from the warships and brought them to this city, and will take them. back after the inaugural exercises are over. They arrived here this morning at 7 o'clock and march- ed up 7th street and Pennsylvania avenue 10 the position assigned to them in front of the Navy Department. They formed part of the President's escort to the Capitol, dd also took part in the parade that sub: quently passed in review of President Me: Kinley. ‘They will re-embark on the ste4m. er Norfolk this evening, and will be re- turned to their regular stations aboard ship tomorrow morning. co. B, 1ST MASS. The Only Company That Drilled Heavy Artillery. Company B, 1st Regiment of Infantry, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, was the orly company in line from the National Guard whose drill is distinctly heavy ar- tillery. The members wore full dress, with overcoats, horse col- lar and with haver- sacks and. canteen: The commanding of: Z ficer is Capt. Walter E. Lombard. This historic company organized in 1798, when a war with France was threatened. It was composed of the best young men of Bos- ton and immediately acquired a leading position among the military — organiza- tions of the country. The company parad- ed for the first time October 18, 1718, which date for nearly a hundred years the com- pany has celebrated by a parade or other function. The first drills were held in the old state house until 1802, when Faneuil Hall was obtained as an armory. The old Pine Street Church, Boylston Hall ang Minot Hall are other well-known landmarks in which the company has been located. Since the last war the company has been led upon three times to assist the civil authorities. In 1872 it performed guard duty for an entire week at the great Bos- ton fire. In 1887, at the time of the street railway strike in Cambridge, it was called out to prevent a threatened destruction of railway property, but the moral effect of the presence of the two local *companies under arms, ready for any work, was suf- ficient to prevent further disturbance, and, after two days’ duty, the companies were dismissed.. During 1896 the company was again called out to assist the police in handiing the vast throngs which visited the city hall, Cambridge,.to pay a last tribute to ex-Gov. William E. Russell, whose body was lying in state within. “ The company has participated in many noteworthy events more or less intimately ccmnected with the nation’s history. The social functions of the company have al- ways been of the highest order, the first balls ever given in Boston Theater and Boston Music Hall having been given un- der its auspices. During recent years the personnel of the men and the attendance at tours of duty and weekly drill have been such as to cause it to be among the very first in the state. In rifle practice it stands at the head of the state, having qualified for ten years a full enrollment, and for the past five years having led its regiment in every competition. ‘The officers of the company are men of long experience, having work- ed their way to their present positions from the ranks, and all three having been ccnnected with the company from fifteen to eighteen years. Capt. Lombard, who ecmmands provisional —_battali was during 1 VOLS. 75S Capt. Lombard. the frem Massachusetts, corporal in Battery A of Washington, ‘D. C., and returned to Missachusetts upon his election to his present position. The com- pany, like all companies of the Ist Regi- ment, although legally infantry, does not drill or parad@ as infantry, but studies ex- clusiveiy heavy artillery, being the first militia organization in the country to de~ vote itself to this branch of the serv- ice. The company alsé has its own sig- nal and ambulance corps as well as gat- ling squads, company has also taken up the and at The study of bicycle infantry, of "95 paraded thirty while in the Herald parade of last year had seventy-six men in line, a larger num- ber than any other club or company. It secured a prize cup for this, as did also its commander, Capt. Lombard, who was marshal of the military division of over 60 riders. FROM MR. HOBART’S HOME. The