The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-28
Soldiers and
Sailors
and
BEFORE PRESIDENT,
A Brilliant Pageant Held at
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia. Oct. 27.-For three
hours today William Mckinley, com
mander-in-chief Of the United States
army and navy, saw his victorious SOL
diers and sailors 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 that the country has witnessed
in many years. Within a semi-circle
enclosure of the big reviewing stand in
the magnificent court of honor, the
president stood erect and uncovered
throughout the entire procession. AS
the procession went by, his face was
set. but not stern, and in his eyes was
CLEAN of satisfaction. Here and
there, when some particularly renown-
ed body of troops marched by, the pres
ident smilingly waved his hat and mo-
toned to the crowds across the way
to cheer the men.
Mrs. Mckinley viewed the procession
from a small stand ON the top of the
conservatory of the Lippincott man
sion, Immediately behind the larger
stand where her husband stood. She
too, was not chary of applause
There was not an untoward feature
of the day, the weather was fine the
vast crowds were handled with com
mendable skill and whatever accidents
occurred were trivial Over the presi-
dents head hung canopy bearing the
coat Of arms of the United States. and
surmounted by the new presidents flag.
for the first time unfurled in the Unit
ed states. The flag was only recently
adopted by the war department To
the left Of the stand was the coat of
arms of Philadelphia.
During the parade the president was
surrounded by a small party consisting
of Vice President Hobart, Secretary of
War Alger. Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson, Assistant Postmaster General
Heath, Private Secretaries Porter and
Cortelyou Mayor Warwick and a few
members of the jubilee committee.
Mr.. Mckinley arose early this morn
ing, and after a light breakfast taken
in his apartment, he and his party
were driven in open carriages along the
route of the parade, about seven miles
in length. The drive was marked by
incessant applause from the crowds
While driving up Broad street, the
party passed Gen. Miles and his staff
who We're riding to the place of forma-
ton. The moment the generals sword
made its salutatory sweep, the presi-
dent arose in the carriage and raised
his hat, holding it aloft until they had
passed.
Returning to the Bellevue, the presi-
dent and party We're escorted by a
squadron of the LIST city troop of caval-
ry across Broad street to the reviewing
stand, where they had been preceded
by Gems. Shafter, Lawton and Chaffee,
with their aides and q party of ladies.
Ten minutes later at II. % o'clock, the
platoon Of the emergency CORPS which
held the head of the line, reached the
stand, and from then until ESQ o'clock
soldiers and sailors tranped on in SPLEEN
did marching order, every sword raised
in salute and every gun presented
Many famous heroes We're in line, but
there was little partiality displayed in
the kind or quantity of applause ac-
corded them.
Maj. Gen. Miles, as chief marshal
rode at the front, until he reached his
special reviewing stand at Broad and
York streets, the north end of the
route Here he disnaounted, and from
the stand watched his men file past.
Gen. Joe Wheeler rode behind the gov
ernors, his gray head barred for some
minutes before and after the presiden-
tial stand was reached and bowling re-
peatedly to the presidents waving hat
ana Ine applause OIL the others OF the
party and the people generally Gen.
Summer, Captain Evans, Commodore
Philip, Captain Sigsbee, Col. Hunting
ton. with his marines of Guantanamo
fame, all received tumuHuous greeting
but perhaps the loudest applause was
that given Hobson and his Merrimac
crew They rode on a tally-ho, and as
they reached the reviewing stand all
rose, faced the president and bowed
their barred heads. So far as any body
OF men was concerned, perhaps the
A1@k regular infantry, 1.-The presidents
own" received the greatest tribute..
They marched 300 strong, under Col
MGKibbin. and the memory i of their
valorous deeds at the storming of San
Juan hill stirred the people to a thumb
erous applause. These are the men
who, with comrades dropping all around
them, waded waist deep through water
forcing their foemen back and singing
sThe Star Spangled Banner as they
fought. With them marched the
lighting musicians of the regiment
the men who, in the thick of the COM
bat. flung their instruments from them
and made music with the guns snateched
from their fallen brothers There are
only 20 left of the original So bands
men The others fell in the fight. The
e1st carried the colors presented to
them by Mrs. Mckinley, who called
them 1.-The president own, ana also
those given by lady Of New York
city.
The 10th cavalry, colored, We're dis
mounted, and to them the president re-
peatedly hourished mis- hat
Huntington's marines, who made the
l first hostile landing on Cuban soil We're
s Immediately preceded by the marine
&band.
The highest degree of local enthusi-
#asm was bestowed upon Col Hulings
and his 18th Pennsylvania regiment.
Iis flank movement in the fight at
,oamo, Porto Rico had not been for
sotten The presidential party joined
n the applause.
"a The sailors were no less well received
a han the soldiers. There We're lines of
,ackies from the Texas, Gloucester
HMarblehead. Topeka, Mayfiower with
la few men from the Yosemite, Yankee
land other ships. The rear Of the line
{was held by the Grand Army of the Re-
Rpublic and their allied military organ
izations.
y AS these ancient warriors filed past
ithey saluted the president in their own
way. Some waved their hats, others
raised their hands in the conventional
! way. while several companies halted.
turned and fronting the chief execu-
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