The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-05
MARTIAL PARADE EXCELS
WEEKS HISTORIC EVENTS
New York's Greatest Crowd Sees
Marching Of Fighting Men.
BEST OF FULTON PAGEANTs
twenty-five Thousand Men in Line
and 2,250,O0O Looking On
British Red-Coats and German
Goose-Steps Attract Attention.


and 100000 Looking On
British Red-Coats and German
Goose-Steps Attract Attention.
New York City twenty-five thou
sand fighting men, drawn, 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 Hucson-Fulton cele-
bration
Not less than 2,25O,000 persons
viewed the parade, and it aroused
;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
cession, and then, following brlef,
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 suffocation along each
block and in every side street, went
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-hrimmed straw hats they
caught the fancy of the spectators at
once as they swung along, big,
bronzed men 700 strong; and the
cheers that greeted them were re-
doubled when a detachment of the
royal marinagAcame 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 best-drilled
army regulars, even leading off after
occasional halts with the odd, snowy
goose-step. Frenchmen swung by
to the squealing and 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 the rest of
their uniform.
Right on the heels of the Argen-
tines and the Mexicans, the last of the
foreigners, came the sailors of the
American feet, and, loudly as they
had cheered the visitors, the specta-
tors gave all their hearts and voices
to the boys at home. Uncle Sam S
tars turned out 10000 strong, the de-
tachment from each ship being pre-
ceded by a flag bearing the ships
name, and all along the line the
crowd picked out its favorites, only to
prove its individual tickleness and
general loyalty by turning to cheer
the next division as soon as one had
passed by.
Leading the military forces of the
United States came the boys the
crowd always loves all the time-the
West Point Cadets. New York City
has seen them SO often it might have
grown used to the splendid marching
of the future officers of its Army, but
the sight never pals, and the cadets
never made drawer showing, nor re-
ceived a more uprOarious welcome
Detachments of cavalry, artillery and
infantry, regulars, militiamen and
volunteers to the number of 10000
made up the rest of the parade.
The crowds along the line of march
and in the adjoining streets furnished
in themselves one of the memorable
features of the parade. The police
admitted that they never before had
been called upon to handle such
throngs, but previous lessons proved
to have been learned well and there
was far less confusion and dangerous
congestion than ever before. The
field ambulances that had been in
stalled at numerous points were ad-
mirably conducted and all who re-
quired relief were attended to
promptly.
The grandstands were crowded, but
there was complaint at the prices
charged In spite of the efforts that
had been made to prevent it, thou
sands of tickets fell into the hands of
spectators, who not only asked for
SIS to $40 for an ordinaryss but
often were insultingly persistent in
trying to force their sales. Seats in
windows sold rapidly, and though lit
tie business was done in this line in
Fifth avenue, except in the business
buildings at the lower end, the ten
ants of flats and apartment houses
along Central Park West did not hest
tate to take in strangers at an aver
age price of SIS a head.
The parade was divided into nine
divisions. First marched the sailors
and marines of foreign navies. They
were escorted by a platoon of mount
ed policemen. Grand Marshal Roe and
his staff and Squadron A, National
Guard OF New York The second di-
vision was made up of detachments
from the United States Navy, Coast
Artillery, Marine Corps and Revenue
Cutter Service, led by the West Point
Cadets. Detachments from the United
States Army were in the third division
and the fourth division of composed
Of the First and Second divisions of
the Naval Militia of the State of New
York. The National Guard of New
SPANISH TRIUMPH IN MOROCCO.