Second Regiment of the New Jer- sey National Guard. An organization that attracted consid- erable notice on account of its thoroughly military bearing, its discipline and its fine appearance in the parade today was the d Regiment, National Guard of New Jer- sey. from Paterson. ; In the reorganization of the National Guard of New Jersey in 1892, the Ist, 2d. and 3d Battalions of that state were con- solidated into one regiment and numbered the 2d. The old 1st Battalion of Paterson, the home of Vice President Hobart, formed by three companies of the present Ist Bat- tallon of the regiment, has always led the state In rifle practice, and furnishes a good percentage of the state teams that the Washington riflemen have met at Sea Girt. Company C of the regiment leads the state, every man being a marksman, and twenty- five sharpshooters are credited, to this company. Company B of Paterson and Company G of Hackensack are commanded by veterans of the late war, and Regimen- tal Adjutant Hilton also bears that hondr- able distinction. Company F comes from the late William Walter Phelps’ home, and its armory is on the grounds of his es- tate. The regiment 1s composed of twelve companies, located in four counties, the headquarters being in a fine armory at Paterson, built by the state. Col. 8. V.'S.: Gov. Griggs, New Jersey. Muzzy ts a comparatively young man, a born soldier and good disciplinarian. He is a personal friend of Vice President Ho- bart, and holds many responsible positions in Paterson. The staff and field officers of the regi- ment are: Colonel, Samuel V. S. Muzzy; lieutenant colonel, Edwin W. Hine; major, Daniel A. Currie; major, Francis D. Jack- son; major, Henry Muzzy; captain and ad- jutant, John T. Hilton; first Neutenant and battalion adjutant, Frederick R. Reynolds; first Meutenant and battalion adjutant, Al- fred T. Holley; first leutenant and battal- fon adjutant, Henry F. Haase; first Heu- tenant and quartermaster, John H. Hop- pe major and surgeon, Thomas F. O'Grady; captain and assistant surgeon, Charles F, Adams; first Heutenant and as- sistant surgeon, William M. Brien; captain and chaplain, Charles D. Shaw; captain} and J. A., Vivian M. Lewis; captain and I. R. P., Walter V. Clark, and Ieutenant and. Com. Gun Det., Albert’ S. Jones. The ist Battalion is officered as follows: Major, Henry Muzzy; adjutant, First Lieut. F. R. Reynolds; captains, F. T. Vander- voort, A. Van Gieson, J. Parker, H. M. Ross; first Heutenants, R. S. Parsons, C. Reynolds, A. Van Walraven, J. T. Barker: second lieutenants, F. R. Stokes,E. A. Scanlan, W. W. Statler and J. H. Doremys, Second Battalion—Major, Daniel A. Cur- rie; adjutant, First Lieut. A. T. Holley; captains, H. R. Goesser, J. Engel, A. Ely: first Heutenants, L. Gismond, L. Ruoh, G.. J. Brinkerhoff, F. S. DeRonde, G. H. Sturr and R. A. Brunrer. . Third battalion—Major, F. D. Jackson; adjutant, First Lieut. H. T. Haase; cap- tains, “I. Sheenthal, T. E. Murphy, T. H. Slack, E. Petty; first leutenants, T. Barret}, S. C. Smith, J. M. Brennan, W. H. ‘Head second lieutenants, A. W. Grif- fing, N.C. Horton and B. T. Garrabrant. PARADED AS INFANTRY. Excefient ‘appearance of the New Jersey Naval Reserve. The Naval,Reserve of New Jersey turned out today as infantry, and made an excel- lent sHowing. The whole command did not participate ‘Ip the parade, only four com- panies, being, detailed to attend the cere- monies, The uniform was the regulation Navy ‘pattern, and the men presented an extremiely neat and withal showy appear- ance, gnd were given constant salutes of applause all along the line. The battalion carried the United States ensign and the Naval Reserve flag, the latter a blue flag with a yellow lozenge in the center, a blue- fouied anchor appearing within the lozenge. This command was organized in the spring of 1895, and consists of two line Capt. Washington Irving. divisions and one engineer division with fifteen offcers and about two hundred men. The historic sloop-of-war Portsmouth, loaned by the federal government to the state of New Jersey for the use of the Naval Reserve of that state, is assigned to this