The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-30
Taft Guarded BY Heaviest
Escort of Detectives He
Has Ever Had.
NEW YORK PARADE
COVERS BUT A MILE
Automobiles Bear More Feeble
Veterans Through the
Line of March.

NEW YORK. May SO.-Guarded by
the heaviest escort Of detectives that he
has ever had, President Taft today re-
viewed the thin blue line Of New
York's civil war veterans. This IS the
first time a President has reviewed a
Grand Army Of the Republic parade in
New York since President Cleveland
was in Office.
President Taft arrived in his private
car. the Colonial. at Jersey City at 6:14
a. m. Surrounded by an escort Of
police. besides the large number Of
Secret Service operatives, he crossed the
North river on a ferry. followed by the
police boat Patrol, on whose decks gilt
tered two rapid-fre guns. Then by
auto he went to the home Of his brother,
Henry ". Taft. at So West Forty-eighth
street. where Troop -Four OF Squadron
A. was drawn up.
As the Presidents auto whirled I'd and
bugles signaled two riders we're
thrown. Mr.. Taft inquired as TO their
injuries before entering the house. and
found they were unhurt.
The prancing horses dashed away
through the troopers lines, as their
fallen riders rolled in the street. The
men picked themselves up ruefuIIy and
set on after their mounts, having given
assurance that they were unhurt. The
horses we're easily quieted.
Old Guard as Escort.
A short rest and Mr.. Taft was OF
again, to the Sherman Square Hotel.
under the escort Of Gen. George B.
Loud, chairman Of the memorial com
mittee Of the G. A. r, where there was
waiting the old guard, prepared to es-
cort the President TO the Soldiers and
Sailors monument on Riverside Drive,
where was the reviewing stand.
In the Presidents party IN the re-
viewing stand were many civil war
veterans, including Maj Gen. D. z.
Sickles, Mai. Gen. J. H. Stahl, Brig.
Gems. A. c. McCoolS, Horace Porter, and
Thomas H Hubbard. There were also
Col. John J. McCOOk, Col John Jacob
AstOr, and former Vice President Levi
p. Morton, Henry Clews, Isaac n
Seligman, and several State and mUni-
cipal officials.
At the moment Of the Presidents ar
rival at the monument, the scout
cruiser Salem, lying offshOre, fired a
salute Of twenty-One guns
The parade started soon after Mr..
Taft was in the stand. Never before
was the route so short as today. II
covered only a mile, from Seventy
was much opposition among the veter-
ans to this. as we'll as 70 the provision
of automobiles for some Of them, but
both steps were necessary to protect
the men who fought more than forty
five wears ago.
The grand marshal of the day, Col.
George Z. Dewey, had for special
bOdyguard John a. Dix. Post 135.
The procession was headed by
platoon OF mounted police, followed
Immediately By a strong detachment
of regular troops, including two bat
taliOns OF the Coast Artillery Corps
The naval contingent, from the battle
ships Rhode Island and Connecticut,
with bands. came next, preceding the
National Guard, led by Mai. Gen.
Charles f Roe and staff.
The Grand Army was patheticaIly
represented by four divisions Of vet
Grams. In the first division were
twelve posts, of which the remnants
Of the famous zouaves attracted the
most attention
Ten posts were IN the second divi-
sicn and thirteen in the third With
the latter marched the Mitchell Young
Women Cadets, associated with the
W. NJ. Mitchell post. Eleven posts
were in the fourth division, which In
Guided the automobiles bearing the
The United Spanish war veterans sent
a delegation two battaliOns strong, and
the Army and Navy League led the last
of the parade, which included TWO cadet
divisions, the GaTde de Lafayette, the
knights of Columbus, and other similar
organizations.
The ceremonies at the Soldiers monu-
ment were impressive. A choir Of 80
boys sang pat-tcti- and religious songs
after the Rev 6. T. Willis had offered
prayer. Cen George 3. Loud spoke,
and Commander Edward Fitzgerald
sounded taps"
The end, like the beginning Of the cere-
monies was marked by the booming of
twenty-ona guns from the Salem