Wheeling Sunday register. [volume], May 15, 1898, LAST EDITION., Page 3, Image 3

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r ■ Parade Was a Monster Demonstra
tion on a Perfect Day.
COL WN MOVED WITHOUT A HITCH.
Folly Fifty Thousand Spectators Saw
the Great Pageant.
THOUSANDS OF STRANGERS HERE.
A Display of Patriotism Which Dii
Credit to the People.
The City was Covered With Flags,
Bunting, Pictures and Mottoes
p.nd the Streets Were Crowded
With the Greatest Throng Ever
Known in Wheeling’s History.
The Column Moved Within l'en
Minutes of the Appoint ed Time,
and Presented a Very Handsome
Appearance — All Organizations
and Societies Turned uut Well.
Thi School Boys Very Much in
Evidence—The Meeting Which
Followed the Parade—Notes ot a
Notable Event.
That Dewey Day was a conspicuous
and great success, every one of the
■ ■ -rands of marchers and the tens of
tlrwands of spectators will gladly at
test.
The city did itself proud, and all
who ;•:kik any part in the popular pa
p.ti,- a re entitled to praise and credit.
The d;iy was a perfect one as to the
w being clear and bright, yet
mn! eiivigh to not make marching a
hardship; the decorations were general
: 1 often elaborate, the principal
n rs being crossed by banners and
lied w th tings and bunting until often
: ! t vs could be scarcely seen;
' :e marching column was long. Its for
!i~. ’ b-yond criticism, and it was
ii.m bed iiv ihe Chief Marshal and his j
. , i
s:«tf an ! the chiefs of divisions with j
a 1 most military precision; there was
p accident of moment throughout ail
afternoon, and the affair passes
ii.'o history as one of the largest and
it' 'Cssful ever carried out in this
city.
The mass meeting which followed
t c parade va in keeping with the
portion of the day's programme,
*i«l the addresses were excellent.
"cowing will he found the details
1 ')!'■ day's events, and the account
sufficiently attest the success of the
THE IMMENSE CROWDS.
v I <-;»*( l ift v Thousand People Reviewed
th«* M:trolling Column.
Just now many thousand strangers
La :u city yesterday will never
1 .lily known, but that there were
;>-in'is i> certain by the dense
u; which lined .he streets over
' h iit- procession moved, and the
preponderance of strange
okiiig along the front of the
" otic on any given street it was
0 in find a familiar face, even if
■'- w. was one of those popularly
• 1 to -'know everybody in town.”
J '- • ti- ?iin to arrive in the city from
• a “ early in the morning, and
1 hundreds upon hundreds were
: strolling about the streets, were
- S a little preliminary shopping or
«cuing points of vantage from
■ to later on catch a view’ of the
Id ading column. The railroads had a
marked increase in their passen
■ -dness, and many of the visitors
: r as far away as one hundred
'■' »on after noon the people from
Huitry immediately surrounding
and from the suburban towns
1 -ides of the river began to put
appearance, traveling by every
| ' 11 means available, and the street
ho.h from the Ohio side of the
frunning from Moundsville
"••iiwood were loaded to their ca
i u hours. By one o’clock the
!’al streets were taxed to about
ity 0f the sidewalks as the
moved quietly about admiring
''ions and displays or in see
; sights generally, and they were
inforced by thousands upon
V1 s <lf our own citizens, who
‘ ' mto the business district from
residence quarter. Business was
practically entirely suspended after
noon. The banks were closed, many
wholesale houses shut, their doors, the
postoffice ceased to receive or dis
tribute mail, and the retail establish
ments as a rule found a strange and
unusual dearth of customers after
twelve or one o’clock, while the fac
tories were silent. Everybody was
bent upon making a holiday of it. and
they did it with an unanimity almost
without a parallel.
By two o'clock Main, Market and a
large portion of ChapHne with the cross
streets between Tenth and Sixteenth
were completely filled*with a multitude
which must have exceeded thirty thou
sand within this restricted territory,
and when the column turned into Mar
ke; street from Fourteenth, at twenty
minutes of three o’clock, goods judges
placed the number of people on Market
street alone between Fourteenth and
Tenth at more than twenty thousand.