battalion. The Portsmouth has the distinction of being the only vessel of the Naval Reserve fleet which can and does go to sea officered and manned entirely by the sailormen of the Naval Reserve. The officers of the command are Wash- ington Irving, commander, commanding; Macdonough Craven, Heutenant command- er and executive officer; Edward McClure Peters, lieutenant and navigator; Farnham Yardley, iieutenant and aid; Arthur H. Colby, paymaster, and Dr. Maxwell S. Simpson, assistant surgeon. First division—Irving Blount, leutenant, commanding; Hayward A. Harvey, lieu- tenant; C. Frederick Long and Daniel A. Dugan, ensigns. Second division—George Herbert Mather, lieutenant, commanding; Thomas Goldin- y, lieutenant, and W. P. O'Rourke, en- Engineer division—B. Franklin Hart, jr., chief engineer, and Everett W. Frazar, past assistant engineer. The headquarters of the Naval Reserve are located in the Portsmouth, together with the Battalion of the East. MARYLAND'S SHARE. Represented by Entire Brigade in the Procession, Maryland dij its share to make the in- augural ceremonies a gratifying success. In addition to Gov. Lowndes and his staff there Was present and participated in the parade, today, an entire brigade of militia. It was,the ist Brigade, with the following officers prevent: © Brig. Gen. Lawrason Riggs, Commanding; Col. Jos. B. Phipps, Gov. Lowndes, Maryland. adjutant general; Col. inspector general; Col. chief surgeon; Maj. C. R. Spence, chiet quartermaster; Maj. F. W. Coale, chief commissary; Maj. Allan McLane, judge advocate; Maj. Josiah Pierce, jr., ordnance officer. FIRST MARYLAND REGIMENT. Jno. S. Saunders, R. W. Johnson, It Made a Good Appearance in the Line of March. The ist Regiment of the Maryland Na- tional Guard is one of the best organiza- tions in the volunteer soldiery of the east. It is thoroughly disciplined, well drilled, and presented as fine an appearance in the parade today as any other of the larger organizations in the gorgeous pageant. The men marched like veterans, with a stesdy tread and a thoroughly martial bearing, and the organization received a large share of applause from one end of the long trip to the other. The command wore the reg- ulation army uniform, with Maryland but- tons and devices. It carried its’ regular coiors. The ist Regiment is made up of all Na- tional Guard troops in the state of Mary- Jand outside of the city of Baltimore, and has its headquarters at Hagerstown. The command will not make an extensive stay in the city, but will return home probably tonight. The present officers of the regi- ment are as follows: Col. William P. Lane, Lieut. Col. Charles B. McClean, Maj. Wil- liam G. Purnell, Maj. Chester A. Little, Maj. and Surg. W. Clement Claude, Capt. and Asst. Surg. J. Wright Downey, Capt. and Asst. Surg. 8. Chase DeKraft, Capt. and Paymaster Henry H. Keedy, jr., Capt. and Chaplain C. Randolph Page, Capt. and Orderly Officer Richard C. Massenburg, Capt. and Adjt. Lauran F. Smith, Capt. and Quartermaster Isador Becker, Capt. and Com. Frank Bateman. FOURTH MARYLAND REGIMENT. 10 J An Organization That is Favorably Known in This City. There was perhaps no more efficient or- ganization in, the parade today than the 4th Regsment, of Infantry of the Maryland National Guard, marching twelve companies strong, with nearly 800 offl- cers and men. The regiment looked par- ticularly business- like in its regulation overcoats, the same as worn by the Unij- ed States troops,with white belts and reg- ulation caps. On the caps of the cfficers was embroidered the coat .of. arms of the state of Maryland. The: national cclors and the flag of Mary- jand were borne by the regiment, the lat- ter‘showing the Lord Baltimore coat of arms. The 4th Maryland will be’ remembered particularly by Washingtonians and by visitors: from all sections of the country because_of a most creditable incident that occurred in June, 1894 Tuesday, June 5, at 11:40 o'clock the. commanding officer received the first information that his Tegiment was to be assembled in heavy marching order for duty at the coal mines bin western Maryland: B. Wells, J. J. Blake; second