The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-10
largest Crowd 6 Ever Seen .!ll il in
Charles ton. J.
ENTHUSIASM UNBoU!hDED
Thousands Of Throsts chssrsd
President to the Echo.
PARADE LONG AND BRILLIANT
Marines. seamen, Cadets, Artilerymen
and Militiamen from Four States
Passed in Review Before Presi-
dent-Sword Presented to
Son Of South Carolina
by Comrade in Arms.
lBy Associated Press.l

(By Associated Press.)
CHARLESTON, S. c.. April a.-Ats Cal-s
houn's funeral, when Wade Hampton
made his great speech here in 1876 ana
when the Confederate reunion was held
here in 1892 great bodies of marching 4
men filled the streets of this ancient city
and its sidewalks and doors and wiudoWse
were filled with enthusiastic thousands:
but all those great outpourings OF tho
people were small compared with tha
procession which followed President
Roosevelt to the Exposition grounds to-s
day. The enthusiasm OF the people was
unbounded and there was standing room
only on the sidewalks. aporches and door
ways and in the wide piazzas OF tho
houses along the line OF march. Old and
young were infected with patriotic fervor
and a man with whom nine-tenths OF tho
people he saw differed politically was
greeted with every manifestation of re-8
spect that warm-hearted people coxld
show. rs:.45ss 8s
1t reminded one Of tho story told Of .
little Union girl in Western Maryland.
who rushed to the door of her home to
see and possibly to scowl at General +.
E. Lee as he rode past on horseback
When she saw his splendid face shos
shrunk back, saying: How I wish h9
belonged to u.s. So thought the best
people of Charleston to-day when they
heard the President proudly claim his
Southern birthright at the auditorium lat1N
in the day.
THE PARADE.
The parade started from the sSt. John
Hotel, the Presidents headquarters AT.
T 10 o clock. and was conposedsof ma rfnes.
seamen. cadets. artiflerymen and militia:
men of four States, under cornn1and sof
Colonel Charles Morris. o.. s. A, OF thess ,le
garrison at Sulllvan.s island
The order was as follows:
Squad of dismountedf city police: Colo
mel Morris and staff: marine corps, under
Captain Henry Leonard. with drum corr0:t
Charleston Light. Ora goons. Captain kol-aa
lock. special guard to the PRESIDENT.
President Roosevelt In carriage with
Mayor Smythe; President WaSener. OF 4
the Exposition. and Secretary Cortelyou-i
followed by fourteen other carriages. con-.
tanning Attorney-Genera1 Knox. Secretary
Wilson. Governor NIcSweeney. Governor
Aycock, of North Carolina: Murat Hal
stead. Major Micah Jenkins. ex-Gover-s
nor Hugh S. Thompson. the Aldermen OF
Charleston and others: the civic repre-
sentatives In carriages, followed by
battalion of coast artillery from Sullivan
1SlStHO. ulCSr f1atEy tselO, ana stloa
First Artillery Band; six companies OF
naval forces from the United States ships.
Cincinnati. Topeka and Lancaster. under
Lieutenant Commander TulIam: a battai-s
Ion of seamen infantry fIom the revenues
cutters Forward. Hamilton and Algon.
1uin. under Lieutenant Van Boskfrk the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute Cadets.
!; Colonel ]. S. A. Johnson: a provisional
! regiment of North Carolina State troops.
OF H~oyo 81 "a.
! field: the North Carolina naval reserves.
/ Captain W. T. Olds: Ocala fFTal Rifss.
captain G. "A. Nash: battaIions Of cadets
of the South Carolina Military and .Por-8
ter's Academies: the Third Regiment Of
charleston militia. Colonel schacke. and
the German Artillery. Lieutenant Pucka-f
/, ber. sS.ss1.s.s
THE ROOSEVELT SMILE.
The men were in excellent trim and fla
| the weather was ideal. with inst enon,t
crispness in the air to make marching
comfortable. The route was th-ourt,
queen. Meeting. Calhoun Rutledge and
Grove Streets to the Exposition Grounds
and almost one hundred times the Prcr.
ident stood in his carriage and acknowf-s
|. edged with smile and bow the enth1-s
slasn of the people OF Charleston. Pass
i'ing taliy-fo containing 0Dme OF charres-
ton s Harvard alumni. decketf with ffa
college colors. he was greeted wien tl1as
.coiiege yell. and was evidently vev anl,cts
| pleased. 90 - - =
Arriving at the exposition grounds fha
Presldent went Immediately into the sA1,-
] ditorium and waited until tile head OF tras
column had arrived in front OF the bi.iff1.s
ing. When notified that tie troop. were
ready 10 be reviewed he took his stand
on Platform prepared Tor the purpose
land conducted the review 3rrs. Roose-
ve1t stood at his left. and nearby wera
Mayor Smyth, Governor 3IcSweeney. Gov.
ernor Aycock and others. Tfe Presffene
was particularly pleased with the appear
ance and ma rch Of the Jackies. and made
several complimentary remarks as various
I State troops passed before him.
] The President had been in Charleston
more than twenty-four hours and had
been cheered and greeted on all sides.
when appea ring. hut the eliminating
event of the visit to Charleston and the
i tExposition was when he came into the
/ Auditorium and bowed and smiled his
acknowledgements to the plaudits which:
/ greeted him from 10000 threats.
CENTER OF, ATTRACTION
/ The Auditorium IS q handsome bniid.
ing. and with Its flags and bunting fresh-
I1y arranged for President s. day and switns
| a dais for the speaker. the front OF (which
i was great American sfiass.swaS#part1cu-s
4 larlys beautiful Tho audience heard each
Espeaker with most attentive sapprecIatiou
and cheereS4 to the echo many OF the sef~
/ timents expressed. The President sswsass
t Of couse. the center Of attraction at SaiFs
/ tines. President RooseveJt.s incisiyss
/ c1ear-cut words never fell On more attsn-s
tive years. There was much Ia what he;
/ said and more5i1lzh his manner OF sAytnr IL
ifThe President greeted his audience 81
Il .Anericans,. and vi hlls xivinH M credit
I TO the South and South Ca1olfnA fde ~