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

NEW 1OTk, sept. ou.-Ine Idtlu pdfdue
today capped the climax. The city
state and nation united in a vast dem.
onstration worthy of the hero of Ma.
Mia The earth trembled beneath the
tread of $4,000 men and the air was
torn with the shouts of millions.
The naval parade of yesterday was
a magnificent and superb spectacle, but
the wonder of modern times was the
great land parade Thousands of proud
men of our land and sea forces, militia
of fifteen states, and the veterans OF
the civil and Spanish-American wars
swelled the procession and gave it the
dignity in size that it boosted in senti-
ment Walls of people miles long
stretched down the line OF march on
either side, a dense, impregnable mass.
Fifth avenue, from Fifty-ninth street
to the point on Fourth street where the
parade disbanded, was solidly packed
with spectators, who overlooked into
the buildings, windows and on to the
roof lines, sat in embrasures and crowd
ed scaTolding.
Along Broadway, where it crosses the
avenue, the sky-scrapers were as
crowded at the top as at the bottom,
and for blocks down the intersecting
streets tenants hung from the win
dows and fire escapes, and multitudes
of them were on the roofs lying fiat on
their stomachs peering down.
Crowd Waited For Hours.
For hours they waited patiently and
good naturally for three hours and a
half, while the procession passed. Far
down this living lane the column
marched, while the air was vibrating
with shouts of welcome and admiration
the clatter of horses hoofs when the
cavalry sabrcs flashed and piumes
waved, the rumble of artillery, the
snarl of drums. the clear drawn bugle
call and the blare of military bands.
Seventeen aerial bombs from the top
of the Waldorf-Astoria heralded the
approach to the reviewing stand in
Madison square Several companies of
police mounted on glossy, well trained
horses. brought up the procession
When the head of the column appeared
he Jacllies of the Olympia marching
ank on rank with an easy, rolling
step, and Sousa's blue-coated band
playing as only it can play, it was a
poor American whose heart did not
beat higher.
Greeted With Cheers.
Those in the stands leaped upon their
seats and everybody greeted the adj
vancing column with cheers. The tars
of the Olympia We're in plain blue, with
brown leggings and black cartridge
boxes, loose flannel caps tapped over
their eyes and their sword band made a
picket of steel over them.
Those caps, with the ribbons snap
ping jauntily over their temples ans
the blue steel sword band, impressed
the people nightly. The sailors were
large boned and solemn, with faces
1,s.f II
muscle-the kind of men one would
like to have back of him IN a fight
The commander was on foot, with
shining sword blade resting on his
right shoulder, walking in front of his
men as army officers do. A squad of
sailors dragging a. rapid-fire six
FOUNDER brought up the rear Of the (
Olympia's battalion.
Then Came Dewey.
Then came the hero. the admiral. |
and the officers of the fleet, in all the |
glory OF their Sold-laced uniforms and |
gOld-rimmed cooked hats. All We're in /
open barouches. and at their head was
the man of the hour.
Mayor Van Wyck sat beside Admiral !
Dewey in the carriage. The front seat I
was banked with beautiful floral pieces. /
The people did not have to give a Sec /
ond glance at the man whose features |
have been bsazoned everywhere for !
weeks. He was recognized on the in |
slant. and the cheers and huzzahs that 1
had greeted the Olympia's men seemed |
tame when, compared with the shout |
they raised.
1t seemed fairly to lift the sky. There
is no conceivable kind of noise they did
not make. Everybody waved and I
cheered and nearly everybody jumped |
UP and down in frantic enthusiasm.
Old men We're as enthusiastic as boys
and just about as noisy.
Admiral Dewey. during his last few
DAYS experience. has become somewhat
TO these vociferous greet
ings, and he took it all calmly, smiling
and bowling right and left and occa-
ssonally lifting his gold-trimmed beaver
as he rode along.
The gallant captains of the ships en-
gagged in the destruction of Montejc's
fleet, except poor Gridley, who died
after the battle, followed and also got
a rousing welcome.
Applause For Other Admirals.
The three admirals, Howison. Samp-
son and Philip. as they rode by with
their brilliantly accoutered stats, We're
easily recognized and got flattering
applause, as did many of the popular
officers Of the North Atlantic squadron.
= ne EoNtLAlbIS u NDS several STATES,
who rode in carriages. though many of
them were popular and would have re-
ceived big demonstrations at any other
-irae, passed almost unnoticed. The
srowds would have none of them today.
they yearned only for the brass but
-ons and gold lace of military and naval
heroes and would have nothing else.
Both Major General Miles and Major
5eneral Merritt got big ovations The
former wore a band of yellow across
MS breast and seemed always to have
ais cap off acknowledging the saluta-
ions Of the throng.
1t Was Dewey and Schley.
But it was Rear Admiral Schley who
divided the honors with the central !
igure OF the day. He received a dem
lnstration second only TO that of
Dewey. People along the line of march :
airly rose at him, shouting their al
eady lacerated Threats 10 the breaking
loint
'Hurrah for the Hero Of Santiago
There is the man that smashed Ger
'era's fleet Hip. Hip. Hurrah for
;chley." ard kindred cries came from
ii parts of the line. In upper Fifth {