The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-10
PERSHING HEADED
THE FAMOUS FIRST"
IN GRAND REVIEW
They Marched, $4,000 Strong, Along
Fifth Avenue, as the Multitude Gave
Vociferous Tribute-It Was the
Final Military Review of
War for New York.

New York, Sept. 10 With Pershing at
their head and with the cross Of war
twinkling on their storied banners, the
lst division Of regulars marched down
Fifth avenue to-day. The colors of three
regiments OF infantry were twined with
the fourragere Of France, symbol of gal
lantry, and on the breasts of hun
dreds of the soldiers were the gay rib
bons betokening medals bestowed for
heroism
1t was the crownlng military spectacle
Of the world war for New York, and it
was unique in American annals.
Behind the stalwart doughboys rum
bed field artillery of every type, and
back Of the guns came the divisional
trains The marchers numbered 25,0O0
men, full panoplied for battle flow
er Of the American army.
At the head Of the five mile line rode
the commander -iu-chief Of all soldiers
under the Stars and Stripes Behind
him as guard OF honor swung Perish
ing's Own the composite regiment of
six-foot infantrymen who had followed
him through the flag decked streets Of
foreign capitals.
Never IN the city's history had such a
multitude Of spectators turned out, for
any pageant II was holiday for the
metropolis, and the broad avenue was
banked from the far end Of Central
park to Washington square with dense
masses Of humanity. Myriads waited
for hours under Eeaden skies, when they
knew they had little chance Of seeing
the procession. Every window and ey-
cry roof along the way was packed.
Countless thousands were banked in the
eastern edge Of Central park and at
least 100000 sat in the city's grand
stand and those erected by spectators.
For Pershing it was the elimination
'of long series OF scenes Of adulation.
He said he was overwhelmed by the re-
ception given him when he set foot on
the shores Of Manhattan Monday, but
even that paled into insigniicance com
pared with the frenzied greeting that
was his to-day He was the commanding
figure in an army Of heroes.
As the stern visaged warrior, sitting
on his horse like a centaur. rode through
the arch which spans the avenue al
10th street, there arose a cry which
voIleyed to the trees and crags in Cen.
tral park 1t was the beginning Of an
ovation such as few Americans have had.
Human thr0ats could voice no louder
Welcome
Proud of the gallant young veterans
who marched behind him, the commander
rode slowly down the avenue before wor-
shipping millions. The bronsed men who
followed were worthy Of all the pride
their chief could feel
Their regimental flags had never
known defeat and under them five
thousand men had died in France More
than 1900 fell on the field of scissors,
and almost as many more on the Meuse
and in the Argonne, The grim roll OF
casualties is longer than the roster of
the division.
As the parade passed St. Patrick 5
cathedral. it was Unexpectedly halted
and General Pershing dismounted and
crossed to the reviewing stand, where
Cardinal Mercicr sat with Archbishop
Hayes and number of other church
dignitaries. The cheering rose to deaf
ening volume as the famous soldier
clasped hands with the heroic Belgian
prelate Cardinal Mercier had been given
a tremendous reception on his first ar
rival at the reviewing stand, but the
cheering which rose as he stood up to
greet the American commander-in-ch chief
made his previous welcome seem feeble.