Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-10-07
n;,st7 Parade Seen By Millions

n;,st7 Parade Seen By Millions
New York, Sept, 3o.-Twenty-fv@
.,,.nsanl men Of arms today march
sJ n,st the massed representatives
g. ,aj sDecial ENJOYS Of 81 nations,
r vii 100000 citizens shouted IT.
Yourselves hoarse in cheers. The
rrsaf military parade was the eli
CIV Of The Hudson-Fultcn celebra-
', rse most conspicuous reception of
4s day went to the sailors of the
German feet, picked body Of mag
oif.ept men, who when they reach
al The reviewing stand fell into the
form8l slap, slap" of the parade
Goose step and burst into my
Country, It's Of Thee, . with an
overwhelming volume of bassos and
fervor which took away the
breath Of the listeners. The people
eat silent for a moment, and then
rising to their feet, they cheered
until their voices gave way.
Between the cheers for the Ger
mans and the thunder of applause
for the precision Of the drill with
which the West Point cadets moved
past the characteristic humor of an
American crowd found opportunity
for an expression in a thousand ia
mHiar situations to those in the
line. There was ample evidence
thai gold braid, bugles and the roll
If the drums have lost none Of their
fascination for the great mass of
tbepubfc.
For the first time during the eel
e6raton all the small towns within
striking distance Of New York sus-
pended business to watch the pa
ade of the sailors and marines of
seven visiting nations, the regular
soldiers, the blueiackets, the nation
al guard and the naval militia of the
United States and the New York
police.
10 many men, representing so
many branches Of the war depart
nents of the world, have not been
seen in American streets before; so
many wearing American colors have
8ot been seen since the days Of the
elNI war. The total count of those
~ Ilne today outnumbered the en-
S1ed roll OF the American regular
army before the Spanish-American
vaf. -Four thousand and four hun
line. : :
], 'lrSt came Admiral Sir Edward |
SEYMOUR men, the bluejackets and
= marines Of the British fleet. Then
W. 'e >. Germans and following the men
y ''e Netherlands. Then came the
representatives. Of the United
ssa'sS' Inc coast artillery, carrying
w. w. ne" service Springfelds for the
JUST I.s' 'lme; the United States Marine
e 'a'lu OF the Atlantic fleet IN scarlet
aaa gold with sprinkling of Fill
S S,ao musicians; the sailors Of the
f sa-looS ships of the fleet in division
s .,0''', Inc naval militia and the ma
s .S.'i guard and lastly the drab-
Sar0ed regulars.
:, tonight marked the climax. So far
y r.. sp.etacIes go, Of the celebration |
bnt t' :. remains the carnival parade.
i 4 5o s'loagh different in appearance.
p, asss not vary from the historical
Nh psss sn5 Of last Tuesday. The air
M ,p a tl aeroplane flights continue.
arst NE ne public has already had a
norn tsets OF them and tomorrow
liver mug ~ sees the departure up the
ca g~ u part at least Of the naval
one tsi, which more than any
given gis ,n NJ. has drawn the crowd a sl,5
dignity. 's'' S'loo International
and In a., ,orpsdo aodlIa. submarines
araft s seant aaziHaries, with one light
parade el ~ { cruiser, followed By :. j
tomorrow ' ny craft, will leave
md The cIs j. escort the Half Moon
eat at,ebor sa,nont from their pres
,aey will h. es ss 70 Newburg. where
eelebrst;1po.,r mally turned over to
''0n Of the upper Hud.