It may have largely exceeded those fig
ures. Not only were the sidewalks fill
ed, but people stood ten and fifteen deep
on each side of the street, beyond the
curbs, leaving only a narraw lane for
the advancing column, and they were
packed as closely as they could stand,
at the cross streets, the space on each
side of Market being filled for a long
distance, particularly where a rising
grade, as upon the east side of Twelfth,
gave spectators an advantage. From
Fourteenth street these conditions pre
vailed ns tar up Market street as the
eye could reach, while on Main street
from Ninth south to Sixteenth the same
thing was true to almost the same ex
tent.
A view of (he throng on Market street
from any point of elevation was a sight
well worth seeing, and a notable and
noticeable feature was the effect of the
thousands of hats and bonnets worn by
the ladies. In places these Tormed al
most a solid mass of bright ribbons and
vari-colored flowers, and the long lines,
groups and often compact masses made
the street upon either side far more
brilliant than the decorations upon the
buildings, while here and there the in
cessant movements of the crowds pro
duced a kaleidoscopic effect at once
beautiful and novel.
At times the immense number of peo
ple hampered the paraders and render
ed evolutions by the drilled organiza
tions difficult or impossible. It had
been hoped that the full width of the
streets could be kept clear of spectators
and vehicles, but while this was car
ried out as to the latter, it was simply
impossible to keep the people back
within the curb lines, because there
was not room for them upon the side
walks, and at a few points, notably at
Chapline and Fourteenth. Market and
Fourteenth. Market and Twelfth, Mar
ket and Eleventh, and Main and
Twelfth, the column could barely
squeeze through in column of fours,
and platoon marching was utterly out
of the question.
i ne nest ot good order was observed
throughout the entire line of march,
'•horn time to time there was cheering
as particularly fine organizations pass
ed. but beyond that and the almost in
cessant clapping of hands there was
nothing approaching tumult. That
the people had their hearts in the cele
bration was shown by the almost uni
versal wearing of the national colors
in some form or other, while bouton
ieres of Manila rope were seen in thou
sands. of all sizes, shapes and inter
twined with all manner of ribbons.
From the first to last it was a popu
lar and patriotic outpouring of the peo
ple.
THE DECORATIONS.
More Flags and Hunting Than Kv«r Before
Seen in Wheeling.
In no way was the popular nature of
yesterday’s patriotic demonstration bel
ter illustrated than in the universal
decorations and their character.
There have been many times in the
past when Wheeling put on gala attire
in honor of some event of local or gen
eral significance, but it is doubtful if,
in all the history of the city, there was
ever such a general—almost universal
—scheme of decoration so well carried
out as was seen yesterday afternoon.
To be sure the streets were not
spanned with triumphal arches, and
banners and shields were not embla
zoned along the streets after any well
matured general plan; but each citizen
carried out his own ideas according to
his opportunities or his means, and
the result was beautiful as a whole,
and in many instances the effects pro
duced were both original and striking,
while throughout the whole there was
an evidence of patriotism which could
not tie well exceeded by any city in the
land of equal size. It appeared as
though every flag and every yard of col
ored bunting in the city had been put
upon view, while there were banners,
streamers, mottoes, pictures, painted
designs, imitations of forts and ships
in infinite variety, and many of the dec
orations invoved not a lb tie expense
and labor. Of course. Main and Mar
ket streets presented the finest appear
ance, for it was along these that the
procession was to move; bu’ t- cross
streets in the central portion of the city
were almost equally well arrayed,
while in North Wheeling and on the
South Side streets over which the col
umn passed, the national colors were
never out of sight. Even in the remote
resident districts of the Island, East
and South Wheeling almost every house
! showed from one to a score of flags,
I and porches and house fronts were en
| twined with bunting. Even during the
; afternoon colored electric lights were
brought into use in some business
houses, and after dark this feature was
! the more noticeable. Manilla rope was
[ everywhere, and something like a mile
| of it must have been used in decora
tions of one sort or another. The avail
able stock of rope in Wheeling must
be pretty short this morning.