Meutenants, | At 12 o'clock M. the first order for the assembly of the regiment was transmitted to the commanding officers of battalions, and at 8 o'clock p.m. on the same day the regiment was in readiness to march to the railway station with 924-5 per cent of the entire commard. Within fifteen hours from the time of the receipt of the first order at their head- quarters, the officers and men of this regi- ment had abandoned their daily avoca- tions, had assembled at their ective atmories, had be2n transported more than’ 200 miles, and in the midst of a heavy rain storm and in the darkness of early morn were engaged in the performance cf the trying and arduous duties for which they had been called out by the commander-in- chief. Five hours later the percentage of “present for duty” hai been increased to % per cent, the regiment having been Joined by those whose summons reached them too late for them to depart with the regiment, put who hastened to join their comrades at the earliest possible moment. The history of the regiment dates from May, 1885, when a few young men con- nected with the Church of the Ascension in Baltimore conceived the plan of raising a military organization. ‘he following September two companies of the Baltimore Light Infantry kad been formed. The first commanding officer was Lieutenant Cclonel Harry A. Barry. In May, 1890, Major Willard Howard of the 1st Regi- ment was elected lieutenant colonel. A re- organization of the National Guard of Maryland took place June 9, 1892, In con- nection with which the 4th Battalion was increased to a regiment of nine companies and Lieutenant Colonel Willard Heward was unanimously elected colonel. On the following 4th of March the regiment at- tended the inauguration of President Cleve- land. In Mey, 1896, three additional com- panies were raised. When fully equipped it is conceded that no military command in the country makes a handsomer appearance than the 4th Regi- ment. The dress uniform of the officers consists of the dark blue army regulation, double-breasted frock coat, with shoulder knots and white and gilt belt. A gold aiguillette crcesses the front of the coat. The trousers are of sky-blue cloth with an inch-and-a-half-wide white stripe down the outer seam. The non-commissioned staff and privates have the regulation United States infantry uniform, with the exccp- tion that the coat is double-breasted. This feature makes it much handsomer than the ordinary United States regulation dress. It has the white cloth collar, the edges are piped in white, and on the shoulders are white kncts made of mohair cord. On the left shoulder knot is attached a white al- guillette, which, running under the arm and across the breast, gives the uniform a most striking appearance. The yanta- loons are of skye-blue cloth. The private's have a white cord down the seam, the cor- poral’s a one-half-inch stripe, and the ser- geart’s an inch stripe. The band and drum corps are fitted out the same as the band at the West Point Military Academy, with white facings on the breast and white aiguillettes crossing the breast from the shoulder. With his dress uniform each man wears a white English buff leather waist belt, with a brass plate bearing the let- ters of his company. The helmets of otti- cers and nen are che regulation black felt army helmet with an eagle and the figure “4" in the front For fatigue purposes each man is furnished with a well-made, new, dark blue blouse and a dark blue fatigue cap, and black regulation waist- pelt. The well-known and popular commanding officer of the 4th Regiment brought to the service of the battalicn a ripe military ex- perience. Col. Howard was born in Brock- ton, Mass., and graduated at the academy of his native town. He became a member of the 4th Battalion, New England Guards, which organization gave to our war many officers. Col. Howard afterward enlisted from Boston as a private in the 44th Regi- ment, Volunteer Infantry, for three years. He was promoted to be major just prior to the surrender of Gen. Lee’s army, after having served through the war in the 10th and 18th Army Corps. After Gen. Lee's