The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-01

! followed in carriage after them COM
ing Rear Admiral Howison's officers.
Then came the carriage containing Rear
Admiral Sampson and President Woods
/ of the board of aldermen, followed by
eight carriages containing commanding
I officers of Admiral SIMPSONS fleet and
the admirals staff officers.
The olympia's Junior Officers.
Rear Admiral John Philip, command
ant of the navy yard, st. Clair Nickel
! way and Lieutenant Commander J. d.
y. Kelly occupied the next carriage
! Following came two carriages abreast
| containing the junior officers of the
Olympia, and after them in the same
formation, carriages containing the
Junior officers of the North Atlantic
/ squadron.
Carriages two abreast followed, con-
tanning the visiting governors, the COM
mlttee and guests. First among the
| governors came Tunnell of Delaware
/ then Stone of Pennsylvania, Voorhees,
1 of New Jersey, McSweeney of South
Carolina, Russell of North Carolina,
/ Dyer of Rhode Island; McMillin of
Tennessee, Bushnell of Ohio Geer of
/ Oregon. Atkinson of West Virginia,
Richards of Wyoming and Wells of
Utah.
Major Generals Miles, Merritt and
I L,
then came a carriage containing Rear
Admirals Joseph Miller and Winfield
Scott Schley. A long row of carriages
followed, containing members of the
municipal assembly, distinguished
guests and visiting dignitaries.
Sailors and Marines.
The naval brigade of the North At
lantic fleet, commanded by Captain
Charles Thomas, followed. 1t was in
several divisions and made an imposing
appearance. 1t was composed of the
sailors and marines of the New York,
Indiana, Texas, Massachusetts, Brook
Ign and Lancaster.
A brigade of the regular army came
next, with West Point cadets at the
head and after them a battalion of en-
gineers,p two rbattahons ofsthe Fifth
artillery, a battalion of the Seventh
artillery a battalion of the Fifth artil-
lery, battalion of the Seventh .artif-
lery, a battalion of the Fifth artillery
and a battalion of the Seventh artil-
lery.
Following came the militia of the
various states, with that of New York
in the van, commanded by Governor
Roosevelt, with squadron A as escort.
After them came the naval militia I'M
der Captain Miller, with two battalions
and a separate division, and behind
them the Old Guard of the city of New
York. Then came the militia of Penn
sylvania, with five regiments. The mill
itia of New Jersey came next, with two
regiments, two naval reserve battalions,
a battery and troop.
Citizen Soldiers Next.
The citizen soldiers of Georgia, with
two regiments and attachments from
several regiments. Connecticut's mill
~
Foot Guards, two regiments, a machine
gun battery, a naval battalion and sew
eral detached companies. The Fourth
and Fifth regiments of Maryland.
South Carolina had one regiment of
volunteers, two battalions and the |
Sumter Guards, the Timmonsville |
Guards, the Smythe Rifles and a num-
Der of volunteers and detached COM |
panies. New Hampshire had battal- |
ion of six companies. Three companies |
represented North Carolina. Ohio had |
two regiments, five companies and a /
gatling gun battery.
Indiana was represented by the Indi- |
annapolis light artillery. The famous
rifles, the Walthall Guards, represented
Mississippi, and the Pine Tree state
with a signal corps. Florida
had five companies, and from the Lone
Star state came the famous Corsicana
Rifles. The District of Columbia had
battalion, several detached companies
and an ambulance corps.
The Veteran Societies.
Following these, under the command
of Major General o. Q. Howard, with
an escort from the various veteran So
cieties, came the unarmed part of the
parade.
This was composed of eleven COM
mands, representing as many different
associations. Then came the Sons of
Veterans, followed by Union ex-prison-
ers of war associations. veterans of the
civil war not connected with any of the
and veterans of the Span
war, with Colonel John
Jacob Astor, his staff and the Astor
battery.
Then followed camps of volunteers of
the Spanish-American war. the parade
with a heterogeneous fol-
lowing of veterans, military and quasi
military associations.
Arrival of Dewey.
When the admiral reached the pa
'ade starting point it was all the police
,ould DO to keep the crowd from over
his carriage. Bands all about
started UP "Hail to the Chief" until
hundred bands were playing it, but the
Iir could be heard only once in awhile
or the tremendous cheering.
Governor Roosevelt followed the adj
niral's carriage to the starting point
md took up a position nearby. The
Idmirals carriage, drawn by four
lorses. was driven to the head of the
inc.
As the parade got in motion the
rowds applauded with ali their might
he $50 men from the Olympia
These are the boys who did the
rick" shouted a gray-bearded man.
nd this sentiment met with the full
greement of the throng, who took up
he shout.
The cheers for the Olympia's sailors
we're still resounding down the closely
acked lines of spectators when deep
r. mightier shout arose and was taken
p and prolonged in one thunderous
gave of sound as Admiral Dewey's car
iage, in which was Mayor Van Wyck
ollowed his men behind the guns" I
owing and smiling with barred heads to
he shouting multitude. 1t was
honorable progress of the victor of
Ianila from the tomb of the great gen
raj of the civil war to the triumphal
rch erected in his own honor.
The captains Of the ships in the fight