Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-04-30
Exercises Today
i'm St. Louis.
President Roosevelt, Ex-President cIeve-
land and Others Address the Throng.

the most sluggish blood to witness.
| and to quicken the flame OF patriotism
| In every breast
The ceremonies attending the pre-
sentation of the freedom of the city to
the president occupied little more
time than had been calculated on and
as a consequence it was nearly IL
o'clock when the booming of cannon
announced that the parade had start
ed. The starting point was the juno.
ton of Grand avenue and Lindell bou-
levard and the route lay through For
est Park to the exposition grounds. All
along the line of march buildings and
residences were
Ablaze With FLAGS
and bunting, gathered in festoons or
stretched in long folds from roof to
ground, while from numberless flag
poles and windows the national colors
fluttered in the fresh breeze, with here
and there the flag of a foreign nation.
The military made brave and in
spring show. Every branch Of the ma
battery Of mighty siege guns, and
military and cadet organizations were
present from all parts of the country
to add to the magnitude of the parade
and the richness OF the pageant. Then.
to contribute fitting crown to the
glitter and pomp of the spectacle, the
adjutant general Of the army, with one
Of the largest and most imposing STATS
that could be gathered, was in COM
mand of the entire.
| First, of course, came the usual
large detachment of mounted police.
and Immediately behind them rode
General Corbin and his staff. After
these came the engineers Of the reg
ular army, who always enjoy the privi-
lege of marching at the head of a pa
rade. Back of the engineers
Marched the Regiments
of regular infantry, and in size this
was by far the largest section Of the
lparade. The regulars did not comprise
the whole infantry section, however.
for back of them came the militia regi.
ments of Missouri, Nebraska, New
York, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and
numerous other states. Following the
infantry came the light artillery bat
teries of the regular and militia forces
to fill the spectators with awe at the
, grim-looking rifles, business like Cat
ling guns and deadly machine guns.
Then came the most spirited and
fascinating portion OF the parade to
the cavalry division with it's prancing
horses. forest of futtering yellow
guidons and rows of cleaning, un-
sheathed sahers. Not only was the
regular cavalry in line, but militia
troops from various large cities OF the
country were included in the division,
their
! Elaborate and Gorgeous
full dress uniforms adding much to
the glitter of the spectacle. The end
of the line was brought up by the sail
ors and naval reserves, followed by a
battery of tremendous siege and coast
defense guns. the first ever exhibited
in an inland city.
Thus the procession passed through
the great crowds of spectators. Every
turn of the wheels gave the distin-
guished visitors new surprises as to
the magnitude and enthusiasm of tho
demonstration. When the vehicles
, passed containing former President
Cleveland, the diplomatic representa-
tives OF Turkey, Germany, France,
Spain and other foreign powers, the
cabinet officers. the army chiefs and
other distinguished persons, the shouts
and wild acclaim of the crowd was
scarcely less than that with which the
president was greeted. The sidewalks,
windows, roofs and other points of
vantage were filled with spectators
and their enthusiasm as they recog-
nized the notables in the procession
knew no bounds. At some points Of
the route the police experienced con-
siderable difficulty in keeping back ths
enthusiastic crowds that overfiowed
into the street.
Handled in Good Order.
The arrangements for handling the
crowds at the exposition grounds were
!. excellent. The gates were at no time