urrender he remained in the service until tember, 1865, and had command of a military post in South Carclina. He was Taustered out of the service at the close of 1865, and was tendered a commission in the’ regular army of the United States, which he declined. Col. Howard has been a resi- dent of Baltimore since 1872, and is now engaged in mercantile business in this city. He re-entered military life by being a: pointed captain and commissary 1st Regi- ment, M. N. G., by Col. H. Kyd Douglas, and 8 ed major Ist Regiment, Maryland National Guard, while in camp at Frederick, in 1889. At the time of his election to command the battalion Col. Howard was one of the board of officers and chairman oi the board of council of the District of Columbia Commandery of the Loyal Legion, serving his second term. Also chief of staff of the Departinent of Maryland, Grand Army of the Republic, and aid-de-camp on the staff of Gen. R. E. Alger, commander-in-chief, Grand Army of the Republic. The other officers of the field and staff are: Lieut. Col. J. Frank Supplee, Maj. Geo. T. Robinson, Maj. Jasper M. Berry, jr., Maj. C. M. Burbaker, Capt. John F. Hoffman, adjutant; Maj. J. D. Norris, sur- geon; Capt. D. F. Penington, quarter- master; Capt. N, S. Hill, commissary; Capt. J. W. Linthicum, assistant surgeon, 1; Capt. S. R. Tregellas, paymaster; Capt. J. B. Schwatka, ant surgeon, Capt. . Jay, assistant surgeou, 3: Capt. A. H. Studebaker, chaplain; First Lieut. J. Frank Ryley, adjutant, Ist Battalion; First Lieut. H. Bokee, adjutant, 3d Battalion; First Lieut. Earnest Fetzer, adjutant, 2d Battalion. ‘The line officers of the regiment are: Capt. Geo. F. Haupt, Capt. L. F. Haber, Capt. F. I. Mosher, Capt. Louis Schmidt, pt. C. C, Corbin, Capt. Chas. B. Cassady, Capt. A. W. Feuss, Capt. Robert S. Cheno- weth,Capt. Franklin P. Swazey,Capt. Math- jas Kiefer, Capt. Benj. B. Elliott, Capt. Robt. Riddell Brown, First Lieut. D. C. Smart, First Lieut. H. A. Drexel, First Lieut. Chas Hahn, First Lieut. Chas. R. Evans, First Lieut. Saml. J. Blight, First Lieut. S. W. Filbert, First Lieut. Geo. H. Kahl, First Lieut. C. Frank Jones, First Lieut. Wm. R. Baker, First Lieut. Harry E, Haines, Second Licut. Lee H. Seltzer, Second Lieut. O. H. Brown, Second Lieut. R. H. Farley, Second Lieut. J. H. Ulrich, Second Lieut. Chas. L. Lyons, Second Lieut. W. H. Watson, Second Lieut. Wm. L. Stesch, Second Lieut. Chas. E. Hum- mel, Second Lieut. F, D, J. Kaessman, Sec- ond Lieut. Wm. L. Hardesty, Second Lieut. Walter C. Wessels, Second Lieut. George W. Baumgarner. THE FIFTH MARYLAND. One of the Most Famous Organiza- tions in the Country. Historic memories were recalled by the appearance of the 5th Regiment of Infantry of the Maryland National Guard, which is well known through- out the United States and is not unfavor- ably compared with the noted 7th Regi- ment of New York. In material and out- fit and equipment, in the thoroughness in which it drilled, and in the manifest result which this thoroughness gives, in its marching and in the instant obedi- ence which followed every command dur- ing the turnout to- day, it was very plainly seen that both the officers and enlisted men knew their duties and per- formed them thoroughly. The 5th Maryland was born as far back as 1775, and with the exception of short intervals has continued its organization till the present time. The regiment of to- day, however, may be characterized as the product of the late war, for it was re- formed by men who had reveled in the smoke of battle and who had fought and bled on many fields of strife. Within a short space of time after the close of the war the depleted ranks were filled, and then began a career of civic glory. The 5th Maryland has thrice been called on to per- form duty in times of *urmoil and riot, and in 1877 bore the chief part in suppressing in Maryland the great disorder that marked that year. The visits of the regiment to Boston and New Orleans awakened in those far different communities enthusiastic plaudits. Its encampments at Long Branch, Cape May and Atlantic City were always thronged by those who loved good soldier- ing. It