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REVIEW.
SO0,oOoveterans
Apart OfOurArmieS.
Men who did the Fighting.
ASplendid Pageant.
Apart Of ourArmies.
Men who did the Fighting.
A Splendid Pageant.
e2seial Dispatch 20 The ". Y. Tribune.


WASHINGTON. Tuesday May % 1906.
This morning the golden sun greeted, as did
nore than hundred thousand admirng eyc.. the in.
sneJrsi of the graldest miiary pageant wit
Lossed on this American continent
TIE LINE FORMING.
VI O'Clock the seemingly interminable lines Of
bEetling hayonets and flashing ssbcrS borne by The
toys in Federal blue commenced 10 unfold themselves
sround the Natio~d Capital where ss vas meet TIE
children of the city to the number 0. many Thousands
tad to greet The boi,evora and sca,red heroes
Of the Republic with banners, notices songs Of cheer,
9sriards Of flowers and approving smiles.
THE CAVALRY.
Every available speoc where usngu feet could send
hards could cling appropriated long before the
bsming .steeds Of Sheridsn's cavalry led The aa-
vance ap HengsyNsnia-aye. Stands. staging,
boxes, tables. chairs, vehicles lanp.posts. i'll
deed everything that promised q lookout was
crowded TO suifocat.on with eager people Windows
laceaies and boGsetOpS even more denseiy
packed Indeed. the Of civilians pressing their
eager homage upon these soldiers coming hone from
The war, sight long 10 be remembered and attain.
ing 10 the granGy sui ine 80 al independent
pageant. but when The fer cavalry siecIs praucng 70
tier weDkHown hugo notes. tie long lines CT infantry
with burr ished flashing in the sunlgbt the thun.
5erirg rattle Of artillery wheels III an unceasng surg
itg mass swept along through the day. bow shall
fld words 10 oxIiess he :ervcEt second emotions
stirred within every heer'.
TIE FRoGrAMME.
The programme heretofore announced adhered
to with trivial exception Gen Meade leading tic head
Of the column. The cavalry were about an hour and
half passing. The gallant Custar and troopers, With
scarias s~.l .s.-. obei:ad Especial OF l'ts"sv.
HEAD oy TN COLUMN.
Tie head of the column reached the reviewing stand
In tf,nt of the Executive Mansion at 81 o'clock. The
President Secretary of War and Lieut.. Cen Grant did
not aiye until after Gen. Meade and several other
commanding Generals had passed at tie review stand
Gen. Meade was joined h. Gen. Sherman.
DISTINCT IsHED ARRIVALS.
J.was nearr ten O'Clock when the President arrived,
ACCOMPANIED ty the Secretary Of War TIE Secretary Of
tie Navy. tie Postmaster General and TIE Attorney
General Lieut. zen Grant with bis two little sons
ue1. came gpon The stand, and enthusiastically
cbeered.
The reviesng pe,soDagss were then seated npon the
extreme font Of the reviewing stand in the following
order. In the center was President Johnson upon bis
right were the Secretary Of War, Lieu'-Gen. Grant
AID Attorney. GeueTal Speed; upon his left were
The Secretary Of the Navy. Postmaster General
pcnnison Secretary McCuiloch. MsjorG Gen. Sherman.
Major en-. Meade Ger. Meigs, Gen. Sandfoad of New
York al other less notcd civil and military d:gnita
ries There Triangular Rcdiment overhead,
srd central in the long line Of covered staengs Rich
pond and Petersburg eiteicd upon the festconed
fags willie ~ the right were similar flags letteIed
Brentonsyiile. Gettysburg. Chattanooga. Antletam,
Spottsyivans, Cold Esrtor; 10 the left Shiloh, South
Mountain, Stone Branch, Wilderness. The press ard
other privileged persons fedtle ling 10 the right
and left Of the eNiewing stand.
oTHEE STANDS.
Opposite the main stand were erected against Jack
sonsouare three extensive stands for TIE accommods.
lion Of army and civil officers OF the Government Gov.
e5nors Of States. &C., and their families
GEN. LOGAN.
In the center was @ stand placarded The Stan Of
Cen Sherman" and prominently there was the dark
yissaee of the brave as eloquent Logan. 1t was While
sttnr here that he received he orders assigning him
70 the comnsnd Of the Army Of the Tennessee
CONNECTICUT.
Connecticut had next stand which was well
Ged with her sons and daughters. In front was the
motto Connecticut greets all who bravey fought and
Wesps for ell who fell" Then came Ohio and New.
Jersey. Massachusetts greets her Countys Defend
err" fropted the Old Bay State stand.
TOMORROW.
The peTade 10 morrow will be much the same though
Ale Western heroes likely TO be little teller.
heavier. more brown and with uniforms somewbat
soiled but in al that constitutes the soldier they
viii nobly compare with the heroes o, " dsy.
GOOD ORDER.
The general remark was the entire absence Of Ill
eonfucion and the perfect success Of every arrange
ment No serious accidents occurred, though ma
and woman were injured ly nm ambulance
GEN. CCsIER.
Gen Casters horse took fright az floral wreath
dashed at him by lady ord furio usy past the re
viewing stand, but the rider rened him into pio
piiety and duty.
THT WEATHER.
The day could not have been more agreeable In TEN
I.raure beauty and every one seemed to enjoy th
day and the occasion a. one Of tie mos imporiap
events Of life time
TIKI CHILDREN.
Five thousand Children part 'cipated. handsomel
decorated by red. white and blue rosotes, flags ban
ners &c.. &C., Of all sizes and descriptions, supple
with vast number ofboaquets and wreaths more tha