Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-07-08
MARTIAL PiRAQE faCELs
WEEKS HISTORIC EVENTS
New Works Greatest Crowd Sees
Marching OF Fighting Men.
BEST or FULTON, PAGEANTS
twenty-five Thousand Men in Line
and 2,25O,ooO Looking On
British Red-Coats and German
Goose-Steps Attract Attention.

New York City.-Twenty five thou
sand fighting men, drawn'f from all the
principal navies of the world and
from every branch Of the United
States Army and Navy, passed in re-
view in the great military parade that
will stand out as the most brilliant
pageant of the Hudson-Fulton cele-
bration. q - n
Not less than 2,250,0O0 persons
viewed the parade and it u
them to an enthusiasm that left them
tired, hoarse and happy, The first
big thrill came when Governor
Hughes appeared at the starting point
and the military bands blared out airs
of the countries whose sailors were
about to march. God Save the
King, ~Die Wacht am Rhein," "The
Marseillaise" and others came in sue
dcession, and then, following a brief,
magnetic pause, the first notes OF
"The Star Spjangled Banner" rang
out. They carried clear for three
blocks each way, and the crowd,
packed to sufnocation along each
block and in every side street, Vert
wild with enthusiasm.
The post of honor at the head of
the marching line was awarded to the
Jackies from the British ships. In
their wide-brimmed straw hats they
caught the fancy OF the spectators at
once as they swung along, big,
bronzsd men. 100 strong; and the
cheers that greeted them were re
doubled when a detachment of the
royal marines came into sight behind
them and furnished the piquant spec
tacle of British redcoats under arms
in the streets of New York City.
A continuous roar,of cheers accom-
panied the Germans. who followed,
and the crowd was delighted to see
the sailors march like the b~est-drilled
army regulars, even leading off after
occasional halts with the Cdd, Snowy
~goose-step. Frenchmen swung by
to the s~quealing ard the rattle of flies
and drums. Blue uniforms with
white straw hats and white leggings
marked the contingent from the
Dutch cruiser Utrecht, and the Ital-
ians, 1.-THE and agile, with the rich col
oring and the dark eyes that caused
many a woman's gaze to linger, were
conspicuous with white spats that set
off the trim simplicity of he rest Of
their uniform.
Right on the heels of Inc Argen-
tines and the MeXicans. the last Of the
foreigners, came the sailors OF the
American fleet, and. loudly as they
had cheered the visitors, the specta'
tors gave all their hearts and voices
to the boys at home. Uncle Sans
tars turned out 10000 strons, the de
tachment from each ship being pre-
- IS -. =. -1~n {ho chiD'
name, and all along. the line thu
crowd picked out it's favorites, only tt
prove it's individual fickleness ant
general loyalty by turning to chez
the next division as soon as one hat
passed by.
Leading the military forces Of tn
United States came the boys tn
crowd always loves all the time-th
West Point Cadets. New York Cit
has seen them so often it might hav
grown used to the splendid marchin
of the future officers of it's Army, bu
the sight never pals, and the cadet
never made a drawer showing, nor re
ceived a more uproarious welcomS
Detachments Of cavalry, artillery an
infantry, regulars, militiamen an
volunteers to the number of 1000
made UP the rest of the parade.
The crowds along the Lire CT marc
and in the adjoining streetsfurnishe
in themselves one of the DSemorabl
features of the parade. The polio
admitted that they never before ha
been called upon to handle sue
throngs, but previous lessons prove
to have been learned we'll and ther
was far less confusion and dangerou
congestion than ever befose. Til
field ambulances that had been IL
stalled at numerous points We're ae
mirably conducted and all who RI
CURED relief were ATTENDED t
promptly.
The grandstands were crowded, bu
there was complaint at the price
charged. In spite Of the efforts tina
had been made to prevent it thor
sands of tickets fell into the hands {
SPECTATORS, who not only asked TO
IS to $40 for an ordinary. seal, br
often were insultingly persistelt !
tcykg~to force their sales. q Sests !
windows I dAsidly, and thougpNit
tie business was done in this lie i
buildings at the lower end, the ter
ants<of flats and apartment Nc,}se
along Central Park West did notNes
tate to take in strangers at an ava
age price of SIS a head.
The parade was divided. into nj,
divisions. First marched the sai,o
n marines of foreign navies. Tn,
were escorted by a platoon of mo,,r
ed policemen, Grand Marshal Roc q,
MS staff and Squadron A. Nation
Guard of New York. The secona, :
vision was made up of detacbmar :
from the United States Navy, Co.
A A,,t4ae Marine Corps and Reven
cutter Service, led by the West Poi
Cadets. D~etachments from tie 11ni4
states Army were in the third divisi
n the fourth division Of cononns
or the First and Second divisions
the NaVal Militia of the State of n,
1orA. The National Guard of n,
SPANISH TRIUMPH IN MOROCCO
troops Occupy Mount Gugura. Pre-