The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-07

10 perfect their alignment, the division TO
q brisk military tune stepped along.
There was no mfstaking the cheering
tfiat greeted them and continued AL the
WAY to the City Hall. Never did a body
better than the boys of the Portsmouth.
They enforced admiration from every
body Along the line and after they had
passed one could hear perfect chorus
Splendid ..They are out of sight"
They are all right
the first officered BY Ensigns Nreeland,l
Dugan and Long; the second by Ensigns'
Golaensay and ORourke, and the third
by Chief Engineer Hart and Second AS
sistant Engineer Anderson. OF course,
the Badgers mascot, handsome dog,
was there, led by one of the Jaclsies. He
was a prisoner of war, having been taken
from one Of the Spanish prizes, and ap-'
peared 10 relish the whole proceedings,
for as he passed the reviewing stand. in
front OF the City Hall, he wagged his tail
and looked as If TO say: Il m right in II,
this time
row lane, bordered with cheering eiti-
zens, marched the Reserves, keeping adj
| nirable step and moving with the regu-
larity of machine and nothwithstand-
the ranks, sHullo, Vreeland;v Hi, there,
Long, Wan Cleef. old boy; Ronsie,
lete.s.ete.ss he men kept their eyes front
and moved along apparently Unconscious
Of the atfectionate greetings Of their
friends. Occasionally one would see
woman with tears of joy standing In her
eyes. waving her hand to some son or
brother in the ranks, and ii was hard
work for that boy TO observe naval dis
cipiine and ignore the demonstration of
love; but Il was done.
"Offfcer,. pleaded one little woman
with a pretty baby face to tall po-
iceman, who kept back the crowd at
| Henderson street corner won't YOU let
me speak to my Jim? He does not see me,
and | know he'll be looking for me.
Won't you, dear Mr. Officer?''
@Sorry Num- replied the policeman.
kindly, but my orders is to keep YOU
| back. You'll see him in few minutes.
| But woman's ways resemble somewhat
| those of Providence in that they are past
! finding out. When that officers eyes were
| turned. and just as the battalion was
| halted before the turn to the reviewing
stand, that little woman slipped past
| him, and running straight to q stalwart
| fellow who carried the blue Naval gFie
serve flag, flung her arms around him,
and standing on tip toes, kissed him again
and again.
Three cheers for that boy and that
| woman, said bystander, in 4. shaky
| tone of voice and even the policeman was
affected This pretty scene was interrupt
| ed with the sternness of an officer For
ward march, and on swept the battalion
to the turn at Grove street, and up to the
reviewing stand.
On either side of the street were the
people and wren the reserves passea Ing
eSanei .nsi,e Weis pepPte so fhs ii ~ y
sisin, people 70 the lelt ol tlleM, psopAs
even people above them, for the roof OF
every building within sight was black
with heads. The City Hall windows were
cfoWued py tiie cieiAs ara oileiais any 4
gay ana ltsllEe crown q young lsttlieis
VIII ptet ufesque SoiseIsdloIleSS on toS s. %
taelr pIetly neaus oeeuplea " tne % udlsoi.s ~
oyer tne NAN enllalice 9llt On ltls Eye or
lne slae Wal1 dlTeGtly opposltSf, pis
doorway 81 the tfaIl was a srnaii WOODEN
stand capable OF helolng halI dozen pso-
pie.
In this box were Acting Governor Eos
ter NJ voorhees,, sm1Hng through ms
glasses and poWlng nrst 70 one ana tneh
to another; Mayor Edward Hoos, peam-
Ing on the crowds clustering at his feet
Brisadier General +. Farmer Wanser,
buSiiy engaged IN giving naval TWIST 10
his military mustache; Robert Davis
dreanlily guessing at the percentage OF
| Democrats in that vast crowd; Col. Alex
| iOiiphant, the Goyernor's military secre-
nants Pe1ers arla ,Rlo1lu in. undrs;ss laIi-
forms an swords elatteTlng at their heels !
City Attorney j. Wali Queen, amt
saineng the hei polloi around the stand
were Chief of Police Murphy, Ebert Rap
l5pleye, Fire Commissioner J. Brennan. TAX
and j. Macarthur. r. d. Urquhardt, Col..
s. d. Dickinson and behind them hun-.
dreds of those of lesser degree.
off came rhe Governors somewhat di-
lapidated Wide-a- Wake hat, as Comman-
der Irving lowered his sword at the re-
lines like those of the VeilIe Garde The
roar Of cheering which died out after a
few seconds before renewed as the Gov
| eTnor. Mayor ard occupants of the stand