Evening star., 1941-01-26

Then followed, in 1901, along this
famous thoroughfare the process
sion attending the last rites in
Washington paid TO the beloved
President Mckinley, who gave his
all for his country at Buffalo, N. Y,
September "A. The last funeral
to a President along the Avenue
was that of President Warren G.
Harding, which took place August
8, 1923. 1t was solemn and i'm
pressive both in the east room of
the White House and at the Capt.
toll He died in San Francisco,
Calf, August 2.
So many events have transpired
along Pennsylvania avenue that it
is impossible in a single story of
this length to cover the entire
field or even nearly so. OF the
glorious events no doubt the most
famous was the grand review of
May % and "a, 1865, at the close
of the Civil War.
Upward of 100000 men in all
marched in the two days OF the
review.
The first day the Army of the
Potomac, of about 10000 men, in
a dense column which filled the
wide Avenue from curb to curb.
marched from early morn to late
at night. At its head rode Gen.
George Gordon Meade, who was in
every battle but two fought by the
Army of the Potomac and who, as
commander of the Army, had
checked at Gettysburg Gen. Lees
invasion of PENNSYLVANIA.
Sheridan, the whirlWind of bat
tie. was missing from the glorious
cavalry corps which he had awak-
ened to its strength and fashioned
in the forge of war into the mighti-
est mounted force that ever drew
saber. He had been rushed off to
the Rio Grande to throttle an ex-
otic empire planted in Mexico by
Napoleon III. Sheridan was we'll
spared, however, for ere long the
Emperor was taken out and shot.
In Sheridan'S stead rode Gen.
Wesley Merritt in front of the
cavalry. Gen. George A. Custer
was also in the first days parade
and gave an example of his won.
derful horsemanship.
There are probably quite a num-
ber of people in Washington who
still remember this notable event,
for the public school children Of
the city not only took part in the
exercises on the sidelines but had
the thrill of their lives in seeing
Gen. Custer ride his horse in cow
boy fashion. The children were in
the place assigned them on the
northern portico of the Capitol and
all down the grassy slope of the
park in front extending to the line
of march.
On May "a, the second day of the
review, Gen. William Tecumseh
Sherman's great army paraded up
the Avenue, led by the same men
who had marched from Atlanta to
the sea and to victory. Beside him
rode Gen. o. o. Howard, known as
the Christian Soldier" and for
whom Howard University was
named.
Gen. John A. Logan, said to have
been the greatest volunteer general
of the Civil War, rode at the head
of the Army of Tennessee, and
Frank P. Blair, a brother of POST
master General Montgomery Blair
of LincolnS cabinet, commanded the
18th Corps. He was known as the
soldier-politician and, with Nathan
iel Lyon, is credited with having
saved Missouri to the Union.
Other general officers who led the
various contingents in this notable
review included Andrew A. Hum
phreys, Charley" Griffin, Horatio
G. Wright, who had saved Fort
Stevens: John G.. Parke, Henry j.
Hunt, Henry w. Slocum, Fighting
Joe Mower" Pap" Thomas and
Jefferson c. Davis.
The welcome accorded Admiral
George Dewey on october 2 and 8.
1899, at the close of the Spanish
American War, was one of the more
pleasant events long to be remem-
! bered.