Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-28

KtE~oT THE ONEM ANDER-IN-CHIEf'
RowINY. AND SALUTING IN An
SW,ER TO THEIR CHEERS-MAN1
NoTARI.E FIGURES OF THE LATE
WAR IN LINE-OVATIONS FOX
THE HERO PARTIAL
NY SHOWN BY THE THOUSANDS
OF SPECTATORS.
Philadelphia, Pa, October 2l.-for
three hours to-day, VIM MCKINNEY
Commander-i n-Chief of the U. S. army
and navy, saw his victorious sons pass
in review before him. 1t was military
and naval day Of the great peace JUDI
lee. Twenty-Five Thousand men march
ed in the most brilliant and spectacular
pageant the country has witnessed in
many years.
Within a semi-circular enclosue OF
the big reviewing stand in the magnl-
fcent court of honor, the President
stood erect and uncovered throughout
the entire procession. AS these leglons
pressed past his face was set, but not
stern, and in his eyes was CLEAN or sat
israction. From his steadfast gaze one
might have fancied him listening to
sounds other than those which struck
or, the common ear-soundS Oh deeper
import telling the meaning Of this gilt
terine panorama. Behind these mar
tial tunes he might have heard the
music of cannon volleys the sound OF
falling cities and the dying shrleks Oh
a dIscadent people. But over these and
louder he might have heard peans OF
praise from a helpless infant nation
lifted out of servitude and cruelty by
the work of these embattled hosts.
Vet the central theme and motive of it
all was one of joy and pride in the men
and their work and the nation OF when
they are.>
This was the true significance of the
event. Here and there, when some par
ticularly renowned body of troops
marched by, the President smillngly
waved his hat and motioned the crowds
across the way TO cheer.
MRS. MKINLEY VIEW ED
the procession from a small stand on
the top of the Conservatory OF the Lip
ssss'--s.sfr.'. :, ansion Immediately behind
STOOD. She, too, was not cnary OF ap-
plause.
There was not an untoward feature
Of the day-the weather was an aut-
rmn tonic-sunlit, gusty; the vast
crowds were handled with commenda-
Bile skill and whatever accidents oc-
CURED were of the most trivial char
acter.
Over the Presidents head hung a.
canopy bearing on it's face the coat of
arms of the United States and sur
mounted by the new Presidents flag,
for the first time unfurled in the United
States.
During the parade the President was
surrounded by a small party consistin 6
of Vice President Hobart, Secretary
Of War Alger, Secretary Of Agricul-
ture Wilson, Postmaster General
Smith, Private Secretaries Porter and
Cortelyou, Mayor Warwick and few
members of the jubilee committee.
Mr.. Mckinley arose early this morn
ing and after a light breakfast taken
in his Bellevue apartments, 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 ap
pause from the crowds. While driv
ing up Broad street the party passed
General Miles and his staff. who wera
riding to the place of formation. The
moment the Generals sword made its
Statutory sweep. the President arose in
the carriage and raised his hat.
HOLDING 1T ALOFT
until they had passed. Returning 20
the Bellevue the Presidential party
was escorted by a squadron o. the First
City Troop of cavalry across Dr0sG
street, to the reviewing stand. They
had been preceded a few moments b.
Generals Shsfter. Lawton and Chaffee.
with their aides and party OF ladies.
Ten minutes later. al HES o'clock.
the platoon Of the emergency corps.
which had the head Of the line. reach
ed the stand and from then until 2:30
O'Clock the soldiers ard sailors tramptd
on In splendid marching order. every
sword raised in salute. every gun pre-
scented.
Many illustrious heroes were in line.
but there was little Partially displayed
in the kind or quantity of enthusiasm
accorded them.
Major General Miles, as chief mar
shall, rode at the front, Immediately be-
hind the Emergency corps. until ne
reached his special reviewing stand at
Broad and York streets. the northern
end of the route. Here ne dismounted,
aud from the stand watched his men
file past.
Gen. '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 gem
orally.
Gen. Sumner, Captain Bob" Evans.
Commodore Philip. Captain Sigsbee,
Col. Huntington, with his marines of
Guantanamo fame, all received tumult-
uous greeting. but, after all. perhaps,
the loudast ovation was given Hobson
and his Merrimac crew. They rode on
a tallyho, and as they reached the re-
viewing stand all arose, faced the
pro-idept ord .houed theiy harad bas5s