To make individual notice of decora
tions, except in a few instances, which
will be done elsewhere, would be im
possible. It would be equivalent to
publishing a directory of the business
houses and residences of the entire
city. It must suffice to say. in the most
general manner, that everybody con
tributed to some extent to making the
city beautiful and that the general ef
fect was worthy of the occasion and of
the effort.
FORMING THE PARADE.
How (’hief .Marshal Travis and His Subor
dinates I>!d (Jnod Work.
Chief Marshal, W. H. Travis, and his
efficient subordinates handled the work
of forming the various divisions with a
tact and skill which well demonstrated
the wisdom of their selection for the
places they filled. To announce that
a column of drilled and disciplined
men is to move at a oertain specified
time, and get them off at the stroke
of the clock, is a fact not often per
formed; to handle a miscellaneous ag
gregation of drilled and undrilled so
cieties. school boys, orders not partic
ularly accustomed to marching, detach
ments' of mounted men, wagons, car
riages. and all sorts of odds and ends
which go to make tip a popular demon
stration. and have the various divisions |
of a long and exceedingly miseellane- (
ous column move anywhere in the |
neighborhood o fthe time announced,
is something not only rarely done, but
which is from Lite very nature of the
conditions, almost an impossibility.
Captain Travis came as close to the
performance of the impossible as any
man similarly situated ever did. H-e
announced that the coluenu would move
at half-past two o'clock. It actually
did move at twenty minutes of three,
but ten minutes late—and It moved like
clock work. Every component part of
every division fell into the appointed
place practically at the appointed time,
and so well were all the arrangements
carried out that t'he parade covered
the long line of march and had been
dismissed by half-past four—two hours
after the start, was marie. Better work
of the kind was never done in this
city, where the handling of large bod
ies is always difficult.
t napiine suetsi, uciwccu a num.
and Eighteenth, was the scene of the
formation cf the immense column, and
soon after one o'clock the first of the
organizations reported to the division
Mai shale1 for places in t he line and
were assigned to their proper locations.
The First Division formed on Twelfth
street, with the right resting on Chap
line; the Second on Fourteenth street,
with the right resting on Chapline;
the Third division formed on Fifteenth
Street;, right resting on Chapline; the
Fourth division formed on Chapline
street, south of Sixteenth, and the
Fifth division formed on Eighteenth
street, the right resting on Chapline,
The first organizations reported about
one o’clock, and then came at intervals
| between that hour and two. and were
j met at once by aides and assigned the
proper places in the various ^visions.
After two o’clock the detachments
came more rapidly, and bands and
drum corps played incessantly, while
organizations marched this way and
that and officers galloped up and down
the streets, apparently in utter confu
sion. in reality, however, a carefully
prepared plan was being faithfully fol
lowed. The start would have been
made right on the dot, had it not been
that two or three important Organiza
tions were a little late, but at 2:40
o’clock the signal of ten taps boomed
out from the City Hall bell, and as the
last tap syundert the command ‘'For
ward'” was given, and the First divis
ion started down Chapine street, to
Fourteenth, turned Into that thorough
fare, and swung around the corner into
Market street at 2:40. the police and
! ‘‘White Wings” leading the column,
and clearing a way through the dense
mass of people which had previously
filled The full width of the street. The
succeeding divisions fell into the prop
er places with precision, and as a result
there was no notieable break in the
long and complex column when it
struck Market street and the real march.,
commenced. The formation and start
was witnessed by thousands, but most
of these spectators made 4. rush for
Market street as soon as ii was seen
that the column was really in motion.
A GRAND SPECTACLE.
Till! rinest Public Ili mn lUraliuu X'pii for
Many n I»av.
It was just eleven minutes cf three
o'clock when the platoon of police,
headed by Chief Bennett and Lieuten
ant Ingram turned the corner of Four
teenth street, into Market, closely fol
lowed by Chief Marshal Travis and his
staff, and the parade was fairly be
gun. From first to last the column
presented a splendid appearance, and
i seen from an elevation, the moving or
ganizations aud the dense masses of
humanity upon either side made up
a spectacle long to be remembered.
