The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-09

President Warner, of the Washington citi-
zens' committee, did the Colorado band the
honor of marching with 1t. alongside OF
General Cooke. The band played an air
composed especially for the occasion, as II
passed the grand stand, e~liciting much ia
voraD.e demonstration.
The procession took five hours and a
quarter to pass the reviewing stand. The
rear was brought up by the department OF
the Potomac. and the last man went py
the stand at twenty minutes past 4 O'Clock.
There were about 5000 men In the line.
After it was over General Torrance said
the parade was one of the most successful
ever given.
PRESIDENTS OUTING.
President Roosevelt reviewed the parade
in his carriage. He was carried down stairs
from his room on the second floor of the
temporary White House in an invalids
chair at lilo o'clock this morning. and
amid the cheers of a large crowd was
placed in the carriage, In which there was
a board to support his injured leg. He was
accompanied by Secretary Cortelyou and
Colonel Bingham, his military aid. His
mounted police under of Major
Sylvester. superintendent OF police. As the
carriage appeared on the avenue the Presi-
dent was greeted with loud cheers. The
President stopped at the reviewing stand
for a moment until the marshals of the
parade and Rawlins Post, Of Minneapolis,
the right of the line, had passed and then
drove down the avenue to the peace monu-
ment at the foot of the Capitol. The veter-
ans faced the carriage as the President
drove by and saluted him.. There was con-
tinuous cheering from the crowds as the
President drove along.
Less than thirty-five minutes were con-
sun si. In the journey }oG, r THAT pq 9ns so its p resg IS
rest his limb was uncomfortable and 1t was
discarded When the White House was
reached the PRESIDENT qua not ahsnt. In,
Bingham got out. and. much to the sur
prise and delight of the waiting crowds,
Mrs. Roosevelt emerged, entered the car
riage and was driven rapidly away with
the President. The drive had been ar
ranged beforehand, but had not been an
nounced. 1t took the President and Mrs
Roosevelt through the northwestern part
of the city.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt returned
to the White House about 1870 p m, hav-
ing been gone an hour and a half. They
had driven through Rock Creek and Zoo
logical parks, but kept clear of the crowds.
Several thousand people waiting outside
the White House cheered their return.
| avenue along the line of march of the pa
rade was an ovation for him and was a
source of great pleasure to the thousands
of marching veterans and the hundreds of
thousands Of people packed In the streets
and stands. The delightful weather eased
the minds of his physicians as to the pro-
priety of the President leaving the room
In which he has been confined since his re-
turn from indianapolis. The arrangements
for the ride to the Peace monument. which
was the eastern limit of the journey, were
most carefully arranged by the physicians
and Secretary Cortelyou. The physicians
saw him during the morning and satisfied
themselves that he could safely make the
ing forward to the ride with intense pleas
ure. The martial spirit within him was
aroused by the prospect of seeing and greet
ing the heroes of the great war; The large
landau belonging to the President, drawn
by two sorrel horses, was driven to No 2
jackson place just before IL o'clock and a
few minutes later, when the head of the
procession was reported to be rounding
the treasury building, the President was
carried down stairs in an invalid chair by
four men. In front of the temporary White
House for half a square each way, twenty
deep. 5000 or 5000 people greeted the Pres.
ident's appearance with shouts of welcome
The President responded to these cheers
by raising his hat and bowling and smiling
When, he was lifted into the carriage the
President steadied himself on his right les
and hoped to the farther side, adjusting
his injured leg TO the board which hat
been placed there before his attendant:
could help him. Secretary Cortelyou JOINED
him on his left and Colonel Bingham. IN
full uniform, occupied the seat in front
Mrs. Roosevelt watched the Presidents de
parture from the window and as the Pres
ident drove away he saluted her by raising
his hat.
There was a wait Of perhaps ten minutes In
front of the temporary White House aftel
the President entered the carriage to ALLOW
the head Of the big procession to reach thu
reviewing stand opposite Lafayette Park
A platoon of mounted police acted as an es
cort for the President. AS the party swep
into the broad avenue an Immense chez
went up and the sidewalks and stands wer
white with futtering handkerchiefs. Th'
President acknowledged the demonstrate
by lifting his hat and bowling right and left
In front of the reviewing stand the Presi
dents carriage was halted until the citi
Zens' committees escort of General Tor
rance, the commander-in-chief. had passed
The journey down the avenue was mad
TO the right of the oncoming column of vet
Grams, the demonstration swelling in volum
as il proceeded. Spectators and veteran
alike cheered the appearance of the chic
executive. The return journey from tn
Peace monument was made on the othe
side OF the avenue and at a more rapi'
pace. When the carriage drew up in from
of the Jackson-place residence the horse
were fiecked with foam.