The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-06
We TEXANS OF CIVIL WAR
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-. Lie LUX nalf an hour to go
over the vessel and the president ex-
pressed a wish to visit the other ships.
AS ne Ieft the New York the entire fleet
asain nred the presidents salute. Cap
,aih iaylor was at the gangway when
.he chlef executive came aboard and
ne was greeted again by 81 guns. The
Dattleshlp, like the New York, was also
c,eareo Tor action, with ammunition up.
captain Taylor conducted the president
to the great 13-inch guns aft and the
turret. wy
A Terrific Salute.
While he stood on the turret it was
swung around, the big guns were
sisnteu ana the entire mechanism of
the turret was explained to him. From
the indiana Mr.. Mckinley was rowed
TO the Massachusetts, Brooklyn and
Iexas. He did not inspect these YES
seis' out merely contented himself by
greeting the commanders of each On
all these vessels the men were drawn
up along the rails and all the officers
were in full uniform. The return of
the president to the shore was an in
spring one. The Texas was moored
further up the river and the presidential
party had to pass each of the great yes
sells on its return to shore. The river
was alive with craft. crowded to their
utmost capacity, and a great noise was
being made. AS the barge neared the
flagship the signal was given to salute
and the six big ships again belched
forth terrific salute. Every man and
officer on the ships stood at attention
and the bands added to the din by
again playing Hail to the Chief" The
barge was stopped while the salute was
being fired, and after it had ceased the
IL brawny sailors pulled for the shore,
closing one of the most patriotic scenes
that has ever taken place on the river
President Mckinley proved to be a
good sailor The river was very rough,
because of the large number of steam
vessels in the vicinity of the squadron.
The barge constantly pitched violently,
but the president rather enjoyed the
shake up.
noticeable feature of the visit to the
fleet was the presidents cordial greet
ing to the men of each ship. He never
once forgot the boys" and bowed to
them upon boarding and leaving the
ships
The party reached the hotel at $50
and preparations for the evening were
made.
Enthusiasm was rampant tonight
Wherever President Mckinley appeared
he received a tremendous ovation, par
ticularly at the Academy of Music,
where the Grand Army was officially
welcomed to the city and state by
Mayor Ashbridge and Governor Stone.
Comrade Mckinley.
The president was introduced as
"Comrade" Mckinley. He said:
1T has given me great pleasure to
associate with you to-day | have been
deeply touched by the scenes which all
of us have witnessed. With the joyous
side of the glad reunion Of old COM
r1lpS who fnl1pht side nv siHa n q
common cause and for common coun-
try there is the other side-that so
many of our comrades who, two years
ago. had marched proudly with you
through the city of Buffalo are no long
er in the ranks. Got.
The circle is narrowing as years
roll on: one after another is not pres
They have gone to join the great ma
jority of our comrades, who sleep to-
night beneath the low green tent, whose
never outward sway
But with it all, my comrades, could
not but inquire. as l witnessed the vast
procession of old veterans and heard
the plaudits of the people, I could not
but ask the question:: What has en-
deared this vast army to the American
people? What has enshrned you In
their hearts? What has given you a
permanent, unperishable place in his
tory?'
The answer comes that you saved the
nation. 1t was because you did some
thing; aye. you sacrificed something.
You We're willing to give up your lives
for civilization and liberty. not for the
and liberty of an hour, but
of ages. That has given you the place
in the hearts of the American peo-
pie.
Great and good deeds never die, and
the Grand Army of the Republic is TO
be congratulated tonight that the
union is saved and the peace secured at
court house more than a
third of a century ago is stronger bet
ter and dearer to the American people
to-day than ever before in all our his
tory. We are once more and forever
one people-one in faith, one in pur-
pose, willing to sacrifice our lives for
the honor of country and the glory Of
our flag.
THE blue and gray march under one
fiag-we've got but one flag now-the
same that our grandfathers lifted up,
the same our fathers bore. and the flag
which you kept stainless and made tri-
umphant forever more.
Il may be pardoned for saying in
this presence that this has been one of
the happiest days of my life, looking in
the faces of my comrades. They are
SeltlHS d Hltlt 100 Dlu LOT war, out
they are all right
That during last year and this sum-
mer we were able to convene 250, 900 of
the best young men of the United
States was due to the example of your
patriotism and the inspiration Of your
example
General Pickens of New York was
the next speaker introduced, and made
brief speech, expressing his admira-
ton for the nations chief executive.
A few minutes later the presidents
party, with Admiral Sampson and his
staff, left the Academy of Music and
proceeded to Odd Fellows hall, where
President Mckinley was the guest of
honor at a banquet rendered by George
Meade post, Lafayette post of New
York and the Kinsley post of Boston.
Desfening Cheers.
The distinguished visitors We're driven
through the Avenue of Fame" which
for the first time this year was illumi-
mated. Immense thrOngs surged
through the avenue, and the cheering
was deafening. When the chief execu-
tive entered the banqueting hall all