The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-30

the winding column was in complete view,
The swinging ranks rising and falling
in perfect time were moving rapidly on
while the flashing steel, the glittering
buckles and buttons, the tossing plumes,
waving banners and martial music made a
picture OF the bloom and the beauty OF
battle the splendor of war that could not
be surpassed. To a man with the sol
dier's soul there is no sight so fascinating
as a marching army of wen-trained men.
and the president watched the march past
with eager attention. From end to end
OF the line Of march the cheers OF the
immense crowd were as cordial as Presi-
dent Roosevelt's approval. The parade
In all features was q most beautiful and
imposing inaugural of the ceremonies.
There were 1900 men in line-3, 100 reg
fulars and 1900 of the national guard,
New York being represented by 1000 Of
1cers and men; Illinois, 1000; Iowa, 900;
Missouri, $1,000; Oklahoma, 200, and Ohio.
i 1000. 'ss II
Piatoons Front.
The formation thruout was in column
OF platoons, Of all arms, at half distance.
the infantry marching sixteen files and
the cavalry twelve troopers, front. The
regular army division was S ordered by
General Corbin to be in position on the
main drive Of Forest Park at 8:15 a. M 4
The division of national guards was to
form in rear Of the regulars fifteen min :
utes later. All were ready to move long
before the time appointed.
While the regulars and national guard
were wheeling into line at Grand and
Bell avenues the sixtyfour aides of the
grand marshal were forming with careful
attention to questions of chronology and
geography. It was the intention that the
AIDES should be arranged In each platoon
from right to left, and, from the head to
the rear Of the column, in the order in
which their states ratified the constitu-
ton, or We're admitted into the union or
were organized as territories. - !.
Among the sixty-fve aides. there were
fifteen generals, thirty colonels, eight
lieutenant colonelB, six majors, two cap
ta1ns, two Heutenants and one second leu.
tenant-and in all that array Of martial
possibilities there were not fivegwho had
any claim to stand above the foot of the
chronology class No sooner did the for
nation commence than the trouble
started. The generals from the new west-
ern states yielded In precedence to lieu
tenants from older conmonwealths, sorely
against their win. ssssss
Scheme Causes Trouble.
One ancient commander who drew a
military blank in the shape of a left hand
place in a rear rank, where President
Roosevelt would never see him., ventured
a protest, saying he would like to ride
with those fellows up there. - waving his
hand toward g. rank Of military interiors
and chronological superiors.
when did you come into the union?'s
asked the lieutenant.
( II was born in it, was the emphatio
rejoinder. The lieutenant consulted his
authorities and announced: '.You are In
your proper place now, general"
Il may be in my place, but I'm not
where belong" declared the general with
a wrathful eye on his military interiors
who were preceding him in the line.
Starts on Time.
Ten thirty was the hour set for the
start of the parade-and at 1920 it
started. Prompt to the minute General
Corbin gave the word; 100 areial bombs
flew into the clouds and their explosion
was the signal that set the column in mo-
ton. At the head of the parade rode a
of the local police under
Chief Of Police Matthew Kiely, and be-
hind them a long string of carriages-12s
to be exact-containing the distinguished
guests. In the first carriage were Pres
ident Roosevelt and ex-President Cleve-
land, and President David r. Francis of
the worlds fair. Behind them came the
members of the cabinet the diplomatic
guests and other visitors who have at
tanned celebrity.
The line of march. was west on Lindeli
boulevard from its intersection with
Grand avenue along the main drive OF
Forest park to the entrance to the expo
sition grounds, where the column halted
and stood at rest while the president and
distinguished guests alighted from their
carriages and took their seats upon the
reviewing stand. AS soon as all had
taken their places; the waiting soldiers
came to attention and the march began.
The Order Of March.
First Of all came the famous Marin4
band of Washington. The orders OF
Grand Marshal Corbin had prohibited any
other musical organizat ton from playing
Hail to the hCief," during the parade.
This was the time and place for the old
air and the band went by pouring the
strain in fullest volume.
General Corbin, superbly mounted then
ode by followed by his personal staff Of
,welve aides, all of them officers of the
United States army with the exception
II AAeutenant Colonel H J. Foster. Royal
Engineers. British army Then came
eight ranks Of eight aides representing
svery state and territory in the union ar
'anged 4in the chronological order in
which their respective commemorative
became integral parts of the nation
Major General John C. Bates headed
.hc first division Of the United States
lrmy-and close behind rode his personal
taft Of three young officers. whose fight
ng record is as good for their years OF S
service that of General Bates himself
They were Captain w. M. Wright. Cap
ain Horace M. Reeves and Lieutenant
Van Leer Wells.
Then there was the division staff COM
,rising Major e. ]. McClernand, Lieuten-
mt Colonel a. L. Smith, Captain Colqu-
loun. and Captain Francis A. Winter.
Rrigadier General William A.. Kobhe
ode at the head Of the first brigade Of
he first division. The troops under his