The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-24
The National Capital Celebrates
Peace With Spain.
PARADE FEATURE OF DAY
DISPLAY OF MILITARY AND UN-
HORNED ORGANIZATIONS.
President and Members of the Cab
met Occupy the Reviewing Stand
General Wheeler Accorded the
Most Enthusiastic Demonstration
-Buntings Disigured.

Washington, May 23.-Beginning with
an imposing parade of military and
other uniformed organizations and clos
ing with display of fireworks at night
the national caHital today inaugurated
a three days peace jubilee. The main
thoroughfares of the city and all the
public buildings are decorated with
bunting, and the attractive programme
OF paradeS and festivities has drawn a
large number of visitors. With the ex-
ception OF shower, which was not of
sufhclent duration to mar the occasion,
the weather was ideal. and Washing
ton has today worn it's Inauguration
aspect.
The parade, which was the feature
of the first day, moved down Pennsy-
lvania avenue between cheering
throngs through the handsome court of
honor in front of the White House and
passed in review before the president
and a distinguished party of public Of
ficials,
The day opened with the boom of
big guns from the Dolphin which, an
chored off the navy yard, fired the ma
tional salute at sunrise and church
chimes and hundreds of steam whistles
Joined in the noisy chorus. At noon the
departments closed and poured their
thousands out to join the crowds on the
streets, and at the same hour a salute
of forty-five guns was fired.
The Military Display.
The parade composed all the regular
army and naval organizations stationed
in and around Washington, together
with the District of Columbia volun-
teers, the Delaware National guard, the
Chinese naval reserve of Philadelphia,
the veterans of the Grand Army and
the Fourth and Ninth United States
volunteer regiments Gmmunes).
The day, which opened bright and
promising, became 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
duration. The sun came out and shone
brilliantly throughout the afternoon.
Over 5000 men were the parade.
The route was that followed by the
Inaugural ton parades. down Pennsy-
lvania avenue, around the treasury and
in front of the White House grounds,
where a large reviewing stand, grace
fully decorated with bunting. had been
The three squares extending from the
state, war and navy to the treasury
building had been transformed into a
court of honor. On each side classic
columns were reared and two broad ar
,hes SPAWNED by festooned flags and I
bunting, marked the entrance and exit 4
10 the court. The public benches along ]
The avenue at this point were black
with people and the surrounding parks /
we're thronged.
the President Was Cheered.
The president with members of the /
,abinet, their wives and foreign minis /
ers with their attaches, General Miles |
md his staff and many prominent peO-
de in public life occupied the reviewing
tands. The enthusiasm was great as
he parade passed through the court
# honor. Cheers and applause greet
d favorite organizations. The presi-
lent and Secretaries Hay and Gage.
Who stood on a small platform jutting
rom the stand. were repeatedly and
applauded as they uncov-
red each time the American colors
rooped by.
General Wheeler was accorded the
argest demonstration. In full uniform
lie rode in a carriage. He was every
where cheered. AS he reached the re-
-iewing stand, he arose and saluted
he president. The people went wild.
Another interesting and insignificant
Incident was the cheering of Sousa's
ew march. Hands Across the Sea"
me of the bands struck up this STIR
ing air as the reviewing stand was
cached. The applause which greeted
was started by the diplomats, spread
trough the stand and broke into a
oar of cheers along the whole length
f the court of honor. The parade was
ree-quarters of an hour passing the