Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-02

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These troops served in the Spanish Amer
loan war and recently riot work in Cleve
land.
The Maine Signal Corps boys were as
signed to a place in line well toward Tn
rear. They came just after Mississippi
while behind them were Florida, Texas
District of Columbia and a long unarme'
division Many recognized and associates
the appearance in line of the Maine SiS
nal Corps with gallant service at Santi
ago and they were frequently appiauoeu
They made a fine showing in their ne"
uniforms and with their new carpii'es
Although they had had but little oppor
tunity for drill previous to their appe"'
ance here, their marching was 'h"t
veterans and they worthily replus -
in the land parade the good olu ''''''
Maine. :. ,,no.
The following members were III M
Lieut.. G.. w. Butler, Sergts. a
rick NJ. III. WEIGH, w. ID. floyu, .. -
Lowell. Corporals l.. w. Bali, .. H. W
,or r = Johnson. A. W. Hooper, TT
vatas II p Emerson. Charles +. "aiheI'
F w Mcintosh, Frank Bampers' -
c.HonevO Johnson, c. ). WhltheS
charles Jarvis. Joseph Soule, e. Il. Cra's'
w n Mitchell, E. p. Parks, T. Il. Jones
~ NJ Rand. A. II. Dill, George Ben NJ
McDonouch. William II. Murch, Mus
o;ors IT Pagan and Fred stuart.
o., account of the controversy between
A., ,,onbers of the committee and the
-, ~ tho G. A. R. over the place to be
-.;,.sr, "a that organization in the column
n :
,,,o, not TO march, there was much spec
uIation as 10 what the unarmed section
If the parade would be like and how
many men would defy Gen. Shaw's man
date.
thousands who were otherwise weary
y nd would have left the reviewing stands
and other places waited to see. Gen. ..
o. Howard was given mighty chee:
when he rode by the admiral at the head
of the column. He had all told about 60
veterans of the Civil War and about ~
of these were Grand Army men. Some
wore their Grand Army uniforms and
caps. but the majority were in plain civi'
liam clothes The rest of the veterans
were Loyal Legion men with a sprinklins
of men who fought in the Civil War, who
The veterans went wild when they saw
Admiral Dewey. Instead of the stiff sd
lrte given by every command, the Old
fellows called for three cheers for the al
miral and in other ways manifested their
delight. Admiral Dewey was almost as
cordial and his hat was off his head all
the time his old comrades in arms were
passing by. One old soldier. too much
used up by disease to work, was carte
by his comrades on a little wagon. He
was lying at full length as ne passed by
the reviewing stand, but he raised him
self feebly on one arm and nodded to the
admiral.
There were several thousand veterans
of the Spanish war Most of them Wore
their service clothes, and although with
out arms they presented a decidedly bust
ness like appearance. The unarmed sec
zion quickly passed in review and the
parade was over. 1t had taken just
hours and Is minutes to pass.
When the admiral reached the start
ing point of the parade it was all the
police could do to keep the crowd from
overrunning his carriage. Bands all
about started up Hail to the Chief, =
until a hundred bands We're playing it.
but the music could be heard only once
in While for the tremendous cheering.
Gov. Roosevelt followed the admirals
carriage to the starting point and took
up a position near by. The admiral
carriage was driven to the head of the
line, and with the cheering still at its
height. the parade started at quar-
ter past IL.
At the parade got in motion the
crowds applauGcd with all their might
the $50 men from the Olympia. Those
are the boys who did the trick" shout
ed a gray bearded man. and this senti-
ment met with the full agreement of
the throng. who took up the shout.
The cheers for the Olympia sailors
were still resounding down the close
packed lines of spectators when a deep
er. mightier shout arose and was taken
up and prolonged in one thunderOus
wave of sound, as Admiral Dewey, in
a carriage drawn by four horses and
accompanied by Mayor Van Wyck, fol-
lowed his men behind the guns bow
ing and smiling with barred head to the
shouting multitude. No Roman En-
peror returning to the Eternal City
ever rode through a greater throng of
enthusiastic people than did the vic
tor of Manila as he made his progress
from the tomb of the great general of
the Civil War to the triumphal arch
erected in his honor.
The captains of the ships in the fight
at Manila We're cheered heartily as
they passed, Capt. Coghlan receiving
perhaps a slightly larger share than
the others, frequent shouts of "Hoch
der Kaiser" greeted his appearance
while his brother officers Joined in the
laugh the shout always provoked.
Admiral Sampson was cordially re-
ceived by the crowd. and was repeated
ly cheered. Richard Croker and Sena-
tor Depew, in a carriage together, were
applauded all along the line.
One little girl tried to throw him 6
rose, but it fell short. a policeman
miral. who kept waving his hat to thf
children. The carriage stopped for {
short time and Admiral Dewey threw
kiss TO the children. who began cheer
ing and throwing kisses. The carriage
containing Dewey moved on and the
enthusiasm which had been at fevel
heat subsidized a little. The other ad
mirals and officers were cheered by the
children. Admiral Sampson was cheer
ed by the crowd. The children wer'
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