The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-28
HEROES PASS
IN REVIEW
Philadelphia's Brilliant Trib-
ute to Our Defenders, :.
PRAISED BY THE PRESIDENT
Gratitude to the Men Who Upheld
the Nations Honor.
THE MERRIMAC'S VALIANT CREW,

Led by Lieutenant Hobson, Rode in Tai.
ly-ho Coach, and Came in For the Lions
Share Of the Plaudits, Though Generals
Miles and Wheeler and Commodore Philip,
Captain Bob Evans, Captain Sigsbee and
Colonel Huntingdon Were Wildly Greeted,
While the Rough Riders, the Brave Col
ored Cavalrymen and the Fighting Mu-
sicians Marched to Continuous Ovation.
Philadelphia. Oct. 2S.-For three hours
yesterday William Mckinley, COM
snanler-in-chicf of the United States
army and navy, saw his victorious
sons pass in review before him. 1t was
military and naval day of the great
peace jubilee. Twenty-Five thousand
men marched In the most brilliant and
spectacular pageant the country has
witnessed in many years. Within a
Eemi-circular enclosure of the big re-
viewing stand in the magnificent court
OF honor the president stood erect and
uncovered throughout the entire pro-
cession. Here and there, when some
particularly renowned body of troops
marched by. the president smilingly
waved his hat and motioned to the
crowds across the way to cheer the
men who were their heroes as well as
his Mrs. Mckinley viewed the process
sion from small stand on the top Of
the conservatory of the Linpincott
mansion, Immediately behind the larger
stand where her eminent husband
stood
There was not an untoward feature
of the day. The weather was perfect.
The vast crowds were handled with
oommendable skill. and whatever ac-
citents occurred We're of the most triy-
ial character.
The Presidents New Flag.3
Over the president head hung cam
opy bearing on its face the coat OF arms
of the United States and surmounted
by the new presidents flag, for the
first time unfurled in the United States
Tie flag was only recently adopted by
the war department. To the left of the
stand was the coat of arms of Phia-
desphia.
During the parade the president was
surrounded by a small party consist
Ing of Vice President Hobart Secretary
OF War AIger, Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson, Postmaster General Smith Pri-
gate Secretaries Porter and Cortclyou,
Mayor Warwick and a few members
Of the Jubilee committee.
8. Fir. Mckinley arose early in the
DV,r pt,ty I,.,I.t 1.
he and his party We're driven in open
carriages along the route of the parade,
about seven miles in length. The drive
WAS Of course. marked by incessant
applause from the crowds. While driv-
Ing up Broad street the party passed
General Miles and his staff, who were
riding to the place of formation. The
hiunlent the generals sword made its
Balutatory sweep the president arose in
his carriage and raised his hat. holding
It aloft until they had passed.
| Returning to the Bellevue the pres-
hential party was escorted by a squad
ron Of the First City troop of cavalry
Rcfoss Broad street to the reviewing
stand. They had been preceded few
moments by Generals Shaftpr, Lawton
and Chaffee with their aids and party
Of ladies'.
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ehs' Commodore Phi'ip, Captain Sies-
bee, Colonel Huntingdon, with his ma
rfnes OF Guantanamo fame, all receiv-
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