may truthfully be said that no body of men in the line today bore them- selves with more conspicuous distinction. Washingtonians are particularly inter- ested in the Sth Maryland for the reason. that the commanding officer, Col. Frank Markoe, was born and reared in this city. Baltimoreans claim that there is no more gallant soldier in Maryland than Col. Mar- | koe. He not only has a natural aptitude for military life, but a <4 ae i dangerous service in the fiel As stated, Col. Markoe was born in Washington, and is the son of Francis Markoe, who for thirty years was chief of the consular Col. Markoe. bureau of the State Department, and was a Marylander, and connected by blood and marriage with: nearly all of the principal | families of the state. His mother was a daughter of Virgil Maxcy. who was killed in 183 by the explosion on board the Princeton, when the then Secretary of the Navy Upshur lost his life. When the war broke out he went south, in June, 1861, and enlisted as a private in Company H, Ist Maryland Regiment, C. 8. A. He pated in all of the battles from Fr to Cross Keys. When his of Sharpsburg and She; was wounded by # shell a his left hand. Markoe ent pany B of the Sth Regiment in April, ISSS, and was elected major of the regiment in 1888, and colonel in March, 1 The commissioned ros‘er of the regiment, in addition to Colonel Markoe, ts as lows: fol- Lieutenant Colonel R. Dorsey Coale, Ad- ant Captain Rrad- ley T. Stokes, tain R. J. ML; ¢ Johnson, Wm. H geon; ¢ Trimble, surgeon; G. Dav Cap- Mi piain TR. assistant Captain S. assistant surgeon; Captain J. D. Iglehar ant surgeo Binet nance tain assist- Captain Jackson, offi ord- er; Cap- Jackson, paymaster; Captain H. i. Keyser, tn- spector rifle practic Captain W. H. Dame, chapiain; Major W D. Robinson, 24 Battalion; Major C. Riggs, Ist Battalion; Major H. field, 3a Battalion; Adjutant A Ist Battalion; Adjutant W. I Battalion; Adjutant S. J. Poe, Company A—Captain L. M. Lieutenant E. D. Warfield, tenant RB. Bowle. Lt. Col. Coale. L. War- M Company B- & Jackson, First Lieutenant H. T. Daly, Second Lieutenant T, L. 4 Company C—Captain E. Thompson, Secon: Lieutenant C. M. W Captain G. CG. Coale. tain John Hinkley Holmes, Second Liew Company F—Capiain th. Compr Company nant W. Lieutenant A. tenant H. G. Rig Cc. B. Clotworthy, Johnston. Company H bers, First Lieutenant St. T. He ond Leiutenant E. A. Holmes. I—Captain N. L. Goldsbor ch, tenant J. c. G. A. Munce, First 1 ond Lieutenant J. > L—Captain B, F. Boyden, J. M. Marshall, Bowie. Com Slingluff, jr. Sterling. _ Company atenant F. 7. D. Daniels. K—Captain fifty-one officers, a band of forty musi- cians and a drum corps of thirty pteces. FIRST SEPARATE COMPANY. But Better Known as the Monumental City Guards of Baltimore. ‘The 1st Separate Company of the Nation- al Guard of Maryland, located at Balti- more, better known, however, as the Monu mental City Guards, was organized No- vember 13, 1881. The company has attended many ceremenies in the east and has al- ways been paid high compliments for {1s soldierly appearance and discipline. The officers of the company are Wm. R. Spen- cer, captain: James H. Moore, first lieu- tenant, and Saml. Smith, second lieutenant Captain Spencer was commissioned Jun 1s%3, He rose from the ranks to fi geant, second lieutenant and first lieuten- ant. He has been drill master of the com- pany from the time it was organized. There sull remain about twenty-five men who were mustered in with the company. The uniform is furnished by the state and is The the United States army regulation. company numbers sixty eniisted me three officers. It ts the enly colored pany in the Maryland National Guard. FIRST NAVAL BATTALION. A Good Representation of the Natio: Guard of Maryland. The First Naval Battalion of the National Guard of the state of Maryland attracted a great deal of attention in the parade, not only from visitors, but from Washing- tonians as well. The question has been agitated in this city of the advisability of adding a naval bat- talion to the National tremely handsome appearance and rep- resented the National Guard of the state