The herald., 1898-10-28

the Brooklyn, and who orawled out over
the side of the ship while in fire to extract
Il shell which had become 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. In nearly every instance
the marching was almost faultless.
As the last line of soldiers and the body
of police behind them passed the stand, the
crowds broke through the ropes and made
rush toward the presidents enclosure. He
merely bowed his acknowledgements OF the
cheering and then withdrew to the rear of
the stand and to the residence of Mrs. j.
Dundas Lippincott, Immediately back OF the
stand. Here the party took luncheon, and
shortly afterward the president retired to
| his hotel to spend in rest the time remaining
until the Clover club dinner and the Acad-
emy OF Music reception tonight.
THE CLUB RECEPTION
President Mckinley was given an enthu-
siastic reception when he entered the beau
tlfully decorated dining room of the Clover
club with Postmaster General Smith and
Secretaries Alger and Wilson. In response
to the patriotic introduction OF Colonel Nc
Lure, the president OF the United States re-
ierled pleasantly to the Clover club and
then, after a reference to the imposing pa
geant OF the afternoon, said:
AS l stood on the great reviewing stand
witnessing the soldiers and sailors passing
by, my heart was filed not only with graft
tude to the God of Battles, who has so IA
vored US, but gratitude to the brave soldiers
and sailors who had won such signal victo
ries on land and sea. and had given a new
meaning to American valor.
1T has been especially graf wing to me to
participate not only with the people of Phil
adelphia, but with the people of the great
| ,,ha I bo1ra ,rIt- ,-.ai tod in Ioi,
honor to the American navy and theAAmer
lean army. No nobler soldiers or sailors
ever fought under the flag. You have wit
messed today the leaders Of Santiago, Porto
| Rico and Guantanamo. We have, unfortu-
nately, none of the heroes Of Manila with
us. But | am sure that our hearts go out
| to them tonight and to brave Dewey and
Otis and Merritt and all the other gallant
men that are now sustaining the flag in the
harbor and city of Manila. CA voice "How
about Hobsone") The American people are
always ready for any, emergency and il. the
officer to do it. He succeeded in doing what
our foe has been unable to do-sink an
American ship. (Applause.)
81 ask you, gentlemen of the Clover club,
to unite with me in toasting the army and
navy OF the United States. without whose
valor and sacrifice we could not celebrate
the victory we have been celebrating today.
Not only the men at the front; not only the
men on the battleships and in the battle
line, but the men at home with ambition to
90 and fight the battles Of American civil
ization. should he the recipients Of the graft
tude Of the American. people"
AT THE ACADEMY
When he finished his speech the presi-
dent left the hall to 90 to the reception
of the Academy Of Music. AS he passed
from the room General Miles entered. The
head Of the army received an ovation as he
passed through the crowd to his seat next
10 General Shatter. The latter arose as
General Miles approached, reaching out his
hand and cordially greeted his chief. The
public exhibition of good feeling between the
two generals was greeted with almost deaf
ening applause.
General Alger responded briefly on behalf
of the army and Captain Evans was called
upon as a representative OF the navy. He
thrilled his hearers with sinlply-told story
Of the battle of Santiago, filled with personal
"reminiscences.
General Miles made an extended address,
in which he paid eloquent tribute to the
valor of the American soldiers and sailors.
At the Academy of Music the president
held an informal reception for two hours.
With Secretaries Ager and Wilson he stood
and shool, hands with long line of people
who passed in one door and out another
There was no speechmaking, and after light
luncheon the president was escorted back
to his hotel and shortly afterward, at II 80
o'clock, the party returned to Washington.