The Washington herald., 1907-10-16
FORT GAINS VICTORY
" Homecoming" UShered In
with Great Pomp.
CIVIC AND MILITARY DISPLAY
Streets damned with
seethingi Humanity Hours Before
Parade started-City's Mayor Re-
views Marchers, Led by the Gov
ernOr-State Military in Line.
snscinl % The Washington Herald.

Special % The Washington Herald.
Baltimore Nd, Oct i5.-With the river
shores lined with people. the housetops
bulging with humanity, and the street
cars overtaxed, ali Baltimore was out to-
night TO witness the bombardment Of
Fort McHenry.
The United States monitors Florida and
Arkansas, and the Maryland Naval Re
serves gunboat Isla de Cuba, formed the
attacking fleet The engagement was
opened by the IsIa de Cuba, followed by
the Arkansas and Florida. Old Fort Nc
Henry replied and the air was soon full
OF red fire. There was a shot every ten
seconds.
The firing on both sides continued for
an hour, when the Isla de Cuba struck
her colors and burned a lot Of red fire
inside, 10 create the Illusion that she had
been struck and was burning. Next the
Arkansas withdrew, and then the guns
Of the Florida were silenced
The fort was victorious. as Il happened
in 1914, and a great fleet Of vessels turned
searchlights on Old Glory. waving in the
apparent dawn, as il did when il inspired
Francis Scott Key TO write THE Star
spangled Banner"
Festivities Are Begun.
With bands playing. flags flying. and
arms glistening in the bright October sun
light, the big military parade, first Of the
FIVE great parades TO signalize Marylands
old-home week. moved on its way over
the appointed line of March shortly after
| o'clock this afternoon.
/ Half OF Baltimore apparently was walt
/ ing downtown for to-days parade, and
streets were jammed with people. and
with the first distant notes OF band music
every window along the route filed with
| sightseers. Home folks and home-comers
mingled 81 the great crowds. and added
/ 10 the Marylanders We're hundreds-prob-
/ ably thousa nds--of sightseers whom the
railroads have been pouring into the city
/ all the morning.
Crowds Gather Early.
While the parade was not scheduled 20
move from the rendezvous. at Mount
Royal and Lafayette avenues, until 3
O'Clock. # was noon when the early
corners, anticipating great crowds, began
/ seeking places from which to see the
! big parade.
Mayor Reviews Parade.
On the clty's reviewing stand. in front
/ OF the city Hail. Mayor Mahool. men,
bers Of the city council. city officials.
/ and special guests were gathered. while
/ on the executive committees stand, al
/ MCLane place. the members Of that com
mittee. who have worked so hard 70
make old-hOme week d success, were
seated with their families. Gov. War
/ field and his staff also reviewed the
parade from this stand.
Governor Heads Parade.
At the head OF the parade rode Gov.
Warfield. the grand marshal. surrounded
by his stan. respondent in new uniforms
and much gold lace. while Troop A, OF
the Maryland National Guard followed
/ as an escort. Immediately back of the
governor and his escort came the regu-
lars. headed by Lieut.. Col Clarence
/ Deems. OF the Coast Artillery, who COM
manded the First Brigade A battalion
( OF the Twenty-third United states Infan-
try headed this division. Back OF the
/ Twenty-third came detachments OF the
/ Coast Artillery from the forts around
/ Baltimore. commanded by Capt. A w
/ Chase and following them were a de-
tachment OF the United States Marine
/ Corps, the 500 seamen brought from Nor
folk by the Prairie, and from the n,oni-
! tors, and, lastly, battalion Of seamen
from the United States Revenue Cutter
/ Service.
state Troops In Line.
! The second division OF the military pa
rade, which moved in three divisions.
consisted Of Maryland troops exclusively
and was commanded by Brig. Gen. Law
rason Riggs. The troops in this division
were the First, Fourth, and Fifth Mary
land regiments the First Separate Com
pany, the First Company, Coast Artillery,
the Naval Brigade, and the Fifth Regi-
ment Veteran Corps.
In the third division. which was COM
manded by Maj. Edward Lloyd, L. s. A.
retired, we're the semi-military organiza-
tions and patriotic societies. including
the Spanish-American War Veterans, St
Johns College Cadets. Maryland Agrl-
cultural College Cadets, Boys Brigade,
and MorTell Park Volunteers.