The record-union., 1893-04-29
Parade of Marines and Sailors
Through Solid Walls of People.
A SIGHT WHICH COULD ONLY OCCUR
IN THIS COUNTRY.
1t Was az Though a Gigantic Naval
Power Had Descended on Our
Peaceful Shores, Captured One of
the Most Important Seaports and
Landed Its Victorious Naval Forces
and Marched Through the Princi-
pal Thoroughfares.
Special to the REcoRD-US1oS.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
New YORK, April 2s.- Yesterday the
metropolis glorified Columbus upon the
element which bore him to our shores.
To-day the glorification was transferred
to the land of the New World which he
discovered.
Yesterday the city smiled through its
tears, to-day the smile is still there, but
the tears have vanished. Strains of mar
tial music have filed the place vacated
by the pandemonium of ear-splitting
whistles and the thunderous roar of the
death-dealing dogs of war. 1t was as
though gigantic naval power had de-
seconded on our peaceful shores, visited
thereon its wrath in a bombardment of
shot and shell, secured a capitulation and
then landed its victorious naval forces
and marched through our thoroughfares.
There is more truth than Imagination
in the simile, for Manhattan Isle is as
completely occupied by naval force as
though attained by conquest. Instead of
tattered flags of battle, however, they
bear the olive branch, and, marching in
line with our State troops, are greeted
"AeA ShSOhS a14 5AOQIS Vi WclCOlllt.
The invaders marched through solid
walls of human beings, and every point
of vantage at windows, on roofs. or other
points overlooking the line of march was
filed to its utmost capacity.
1t was an admiring crowd, cheering
everybody and everything, from the
gold officers to the Jolly tars.
Not since the British evacuated New
York has such an occurrence been wit
messed here, and in no country but ours
is such an occurrence possible. With
muskets at shoulders and small arms by
their sides the foreigners have invaded
our soil and marched down Americas
greatest street, Broadway. Grim, fierce
looking Russians, sturdy Br1tons,
ruddy-faced Germans, trim, quick-mov-
ing Frenchmen and dark-visaged Ital-
ians marched, file after file, with their
own officers commanding and their own
bands playing the airs they loved best.
But they were our captives. Our ma
rines and blue jackets preceded them
and our National Guard followed in the
rear. The arts and peace had superseded
the strategy of war and the armed forces
of nine nations marched on our streets as
though our country and theirs were one
and we were brothers.
The sailors and marines came ashore
from their vessels and formed on Forty
second street, from the West Shore ferry
toward Sixth avenue. The whole of the
First Brigade of the State National
Guard and the Naval Reserves of New
York and Massachusetts turned out at
the word of command. Reviewing
stands were erected at Madison Square
and City Hall Park, from which the
Admirals and officers of vessels and
other invited guests viewed the parade.
Governor Flower rode at the head of
the procession, followed by details from
the United States Army and the En-
gineer Corps. Then came the Admirals
and other officers in carriages, the for
eigners being escorted by United States
officers.
Following these came the first division,
consisting of United States sailors and
marines, led by marine band.
The second division contained sailors
of the visiting fleets and marines of Great
Britain and Holland, the only two ma
tions represented, besides ours, which
have marines. Following the British, in
the order named, came the sailors of Ar
gentine, Russia, Holland, France and
Germany. There were no Spanish sailors
in line. Next to the foreigners came the
Naval Reserves of New York and Massa-
chusetts, and then the State National
Guard, bringing up the rear.
The column moved from Forty-second
street into Fifth avenue, and down that
thoroughfare to Waverly Place, to Broad
way, down Broadway to the City Hall.
where Governor Flower left the column.
and, with Mayor Gilroy and other city
officials ard visitors, viewed 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.
CLEVELAND SLIGHTLY INJURED.
President Cleveland did not assist at
the review. He drove to the stand, but
the parade was late, and he was compelled
to take the 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, abrasing the skin on his forehead.
The doctor at the hotel dressed the wound.
and after delay of ten minutes the
President proceeded.
DIR. Burt said the cut on Cleveland's 8
head was not serious. The sharp edge of
the landau had. however, not only cut
through the skin a cash an inch and a
half long high up on the forehead over the
right eye, but below, and also caused con-
siderable abrasion as well as clean cut
in the flesh, and it bled considerably.
''I simply dried up the wound" said the
doctor, "and covered it with a rubber
| plaster. 1 should like to have made q
neater job of it, but the President was in
too great hurry to get down to the re-
viewing stand"
President Cleveland and the members
of his Cabinet walked from the reviewing
stand to Desbrosses- street ferry, crossed
the river and left over the Pennsylvania
road at 12:l5 P. NJ.
ADMIRALS BANQUETED.
New YORK, April 2s.-The Chamber
of Commerce banquet tonight put an
appropriate capsheaf on the festivities
| incident to the naval review. Among
the invited guests present were the Brit
ish. French, Russian, Brazilian and
Argentine Admirals, three American
Admirals and commanders OF the Ger