The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-20

a reviewing stand had been erected. Ten
thousand troops were draw. 10 CpnO>it.
where the President AMI members If the
Cabinet stood on the outskirts uf The
parade ground. Held back by Sentrie>
about ten thousand sight->eers pressed
forward TO get 4 glimpse of the soldiers.
Mrs. Mckinley remained in n carriage
near the reviewing stand. In the shadow
OF Il towering monument 70 tine Confcd
crate dead lay the left of the long line
of the troops. Major General kclfn:
III command. gave the signal for the
march past to ommence 4 .heet Of
steel flashed out against The green
background Of trees ~ the %bayonetS OF
the men rose to their shoulders and III"
line began to form. After passing the
President. beside whom stood Major
Generals Wheeler. Shafter and l.awton.
each Colonel came upon the stand ard
witnessed the march past of his own re-
giment. Brigadier General WEc?ton.
commanding the First division of the
Seventh corps. followed General Keifer.
Behind him came the following infantry
regiments:
Second South Carolina. Ninth Illinois
Fourth Illinois, Third Georgia. Third
Nebraska, First Texas. Forty-NiMth
Iowa. Sixth Missouri, then with their
coats on. the red flaps turned bach. anne
the Second artillery tregularS1. the First
Maine battalion of heavy artillery. and
light batteries of the Second. G and +
Of the Third. Is Of the Fourth. and ID
of the Fifth regulars) artillery.
Every regiment was headed 10y its
band. The men marched in splendid
alignment ana looked il excellent condi-
ton. The President standing bareheaded
acknowledged salutes, while the crowd
cheered as the companies marched by.
Colonel Bryan's late regiment. the Third
Nebraska. attracted particular attention.
1t was led by Colonel Nifquain, who
after Saluting. stood beside President
Mckinley and watched his big mel from
Nebraska as they filed past.
In a little over an hour the troops had
completed the review. and the PreSiden-
tial party drove off to the river front.
The streets were lined With people who
cheered necessarily.
At , O'Clock the President boarded the
steam pilot boat ]. II. EstiI and proceed
ed down the Savannah river for about
ten miles. Salutes We're fired from
wharves, every ship was gaily strung
with bunting. and their crews yelled
Justify us the j. II. Estill sped by. Whis-
ties scrcechcd. flags dipped aud until the
outskirts Of the city We're reached. the
river bank was dotted With groups.
mostly colored, who sent cheer after
cheer over the water for President Me
kinley. The object of all this cnthu-
siasm stood on the starboard side Of the
pilot boat. waving his hat and his hand
kerchief to those on shore or ii other
vessels.
About nine miles out the EStill passed
the United States transport Chester with
the Fourth Virginia regiment on board.
bound for Havana. She had been held
from going to sea by Il heavy morning
fog which now had disappeared. The
Virginia troops crowded to the bulwarkS
of the Chester. SWarmed into her rig
ging and waving their campaign hats
cheered the little pilot boat to the echo.
The President jumped upon the rail Of
the EStill and holding On to a shroud
wayed back his acknowledgements TO
the troops. The rcgimental band on
board the Chester played Yankee Doc
die followed up by Dixie and on
both vessels there ensued such Il scene
of enthusiasm rs had seldom been wit
messed in this State.
Luncheon was served on board the Els
till and at half past four o'clock the
Presidential party d~isembarked and was
driven to the hotel where a rest was
taken until the banquet commenced.
The President is deeply touched by his
reception here and is especially gratiiied
over the review of the troops. Generals
Shafter and LaWt0n expressed surprise
and intense satisfaction at the splendid
showing of the volunteer troops III the
parade.