Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-10-22
LARGEST
WEEKLY CIRCULATION
IN CHICAGO.
the GRAND PARADE.

When the blood.red fag Of the Presl.
dent bearing the national arms and
clustered stars was flung 10 the breeze
from the Union League Club 10000
people uncovered. 10000 Threats gave
voice tn u mighty shout of jubilation.
and the chief magistrate of the nation
bowed his head In acknowledgment of
the tribute Of his countrymen gathered
to do him honor rs the directing force
Of war begun In the name Of liberty
AMI humanity and ended In honorable
peace.
II was the climax of an event to
which Chicago had been looking for.
ward when President Mckinley took
his place on the reviewing stand at 1
o'clock yesterday afternoon. having rid.
den through three miles of streets filled
to the full with men, women and chill
drcn bent upon assuring him. through,
the tumultuousness Of their welcome,
that loyal hearts beat high and that
American patriotism Is ever ready to
spring to the defense of national honor.
Equal In enthusiastic intensity was
the applause which swellcd upward
when Maj. Gen. Nelson \. Miles. COM
mand!ng the army. stepped upon the
stand. "Shafter. the magnificent"
rOarcd % voice which made Itself heard
all along the line, and the people. who
understood and appreciated the soldier
~ qualities which have enabled him To
write his name In the list Of great COM
manders, approved the sentiment with
cheers.
Then came the one dlscordant note In
the melody OF peace. Gen. Miles ad.
yanced to shake hands with Gen. shat
ter. The latter failed to observe the
preferred palm Of his superior, but
reached forward to grasp the out.
stretched hand OF the President. Gen.
Miles waited. Gen. Shafter completed
his short Interview with the executive
again extended his hand. This time
there was no installing the meaning,
for Gen. Shafter failed TO respond to the
courteous advance and stood as q sol.
der might stand at attention before an
officer. Five thousand persons saw the
action and murmur Of dissent was
heard.
The sun, which showed IDS face
through gray, forbldding clouds to re-
celve the plaudlts of the multitude, as
the hands of the clock on the Board Of
Trade Joined at the top of the dial had
passed the meridian half an hour when
the first division of the parade came
into Jackson boulevard and turned
south into Pacific avenue, In order that
the second or presidential division
might move on TO the reviewing stand
Carriages containing distinguished
guests deposited their occupants, Pres
ldent Mckinley, with GOV. Tanner al
his right and Mayor Harrison to the
left, took station; Senators Hanna and
Mason, Gems. Miles and Shafter Joined
the group, Diplomats. in flowing ORR
entail robes and a severe, black, conven-
tional garb, which marked the wcarers
rs representatives Of republics, filed In.
took seats and the great parade passed
in review before the nations chief.
Blaring patriotic air came Phin-
Hey's band. Drum.MajOr Cluot, who
has swung the stick In Chicago paradcs
for n quarter OF II century, was AT It's
head. Behind marched n squad OF ma
val reserves, In command Of Lieut.. =.
u. Flood. This, the first of the Presi-
Dental escort, swung into line under
the stand, the other sections Of the hol-
low square forming al the left and
across the street, Prominent in the
honorable guard We're twelve veterans
who had worn Jackets OF gray In 81,
but who now marched n part OF force
chosen 10 protect the President of the
United States.
Veterans in blue, the flags of hun
drcd posts carried at the head OF the
column, came by with haltlng steps,
and as Gen. John e.. Black raised and
lowered his hat in salute President and
party uncovered and remained with
heads barred until the starry splendor
passed.
Col. &. X. L.. Koch. the man whose
resignation Gen. Philip sheridan re-
fused To accept al the close 0f the civil
war because he said thar be needed
men Of his ilk during the trying times