The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-05
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to proceed to the White House and
the time had come for the marching
hosts to move. Column after column of
the uniformed ranks swung into posi-
ton At the head rode Major Cen
eraI Francis V Greene. grand mar
shall. surrounded by his brilliant array
of mounted aides and staff officers
sack of them rode Major General
Brooke. chief marshal. with line on line
of. staff officers.
HeadinE the rank and file Of the mil
ftary division came Major General Lud-
low and another sho0y group of Off
GERS. The rain kept pelting down, and
the groatcoats of the officers were
turned uD around their ears. Leadin,r
the first brigade marched the gray
coated cadets from West Point and
after them the naval cadets from An
naDolis.
The president and his party went di-
rect from the room OF the senate COM
mittee on military affairs to carriages
waiting on the east side of the senate
wing. his escort accompanying him,
az did also the vice president. The top
of the presidents carriage was Gov
cred and he was quite concealed from
the public gaze. Senators Hanna and
Jones Of Arkansas, and Representative
Cannon. entered the carriage with him
The vice president was accompanied
on his trip by Senator SpOCner and
Representatives Dalzeu and MCRae- 1t
was 2.15 when they TOOK their place
in the parade and the procession, which
had straightened out. started fairly
for the White House. The rain ceased
falling as the presidential party turned
into Pennsylvania avenue at the peace
monument.
The procession from the capitol was
practically i'm the same order as the trip
from the White House. except that the
contingent Of civil war veterans who
acted as the guard of honor in the first
parade. were omitsed in the return.
Both the president and the vice pres
ident were greeted with vociferOus en-
thusiasm all along the line of the pa
rade. The president smiled and lifted
his hat repeatedly and Vice President
Roosevelt bowed ant waved his hat al
most continuously in acknowledgment.
Return to White House.
The remainder of the first division
which had formed the escort Of the
president on his way to the capitol.
COW followed in order on the return
trip to the White House. The portion
&c the parade which had not taken
part in the escorting march to the
capitol came next, headed by Gov
ernor stone Of Pennsylvania, mounted
on a magnificent white charger.
Governor Stone was marshal of this.
the second division of the first grand
military division. and so he was Separ-
ated by a short interval from the troops
OF his own state. the First regiment
of infantry of Delaware coming in be
tween. The Peach Tree states contin-
gent was succeeded by the Pennsyl-
vania. national guard. represented by
fourteen regiments. numbering 5000
men in all.
The third division. headed by Major
General Joseph Wheeler (retiTed) made
magnificent showing. The general
received an ovation as he rode slow
" along bareheaded, with his chapeau
waving first to one side and then TO
the other He had a distinguished star
who divided with their chief The honOrs
OF the applause Among them were
William Astor Chanler and John Jacob
Astor.
There was a special escort of the New
York signal corps under command of
Captain Oscar Erlander. bearing proud
IL the first flag hOiSted over the island
OF Cuba. Immediately following came
Brigadier General Charles King, mar
shall o. the first brigade of the third
military division Composed, as it was,
Of organizations OF the national guard
excellent showing and the diversity OF
their uniforms formed a most attrac-
tive feature of the parade.
New Jersey, Georgia. Connecticut and
Massachusetts came in order. no two
Organiza tions clad alike, and all
marching magnifcsntly. Governor
Smith of Maryland. led his state troops.
This brigade closed with "A battalion
OF the south AaFOllla ndllpudl BuaIu-
about 100 strong. and bearing old glory
proudly. while their band played
Dixie"
New York Militia in Line
The second brigade was headed by
TSrigadier General Henry Douglass
followed by Governor Odeu OF New
York in citizens attire, dofiing his silk
hat at almost every step Of his horse
in response TO the hearty cheers Of the
crowd. Following the New York cav
airy came the mounted signal corp:
men. and then the long blue ranks oil
the Twenty-tbsrd New York infantry
The Virginia militia, in gray uniforms
and white crossed belts. made a fine
display against the blue-black uniform.
of the naval reserves, who followed
them. The Lee Rifles Of Charlotte, y
G.. closed the brigade.
The third brigade was headed by
Brigadier General Metcalf as marshal
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