The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-29
III LAND PARADE.

NtOSt fkemaFkADI6 Oh All tue S0T6-
ionic at New York.
NEW YORK, April 29.-Remarkable
as was the gathering of the foreign
men-of-war in orr harbor to participate
in the naval review, still more remark
able was the spectacle presented when
the uniformed forces of foreign nations,
armed and accoutred as for battle,
marched in our streets. Since the Brit
ish evacuated, New York has witnessed
no such q sight, and in nc country but
ours is such an occurrence possible.
With muskets ut their shoulders and
small arms by their sides, the
Foreigners Invaded Our Soil
and marched down Americas greatest
street-Broadway. Grim, fierce look
ing Russians, sturdy Britons, ruddy-
faced Germans, trim, quick moving
Frenchmen and dark visaged Italians,
marched in 6le after file, with their
own officers commanding and with
their own bands playing the airs that
they love best. But they were u cap
tives. Our marines and b~luejackets
preceded them and our national guards
men followed in their rear. The arts of
peace had succeeded the strategy Of
war and the armed forces of nine ma
tons marched in our streets as though
our country and theirs were n and
they and we were brothers.
Impossibilities Made Possible.
The first suggestion that our visitors
be invited to land their men and take
part in . land parade WAS declared by
the big wigs of our navy to be out Of
the question. II was not until Presi-
dent Cleveland took the matter in hand
that the foreign sdmirals were asked il
they would land their men. The heart
mess with which all the foreigners &C
cspted the invitation when it was sx-
tended showed good win existing be-
tween their governments and ours and
dispelled all doubts as to the possibility
Of having the foreigners take part in q
denonstration ON shore.
Ths nsws, when it reached the jack
tars, caused great delight. They are
proud or their ships, and they liked
their p6rtteWards making the marine
naxad&1gmnsntGcent success, but they
LOOKED t6wMntdetpthe land parade as an
Ioppo1tnuityptS show the Americans Of
whatetua theys IRE made, and the same
time h6gxl6D ~ ass
do0d Iook II the Americans
A NhofA GseysArS much interested. The
smdmiraas nnd cpmmanders had been
dfned nd Set@d and the day had ar
rtysa whm o. middies, the red-coated
maEinss9 ~ xrtifIexymen and the blue
Jackets won1d have their turn. Hence
there was Joy. between .thedecks. Every
man jack III them he'd brushed mp his
uniform, polished his musket, furnished
his cartridge box and bait and was
ready for the outing whom tho boat-
swain piped to quarters and the men
were inspected before starting for the
shore.
Ten O'Clock Was the Hour
for forming the lins. ana She formation
was on Fo9ty-ssccnd strest, from tn
lvSNDs 1AoA 1J 0AvU4AAAH WWA kOD
Bixth avenue An. hour before that
time, while boats of our own navy and
ths odd-shapsd boats Of tbs foreigners
began to arrive ut the foot OF Forty
second street, and tho vicinityso Of ths
landing assumed q blue aspect from the
number Of uniforms Of that color. Sew
sral p~lAtoons Of police were On hand TO
keep back the crowd OF sightseers, and
there wa some difficulty In maintain
ing tho lines, owing to the eagerness OF
the crowd to have q close look at the
swarthy tars OF other nations Our own
sailors YER not neglected, they wsrs
cheersd, but there was no rush to get
near them, for they ha6 no eagles
or crowns ~embroidersd on their slesves
and they were too wen known to excite
curiosity. Every armory IN the city
was bury asa beehive. National guards.
men gave . final burnish to their arms,
q final rub 10 their buttons and epau.
lettes, and then fell In ct the word Of
command. The whole Of the Firs,