Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-01

been at. fever heat, subsided a little The
other admirals and officers were cheered by
eheered by the crowd. The children were we're
singing The Star SpangIed Banner" when
the carriage of Admiral Schley came up
was obliged to stand In his carriage. He,
like Dewey, waved his chapeau at the chill
dren and the crowd went wild over him
minutes. and during that time a perfect
storm of applause greeted him
Sir Thomas Upton was given an ovation
stand up in his carriage.
When the admiral. heading the parade.
reached Forty-second street. a deafening
roar of applause went up that must have
shaken the foundation. of what Is left of
the old reservoir. General Miles and
came in for their share of the applause.
A young man rushed UP to the carriage
in which schley was seated and. climbing
the rear admiral, Who grasped it warmly.
The mounted police, commanded by Chief
Devery and heading the parade, passed the
considerably in advance of the carriages
! containing the admiral and distinguished
visitors. The first squad of police was in
the shape of a flying wedge. At 1:57 the
and Captain Wildes joined him a moment
| later. the crowd cheering like mad. The
! first thing the admiral did was to take
of his hat in acknowledgment of the
diately took him In charge and conducted
| him 10 a corner of the .nclosure, where
a chef was in waiting with hamper of
sandwiches and some bottles of wine. The
| admiral was greatly pleased and said to
| the mayor: ..Ah. that's good. II was
| long pull. wasn't it," referring to the long
ride He passed the sandwiches to his Off
| GERS and TO Read Admiral Sampson. much
as If he were out at family picnic He
| drank one small glass OF wine and declined
| a second. No, no." he said. He then
| walked around. greeting his captains.
Admiral Sampson was cheered as he
| aiightsd from his carriage. General Miles
was the next notable recognized, and he
: was warmly applauded-
General Miles repeatedly took off his cap
TO the crowd in acknowledgment. Admiral
schley was very warmly received at the
| bowed 10 right and left. He and General
Miles both carried bouquets of flowers pre-
sented by some enthusiasts in the line Of
march.
Richard Croker also was appIauded. and
General Merritt was loudly cheered, al
though ne ~as not recognized as readily
TO be on the steps-. OF the reviewing stand
hi. hand and greeted Mr. Croker cordially.
| ntral and the other distinguished guests
and the committee from the 1orty-two car-
rage. In which they rode Another ten
i
| Informal talk, and then the sailors from
| the Olympia headed by Souss and his
band: playing The Starr and Stripes For
ever" marched past the stand Next
came tie marines from the Olympia fol-
lowed by another detachment, Of Olympia
Jackie drawing ouick-frtng one-pound-
| er- Two old Elen. gray and srizzIed. held
To the cords. and none marched more
proudly than they
white uniforms, came next Tneir march
| ing was superb As their colors passed
The admiral uncovered
The reeulsrs came next As they marched
admiral and Mayor Van Wyck. and re-
| mained standing until the regulars had
b.. some one Of co over the Honman house ~ sens
Il beautiful bunch Of orchids to the ad-
mirai. He received il grac,ou.lY and;
his Acknowledgements
There was battalion Of mounted artii-
| fery with several huge siege guns The
| and showed to slight advantage as such
The light artillery brought up the rear
| as regulars Then. way down the line,
| a burst of cheers announced the coming
attended by his staff. He was not in uni
| form Following came Squadron A, led by
the squadron's band. mounted. Then came
the Twenty-th!rd regiment of Brooklyn and
the Fourteenth regiment. While the Second
regiment was passing Admiral Schiey. ac-
companied by Captain Coghlan. Levi p.
Morton and DR.. Depew, left the reviewing
stand and proceeded along the line TO tine
Fifth Avenue hotel. admiral Schiey was
watched with eager interest by the crowd
and until he passed out of sight he was
loudly cheered. He seemed a great IA
vorite.
There was an elaborate display of kite
flying during the review. Suspended imme-
diately over the reviewing stand and OF
great height was an immense American flag.
| held by five kites. Ano,ner line of kites
held g. series of pennants in the national
colors. while other lines held flags and
strearers Of various sorts. The wind was
Just strong enough and the sunlight sufii-
cient TO bring out most beautiful effect
Admiral Dewey noticed the flag and ex-
display. While the Sixty fifth regiment, of
Buffalo. was passing, Admiral Dewey COM
planned of being chilled and his coat was
handed to him. The Twenty-second reg.-
times the admiral removed his chapeau as
they passed.
Everybody was specuIsting as to the re-
ception of the Seventh regiment at the re-
viewing stand. 1t was more cordial than
expected. There was some Kissing as the
regiment passed the stand and some de-
risive calls, but the cheering at this point
AT Fifty-nin.h street and Fifth avenue.
the Seventh was hissed People in the
Netheriand. Savoy and Plaza hotels cheer
ed. but the misses rose above the cheer
ing. The members OF the regiment looked
neither to the right nor to the left, but
The seventy-hrst regiment was cordially
welcomed. The admiral took of his hat to
the command 1t passed.
The naval militia of the state troops
made a magnificent display. The old guard
resplendent in white coat. blre trousers and
eearskin shakos, closed the New York state
display.
The Pennsylvania troops received n royal
welcome when they reached the state and
reviewing stands. Somebody ia the state
stand proposed three cheers for Pennsyl-
rania just after the governor had passed
They were given with Will. The Pennsyl-
vanians lived up to their national reputa-
tion as soldiers, SO far as their appearance
was concerned Two companies Of colored
much applause as they passed. The great
est applause given to any Of the military
examinations was accorded to the crack
Tenth Pennsyivania regiment which got
back from the Philippines a short time ago
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