When the head of the column reached
the Me Imre House, with the Kinsly
Cadets, filiform Rank K. of P., the G.
A. it.. Knights of St. George, and other
well disciplined organizations in sight
between Twelfth and Fourteenth
streets, the spectacle was particularly
line, and called forth commendation
upon all sides. The Kinsly boys were
divided into two companies, and
marched like veterans, as they always
do. with Principal Birch near the head
of the column to see that all went
well. They deserved and received the
greatest praise. The veteran soldiers
of the late war turned out about sixty
strong, and were a conspicuous fea
ture of the first division.
An organization which attracted as
much attention as any other, perhaps,
aud which was particularly noticeable
for accurate marching, was the First
'Battalion. First Regiment. Uniform
Rank. K. of P. Officers and men were
in full uniform, and came up Market
street in platoons of eight, in strict
alignment, and at correct distances.
The Knights of St. George and St.
John, which followed the Knights of
Pythias, also did fine marching, and
no organization presented a better ap
pearance. The turnout of both of
these organizations was large. Anoth
er feature which next attracted ihe
spectators’ attention was the postof
fice force of thirty-two men. with Post
master George Wise at their head.
The letter carriers came first, with the
other employes .of the office following,
and the “boys" were complimented
often and deserved it.
The House & Herrmann brass can
non and the immense flag were the
signal for applause all along the line.
The cannon was fired many times dur
ing tlie procession, it was made un
der the personal supervision of Frank
G. Caldwell, who also sent four men to
help man the gun. The fine drum
corps which led the cadets of the
Catholic school won the praise which
it deserved, and the boys of the public
schools, led generally by their princi
pals, made up a large portion of the
central divis on of the irnn ense co umn.
Ritchie school appeared to march the
best, Washington had an excel
lent drum corps, Centre had a largo
and handsome flag. Clay was led by a
detachment of sailors in uniform, and
by Uncle Sam, who was going to “See
What I Can Do," for Cuba, a little boy
who trotted alongside. A feature of
the display made by this school was a
detachment of twenty-five boys each
wearing a large letter on his breast,
forming the words, "Dewey,” "Union,"
“North,” “South,” "Maine.” ^
The Elkins Cadets, in their nr-at. and
handsome uniforms, marched along
with the old time swing, by platoons,
with the cannon “Young Tip” at their
head. They were often applauded as
they swung along. Other notable fea
tures was the Kreiger Verein, the Juu
ior Older American Mechanics, the Hi
bernians, the Shield of Honor, all of
which made more than creditable dis
plays.
1 lie Knights of Pytluas lodges car
ried their four handsome banners
grouped in front of the detachment, and
the A. 0. U. W. had six or seven flags
and banners grouped in the same man
ner, the effect being far more striking
lhan if the emblems had been strung
along singly, as is usually the case in
parades. The column was ended by
the wheelmen, who had the usual dif
ficulty in keeping down to a walking
pace, by a strong detachment of cavalry
from the country districts, and by the
lire department, and it was half-past
three when the last vehicle passed the
intersection of Fourteenth and Market
streets, at which time the head of the
column was passing down Main street,
at Fourteenth, on the way to the
South Side. The head of the proces
sion covered the route of march and
arrived back at Fourteenth and Mar
ket streets at six minutes after four,
and thence the column marched to
Chapliue and Fourteenth streets and
was disbanded for the mass meeting,
which followed immediately. The
route was as follows: South on Chap
line to Fourteenth; west to Market,
north to Ninth, west to Main, south to
Twenty-seventh, east to Chapline,
north to Twenty-second, west to Mar
ket, op Market to Fourteenth, east on
Fourteenth to speakers’ stand. All
along the route the crowds were im
mense. the enthusiasm often great, and
the interest always keen, and the af
fair was voted a grand success wher
ever it was discussed, and it was dis
cussed everywhere.
COMPOSITION OF COLUMN.
rhe Orgauixatlonn 1 hat Participated in
i lie Street I mount rat ion.
