The parade.
The column was formed on Bollingbrook street, facing south, with the right resting between Second and Third streets.
Ex-Governor William E. Cameron was the
chief marshal, and he was assisted by a number of deputies.
In the line of the parade were
Mexican veterans bearing with them the flag which they carried to
Mexico, the
Petersburg Grays, the
Petersburg Artillery,
the Prince George Cavairy,
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A. P. Hill Camp,
Confederate States Veterans, the police corps, veterans, members
A. P. Hill Camp, the fire department, public-school pupils, and many others who took part in the parade to testify their respect for the man and the day, including the three councils of the
Junior Order of American Mechanics.
There were two bands in line—one of the Grays' and the other band of the Normal School, composed entirely of colored students.
The procession moved through the principal streets of the city and was brought to a stand at the Academy of Music, where an interesting programme had been arranged.
Senator Daniel was unable to be present, however, as intimated in Sunday's
Dispatch, and
Hon. C. P. W. Breckinridge, of
Kentucky, telegraphed that reasons of State prevented him from coming.
