Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-28
IN GRAND REVIEW
$4,000 Soldiers and Sailors
Salute the President.
Heroes Of the War Take Part in PhiIa-
delphia Peace Jubilee.
Joe Wheeler, 1.-The Presidents Own" and
Hobson Given Great Ovations.

Philadelphia, Oct. 27.-For three
hours, today, VIM. 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 thous-
and men marched in the most brilliant
and spectacular pageant the country
has witnessed in many years.
Within semi-circle enclosure of the
big reviewing stand the President stood
erect and uncovered throughout the
entire procession. AS the procession
went by his face was set, but hot stern,
and in his eyes was CLEAN of salts
faction. 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.
Mrs. Mckinley viewed the procession
from small stand on the top of the
conservatory of the LiDpineott man
sion, Immediately behind the larger
stand where her husband stood. She,
too. was not chary of appliance.
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.
Mr.. Mckinley arose early this morn
ing and after light breakfast taken
in his apartments, 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 were riding to the place of forma
ton. The moment the generals sword
made it's 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 were escorted by a
squadron of the 1st City Troop of
Cavalry across Broad street to the re-
viewing stand, where they had been
preceded by Generals Shafter, Lawton
and Chaffee with their aides and a
party of ladies. Ten minutes later, at
II 20 O'Clock, the platoon of the Elmer
gency Corps, which held the head of
the line, reached the stand and from
then until 2.30 o'clock the soldiers and
sailors tramped on in splendid march
ing order every sword raised in salute,
every gun presented.
Many famous heroes were in line, but
there was little Partially displayed in
the kind or quantity of applause ac-
corded them. Major General Miles, as
chief marshal, rode at the front, until
he reached his special reviewing stand
at Broad and York streets, the north
ern end of the route. Here he dis
mounted and from the stand watched
his men file past.
General Joe Wheeler rode behind the
Governors, his gray head barred for
some minutes before and after the
Presidential stand was reached and
bowling repeatedly to the Presidents
waving hat and the applause of the
others of the party and the people gen.
orally.
General Sumner, Captain Evans, Com
modore Philip, Capt. Sigsbee, Col. Hunt
ington with his marines of Guantanamo
fame, all received tumultuOus 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 con-
cerned, perhaps the 2lst Regular Infan-
try, the Presidents own" received the
greatest tribute. They marched, 300
strong, under Col McKibbin, and the
memory of their valorous deeds at tn.
storming of San Juan hill stirred the peo-
pie to thunderous applause. These are
the men who, with comrades dropping all
around them, waded waist-deep through
water, forcing their foemen back and
singing the "Star Spangled Banner" as
they fought.
With them marched the fighting mu-
sicians'' of the regiment, the men, who,
in the thick of the combat, flung their
instruments from them and made music
with the guns snatched from their fallen
brothers. There are only 20 left of the
original 3s bandsmen. The others fell In
the fight.
The 2lst carried the colors presented to
them by Mrs. Mckinley, who called them
1.-THE Presidents own" and also those
given ny u IduV OIL New 1OTk City.
The 10th Cavalry, colored, were dis
mounted, and to them the President re-
peatedly flourished his hat
Huntington's marines, who made the
first hostile landing on Cuban soil, were
preceded by the Marine
Band. With them trotted along a kid
brought from the tropics, and arrayed in
glowing colors.
The highest degree of local enthusiasm
was bestowed on Col. Hulings and his
18th Pennsylvania Regiment. His flank
in the fight at Coamo, Porto
Rico, had not been forgotten. The Pres
idential party joined in the applause
The sailors were no less well received
than the soldiers. There were lines of
jackies from the Texas, Gloucester, Mar
Topeka and Mayfiower, with a
few men from the Yosemite, Yankee and
other ships.
The rear of the line was held by the
Grand Army of the Republic and their
allied military organizations AS these
ancient warriors filed past they salutel
the President in their own way. Some
waved their hats, others raised their
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