The following is the list of orgnn
i i/.a;k>n.s and members in each that par
‘ Ucipated in yesterday's demonsua
i tion:
Cu.pt. Bennett (."omniandiftg Platoon of
Foil1'' -' IS Men
White Wings -4 Men.
Theo Roller, Cilk 1' Bugler,
j Chief Marshal W. H. Travis and Staff.
A. A. Branzheim. Chief of Staff.
l>r. L. X. Reefer. Adjutant
Aides II. B. Me Bure. Harry Mendel. Jno.
J Ci.niff, A. Robinson. W. o \i...
Cluskey. Edward Elliott, c. h. sa
iler. Bred Williams, Jos. Huff
man. Paul Reyrn.inn, A. S.
1.1st, Geo. J. Mathison,
B. W. Peterson, O. T.
Rhodes. Win. Otto,
Guy R. C. All' ll. John A Topping,
Harry Cooke, Dr. Howell.
FIRST DIVISION.
R.—
Mayers’ Band-20 Men.
Linslv Cadets—87 Men.
Holliday and Stephens Posts, G. A
53 Men.
Shrivers Grays, in (’arriages—-10 Men.
K. or P. Staff Officers-!* Men.
Melster's Band—17 Men.
Uniform Rank. Knights of Pythias— Her
nard Shanley. Janies T. McGee,
Couer de Leon and Benwood
Companies—200 Men.
St. George Commandery, Knights of
John—25 Men.
Lafayette Commandery. Knights of
John—20 Men.
Benwood Commandery. Knights of
John-26 Men.
Letter Carriers and Postoffice Em
ployes— 32 Men.
Trades Displays—12 Men.
Total First Division—553 Men.
St.
St.
St.
SECOND DIVISION.
Col. Robert AVhite, Division Marshal.
C. Tl. Thompson, Chief of Staff.
Dr. .1. L. Dickey, Adjutant.
Aides—Baird Nichols, George S Feeny,
James Lancaster, George Woods, J. C.
Riheldaifer, Thos. Sheppard, J. C.
Devine, F. H. Lange, Galia
Mitchel, N. Roister, Sr.,
Frank Church, R. B.
Montgomery, Ernest Smiih,
W. H. Francis.
Carriages Containing President Chew,
Second Branch Council: Hullihen
Quarrler, President Chamber
of Commerce; Mayor
J. R. Butts;
H. P, McGregor, President County
Board of Commissioners.
Edna Church, as- Columbia.
Cathedral High School Drum Corps and
Cadets—ISO Boys.
Xaverian Brothers of St. Joseph's Cathe
dral, in Carriages.
Wheeling City Band—17 Men.
Fulton Drum Corps—(i Men.
Ritchie District School Children —215.
Doddridge Cadets, Third Ward—100.
Lincoln School Children and
Drum Corps 30.
Madison District School Children and
Drum Corps—152.
Washington District School Chil
dren- 120.
Liberty Band—18 Men.
Centre District School Chil
dren—96.
Webster District School Chil
dren—110.
Clay District School Children—107.
Speakers’ Carriages. Containing Hon.
John O. Pendleton. Rt. Rev. P J.
Donohue. Congressman B. B.
Dovener, Judge H. T.
Hervey.
Total in Second Division—1189.
THIRD DIVISION.
Charles N. Hancher, Division Marshal.
Harry Whitaker. Chief of Staff.
Julian Hearne, Adjutant.
Aides—M. Sonneborn, D. G. Morgan, Jr.,
W. H. Frank, J. McH. Jones, Sam
uel Welsh. Robert Frazier, R. B.
Schubart, George Cilles, J. W.
Carnahan, Thomas White
house, James A. Sig
afoose. Charles Weaver,
Lucien Martin.
Grand Opera House Band—18 Men.
Elkins Cadets—46 Men.
Arion Singing Society—20 Men.
Wheeling. Ritchie. Lincoln and Logan
Councils. Jr. O. l\ A. M.- 96 Men.
