Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-04
A NEW DEPARTURE.

Great Parade OF the Sailors of ali Nations
at New York Led by United States
Misunderstanding Out of the Usual
Line of International Courtesy.
| New YORK, April 23.-Re,narl1able as
| was the gathering of foreign men-of-war
| In the harbor here to participate in the
| naval review, still more remarkable
was the spectacle presented yesterday
| when the uniformed forces of foreign
nations marched through the streets
Not since the British evacuated New
| York has such an occurrence been
| witnessed here, and in no country
/ but this Is such an occurrence possible
With muskets at their shoulders and
small arms by their sides, the for
eigners marched down Broadway
| Russians, Britons. Germans, Spaniards,
| Erenchmen and Italians in file after
| file, with their own officers command
| ing and with their own bands playing.
| American marines and blue jackets pre-
| ,eded them and national guardsmen
| followed in their rear. To President
Cleveland was largely due this unique
and unparalleled display, he having re-
4uested the foreign commanders to al
low the parade.
The whole of the First brigade New
York national guard and the naval re-
serve had also been ordered out The
latter had been on duty on the water
Thursday, while their evolutions were
limited to the narrow decks of tugs.
yesterday they made better showing
on parade, and besides they had the
naval militia of Massachusetts, as their
guests.
Stands had been erected along all the
streets of the parade and many hand
some decorations were to be seen
The proceedings were managed by
Gen. Louis Fitzgerald, of the New York
State National guard, and Commander
j. W. Miller, of the naval reserve, act
ing under the direction Of Adm Cher
ardi and the committee of 100 citizens
appointed by the mayor.
Ten o'clock was the hour for forming
the line, and the formation was on
Forty-second street from the West
Shore ferry extending toward Sixth
avenue.
Gov. Flower rode at the head of the
procession after platoon of mounted
police, which cleared the way. He was
followed by details from the United
States army and engineer corps Then
came the officers in carriages, escorted
by officers OF the American navy.
Following the carriages came the
first division consisting of United States
sailors and marines. COMMUNICATIVE
was chief of brigade and Capt W.
Spicer commander of the marines
These Were from the Charleston. Chi
cago, Yorktown, Concord and Philadel-
phia, marching in the order named in
their dress uniform, and led by the ma
rine band. In the second and third and
fourth battalions We're the United
III, / =,
States ships in port.
The second division contained the
sailors of the visiting fleets and the
marines of Great Britain and Holland.
| First came the troops of Great Britain
$50 all told. Capt. Hamilton, of the
Blake, was in charge. The marines
wore red jackets, blue trousers, with
! narrow red stripe down the side,
and black helmets topped with gilt
The band from the Blake led them.
The artillerymen were black jack
! cts, blue trousers with a wide red
stripe down the side and little caps
with yellow band under the chin.
d! The blue jackets wore the regulation
| blue sailor shirt open low at the neck,
Glue trousers very tight at the hips and
very wide at the ankle and light straw
hats. All marched with precision.
| They were cheered as they passed the
-eviewing stands and wherever they
wheeled to turn 4 corner.
Following the British came Argen-
tina's representatives from the Nuevo
Sc Julio. They Were less than 100 in
number and wore dark blue shirts with
braid on the collars and blue trousers.
The officers wore long blue coats, blue
trousers and caps with long front
pieces.
The Russian vessels sent $50 men and
fifteen officers the battalion in charge
Of Com. Stemra and in three companies.
The band from the Reynda accom-
panied them. The uniform, was of blue
with white and blue striped shirts and
white caps, on the bands of which was
the name in Russian of the ship to
which the men belonged. The men
carried muskets with bayon fixed
| The Hollanders from the Van Speyk
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 jackets. The first
| company was commanded by Lieut..
Bardoul. of the Arethuse, and the sec
ond by Lieut.. Malcoe of the Jean Bart
The uniform was blue jackets, blue
| trousers and blue caps Haversacizs
| were carried.
| Germany folloyved with 40 men un-
| der the command of Lieut.. Meyer, OF
the Kaiserin Augusta They were all
| sailors and their dress was very similar
| to that of the American jackets The
| band of the German squadron accom-
panied them
] Next came the Italians, headed by
| their band, with Lieut. Lovera in conn
mand and four midshipmen acting as
| aides. There were 100 men in line
| They wore straw hats with brims far
| ing upward. blue jackets and black
| trousers. The officers were in dark
| blue uniforms with plenty of gold lace
and distinctive light blue sash diagon-
| ally across the breast
| After the visitors came the national
! guard of the state of New York.
| Drowned While Fishing
SoAisfERvILLE, N j, April 2e--Charles
w Baldwin IS wears of age. and Fred