The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-02
TROOPS REVIEWED
BY THE PRESIDENT.
Most Brilliant and Spectacular Pageant
Witnessed in Many Years.
$4,000 MEN WE'RE IN LINE.

PHILADELPHIA, October 27.-For three
hours to-day William Mckinley, COM
mander- in chief of the United States
army and navy. saw his victorious sors
pass in review before him.
Il was military and naval day Of the
great peace Jubilee. Twenty-Five thous-
and men marched in the most brilliant
and spectacular pageant the country has
witnessed in many years
Within seInieircular enclosure of the
big review w.ng stand in the magnificent
court of honor, the President stood erect
and uncovered throughout the entire pro-
cession.
over the Presidents head hung can
opy bearing on its face the coat Of arms
of the United States. and surmounted by
the new Presidents flag, for the first time
unfnrled in the United States. The flag
was only recently adopted by the War
Department. To the left of the stand was
the coas of arms of Philadelphia.
At HIS O'Clock the platoon of the emer-
gency corps, which held the head Of the
line, reached the stand, and from then
until 2:SO o'clock the soldiers and sailors
tramped on in splendid order, every
sword raised in salute. every gun pre-
sentnd.
Many illustrious heroes were in line,
bot there was little Partially displayed
in the kind and quality of enthusiasm ac-
corded them.
Major General Miles, as chief marshal.
rode at the front, Immediately behind the
emergency corps, until be reached his
special reviewing stand at Broad and
York streets, the northern end of the
route. Here he dismounted, and from
the stard watched his men file past.
General "Joe'' Wheeler rode behind
the governors, his gray head barred for
some minutes before and after the presi-
Dental stand was reached, and bOwing
repeatedly to the presidents waving hat
and the applause of the others of the
party and the people generally.
General Sumner, Captain Bob Evans,
Commodore Philip, Captain Sigsbee,
Colonel Huntingdon, with his marines of
Guantanamo fame, all received tumult-
uous greeting, but, amer all, perhaps the
loudest ovation was that given Hobson
and his Merrimac crew. They rode on
tally-ho and as they reached the review
ing stand all rose, faced the president and
bowed their barred heads.
So far as any one body of men were
concerned. perhaps the Twenty first reg
ular infantry, THE Presidents own"
received the greatest tribute. They
marched 300 strong. under Colonel Nc
Kibbin, and the memory of their valorous
deed at the stOrming of San Juan Hill
stirred the people to thunderous clamor
of applause. These are the men who,
with comrades dropping all around them
in the flame and fury of Spanish attack,
waded waist deep in water, forcing their
foemen back. and singing "The Star
Spangled banner" AS they fought.
OF course the highest degree of locai
enthusiasm was bestowed upon Colonel
Hulings and his Sixteenth Pennsylvania
regiment. His flank movement in the
fight at Coama, Porto Rico, had not been
forgotten. The presidential party joined
in the applause with equal zest.
The sailors were no less well received
than the soldiers. There were lines of
jackies from the Texas, Gloucester, Mar
blehead, New Orleans, Topeka, May
flower, with a few scattering men from
the Yosemite, Yankee and other ships.
Passing the presidential stand the
troops marched in company front"
formation. in three-step cadence. one
third faster than the regular time. In
nearly every instance the marching was
almost faultless