Knights of Pythias—Ohio Valley. Wheel
ing, Baltimore and Black Prince
Lodges—140 Men.
Total in Third Division—335.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Dr. Charles A. Wingerter, Division Mar
shal.
A. S. Hare, Chief of Staff.
Hal. Speidel, Adjutant.
Aides—Chas. Bowers. Hans Zwicker. Dr.
Geo. L. McCoy, Thos. Murrins, Pat
rick Brannen, M. L. Blackburn,
W. C. Stewart, David Rankin.
Opera House Band—20 Men.
A. O. U. W.—Welcome, Herman. l.aBelle,
Reliance and Benwood Lodges
-250 Men.
Three Carriages—12 Men.
Elephant.
St. Alphonsus Society—30 Men.
Young Men’s Sodality, St. Alphonsus
17 Men.
Band—12 Men.
St. Alphonsus School Bovs—67.
German Kreiger Verein 30 Men.
Swiss Beneficial Society—28 Men.
Total in Fourth Division—177 Men.
FIFTH DIVISION.
Col. A\. W. Arnett. Division Marshal.
J. C. Stamp, chief of Staff.
,,, Dr. L>- R- Best, Adjutant.
A hies—Dr E. C. Meyers. R. B. Fran
helm, Henry W. Sehrebe, John C
Strobel, Frank E McCoy. Frank
C. Cox. John A. Howard.•Luther
W. Blayney, W. II. c. Cur
tis, R. p. Glass. T C.
,r , Moffat. F. C. Robinson.
Heat henngt oil's Band. Bellairc 18 Me
Parke and Mullen Divisions. A. o.
II. -83 Men.
„„ . Drum Corps—g Men.
Wheeling Volunteer Artillery 20 Men.
Two Boys Representing
I Tide Sant and I'uba.
Hacked s Band. Bellaire—17 Men
D1] ,, Dewey < ’adets—20 Boys.
Shield ot Honor- Wheeling. Zane Fu
Henry and Eureka Lodges- 125 Men
McClelland's Band -18 Men.
Grand Opera House Band 13 Men.
A. M.C. A. Wheelmen 75.
Other Wheelmen—3o.
Horsemen -35.
Carriages and Vehicles-*!.
Fire Department—Vigilant. Island Cheri
teal. Atlantic, Hook and Ladder Ni
agara and Eighth Ward Companies
lotal in Fifth Division To
Recapitulation First Division. 558; Second
ond Division, 1.]8»; Third Division rv
Fourth Division. 457: Fifth Divis- ’
ion, 121; Grand Total, ;;,28u.
PATRIOTIC ADDRESSES
Interspersed by Patriotic Music, at the
Meeting: ou fourteenth Street—A l arge
Crowd Keiualncd to the Close.
It was about four o’clock when the
head of tlie column, returning from ;he
march below the creek, turned east on
Fourteenth street. A large speakers'
stand had been constructed at the in
tersection of Chapline and Fourteenth
streets, and it was very tastefully cov
ered with bunting and flags. The or
ganizations filed past accompanied bv
the bands. Through u misimderstand
i ing of orders all of the bands de
parted except. McClelland's, which furn
ished really excellent music for the ex
ercises. The members of the uniformed
bodies were apxious to get back to
: their headquarters, and other societies
and the children were so fatigued from
the long march that they did not re
main for the meeting,
j Chapline. and Fourteenth streets were
a sea of upturned faces viewed from the
speakers' stand with silk American
flags and Manila ropes fluttering in the
breezes. The assemblage numbered
about three thousand persons, half of
whom were ladies, who took this meth
od of manifesting their patriotism,
since they could not participate in the
parade.
Shortly after four o'clock McClel
land's band rendered "Yankee Doodle"
and other patriotic airs ftom the speak
ers’ stand, and the crowd applauded.
