Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-24
Details of the Parade.


| The first days festivities were marked
! by parade comprising all the regular army
and naval organizations stationed in and
| around Washington, together with the Dis
| trict of Columbia volunteers, the Delaware
National Guard, the Naval Reserve of Phila-
| dephia, the veterans of the Grand Army
| and the Fourth and Ninth United States
| volunteer regiments Gmmunes). The day
which opened bright and promising, became
| heavily overcast at noon and the guns had
| scarcely finished the national salute before
| there was a dOwnpour of rain that plastered
| the bunting decorations fiat against the
| house fronts and the crowds which had just
! begun to gather on the streets hurriedly
sought shelter
| The storm, however, was of brief dura-
| tiOn. The sun came out and shone bril-
| liantly throughout the afternoon. Over
| 10000 men were in the parade. The route
| was that followed by the Inauguration
| parades, down Pennsylvania avenue around
| the treasury and in front of the White
| House grounds, where a large reviewing
stand gracefully decorated with bunting had
| been erected.
The three squares extending from the
| State, War and Navy to the Treasury build
| inG, had been transformed into a court OF
reared and broad arches spanned by fes-
| tooned flags and bunting marked the en-
| trance and open court. The public benches
along the avenue at this point were black
| with people and the surrounding parks were
| thronged. The president, members of his
| cabinet and their wives, ambassadors and
| foreign ministers with their attaches, Gen
| eral Miles with his staff and many promi-
| nent people in public and private life oc-
cupied the reviewing stand.
The enthusiasm was great as the parade
| passed through the court of honor Cheers
| and applause greeted favorite organizations
! The president and Secretaries Hay and
| Gage, who stood on a small platform juttins
| from the stand, were repeatedly and tu.
multuously applauded as they uncovered
| each time the American coors trooped by
| General Wheeler was accorded the largest
| demonstration. In full uniform, he rode il
| a carriage. He was everywhere cheered. A!
he reached the reviewing stand he arose ant
saiuted the president. The people went wild
| Another interesting and significant incident
was the cheering of Sousas new march
| Hands Across the Sea-" One of the bands
struck up this stirring air as the reviewing
stand was reached The applause which
greeted it started with the diplomats and
|
The parade was three-quarters OF an hour
| passing the reviewing party.
The president has issued an order closing
al the executive departments and the gov.
ernment printing office at noon tomorrow
! in order that the employees may participate
in the jubilee.
Probably $4,000 people went to the White
/ lot tonight to view the magnificent display
Of fireworks which included realistic pro-
! duction of the battle of Manila, portraits
| of President Mckinley, Admiral Dewey and
of other notable characters of the war
President and Mrs. Mckinley and most OF
the members of the cabinet with the women
| and families occupied vantage seats and
| were interested spectators Of the exhibition
| There were many special electrical de-
| vices on business houses, while the court
OF honor, stretching along Pennsylvania
| avenue in front of the presidents house
| formed an object of much interest to thou
| sands of spectators. The great centerpieces
were handsomely Illuminated and decorated
as was also the grandstand, from which the
president and his cabinet viewed the parade
| in the day.