Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-28
No LOG wHEEIINe W VA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER % 1898

thick of the combat, flung their instrl-
ments from them and made music with
the guns snatched from their fallen
brothers. There arr only twenty left
of the original thirty-eight bandsmen-
The others fell in the fight.
The Twenty-first carried the colors
presented to them by Mrs. mckinley,
who called them "The Presidents
Own" and also those given by a lady
of New York City.
The Tenth cavalry (colored), were
dismounted, and to them the President
repeatedly fiourished his hat.
Huntington's marines, who made the
first hostile landing on Cuban soil,
were Immediately preceded by the Mar
inc band.
OF course the highest degree of local
enthusiasm was bestowed upon, Col.
Hufings and his Sixteenth Pennsyl-
vania regiment His flank movement
| in the fight at Coamo, Porto Rico, mad
not been forgotten. The presidential
party Joined in the applause with equal
| Zest.
The sailors were no less well re-
| ceied than the soldiers. There were
| lines of tackles from the Texas, Glou-
| cester. Marblehead, New Orleans, To-
| peka. Mayflower, with few scatter
| ing men from the Yosemite, Yankee
| and other ships.
The rear of the line was held by the
| Grand Army of the Republic and tnelr
allied military organizations.
| AS these ancient warriors filed past
with none too lusty step, they saluteo
| the President in their own way. some
raised their hats others t.morolsly
raised their hands in the conventional
army way, while several companies
I halted, turned. and fronting the Cher
| Executive. presented the tattered OLD
! battle flags. One of the posts carried
a battery Of two guns, AM salufed
with a shot from each as The stand
was passed.
THE PRESIDENT RESPONDED
| with a sweep of his hat and continuous
bows. Between two of the G. a. II
posts rode, in a carriage, Harry l.. Mac
Neal. who had charge of gun on
the Brooklyn, and who crawled OUT
over the side of the ship while under
fire to extract a shell which had be-
come fixed in the muZzle.
Passing the Presidential stand, the
troops marched in company front
formation. in three step cadence, one
third faster than the regular time. Ii
nearly every instance, the marching
was almost faultless.
AS the last line of soldiers and the
body CT police behind them passed thf
stand, the crowds broke through the
ropes and made a rush towards thu
Presidents enclosure. He merel!
bowed his acknowledgment Of thu
cheering and then withdrew to tht
rear Of the stand to the residence O
Mrs. J. Bundas Lippincott immediate
" back of the stand. Here the part!
took luncheon and shortly afterwart
the President retired to his hotel t.
spend in rest the time remaining unit
): the Clover Club dinner and the Acad
/ President Mckinley was the guest O
honor tC night at the peace jubilee ban
quet Of the Glover Club, where he me
nearly all of the distinguished visitor!
to the city and the leading citizens q
Philadelphia as well.
President Mckinley was given an en-
thusiastic reception when he entered
the beautifully decorated dining room
with Postmaster General Smith anC
Secretaries Alger and Wilson. In re
spouse to the patriotic introduction G.
Col. Mcclure, the President of the club
President Mckinley delivered a brie1
address.
When he finished his speech the
President left the hall to go to the re.
ception at the Academy of Music AS he
passed from the room Gen. Miles enter
ed. The head of the army received an
ovation as he pressed through the
crowd to his seat next to Gen. Shafter
The latter arose as Gen. Miles ap-
preached, reaching out his hand, cor,
daily greeted his chief. The public ex-
hibition Of good feeling between the
two generals was greeted with almost
deafening applause.
Gen. Alger responded briefly on be-
half of the army and Captain Evans
was called upon as a representative OF
the navy. He thrilled his hearers with
s. ply told story of the battle Of San
tiago filed with personal "reminiscences
Gen. Miles made an extended address
in which be paid eloquent tribute 10 the
valor of the American Soldier and sail
or.
At the Academy Of Music the Presi-
dent held an informal reception for two
hours. With Secretaries Aiger and
Wilson he stood on the stage and shook
| hands with a long line of people who
| passed in one door and out another.
\ There was no speechmaking and after
a light luncheon had been served in the
Foyer the President was escorted back
10 his hotel and shortly afterwards. at
half past eleven o'clock the party re-
turned to Washington.
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