New-York tribune., 1919-03-25
When the Hour Arrives,
Heroes, With Tragic
Caisson in Front, Will
March Into Their Own
Vast Throng Here
To Welcome Them
Upstate People Fill the
City to Overlooking and
Even Sleep on Roofs

At s a. m. to-day Fifth Avenue is
to be swept clear of traffic.
At $50 the great reviewing
stand at the Metropolitan Museum
will receive its official burden
At 10 the bugles will blare across
Washington Square, the great cais-
son wreathed in honor of the 27th's
dead will trundle out through
Washington Arch. and the hour for
which all New York has planned
ever since the Hindenburg line
crashed will be here The Victory
Parade of New York's own 9th
Division will be under way.
The wounded men, in automobiles,
will follow the caisson, and Major
General Organ and staff on horse
back will lead the marching troops.
Reach Altar at 1920
At 1920 the first of them will
come abreast the Altar of Liberty
at Madison Square. Sergeant Rel
der Waller, D. S. O., of the 104th
Machine Gun Company, will step
forward and cut the cord that in
the early morning hours was
stretched across the Victory Arch
at Twenty-sixth Street.
Between the loosened strands of
that ribbon. symbolizing the open
ing of the land to their return,
they will march back into their
own, while a detachment of field
buglers' sound salute to each regi-
mental flag as it comes to the arch.
Visitors Sleep on Roof
Upstate people were pouring into
town all day. By special train and
ordinary train and automobile they
came. They choked up the railroad
terminals. They thronged the high
ways until even the blase Manhattan
traffic cops cried for mercy. They
jammed the hotels as the hotels have
never been jammed before. Long be-
fore nightfall it was impossible to OBJ
tain accommodations anywhere. Hotels
as far north as Harlem were turning
people away At the Majestic so in
sistent was the demand that, after the
ballroom had been flleo with emer-
gency cots, places were hurriedly impro-
vlsed for additional sleepers on the
roof
And still they came-wives, sweet
hearts, mothers, sisters, brothers, faith
ess and cousins. Boarding houses
we're levied upon, and late last night,
shen the last of these had been filled
up few hardy spirits stormed the
lower East Side lodging houses to find
beds.
Will Fill Stands Early
Many wanted to spend the night in
the great stands which have been
reared at every available space along
ruth Avenue. This was not permitted.
though. This morning, however, they
are to be given every encouragement
so"ard making an early start. All seat
holders must be in their places in
the grand stand by 9:30 After that
''he Will be admitted. Approach to the
man grand stand will be allowed from
me east only, along the cross streets
running from Madison Avenue.
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All along the line of march the strict
st TRAFFIC regulations arc to be en-
.''ced. AS laid down by Police Inspec-
s'r John o'Brien, in charge of this
'sa'ure, they forbid the presence of
spsc'ators west Of Madison Avenue
.'''n Fifty-ninth Street to 10th. In
nont Of the Court Of the Dead. at the
ao"e Library. no persons will be per-
.'''Sed TO stand ON either side Of Fifth
shue between Fortieth and Forty
N'ho streets. Vchicular traffic along
Wv shtire extent Of Fifth Avenue
ASes at a. m. At the same hour
~" pedestrian traffic. save to grand
ssaad s- ticket holders. ceases above
f'isy-ninth Street.
: nc stretch along the east side Of
,ss avenue from Seyenty-ninth 10
Mkosy'hfth street. will be closed to
Sssascrs throughout the parade. This
spass.ne .ne section reserved for the weat
Axsp,.ea A,s cadets On the east eide OF FIFTH
Fs..nIe, the corners at Fortv.Gfth
s...asyssixth, Forty-geventh. Eortw.
W. gsssh and Forty-ninth Streets. and =.
ar.y-trst asu. and Fifty second atrsets @n" a.
a'sss a,s been reserved for wounded s1Ie soI'
a, NTH. " y1,,s1..,.s sha vest side the Forty ~
ss1sex corners have been ~. ss,n, lJ"fsn fsn
ne wounded. "'s as'oe Tor
ro,.ns ns 200 automobiles BEARING ~.
q sssa srrIalns ss =, the ,s.s he'd q the parade
tass,sed ta1sed cart TO Madison Aysunn m''' as ns
''e''es through neighboring sids a streets a"a
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