Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-06-18
The Land Parade.

The Land Parade.
Immediately following the speech
es, the police formed Gordon about
Colonel Roosevelt and the Reception
Committee and had literally to fight
their way to Broadway, where the
land procession was formei The
parade was small one. First came
company of mounted policemen,
picked officers who rode magnificent
horses and rode them like centaurs.
They were followed by the Mounted
Band of Troop G of Brooklyn. Then
came 100 of the Roosevelt Rough
Riders, clad in the uniforms they
wore at San Juan Hill. They were
mounted on, the horses of Troop c
and received a. continuous ovation as
they rode past in the parade. Be-
hind the Rough Riders came $500
Spanish war veterans. Following
came the Seventh Regiment band, on
foot, proceeding the open carriage
in which sat Colonel Roosevelt,
Mayor Gaynor and Chairman Cornell
ius Vanderbilt. Behind came the
fifty open carriages containing the
members of the Reception Commit
tee.
Broadway seemed a solid mass of
people as the little parade drove up.
New York was never great on decor
ating, but every building along the
street was decked in bunting, while
every man, woman and child in the
vast multitude seemed to be waving
an American flag. The reception
was spontaneous. People cheered
themselves hoarse. Colonel Roose-
welt smili broadly, bowed contin'
ually to right and lert and tipped his
hat constantly.
Fifth Avenue. from Washington
Square to seth street, had been as
signed to various clubs and organiza-
tions, which lined the sidewalks and
acted as a human wall TO hold back
the massed thousands. Behind the
uniformed organizations were jam
med a living sea of people, while
every window along Broadway and
Fifth Avenue was filled to overflow
ing with people who desired to get
a better glimpse of a former presi-
dent.
From the Battery, the little cav
alcade passed up Broadway, in which
every office building was jammed
with spectators to Fourth street. 1t
turned over Fourth street to Wash
ington Square, wound through the
square beneath the massive granite
arch erected to the memory of the
first President of the United States
and passed into Fifth Avenue.
The vista up the avenue that greet
ed the former presidents eye
brought him to his feet, hat in hand,
the Roosevelt smile broadening al
most into a laugh of delight For
miles ahead, as far as the eye could
see, was packed such gathering as
never assembled on New York
streets, Uniformed organizations,
with bands blarlng, stood at atten-
tion. Here and there flowers were
thrown into the street as the presi-
dent passed. Thousands Of men and
women waved flags and eheered,
This hearty ovation continued the
whole length of the drive up Fifth
avenue. 1t was noticeable that the
homes OF the predatory rich" along
society bouleyards were all thrown
open, every window framing a.
crowd that gathered TO witness the
triumphant procession.
At seth street and Fifth avenue,
the procession halted and disbanded,
and America had, for the day, com
pleted its welcome TO its foremost
private citizen.
Among the organizations In line
on Fifth avenue We're the Roosevelt
Rootors", the Army and Navy Union,
the brooklyn Republican League. the
United Hungarian Societies, the Tart
Societies, the Red Men, the North
side Chamber OF Commerce, the
Hamilton Club OF Chicago. the Re
publican Club OF New York, the
nnih Club of Los Angeles, the
Roosevelt Enthusiasts of Houston,
Texas delegations bf Red Men from
Houston and Philadelphia. and