The Washington times., 1905-03-05

brigade OF tie first division, command
ed By Brig. Gen. T. H. 3 y. L s. a
The engineers, the cavs v the artiI-
iery, the infantry. and the signal and
! hospital corps were thus brought In the
lead of the grand military pageant, be-
ing preceded only by the cadet brigade.
Capt. D. e. Nolan. Z. s. a, acted IS
adjutant general of the brigade. with
the following aides Capt II L.
! Matthews. L. s. NJ c. First Lieut.. C.
A. Bach, L. s a; First Lieut. A NJ
Ferguson, Z. S. A; Ensign Byron A
Long. L. S. ~; Second Lieut.. T. NJ
| Robins. L. s \.
AS the four companies of the bat
| TALON, +. @. E, and II, filed ptst the
| crowded curbstoaos over the entire
| line of march they were greeted with
| cheers that testified to their popularity.
j Major Edward Burr. formerly detailed
= ssfstant Engineer Commissioner of the
District OF Columbia, who Is in com
nsand Of the battalion. rode st the head
! of the troops, which were led by the
/ Engineer Band.
| Company Z, Signal Corps, commanded
| By First Lieut. r. e McNa1ly, followed
| the engineers. Next cane the Hos
| pital Corps. Company a. commanded by
] First Lieut.. H. L. Gilehrist, assistant
surgeon, L. s A.
The Eighth Infantry.
| The men who marched under the ban
ner of the Eighth United States Infan-
| try yesterday, commanded by Col.
Frederick a Smith, belong to one of
formed oA the northern frontier in 1888,
and first ornTnanded by Col. William J.
| Worth. whose grave on Broadway and
| Fifth avenue New York, is now sur
mounted by a memorial monument
The men marched yesterday as if well
aware of the proud record of their regi-
Trsent In the Seminole the Mexican. the
civil, the Spanish, and the Philippine
wars The Eighth did service at FL
Caney. aud when the battle closed It's
ranks were sadly depleted Notwith-
standing, ii was ordered to Luzon. and
participated in hundred skirrnishes
and fights Eight companies Of the
regiment were at the maneuvers last
summer, and the regiment is now gar
rfsoning three forts In New York State
The first and second battalions of the
Eighth were all that were in line yes
terday. coming to Washington from
Forts Slocun and Jay, respectively The
first battalion of the Fifth Infantry
from PIattsburg Barracks, New York
was in line, commanded by Maj. Edwin
F. Glenn, who won fame in the Philip
pines.
Col. Frank Thorn commanded a pro
visionai regiment OF coast artillery IN
line yesterday, including batteries from
Forts Washington, Hunt, Monroe, Nc
Henry and Howard. and headed by the
Fourth Band of the Artillery Corps from
Fort Monroe
Rr;sy DO wa
brought up by Il detachment Of mountes
, troops. first of which was the thire
/ ba ttaIion of Field Artillery including
the Third and Fourth Batteries ane
cornTGaar rded by Capt. Stephen NJ Foote
Both batteries were from Fort MyeF-
The first squadron OF the Seventh
Cavalry, Maj W. ]. Nicholson com
manding, was next in line. followed bl
a squadron Of the Ninth Cavalry, color
Sed The former is stationed at For
Myer and received a great greeting
along the line. 1t is known as Custer
old regiment. The Ninth Cavalry is from
Fort Leavenworth and is commanded bl
Mai. ]. B. Erwin The same men wis
rode yesterday up the Avenue behin6
the guidons of the Ninth charged VI
San Juan hill TO the support of Theodor'
: Roosevelt and the Rough Riders earl!
2 in July 1898, thus fully earning tn
cheers they received yesterday from tn
| Capitol to the White House.
Look at the Japs."
..Hully gee: Look at the Japs."
'.A-h-h! them amt Japs. Them FIJI
1 lypinos-
r So spoke TWO urehins when the pro
= visionaI battalion of FflfpfAos and tn
r Porto Ricens and marines gathered a
r their stand in Second street northwes
for the parade down the ~ enue.
e The little brown men of wnom one ha
= heard 81 much in the fighting in tn
< 5uneles Of the Philippines. In uniform
e distineti.e from that worn by Uncl
: Sans regulars ana the various Stat
. mil.tias. had the appearance of heaone
i ing elsewhere. They resembled the pic
lures of the Mikado's infantry. and til
|, training they have received at the hand
i of the regular officers made them loo
: every one of their few inches eGicier
/, soldiers.
s Over Two Hundred Of Then.
There are 2G6 of them, under eonnman