The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-05
MILITARY AND CIVIC PARADE AN
IMPOSING FEATURE OF THE
DAY.
REVIEWED BY Mr.. M'KINLEY,
FOR THREE HOURS MARCHERS
TRAMPED BY IN A STEADY
STREAM.
A PAGEANT IN BLUE AND GRAY.
Governors and Famous Soldiers in
the Ranks of Those Who Made
Up the Display.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The cap
ital city never looked upon such per-
feet parade as that which escorted
President Mckinley from the capitol to
the White house and then passed in
review under his eye. The feature Of
the splendid pageant was the perfect
balance between its contrasting parts
and the high order of skill that was
shown in the handling of the 10000
or more men that stepped along or
bestrode the splendid steeds that
danced and reared their way in the
parade. 1t was the universal opinion
that there was just enough and not
one bit too much Of any one class OF
paraders. There was no long drawn
out massing OF uniformly attired reg.
Ular troops or militia, pleasing enough
to the military eye, but wearisome to
the spectators who made up the vast
crowd. Nor was there any preponder-
ance Of widely separated civic organ
ization, whose identity was scarcely
distinguishable through the presence or
absence Of a high hat or a different
colored overcoat. Instead, the military
display was just large enough, AMI
had just enough variety to give tha
people pleasing opportunity to dwell
upon the difference between the threa
great arms Of the service, while, as
for the civic organizations, their lead
ers showed the necessary ingenuity In
their variety of their closely drawn
lines.
1t was noticeable, by the way, that
some of these civilians marched in a
style that might, with reason, make
the regular military forces jealous, and
this was notably the case with the
Charles l.. Kurtz Republican club. OF
Columbus.
President Mckinley reviewed the pa
rade from a stand erected on the ave-
nue. in front of the White house
grounds. When he stepped into tho
stand, he was received with tumultu-
Gus cheers from the tens of thousands
of his fellow citizens, who crowded
the streets and acres of viewing stands
in the vicinity. His wife and his
mother, with their party, had preceded
him by half an hour. He was accom-
panied by Vice President Hobart, and
both at once took their places just as
the platoon of mounted police, which
rode in advance of the parade, came
into view block away. The review
ing STAND seated comfortably 200 per-
sons, among whom were ambassadors
and ministers of foreign governments,
members of the incoming cabinet, SEN
ators and representatives, officers of
the army and navy, governors Of a
number of states, and other distin-
guiShed citizens. The fatigues Of the
/ day bore heavily upon the presidents
aged. mother and his wife, and they
left the stand early, returning to tho
hOITEQ - 49,
hours and more President Mckinley
ana Vice President Hobart stood at
the front of the stand, returning tha
statutes OF the passing multitude
Ihe only enthusiastic demonstration
seen from the presidents stand occur
req just as the last Of the parade pass
ed by. At that moment the thousands
OF people who had lined the streets. as
II actuated by a single impulse, rushed
into the middle Of the street and surg
ed around the president, cheering and
geSticulating like mad. Cheer after
cheer was given as the great mass of
people crowded around and struggled
10 get near the president. 1t seemed
almost providential that many were
not crushed in the great throng, but
as far as known no casualty resulted,
The president and vice president wait
ed for a moment and then hastily left
the stand and returned to the White
house.
SPLENDID PAGEANT.
For the general public, unfavored by
invitations to the inaugural stand or
the senate chamber ceremonies, and
unable to get within easy distance OF
the stand because of the presence ahead
OF them of thousands of their fellow
citizens, the great event of the day
was the grand parade OF 10000 men,
with bands playing, from the capitol to
the White house, and two miles be-
yond. And the public was there, from
the capitol to the point of disbanding
The day was such a glorious one that