Evening journal., 1893-04-28
GOVERNOR FLOWER LEADS THE HOSTS
And the Distinguished Officers of All Ten
Nations Represented Yesterday, Ride
Behind in Carriages.

Nations represented lesterdayt hlue
Behind in Carriages.
Governor Flower rode at the head of
the procession. A platoon of mounted
police cleared the way. The governor
was followed by details from the United
States army and engineer corps. Then
came the admirals in carriages; the for
eigners being escorted by officers of our
own navy.
Following the carriages came the first
division consisting of United States
was chief of brigade and Captain w
Spicer commanded the mariues These
we're from the Charleston, Chicago.
Yorktown, Concord and Philadelphia
marching in the order named and re
splendent in their snowy dress uni
forms They we're led by the Marine
band In the second and third and
fourth pattalions were Uncle Sans Blue
Jackets from all of her ships in port.
The second division was the one that
interested the crowds on the streets
more than any other. 1t con.
tanned the sailors of the visiting
fleets. and the marines of Great Britain
and Holland, the only two nations repre-
sented besides our own who have
marines.
First came the troops of Her Majesty,
the Queen There were officers and men,
$50 all told Captain Hamilton, of the
Blake, was in charge of the battalion.
Fine Appearance of the British.
The British marines were resplendent in
red jackets, blue trousers with a narrow
red stripe down the side, and black he'll
NETS topped with gilt. The band from
the Blake led them The British artil-
lery men wore black jackets, blue trous
ers with red stripe down the side, and
little dinky caps with yellow band and
a strap under the chin Her Majesty's
blue Jackets wore the regulation blue
sailor shirt open low at the neck, blue
trousers very tight at the hips aud very
wide at the ankle and light straw hats.
The Britons marched with precision aud
looked neither to the right nor left.
They were cheered as they passed the
reviewing stands and wherever they
wheeled to turn a corner.
Following the British came Argen-
tines representatives from the Nuevo de
Julio. They were less than 100 in nun
Der and wore dark blue shirts with
white braid on the collar, and blue
trousers The officers wore long blue
coats, blue trousers and caps with long
front pieces
Russia's Splendid Representation.
The Russian vessels sent $50 men an6
| fifteen officers The battalion was in
charge of Commander Stemman and was
in three companies. The band from the
Rynda accompanied them The uniform
was of blue. with white and blue striped
shirts and white caps, on the bands oi
which was the name, in Russian, of tn,
ship to which the men belonged. The
men carried muskets, with bayonet'
fixed.
The Hollanders from the Van Spey k
came next. There were forty marines
in long tailed blue coats and blue trous
ers, and eighty sailors in blue jackets, blue
trousers and soft blue hats.
The French ships had 800 men in line
They were all blue JACKIE The frs
company was commanded by Lieutenan
Bardoul of the Arethuse, aud the seconC
by Lieutenant Malcoe of the Jean Bart
The uniform was blue jackets blue trous
ers and blue caps. Haversacks wer
carried The French band set livel,
step for the men
Germany followed on the heels o
France with 121 men under command o
Lieutenant Meyer of the Kaiseril
Augusta They were ali sailors and thei
dress was very similar to that of our owl
blue Jackets. The band of the German
squadron accompanied them.
The Italian Braves Wore Straw Hat
Next came the Italians headed b.
their band Lieutenant Lovera was il
command and four jaunty midshipmel
acted as aids. There we're 100 men il
line. They wore straw hats with brin
haring upward, blue jackets and blacl
trousers The officers we're in dark blu
uniforms with plenty of gold lace and
distinctive light blue sash diagonall
across the breast. The Spanish admira
sent no men ashore.
Each body Of foreigners was recoe
nized by the flags carried by color sci
gents aud the crowds cheered them all
giving the Germans and the Russian
the heartiest welcome.
After the visitors came the Nations
Guard of the state of New York Briggs
der General Louis Fitzgerald and stsi
rode at the hand The naval reserve
naQ tno flgnb OF line ana mdue kOO
| appearance in their white duck suit
Next to them were Massachusett
, Naval Reserves. The signal corps of th
/ First Brigade followed.
E Then Came the Guard Men.
in the following order: Sixt,
ninth Regiment, Eighth Regimen
Ninth Regiment, Twenty second Reg
ment, Twenty third Regiment, Seveni
Regiment, Twelfth Regiment, Sevent
/, first Regiment, First batter
Second battery. The column move
into Fifth Avenue from Fort
second street aud down Fifth Avenl
: to Washington Square, where a tur
was made in front of the memoir
: arch through Waverly Place to Broa
i. way.
= The march down Broadway was
continued ovation to the foreign Wis
tors.
Q The admirals in carriages and u
@ blue jackets on foot we're cheered al
q saiuted with waving flags and har
;, kerchiefs. At City Hall Park Govern
I - g. l.. o,aA Mauorr a.