Mayor J. K. Bints called the meeting to
order and lit. Rev. P. J. Donahue otter
ed up a fervent prayer, lie returned
thanks to God for the signal victory
achieved by American arms in Manila
Bay: for the union of the people of the
nation in spite of their differences of
political and religious belief; for the
strength and courage given to the sec
ond immortal George to uphold the
glory and preserve the honor of the na
tion's flag; for the calm and patience
and judicial spirit manifested by the
Chief Executive. He invoked Divine
blessing upon the American soldiers and
sailors, and prayed that they be given i
strength and valor. He asked that as j
God has directed the right arm of our •
valor in the past. He may also guide
our counsels in the future, that we may
always strike hard but with justice.
CAP'!'. DOVENiER’S ADDRESS.
Mayor Butts Introduced as the first ;
speaker Congressman B. B. Dovetier,
who was received with applause. The
speaker said in substance:
Mr. Mayor and Fellow Citizens:—It
gives me pleasure to meet and greet [
you here to-day. 1 am one among ,
those who believe in the enthusiasm of j
iungs. This procession and this meet- ;
ing. the like of which have never be
fore been seem in Wheeling, challenge j
the patriotism of any city on tlie face !
of the earth. Before 1 proceed farther, i
1 will ask you to give three cheers for !
the glorious victory at Manila. (Pro- j
longed cheers). Now. three cheers for I
Old Glory, and the victorious ending of i
the war. (Renewed cheering).
While listening to the prayer of Rt.
Rev. Bishop Dunahue, 1 was reminded
of that which i have always entertain
ed. that we have a grand country and
that there is an ever-ruling Providence
that shapes and points our destiny. I
oeueve mat m me eany uawn ui ume,
when the Creator divided the land and
the water, that he blessed this land of
ours and dedicated it to liberty. 1 fur
ther believe that, in the fullness of time
he raised up the Samuels and Joshuas
as fully endowed as Moses was, to lead
us through the wilderness into the
Canaan of freedom. 1 believe that He
has been with us in every hour of trial
directing the affairs of this nation.
There are some matters in connec
tion with this demonstration which may
be regarded as subjects for congratula
tion. When we engage in a contest
with the consiousness of duty perform
ed we are justified and strengthened, it
is not surprising that, we should heed
the appeal of 200,000 starving men, wo
men and children of Cuba. Our Execu
tive, recognizing the fearful conse
quences of war, exhausted every hon
orable means, and when patience ceased
to be a virtue and patriotism arose
above every other consideration, then
it was that Congress declared in tones
that reverbrated around the world that
"the people of Cuba are, and of right
ought to he, free and independent,” and j
demanded the withdrawal of Spanish !
forces from the (Jem of the Antilles,
lie was right, was he not? (Cries of
“yes.” an;l cheers.)
What a transition! What a scene of
congratulation we witness to-day.
Thirty-five years ago we were a divid
ed people, engaged in deadly conflict.
Now we are an united national family,
all breathing the same patriotic, senti
ment and rivaling each other in our
devotion to the flag and love of coun
try. The bright sunshine of the land of
flowers to-day kisses the graves of some
of our dead, and the grass of a third j
of a century grows green above them.
The winds of the far North mournfully
sing a requiem above the last resting
places of others who fell asleep in that
terrible conflict. The snow spreads its
mantle of purity above some and the
flowers bloom above the graves of oth
ers. But whether they sleep in sun- 1
shine or in storm, amid the springing
flowers or the drifing snow, it is record
ed of them all, whether they wore the
blue or the gray, they were all Ameri
cans. «,
These are they that, had the courage
of their convictions and were willing
then to give their lives for what they
believed -*ff'be t ight under such lead- j
ers—\rnericans all—as Grant and Lee,]
Sheridan and Sherman. Jackson, Long- ;
street and Gordon, and it is for this !
reason that, we honor them in death,
and for this we keep their memories !
green; and now that we are all united !
one people- we know that the sur- 1
vivors and the noble sons of such sires i
are invincible in defense of our common I
country and Old Glory, especially in
avenging the insult to our flag, the 1
dastardly assassination by foul means I
of our brave seamen, and the atrocity I
which planned the extermination of an j
innocent people w ithin sight of our i
shores and has turned this gem of the j
ocean, the fairest and most beautiful !
and rich portion of the earth into a !
revolting and hideous spectacle of cruel- j
ty and torture.
ivc art* jusuneu. tut* waning up- |
spair of men and women, the agonizing !
cry of starving children, the unques
tioned facts and realities of Spanish !
torture carried on under the guise of
war. have driven from the minds of
our people all thought of themselves
and the great sacrifices that we will
have to suffer and make in the present
and coming conflict of blood and treas
ure. and now that we are engaged .n
tlie conflict, much as we would like to
have averted it. we will go on with an
American determination to end the war
in honorable and in certain victory.
