Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-09-19
AVALHEROESDAY
Tuesday Was Given to Them to
Celebrate.
They Received an Ovation All Along
the Line-NayaI Reserves Parti-
cipnted - Camp Fires and
Other Meetings of Inn
pOrIance Held.

Cleveland, O., Sept. 11.-Never at
any encampment was there such "a
naval parade as the one at tt en-
campment Tuesday morning. At no
other encampmenJ was such honor
paid the men who served under Far
ragut, Porter, Footc and the other
men who led great fleets to victory.
And when the line was broken at the
end of the parade, the veteran tars
could no longer restrain the cheers
that they had been longing to give.
and they took off their hats and
waved them and cried, "Ohio! Ohio!
Cleveland! Cleveland"
The brave men who manned the
unions wooden walls walked with
the gait of old men, but their faces
showed light hearts and the enthu-
siasm of youth. In the same line
were the young sailors, the volun-
teers of only yesterday, and per-
chance the volunteers of near to-
morrow.
They were the boys from the Hawk
and Yantic, with springy gait and
light face of youth. Then there were
the crews of the Michigan and Fes-
sender, tars with the rolling gait that
one expects to see in a seaman.
Brown faced, broad shouldered.
strong-armed and thick-chested boys
and men they were, and the crowds
that lined the streets cheered them.
Veterans of the army paid tribute
to the veterans of the sea, acting as
their escort in the parade. The
"Fighting Seventh Ohio" and the
First Ohio volunteer light artillery
were in line. At the head of this IA
nous regiment of artillery was Gen.
James Barnett, of Cleveland. the regi-
ment's old commander, on foot with
his boys.
Commander-in-Chie Leo Rassieur,
Gen. r. \. Alger. of Detroit; Gen. j.
Warren Keifer, Springfield, o.; Sur
geon General John A. Wilkins, of Del
ia, O.; Col. A. L. Flacll, Tiffin, o.; Gen.
II. S. Peck, New Haven, Conn; Col.
ID. X. Hunt, Cincinnati; and Col. Je-
rome j. Musser, aide de camp, Ander-
son, Ind. They were accompanied
by a number of local men.
Admiral Daniel f. Kelley, of New
York. was grand marshal. The first
division was commanded by Capt. w.
I-s w ~ u VIC -NSNdl IOCStINtSs anu
was made up of officers and crews of
the Michigan and Fessenden, Yantic
and Hawk.
Following this division came
squad of mounted police under Lieut..
johnson, the grand marshal, and
staff.
In the second division under Lieut..
Col. w. H. Pond, were the Fifth and
Ninth regiments, o. n. g., and Bat
terry A with four guns.
Commodore F. z. Haskins was mar
shall of the third division. composed
entirely of the National Association
of Naval Veterans. About SOC
marched.
The eX-prisoners of war formed the
fourth division, of which Col. c. c.
Shanklin was marshal. They were
500 strong.
In the fifth division. Capt. Geo. r.
Mckay, marshal, were the Spanish
war veterans. and Twentieth army
corps. The First Ohio volunteer light
artillery. 400 men. Gen. James Bar
nett's old regiment, marched in this
division.
The Cleveland Grays. Scots Guards
and Knights of st. John formed the
sixth and last division, under Lieut..
c. L. Barridge.
At the Central armOry a camp fire
of the National Association of Union
ex-Prisoners of War was held. Mayor
Tom L. Johnson acting as presiding
officer. Another camp fire was held
at Turn Hall, and q reception of the
Woman's Relief Corps to Commander
in-Ch;ef Rasseur and other national
officers of the Grand Army was held
Mt the Chamber of Commerce.