The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 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 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
mander-in -in-chief 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
| semi-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 a small stand on the top OF
the conservatory of the Lippincott
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
commendable skill and whatever ac-
cidents occurred were of the most triv-
ial character.
The Presidents New Flags
over the presidents head hung a can
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.
The flag was only recently adopted by
the war department. To the left of the
stand was the coat of arms of Phila-
delphia.
During the parade the president was
surrounded by a small party consist
ing of Vice President Hobart, Secretary
of War Alger Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson, Postmaster General Smith, Pri-
vate Secretaries Porter and Cortelyou,
Mayor Warwick and a few members
of the jubilee committee.
Mr.. Mckinley arose early in the
morning, and, after a light breakfast,
he and his party were driven in open
carriages along the route of the parade,
about seven miles in length. The drive
was, of course, marked by incessant
b 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
moment the generals sword made It's
salutatory sweep the president arose II
. his carriage and raised his hat, holding
- 1t aloft until they had passed.
Returning to the Bellevue the presl
Dental party was escorted by a squad
: ron of the First City troop of cavalr!
across Broad street to the reviewing
, stand. They had been preceded a few
moments by Generals Shafter, LawtoT
and Chaffee with their aids and party
' of ladies.
Ten minutes later, at 11:25 O'clock
the platoon of the emergency corps
which held the lead of the line, reached
the stand, and from then until 2:3'
S o'clock the soldiers and sailors trampeC
on in splendid marching order ever!
sword raised in salute, every gun pre-
sented.
" Many illustrious soldiers were in line
3 but there was little partiality displaye
IS in the kind or quantity of enthusiasm
e accorded them.
p Major General Miles, as chief mar
& shal, rode at the front, immediatel.
= behind the emergency corps, until h
II reached his special reviewing stand a
e Broad and York streets. Here he dis
h mounted and from the stand watched
If his men file past
General Joe" Wheeler rode behint
the governors, his gray head barred 70
II some minutes before and after tn
presidential stand was reached, ant
bowling repeatedly to the president
waving hat and the applause Of tn
- others of the party and the people gen
: orally.
~ The Heroes of the Merrimac.
NJ General Sumner, Captain Bob" Ey
os ans, Commodore Philip, Captain Sigs
A bee, Colonel Huntingdon, with his ma
- rines of Guantanamo fame, all receiy
i ed tumultuous greeting, but after a.
in perhaps the loudest ovation was thj
me- given Hobson and his MerrimaC ere
90 They rode on tally-ho, and as tn,
ed reached the reviewing stand all ros
faced the president and bowed the
barred heads.
So far as any one body of men WI
Al concerned, perhaps the Twenty-fir
Regular infantry "the presidents own
We received the greatest tribute. The
marched 300 strong under Colonel Nj
= Kibbin, and the memory of their valo
Gus deed at the storming of the Sa
I Juan hill stirred the people to a thur
derous clamor Of applause, These al
the men who, with comrades droppir
all around them I'm the flame and fur
| Of a Spanish attack waded waist dee
through water forcing their foeme
back, and singing THE Star SpanglG
Banner" as they fought.
With them marched the "fghtiT
musicians" of the regiment, the me
/ who in the thick of the combat fur