of Maryland in a splendid manner. The strength of the command was about 210 men, and it was headed by a band of thirty pieces. The thoroughly-drilled troops looked very natty and soldierly in the regulation uniform prescribed for the United States navy, the sole addition being the coat-of- arms of the state of Maryland inscribed on the collar and cap of each uniform. The state colors, as well as those of the Naval Battalion, were carried. ‘The Naval Battalion marched as a naval brigade, and the formation followed Com- mander Isaac E. Emerson, chief of brigade, in command. His staff consisted of Lieut Samuel M. Blount, brigade adjutant: Sur- geon Sydney O. Helskell, Assistant Surgeon Frank R. Wagner, Paymaster William V. Wilson, Assistant Paymaster Jas. Kidgley, Lieut. H, T. Harrison, ordnance officer gineer W. G. Richardson and Assistant gineer H. Dodd Powell. Two companies of thirty-two men, with four petty officers each, comprised the infantry portion of the brigade. ‘The first company was under command of Lieut. Davies Murdock, witn Ensign C. N. Kingsley in command of the second com- pany. Lieut. Commander Edwin Geer was Isanc Emerson. in command of the detachment. T'we pla- toons of thirty-two men each, with tour petty officers to each plazoon, comprised the section of artillery, under command of Lieut. Bond. Lieut. L. FP. Smich was in charge of the first platoon, and Lieut. win 8. Drexel in command of the secoy platoon. Master-at-Arms Martin was charge of the color guard, and Quarter- master Duncan in charge of the Signal Corps. ‘The headquarters of the First Naval Bat- talion are on the U. S. 8. Dale, at the foot of Charles street, Baitimore. The office! of the organization are us foltows: Isaac E. Emerson, commander; Fdwin Geer, lieu- tenant commander anJ executive officer; Lieut. 8. M. Blount, navigator and ordnance officer; Lieut. Sydney O. Helskeil, surgeon; Lieut. John W. Hall, jr.. paymaster, and W. G. Richardson, chief engineer. THE SEVENTY-FIRST. It Has a Splendid Record for Service During the War. ‘The Tist Regiment, National Guard of the state of New York, which took such a prominent part in the great parade today, is one of the best known military orgaul- zations in the country. Its history, run- rirg back for almost a half century, is a most creditable one, and the 7ist has al- ways been famous for the qualities that go to make up a model regiment. Its armory at the corner of 34th street and Perk avenue is one of the handsomest in New York city, and its roster includes r.any men prominent in New York business and social life. A comptete history of the regiment would contain a number of references to Wash- ington. Its present commanding officer, Col. Francis V. Greene, is well known in this city, for he was formerly in the reg- ular army and was stationed here as as- sistant to thé Engineer Commissioner. When, on A} 17, 1861, President Lincoln issued a call for 75,000 troops, the 71st was one of the first to respond and to reach the capital. Four days later it embarked from New York for Annapolis, whence it was ball room, but was afterward stationed for in » partict- nent. C lies E, nt Royal | of the company was ith ¢ 4 : mustered out of service Col. Markoe. was commissioned as first Heutenant and ord- | it entered nance officer on the staff of General Maxcy | {hte Month: Gregg, who commanded five regiments of it re-entered the South Carolina troops, and served with him during the seven days’ fight around Richmond, at the 1 batt 2 : assas, capture of Har s Ferry, ules i ompany frst Lieutenant | de Second Lieutenant . }] mental Sergeant Major Alfr any M—Captain G. L. De BR. lion Sergeant Major Johy mann, First Lieutenant R. Gaither, -fi lion Sergeant Major Wm. ond Lieutenant D. W. Jenkins. Regimental Quartermaster Sere The regiment paraded today in heavy | colm A. Rafferty, Battalion Qu marching order, with nutional and state | Sergeant Wm. 8. G . Ba and field colors. There were twelve com- panies, each of twenty-four files front, with ay some tim navy yard Saw a great deal of war ard has taken of « The regiment ard servic ring ihe he field on a number