The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-23
MILITARY PARADE REVIEWED.


DETROIT, Sept. 22-This afternoon Pres
ident Roosevelt participated in and after
ward reviewed the military parade, which
extended over twenty-one blocks. More
than 10000 persons were damned into the
streets and thousands more filed the win
dows and housetops along the line of march.
Never were such crowds seen in the streets
and never was man given greater pop
ular ovation in this city than the President
received to-day.
Escorted by Gilbert Wilkes, naval COM
mander. 143 of the Spanish War Veterans,
President Roosevelt, in an open barouche,
drove over the entire line of march, nearly
four miles. The streets were roped off
and the street car and all other traffic was
stopped. From the Hotel Cadillac, which
the President left just before o'clock,
TO the reviewing stand the chief executive
was given a continuous ovation. People
were damned in ten and twenty deep be-
hind the ropes on the entire line of march.
A great wave of enthusiasm stirred the
shaking, hagwaving multitude and marked
the advance of the Presidents carriage,
rolling along the line of march to the
reviewing stand. The President stood up
in his barouche waving his silk hat at
arms length in recognition of the peoples
tribute.
Dusk was beginning to fall as the Presi-
dent drove past the halted parade from
his position IN the last division TO the re-
viewing stand on Woodward avenue in
front of the City Hail. Miss Clara Barton
and Mrs. Allen V. Capron were among the
Presidents party on the stand, which also
included Governor A. L. Bliss, Mayor Will
liam c. Maybury, several officers of the
Spanish veterans and others.
The different bodies were formed into
company column after the President had
driven past, and when the signal was
given the review began. Headed by Gen.
II. NJ. Duffield the chief marshal and his
staff and Governor Bliss and staff the
soldiers and veterans marched briskly past
the reviewing stand for fifty-five minutes
AS the twilight grew deeper electric lights
in the buildings on Campus Martius were
turned on. Even the street lights were
burning before the last body of men had
marched at salute past the President.
The first division contained the Twenty
first Regiment, Essex Fusiliers of Windsor
Ont, and for the first time a President
of the United States reviewed a regiment
of British soldiers; The red coats and
sharp contrast to the sober blue of the
United States troops as they swung past
at a smart pace, their splendid band play
ing THE British Grenadiers." They re-
ceived an especially cordial salute from
the President, and throughout the after
noon the ''redcoats" were cheered to the
echo by the crowds.
The second division was composed of uni
formed secret sOcietes-the knights of ST.
John, Knights of Pythias. Odd Fellows
etc. body of Knights of the Maccabees,
mounted and arrayed in ancient Jewish and
Roman costumes, constituted the third d.
vision. The fourth division was made up
of several civic bodies. Then came the vet
Grams of the civil war, four G.. A r. posts.
President they passed and being care
fully saluted by him in return.
The last division was composed of veter-
ans of the late war with SPAIN former com
rades of the man who was reviewing them
A number of the Spanish war veterans
wore the khaki uniforms they had worn in
the war. 1t was dark when the President
drove back to the Cadillac to prepare for
the banquet in Light Guard Armory.