The herald., 1897-03-05
THE PARADE
The Event for Which tho croud w.,,.d
Patiently

For the general public the great event
OF the day was the grand parade of 20. coo
men, with bands playing, from the cap-
itol to the White House, and two miles
beyond.
The crowd waited patiently. Al de-
lay after Mckinley had delivered his
inaugural address occurred. as il was
deemed advisable for the president to
partake of lunch at the capitol instead
of following the former custom of halt
ing the parade while he took lunch at
the White House. AS President McKin
ley and ex-President Cleveland, arm in
arm, emerged from the capitol after
lunch the cavalry bugler sounded the
salute and the troopers came to a pre-
sent arms and great throngs pressed
forward to catch a glimpse of the new
president. Cheer upon cheer went UP.
frightening the horses. Mckinley took
the rear seat, Cleveland beside him cn
the right. On the front seat were Sher-
man, muffied in fur collar, and Senator
Mitchell of Wisconsin.
Marshal Porter gave the word to ad l.
vance. The troopers swung into COM
pany front, followed by the presidential
carriage, drawn by four sleek bays. 1t
was one continuous ovation. The presi
dent raised his hat time and again, smi!-
ing acknowledgements. From windows.
roofs and trees rang continuous chers,
while flags and handkerchiefs were
waved In, demonstrative greeting.
When the head of the parade came In
sight of the thousands lining the way to
the capitol, Pennsylvania avenue was
swept as clean of intruders as though
the whole town was deserted, for be-
hind the wire rope a steady patrol Of
police had forced hundred thousand
people. Ahead of everything in the line
of the parade rode Major William G.
Moore. chief of police of Washington,
and Captain Austin, both in full uni
forms. They were not scheduled sor
this position in the program, and the
majority in the crowd cheered them
Justify under the impression 1t was do
ing honor to General Horace Porter,
grand marshal
Behind this advance guard came Il
dozen mounted police, and next the
Governors Island band in the blue and
white uniforms of the infantry, their
silver instruments shining in the sun
light and the strains of their mcrching
music floating clear and resonant above
the broken hurrahs of the crowd. Then
in an apparently endless vista down the
avenue stretched the magnificent array
of the first grand military division. The
twenty files across, platoon after pla-
toon in close order, marched like great
machine, with glittering brass helmets,
flashing side arms, sunlight glittering on
hundreds of bayonets, from side to side
of the avenue as far as the eye could
reach, they stretched, infantry blue and
white. the artillery with it's dash Of
crimson, the marines conspicuous in
their blue storm coats with the crimson
Innings, the gold striped hussars on
their black steeds, while over the whole
hoated hundreds of flags regimental
banners and fluttering guidons.
Behind General Porter and his immed-
late military staff there were 200 special
mounted aides, each with high silk hat,
yellow gauntlets and broad white sash
from the shoulder to the right side.
An interesting feature of the special
mounted aides which did not appear ex-
cept to those familiar with the arrange
ments was that in the aggregation there
were five sons Of ex-presidents of the
United States. They were u. S. Grant,
W. II. Hayes, II. A. Garfield, G. A. Ar
thur and Russell Harrison.
Immediately behind the group of spe-
cial aides came the escort to the presi-
dent, the Black Horse troop of Cleve-
land. If they had looked brilliant in the
morning during their ride to the capitol,
they were now imposing as they swept
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and all up and down the avenue rose a
great cheer that rolled back and was
taken up and repeated again and again
as the carriage of the president and pres
ident-elect rolled into view.
President Mckinley, with white silk
handkerchief around his neck, held his
hat in his left hand, raising it now and
then to right or left in response to some
enthusiastic cheer. He still
looked pale, but he was smiling as he
neared the end Of his triumphal pilgri-
mage.
Ex-President Cleveland. now seated
on the left of President Mckinley. was
smiling in contrast to the stolid express
sion he bore most of the day.
Behind the carriage of the president
and ex-president marched little band
in the plain dark blue coats and slouch
hats of the G. A. r. They stepped
wearing blue pennons blazoned
with "23rd Ohio in gold. They were
the veterans Of the old regiment whose
battles had won the prsident the title
OF major. and fittingly they were given
the place of honor directly behind their
old time comrade.
Then In full array swept down the
head Of the first grand military division
led by General Grenville M. Dodge. chief
marshal. with his gold trapped staff on
prancing horses scattered out at regular
intervals over the great expansc Of the
avenue Hike an immense chers board set
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