ceasivns since when emergencies have arisen. The regiment was organize 1s52. The American Rifles, ab. four compa regiment nk WAS conselic ies, formed thi er ted w the Un from April 1 10 July 2 servi same Gov. Black, New York, for three months, at the expiration of which it volunteered to remain, and re- xed until September 1; In 1863 i mustered in the United States servic and served fi It participated in eek, June 20, 1861; : Kingston, F Va, ull Rur June molormen’s strike at Hrooklyn, The Roster. ‘The roster of the regiment is as fol! Col. Francis V. Greene, 1 . lace A. Downs, Major A Major Clinton H. Smith, Regimental nt Wm. Battaliot Jchn W. Dowling, Battalion Adju ris B, Fisher, Regiment i Olyphant, 1 master Amos H. Stephens. G. Bates, Sure ‘ on Wm. D. Elmore F Rite Pract orge Inspector of Rifle Pract tin, Assistant Inspector Herbert H. True Water; non-commission of Chaplain ¢ Pier D Greene, Guard of the Dis- ty-first Regiment J so interest Was’ given the ap: | termaster Sergeant Wm. L. pearance of this body Sergeaat Louts F. Sv of troops. ‘The bat- Jeremiah Hun talion earned all the pital Steward Hy. 8. attention bestowed | Hospital Steward upon it, however, for | Battalion Hospital Ste : it’ presented an’ ex-| Band Leader Felix I. n, Drum Major William Wahler, Color Bearer Noa! ford, Standard Bearer Wm. A. Armorer A. J. Patterson; Compan: Capt. J. H. Whittle, First Lieut. Bruch, Second Lieut. Jas. A. Cha Sergt. Wm. F. Weiss, Quarterma: George W. Company B—Capt L. Hazen, First Lient. Wm. S. Beekm oad Lieut. Wm. R. Hill, Quarter: ‘St Lester J. Blauvelt. Compan First Lieut. Ferd. Hetndsmann, First Chas. J. Katenkamp, Quartermaster Serzt. Peter Paepke. Company D—Capt. William H. Linson, First Lieut) Wm. vokwell, Second Lieut. Francis H. Lomax, First Sergt. Joseph J. Adga‘e, Quartermaster Sergt. Wm. H. Peck. Company F—Capt. J. Hollis Wells, First Lieut. W. L. Golis- borough, First Sergeant: Wm. C. Garth- waite, Quartermaster Sergt D. F. War- Genschlag. Company G—Capt. Anthony J. Bleecker, First Licut. Henry Masiin, Sec ond Lieut. George B. Halsey, Quartermas- ter Sergt. Chas, E. Strauss. Company H— Capt. Walter L. Joyce, First Lieut. Lincoln Bra- W. McLeod, Second Lieut. A. M. Lich en- stein, First Sergt. Wm. Lor on, Quarter- master Sergt. John Herron. Company 1— Capt. Clarence G. Reton, First Lieut F. Meeks, Second Lieut, Alex. S. Willi First Sergt. Hilden Olin, Quarterma Sergt. George T. Paton. Company K rank Keck, First Lieut. Thos. C First Sergt. Robert Freeman, Quarter- master Sergt. Wm. H. Carr. Battalion tor- mation—ist Battalion—Major A. T. Fra Adjutant J. W. Dowling, Sergt. Major Miller, jr., Companies A, C, D, G and I Battalion—Major C. H. Smith, Ad H. B. Fisher, Sergi. Major W. D. Viersou, Companics B, F, H and K. The regiment has two uniforms: or the state service uniform, which is we at camp and on active service, and which is substantially the san: the army uni form; the other is the r. al full dress uniform, and is worn at parades, the personal property of the individuals This uniform was adopted by chs regimen at its organiz+tion in i It 1s dark blu with white and gold trimmings. >gimen? is upward of ‘The present strengtn of the little under 609 men, of which 450 came on ‘for will remain until morrow afternoon at during their sta: are quartere] in th armory of the Washinsten Ligh: Intantry. ILLINOIS GUARDSME inauguration. Th A Company With a Proud Record of Active Service. One of the prominent National Guard ccmpanies from the west that marched in the parade was Company I, 5th Infantry, Illinois National Guard. Company I was organized in September, 1876, and has always been one of the leading com- panies in the state militia. At present the company has 6) members, with the following office-s: Captain, E.C. Vickery; first lieutenan’ J. H. McDonne' sec- ond lieutentnt, W.D. Doying. This com- pany is eight years of age and was the only one from Tili- Capt. B.C. Vickery nois that attended . the inauguration of ‘President Harrison. It was the only com- pany from Illinois at the funeral of Gen. Sherman. The company tock part in the (Continued on Thirteenth Page.)