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

him handful of roses. They landed
fairly in the carriage. The admiral
leaned forward. picked them up, and
lifted them to his lips. Instantly all the
! ladies in the balcony seemed piqued
with the desire to have their flowers
similarly honored and he was fairly
bombarded. Many of the flowers fell
into the street, only to be caught up by
eager spectators and carried to the
carriage. Before he got to Madison
square, Admiral Schley was up to his
arms in flowers.
Men Behind the Guns.
The marines and sailors of the North
Atlantic squadron, eight battalions of
| them, attracted much attention. The
marines with their brass helmets,
marched with a peculiar step, neither
seaman's roll nor landsmep tread, but
combination. The men of the Brook
Ign got perhaps the most applause.
The provisional brigade of the army
lacked the confident, easy step for
which army veterans are noted. This,
perhaps, is accounted for by the fact
that most of the United States army
veterans are serving this country on
the other side of the world, and those
now here are only rockies" They
were preceded by a battalion of the
West Point Cadets in their snowy uni
forms of grey with white duck trous-
ers, moving like one man, 500 legs NOV
ing like clockwork, every cap and
bayonet in perfect line.
Governor Roosevelt, riding a spirited
black horse at the head of the national
guard of the state of New York, and
surrounded by brilliantly uniformed
officers, received a hearty and continu-
Gus ovation from one end of the line
to the other.
Roosevelt On Horseback.
He was in civilian attire and wore
silk hat, that is, when he had it on, but
he was removing it right and left for
more than half the time. He was es-
corted by troop A, whose plumes, ris-
ing and falling with the moving of the
horses, beautified block
The artillery seemed more real than
the infantry or cavalry, and the COM
mander of the Seventh light artillery
gave the people an exhibition. getting
his battery at a gallop and charging
down street, the horses plunging and
cannon wheels rumbling like rolling
thunder. The crowd gave a whirlwind
of applause.
The national guards of all the states
made a brilliant showing and were evil
IDENTIFY proud of their appearance and
of the reception they received.
Before Madison Square was reached,
Admiral Dewey and the reviewing
party in carriages passed the front of
the procession and alighted at the re-
viewing stand opposite Twenty-sixth
street and took their places in the
boxes, hung with laurel wreaths that
had been reserved for them. There,
for the first time, the admiral saw the
great arch of victory in his honor.
Decorations Were Grand.
All about Madison Square the decora-
tons charmed the eye. Flags on wires
ran from the tall tower of the Madison
Square Garden, and all the facades as
far as the eye could see up and down
Fifth avenue were brilliantly arrayed |
with bunting and flags. The national
streamers flew from the cornices and |
thousand box kites foated high in the |
blue sky.
Here the admiral reviewed the entire |
parade. Only one distressing incident |
within his view. A wire had |
been stretched across the space be- |
tween two of the stands in the park. |
The awful press of people broke it and |
hey surged into the avenue, those in |
'front.' powerless to resist the pressure
IF the thousands in the rear. The po-
ice officers on foot were helpless. Try
Is they would they could not stem the /
ide. which promised to impede the en-
ire parade.
Suddenly a half hundred mounted
policemen galloped up and, having
formed line, charged and showed the
people back. Many women and chill
irenr were caught in the crush. Some
hrieked, others tainted, and several,
.fter the panic was over, were carried
away in ambulances.
Tonight the smoker given at the Wal
Iorf- Astoria to the sailors Of the Olym-
Via concluded New York's wonderful re-
eptlon of Admiral Dewey and his men.