The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-11-03
A GREAT PEACE JUBILEE.
Philadelphia Has an Imposing Cele-
bration Witnessed by Thousands.
MILITARY AND NAVAL REVIEWS.

at Philadelphia's Peace Jubilee-The
City Captured by Strangers-An Ova-
ton to Lieutenant Hobsol and Four
Heroes of the nIerrimac.
PHILADELPHIA Special. D.-This city has
| Just held an imposing peace jubilee. For
a week the city has been in the hands OF
! strangers who fockcd here from all sec-
| tions Of tho neighboring country and par
ticipated in the jubilee ceremonies. The
city was beautifully decorated for the
event. Flags were hung from windows
| and bunting displayed with lavish hand.
There were arches erected over the prnci-
pal thoroughfares, giving picturesque
appearance to the streets which We're daily
crowded with men, many in military
and novel uniforms. ami lovely women
| dressed in the latest fashions. There were
parades. and sightseeing and speech max
ing, and taking it all in ALL the peace cele-
bration was magnificent success, and
| Philadelphia had q glorious week, which
| will not soon be forgotten.
The naval review on the first day was one
| OF the grandest spectacles that has ever
been witnessed on the Delaware River. 1t
was fitting prelude to great and glori-
Gus celebration.
The two hundred vessels in the process
sion formed into line with the tug James
McCaully, the flagship. floating the trang-
ular pennant Of the Philadelphia Yacht
Club, in the lead. The director OF the
pageant a1oat was Commodore Josiah L.
Adams.
The May, with Secretary Long on board,
Joined the procession just before the
Columbia the last warship In the line, was
reached. The May fell in behind the Nc
Cauly, and when abreast Of the Columbia
the first salute in honor OF the Secretary
belched forth from the cruisers.
When the Secretary Of the Navy's boat
passed the japanese cruiser, the Kcsagi,
she saluted with seventeen guns and
dressed ship. This was the end OF the
uorthward procession, and the line circled
, around the Jap and then steamed down the
stream along the western shore. Scenes
similar to those witnessed on the upward
trip were repeated as each OF the war ships
was passed.
Down the stream they sailed to tho point
tof formation, where they separated, and
the great naval parade OF Philadelphias
Peace Jubilee was over.
President Mckinley and other distin-
guished guests arrived here on the second
day, but the days Jubilee programme, which
included the civic parade, was not carried
out owing to the rain which set in at
o'clock in the morning and continued with
little ntermission all day.
A dinner and reception in honor Of Presi-
dent Mckinley were given at the Union
League Club in the evening by the Board
Of Directors of the League. President
C. Stuart Patterson Of the League
welcomed President Mckinley, and
| the latter responded with SIM
pie word of thanks. Among those
at table were yice-President Hobart,
Postmaster General Smith, Secretary Will
son, Secretary Alger, General Miles, Com
modore Philip, Captain Robley D. Evans,
Captain Sigsbee, Generals Shafter, Wheeler,
Chafree, Patterson, Sumner, Lawson,
Young and Sickles; Captain A. Paget, OF
the Royal British Navy; Governor Hast
ings and Mayor Warwick.
The only speech made by the President
was a brief one as hewas leaving the Union
League shortly before IL o'clock. An i'm
mense crowd had gathered in the street
outside the building. Mayor Warwick and
Naval Constructor Hobson passed out the
door Just ahead OF the President, and upon
reaching the top OF the steps leading to
the sidewalk the Mayor presented Hobson
to the people. great cheer arose, and
| the nero Oh tue AleEEluldc DOhcu nSA-
nowledgment OF the compliment.
Then the President was introduced TO
the vast concourSe by the Mayor. When
the cheering which followed had subsidized
| President Mckinley said:
| You have cheered the President OF the
| United States and also cheered hero OF
the late war. II you will be patient u few
moments you will have an opportunity to
cheer other heroes OF the Merrimac."
| The President then withdrew, and was
escorted to the hotel.
Amoment later four OF the crew OF the
| Merrimac came from the building and were
presented to the crowd. They received
tumutuous greeting. The Merrimac men
| then retired and the crowd in the street
gradually dispersed.
President Mckinley was the guest OF
honor at the Philadelphia peace jubilee on
the third day. During the day he reviewed
| the heroes OF Santiago and Porto Rico
on parade. and at night he was the con-
| spicuous figure at the jubilee banquet OF
the Clover Club. A public reception in his
| honor was held iu the evening at the
Academy OF Music.
| 1t was military and naval day OF the Ju-
biee, and 5000 men marched in brill
| .ant and spectacular pageant. Within
semi-circular enclosure Of the reviewing
staod in the court OF honor the President
| stood throughout the entire procession.
Mrs. Mckinley viewed the procession
from small stand on the top OF the con-
| servatory Of the Lippincott mansion, i'm
medlately behind the larger stand where
her husband stood. Over the Presidents
head hung canopy bearing Oh its face the
coat OF arms ofthe United States, and sur
mounted by the new Presidents flag, for
the first time unfurled in the United States.
| The flag was only recently adopted by the
War Department. To the left OF the stand
was the coat Of arms OF Philadelphia.
At the Academy Of Music in the evening
the President held an informal reception
for two hours. With Secretaries Alger and
Wilson hs stood on the stage and shook
hands with long line Of people who passed
! in one door and out another. There were
no speeches made, and after light lunch
| con had been served the President was es-
J corted back to his hotel, and shortly after
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