The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-29
Naval Forces of the World Pa
rade in New York.
VAST CROWDS GREET THEM.
The Arts Of Peace supercede the
Strategy Of War.
Armed Forces of Nine Nations March
Down broadway as Though Our Coun-
try and Theirs Were One, and
We Were Brothers.

NEW YORK, April 2S.-Yesterday our
metropolis glorifed Columbus upon the
element which bore him to our shores;
today the Qualification was transferred to
the land OF the new world which he dis
covered. Yesterday the city smiled
through its tears; today its smile is still
there, but its tears have vanished. Strains
of martial music filled the space vacated
by the pandemonium of earspEtting
whistles and thunderous roar of death
dealing dogs of war. 1t was as though a
gigantic naval power had decended on our
peaceful shores, visited thereon its wrath
In bomhardment by shot and shell, capt.
ulation, then the landing of the victorious
naval forces and the march through our
thoroughfares. And there is mere truth
than imagination in the smile, for Man
haitian isle is as completely occupied by
naval force as though attained by con-
quest. Instead of the tattered flags of
battle, however, they bear the olive
branch, ana marching in line with our
state troops are greeted with cheers and
Shouts of welcome.
The invaders marched through walls of
human beings, and every point of van-
tage on window, root or other
point overlooking the line of march
was packed to its utmost ca
pacity. 1t was an admiring crowd,
cheering everybody, everything, from
gold bedecked officers to Jolly tars. Not
since the British evacuated New York
has such an occurrence been witnessed
here, and in no country but ours is such
an occurrence possible. With muskets
at their shoulders and small arms by
tier sides the foreigners invaded our soil
and marched down Americas greatest
street, Broadway. Grim, fierce looking
Russians, sturdy Britons, rudy faced
Germans, trim, quick moving French
men and dark visaged Italians, marched
file after file with their own officers COM
mandlng and their own bands playing the
airs they loved best, but they were our
captives. Our marines and blue jackets
preceded them and our national guard
followed their rear. The arts OF peace
had superseded the strategy OF war and
the armed forces of nine nations marched
on our streets as though our country and
theirs We're enc nd we were brothers.
Sailors and marines came ashore from
their vessels, formed on Forty second
street from the west sh ore ferry toward
Sixth avenue. The whole of the First
brigade of the state national guard and
naval reserves of New York and Massa-
chusetts turned out at the word of COM
mand. A reviewing stand was erected at
Madison square and city hall park, from
which the admirals and officers of vessels
and other invited guests viewed the pa
rade.
Governor Flower rode at the head of the
procession, followed by detail from he
United States army and engineers corps.
Then came admirals and other officers in
carriages, foreigners escorted by United
States officers. Following these came the
first division consisting OF the United
States sailors and marines, led by the
Marine band. The second division con-
tanned sailors of visiting fleets and ma
rines OF Great Britain and Holland, the
only two nations represented besides ours
which have marines. Following the
British in the order named came sailors
Of Argentine, Russia, Holland. France
and Germany. There were no Spanish
sailors in line
Next to the foreign came the naval re-
serves of New York and Massachusetts,
then the state national guards bringing
up the rear. The column from Forty-sec-
ond street into Fifth avenue and down
that thoroughfare to Waverly Place, to
Broadway, down Broadway to the city
hall, where Governor Flower lett the
column and with Mayor Gilroy and other
city officials and visitors, reviewed the
column. which disbanded IN Lower
Broadway.
After the parade the governor received
the visiting admirals and other officers in
the governors room at the city hall.
President Cleveland did not assist at the
review, he drove to the stand, but the
parade was late and he was compelled to
take train for Chicago before the head
OF the column reached the stand. IN
getting into the carriage at the hotel to
drive to the reviewing stand the presi-
dent struck his head against the carriage
door, abrasiug the skin on his forehead.
A doctor at the hotel dressed the wound
and after a delay of ten minutes the presi-
dent proceeded.