Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-01
Great Military Parade in New
York Witnessed by Mighty
Throng' Estimated at Two
Million People,
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
Crews of Visiting WarshipS,
West Point Cadets, National
Guard and Regular Army
Participate in Pageant.
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Now York, Sept. 30.--Twenty-five
thousand men of arms today marched
past the massed representatives and
special envoys of thirty-sevcn nations
while two million citizens shouted
themselves hoarse in cheers The
great military parade was the climax
Of the Hudson Fulton celebration.
The most conspicuous reception Of
tho day went to the sailors of the
German feet, a picked body of mag
niliccnt men who, as they reached
the reviewing stand. fell into the for
nal sap-Slap of the parade goose
step and hurst into My Country It's
of Thee" With an overwhelming vol
ume of basses and a fcrVor which
took away the breath of the listeners
The people sat silent for moment
and then, rising to their feet, they
eheered until their voices gave way.
Between the cheers of the Ger
mans and against the thunder of APP
plause for the precision of drill with
which Che West Point cadets moved
past the characteristic humor Of an
American crowd found opportunity
for expression in n thousand familiar
salutations to those in the lines.
There was ample evidence that gold
braid, pugles ana the rou uf orona
have lost none of their fascination
for the great mass of people.
For the first time during the cele-
bration all the small towns within
striking distance Of New York su-
spended business to watch the sailors
and marines OF seven visiting nations,
the regular soldiers. the blue Jackets,
the national guard ana the naval mi
litia of the United States and the New
York police.
So many men representing so
many branches Of the war depart
mcnts Of the world have not been
seen on American streets before, so
many wearing American cOlors have
not been seen since the days Of the
Civil war, The total count of those
in line today out-nulnbered the en-
listed roll of the American regular
army before the Spanish American
war. -Four thousand and four hun
drcd policemen kept the crowd in
line
First came Admiral Sir Edward
Seymours men, the blue Jackets and
marines of the British feet, then the
Germans and following the men of
the Netherlands and the midshipmen
in company front with their sailors
bringing up the rear. Then came the
representatives of the United States.
the coast artillery carrying the new
service Springnelds for the first time,
\ ,sf, Nd fft "a
Atlantic fleet in scarlet and gold with
Il sprinkling of Filipino musicians, the
marine corps. the sailors of the va
rious ships Of the fleet in division
front, the naval militia, the national
guard and last the drab-garbed resu-
lars
Tonight marked the climax so Tar
as spectaclcs go of the celebration
There is the carnival parade, but
though different in appearance. 1t
does not vary in essense from the
historical pageant OF last Tuesday.
The airship and aeroplane flights con-
tinue. but the public has already had
q first taste Of them and tomorrow
sees the departure up the river OF a
part at least of the naval concoursc'
which more than any one thing, has
drawn the crowd and given the ceie-
bration an international dignity,
The torpedo fiotilla, submarines
and naval auxiliaries with one OF the
iight-draught scout cruisers followed
by a parade Of merchant craft VIII
leave tomorrow TO escort the Halt
Moon and the Clermont from their
present anchorage to NeWburgh,
where they will he formally turned
over to the celebration of III" upper
Hudson division" which will con-
tinue the festivities for week to
come.