The National tribune., 1902-10-16
THE NAVAL PARADE.
Tuesdays Procession Was Witnessed by
Thousands, and Composed of InterestinE
Features

tuesdays Procession Was Witnessed BY
thousands, and Composed Of Interesting
Features.
To the strains Of martial music. and
with colOrs flying, escorted by troops of
cavalry, regiments of infantry. and bat
teries of artillery, there marched down
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue on Tuesday morn
ing, Oct. Z. the real heroes of the day,
the men who faced death in helping to win
victories upon the sea, and others who
had spent weary days in suffering the hor-
rors OF confinement in war prisons.
REGULAR ARMY AND NAVY.
First in line came the youthful mid
dies" from the Naval Academy, follow
ed by the artillery, with their red-faced
uniforms; the cavalrymen with their yell
low trimmings; the marines with their
new uniforms of khaki; and then the pop
ular bluejackets who were enthusiastically
applauded by the crowds along the line
of march. Many of these men had been
in the Philippine troubles.
The naval veterans, however, received
the ovation of the day, as they marched
along, each carrying blue flag. studded
with stars. These men, worn and gray,
marching along vaiiantly, but feebIy, with
their service. behind them many years.
were in direct constrast to the young,
sturdy fellows who preceded them in the
well-formed ranks as the escort.
In the parade were thus veterans Of
two wars, men who had fought with Far
ragut and men who had fought with
Dewey, and they passed in review before
the highest officer of the navy, whose
name is so closely linked with the battle
| Of Manila, and shouted their greetings to
the Admiral. Gen. Ell Torrance. Com
mander-in-Chief Of the G. A R.; Com
mander Sargent. and Lieut.. Caldwell
stood with Admiral Dewey on the review
ing stand, while near them were Secre-
taries Root. Moody, Mr.. Macfarland.
President of the Board of Commissioners
Of the District of Columbia; Admiral !Tay-.
lor, Gen. Longstreet, Gen. Graham, B. II.
Warner, Chairman of the Citizens Com
mittee; f. l. Allen, Commissioner of Pat
Secretary of Patents. Members of the
Diplomatic Corps and prominent army
and navy officers and their families Occu-
pied seats on the reviewing stand, which
was handsomely decorated with flags. The
Avenue was crowded with enthusiastic
people, who cheered every organization
in the column, from the naval cadets at
the head to the naval veterans in the rear
Eight full companies of marines march
ed in their khaki uniforms with their
canvas haversacks and canteens of the
same color. The United States Marine
Band, in full dress uniform of scarlet
coats, blue trousers and white helmets,
dttldCttu llutu dtttHliOu. 1ne uTdD
khaki of the marines was in sharp con-
trast with the blue of the other troops.
The naval cadets from Annapolis were
accompanied by the Academy Band The
middies were clothed in the regulation uni
form of dark blue. with caps, and their
soldierly appearance and perfect align
ment called forth loud applause from the
many people along the Avenue.
EX-PRIsONERs OF WAR.
The leading organization of the Second
Division was the National Association of
Union ex-Prisoners of War, with 200 men
N line in charge of National Commander
]. d. Walker. They were headed by a
drum corps made up of musicians from
among their numbers. Many of the drum
mers and ffers were lame and walked
with difficulty, but their music was
no less inspiring than that of the sprightly
young musicians in the First Division.
There was a large turnout of the Span
'sh War Veterans and Sons of Veterans,
who both came in for large amount Of
applause.
In the Third Division were represented
the National Association of Naval Vet
Grams, John o. Shaw, Commodore Com
manding; the United States Veteran Navy,
and the Naval Posts of the G.. A. r.