The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-10-03


hand and greeted Mr. Croker cordially.
Il took twenty minutes TO get the Ad- |
mlral and the other distinguished guests |
and the committee rom the forty-two |
carriages, in which they rode. An
other ten minutes was devoted |
TO the luncheon and informa! talk. |
and then the sailors from the Olympia, |
headed by Sousa and his band, playing /
/ The Stars and Stripes Forever" march, |
Ell past the stand Next came the marines |
from the Olympia, followed by another \
detachment q Olympia jackies, drawing q |
quiek-hrIng One-pOunder.
Ghspe@u on q Cadets.
The West Point cadets in their gray
and white uniforms came next Their |
marching was superb. As their coIors /
passed, the Admiral uncovered.
The regulars came next. As they |
marched by. Gen. Merritt stood Up with |
the Admiral and Mayor Van Wyck and |
remained standing until the regulars had |
passed.
There was a battalion cf mounted ar
tiilery with several huge siege guns. The /
mass Of srtillerymen marched as infan- |
try. and showed 70 sA~ht disadvantage .
as such. The Isht artillery brought Up |
the rear Of the regulars. Then away /
down the line burst Of cheers announced |
the coming OF Gov. Roosevelt. The gov
ernor was attended by his staff. Fol- |
loving came squadron a, led by the !
sIuadroE's band, mounted, Then came /
the Iwenty-thiri Regiment. Of Brooklyn, |
and the Fourteenth Regiment
While the Second Regiment was pass
ing, Admiral Schley, accompanied by
Capt Coghlan, Levi p. Morton, and DR.. |
Depew, left the reviewing stand, and pro- |
ceeded along the line TO the Fifth Avenue |
Hotel Admiral Schley was watched |
with eager interest by the crowd, and /
until he passed out Of sight he was loudly |
cheered. He seemed a great favorite.
There was an elaborate display Of kite
flying during the review. Suspended i'm
mediateiy over the reviewing stand, and |
at a great height, was an immense Amer |
lean flag held UP by five kites Another /
line OF kites held a series Of pennants in
the national cocrs, while other lines held /
flags and s,reamers OF various sorts.
While the Sixty-hfth Regiment, of Buff
fslo, was passing, Admiral Dewey COM
planned Of being chilled, and his coat
was handed 10 him. The TWenty-second |
Regiment made a fine appearance, and |
several times the Admiral removed his /
ChapeaU as they passed
Kisses Tor the seventh.
Everybody was specializing as TO the re-
ception Of the Seventh Regiment at the
reviewing stand. 1t was more cordial
than expected. There was some Kissing
as the regiment passed the stand, ard
some deTisive calls, but the cheering at
this point was easily the lOUdest AT
Fifty-ninth street and Fifth avenue the
Seventh was Kissed. People in the Meth
erlands, Savoy. and Plaza Hotels eheered,
but the Kisses rose above the cheering. |
The members Of the regiment looked
neither to the right nor to the left, but
marched stol!dly on.
The Seventy-first Regiment was cor
daily welcomed. The admiral took off his
hat 10 the command as it passed.
lhC naval Militia Of the State troops
made a magnificent display.
The greatest applause given to any o.
the military organizations was accorded
to the crack Tenth Pennsylvania Regi-
ment, which got back from the Philip
pines a short time ago. This regiment
marched in TIE regulation khaki uniform,
which they wore during their service be-
fore Manila. The colors, torn to Iatters,
set the crowd wild with enthusiasm.
Admi al Dewey uncovered 20 the colors
and nodded his head sympathetically. The
men marched as veterans should. ana /
N44iil 'NHly man III the regiment wanted !
10 See Dewey, IL was not discipline and
the regiment marched as one man |
straight ahead. eyes front"
Tie New Jersey troops followed those
IRON Pennsylvania, ana were magniii-
cent body Of men, as fine as any in the
column.
Cheers for Georgians.
Next to the reception to the Tenth
Pennsylvania was that to the Georgia
troops, who marched by with State and
hduohal colors flying, to the tune of
Dixie" They were loudly cheered.
The Connecticut troops were a pictur-
esque lot, Several companies wore the
Dril liant uniforms of colonial DAYS. There
were also two companies awheel.
Connecticut had one of the largest
bodies Of troops in line. Maryland was
well represented with its Dandy Fifth"
commanded by Col. Frank Marcoe. A
splendid band at the head awakened loud
applause with Maryland, My Maryland"
and Dixie" This State also had the
Fourth Regiment, Col. Wi ard Howard |
commanding. II was a close rival TO the
Fifth
south Carolina had a large and varied
representation. Ohio followed with Gov.
Bushnell at the read. This State had the |
Fourth and Fifth Regiments. and some :
unattached troops and a Calling gun bat
terry. These troops served in the Spanish
American war and recently did riot worI, |
IN Cleveland |
on account OF. the controversy between
me members Of the committee and the :
mead OF the q. A. r. over the place Ia |
mat organization IN the column. ana Com
indnder Rays final order TO his men not | /
10 march, there was much specu alton as
10 what the unarmed section Of the guard ;
would be Ike and how many men WouId :
defy Rays mandate.
COlumu of Or 2zIed Veterans.
Thousands who were otherwise v,ea-v
and would have left the reviewing stands
and other places, waited to see. Gen O
D. Howard, grizZled old veteran that he .
Is, was given mighty cheer when h. :
rode past the Admiral at the head of the :
column. He had all told about GO yeter-
ans OF the civil war and about 200 OF these
we're Grand Army men. Some wore Their
Grand Army uniforms and caps but the /.
were in pain civilian clothes Z
The rest OF the veterans were LOYAL Ie- !
gion men, with a sprnkling of men who !
fought in the civil war but do NOT now
belong TO any organization.
The veterans went wild when thew saw !
Admiral Dewey. Instead Of the stiff "a. :
ute given by every other command the
Jli ielloWs called Tor three cheers for |
the Admiral, and in other ways mani :
tested their delight. Admiral Dewey was :
almost as cordial. and his hat was off )
lis head all the time his old comrades in :
arms we're passing b.. One old soldier |
TOO much used up by disease to walk W. r
,arJed by his comrades on a little wagon | :
He was lying q full length as he passed e
by the reviewing stand but he raised :
himself feebly on one arm and nodded 10 9
he Admiral. II was pathetic
The unarmcd section passed ouicxI,, IN :
'eVieW, and the parade was over. IN had I.
aiken just three hours and twanfv-zioI1t 5
minutes 10 pass. The first body of Ibs :,
Admirals sailors passed him at 2l2 "a y,
The last man In lire went by at $40 D. m
Too Weary to Attend Smoker.
The Admiral and Mayor Van Wyck were ;
tired out after the review. 'rba I,
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