The Washington critic., 1890-04-12
HoNoEING THE pAN-AMER1oANs.
The Military Review and Parade aud
Flag Presentation,

The Military Review and Parade and
Flag Presentation.
The military parade and review in
the White Lot yesterday afternoon, in
honor of the Pan. American delegates,
was a complete success in every partic-
ular, as prophesied by TIE CRITIC,
When o'clock, the hour for the re-
view, arrived the road surrounding the
great ellipse, or circle, was lined with
blue-coated policemen from the several
precincts. Behind the police line was
great dark ring OF humanity-thou-
sands of pectators-eagerly tip -toeing
to get glimpse of the military maneu-
vers of the troops on the green carpeted
lawn. The first line was formed of the
regulars and marines, with the light
battery and cavalry on the extreme left
and the red. coated Marine Band and the
Artillery Band combined on the right.
In the front was General Gibson and
his stall, mounted on prancing steeds
Three hundred yards in the rear was
the District National Guard, com
manded by General Albert Ordway.
with the National Guard Band on the
right and the High School Cadets
manly looking young men, on the left.
The reviewing party stood at the north
of the ellipse. On the President right
were the Secretary of War and General
Scholield, with Secretaries Blaine,
kuGk and Tracy on the left. Post
master-Gcneral Wanamaker stood
slightly in the rear with the Pan
American delegates.
The review lasted fully twenty min
utes and was picturesque affair, re-
minding the observer OF war times, as
the long line of troops broke into
platoons, and headed by the bands
marched past the reviewing stand.
The marching of the troops was excep-
tionally fine and their evolutions sol
dierly.
The parade that followed was viewed
by thousands of citizens, who lined the
sidewalks along Pennsylvania avenue
from Seventeenth TO Four r-and.a- half
street. The marching and bearing of
the High School Cadets was certainly
the feature of the parade and called
forth repeated and hearty applause
from the spectators.
Several incidents occurred during the
passage of the parade. A man named
Amos Brown struck a policemen who
was trying to force him back on the
curb. He was captured by Officer
Slack. Several men were arrested for
refusing to give way as the procession
came along, among the number being
Thomas Byron, an elderly white man,
who was rather roughly handled by
Officer Mari. A drunken man named
George Harpin. flourished bottle of
whisky and insisted on the marching
troops taking drink. He was hauled
in by policeman.
Sergeant Angelo Austin of the Dis
trict Light Battery was thrown from
his horse at the corner of Seventeenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue and
badly injured, and colored man,
named Buck White, was run in" for
trying to take command of the cavalry
force from Fort Myer. He nearly STAN
pede the horsemen in his frantic and
drunken efforts. Several children were
reported lost.
AT the close of the review the Pan
Americans were driven to the Airing
ion Hotel, where they were addressed
on the objects and works of the confer
ence by Professor W. l.. Boswell of
Philadelphia. Mr. G. Oscar Beasely of
the same city followed, and on behalf
of the ladies of the Silk Culture Asso-
citation presented to each of the coun-
tries represented beautiful American
flag as a souvenir, the handiwork of
the ladies themselves. Responses were
made by Mr.. Bolet Peraza of Venezuela,
Mr.. Caamano of Ecuador and Others