The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-10

Charleston, April 9.-At Calhoun's
funeral, when Hampton made his
campaign speech here in 1876, and
when the Confederate reunion was
held here in 1899, great bodies of
marching men filled the streets of this
ancient city and it's sidewalks and
doors and windows were filled with en-
thusiastic thousands; but all those
great outpourings of people were small
compared to the procession which fol-
lowed President Roosevelt to the Ex-
position grounds to-day. The enthu-
siasm of the people was unbounded and
there was standing room only on the
sidewalks and porches and doorways
and in the wide piazzas of the houses
along the line of march. Old and young
were infected with patriotic fervor and
a man with whom nine-tenths of the
people he saw differed politically,
was greeted with every mani
festation of respect that a
warm-hearted people could show. 1t
little Union girl in Western Maryland
who rushed to the door of her home
to see and possibly to scowl at Gen. r.
E. Lee as he rode past on horseback.
When she saw his splendid face she
shrunk back, saying: How / wish he
belonged to u.s." So thought the best
people of Charleston to-day and thous-
ands of them believed it true, when
they heard the President proudly claim
his Southern birthright at the Audi
torium later in the day.
Magnificent Parade.
The parade started from the st. John
Hotel, the Presidents quarters, at 10
O'clock and was composed of marines,
seamen, cadets, artillerymen and mi
litamen of four states, under COM
mand of Col. Charles Morris, U. S. A.,
Of the garrison of Sullivan's Island.
Col. Morris staff comprised, besides
Lieut. Sypher, Lieut.. Col. Thomas
Sinkler, Maj. Marvin and Capt. Stoney,
all of the South Carolina Cavalry;
Capt. w. E. Coney, Georgia State
Troops; Lieut.. Whaley, South Carolina
V. T. (retired). Messrs. Whaley, Sink
Ter, Miller and the Messrs. Harvey
served as civilian aides.
The order was as follows:
Squad of dismounted city po-
lice Col. Morris and staff,
marine corps, under Capt. Leonard,
with drum corps; Charleston Light
Dragons, Capt. Kollock, special
guard to the President; President
Roosevelt, in carriage with Mayor
Smyth; President Wagner of the
& Exposition and Secretary Cortelyou,
followed by fifteen other carriages
4 containing Attorney General Knox,
Secretary Wilson. Gov. McSweeney,
Gov. Aycock of North Carolina, Murat
Halstead, Maj. Micah Jenkins, ex-
Gov. Hugh S. Thompson, the aldermen
& OF Charleston, and others; the civic
4 representatives. in carriages, followed
by battalion of coast artillery from
Sullivan's Island under Maj. Henry A.
Reed and the First Artillery
Band, six companies of naval
forces from the United States
Lancaster, under Lieut.. Commander
IuIlam; battalion of seamen, infan-
Il lfymen, from the revenue cutters For
ward, Hamilton and Algonquin, under
Lieut.. van Bosllirck; the Virginia
polytechnic Institute cadets, Col. ]. S.
A. Johnson; a provisional regiment of
North Carolina state troops, 500 strong,
under Col. James r. Armfield; the
North Carolina Naval Reserves, Capt.
w. L. Old; Oeala, Fla, Rifles, Capt.
~ A. Nash; battalions of cadets OF
the South Carolina Military Academy
ana Porter's Academy; the Third
regiment of Charleston militia, Col.
Ine9hry Schachte, and the German Ar
uliery' Lieut.. Puckhaber.
Bright Day for President.
The men were in excellent trim and
me weather was ideal, with lust
enough crispness in the air to make
ldfchlng comfortable. The route was
through Queen, Meeting, Calhoun, Rut-
.guse and Grove streets to the EXPOSE
ion grounds, and almost one hundred
, INES the President stood in his car
a-ase and acknowledged with a smile
~ +nu DOW the enthusiastic plaudits of
people Passing a tally-ho con-
aI.llhg some of Charleston's Harvard
h. lN'llIll decked with the college colors,
ne was greeted with the college veil
'na was evidently very much pleased
arriving at the Exposition grounds
the resident went Immediately into
ba auditorium and waited until the
fsau OF the column had arrived in
+bo44l OF the building. When notified
VI. me troops were ready to be re-
ffaeMed he took his stand on a plat
I'm prepared for the purpose and
uucted the review. Mrs. Roosevelt
MI 0ol at his left, and near by were
sSicSor Smyth, Capt. Wagner, Gov.
~ Mneeney. Gov. Aycock and others.
7yitz resident was particularly pleased
z5i5i the appearance and march of the
f r.. and made several compliment
H.. remarks as various state troops
mig Erecting at Auditorium.
4 on resident has been in Charles
3bad more than twenty-four hours and
80. Oeen cheered and greeted on ali
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