Men and women cast into dungeons!
our seamen entrapped and assassinated!
has filled tin* heart cf this great coun
try with what to us is a Divine mis
sion of help and mercy to perishing
humanity on the Island of Cuba. And
we will not be satisfied until on tha
island there shall be raised the flag ,,f
a free and independent people who will
with gratitude and reverence ke°p
watch around about and over our un
forgotten heroes of the Maine.
.H OOK HERVEY’S ADDRESS.
When the crowd was stiil applauding I
Capt. Doveuer. the band struck tip
"America.” augmenting the enthusiasm, j
Mayor Butts then introduced Judge H. :
Hervey. who made one of the most
dignified and eloquent addresses of the
dav. He said in substance: *
Fellow Citizens: Assembled as we
are here to-day. for the purpose of
paying our tribute to rhe gallant officers
and men who won a signal victory for
th“ American arms, in the first con Hi
with Spain, we arp here not simply to I
honor them, hut to remember this as i
well- they v.jpre fighting in the cause
of right. It is something, aye it is
much, to be on the right side. And as
we can safely say that we are justified
in thp course we have taken, and feel
justified in the resort to arms, let us
remember rhaf that feeling, that sen
tirnent. will sustain us in our struggle
Sometimes we £av. "Mv country
ns'ht or wrong." You and t would
ta-v lc’ *,IU lhls time it ia not "my
country, right or wrong." lnr "my
country right." (('hears.) H, ;,use
ot this, the Am an heart can be
tru. : we can know that in this s:rm
gle we will triumph; for we know that
the blessing of !■ m who rules above,
will be with iu.
We know the hi,!,„•>• 0f this strug
gle. For long and wearv m mths the
people of Cuba have been iiahtiu
against oppression and for the freedom
which should be theirs, 'fi-r • ] ye
been struggling for tha: which "we
bat e been accii' cu.-to enjoy in this
laud of the free. \\ e remained quiet
and our forces were .-soiled to keep
down that national sympathy of the
liberty-loving American people which
found expression in efforts to rid ihe
patriots of that unhappy island Tha
ordinary resources of war were not
sufficient for Spain They employed all
the agencies of a barbarous warfare
and then exercised their barbarity
against non-com ba: am
We were still quit- , but not unsym
patbeth. We said . time was
coming when we . juhl no; longer turn
a deaf ear to the pi.ih he vi. of suf
tug < uba. 1 it:ally, our executive
said to Spain that ,<i;neihing must, bs
done. That country was given time
but warning. Then tb> Maine, lying
at anchor on a p aceful mission,’ in the
harbor of Havana, was blown up, and
her brave sailors killed, still we wait
ed. still the people abided theii wrath.
Finally, after a calm and judicial in
vestigation. the crime was plac-d at
Spanish doors, and we said ihey must
leave Cuba at om-e. We l.n what
that order meant. We knew we stood
upon the theshold of war, and we knew
what war mean; rite cxpeii.in u -, of
millions of our treasure; the imposition
of taxes upon the people; ;hi sacrifice
of many lives. We knew that when
the 30th of May comes again, flags and
flowers will decorate many newly made
graves.
We recognized ail this win n we took
action, yet it is a proud thing that,
knowing this, we calmly drew our
sword, and pledged ourselves to war.
it. was not an act. of passion, but a de
liberate people saying to Spain—hu
manity's cause is our cause, and for
humanity we stand, now and hence
forth. (Enthusiastic cheering.) There
is something significant in the fact
that we are fighting not for ourselves.
We had nothing to gain when the
struggle began, and 'had no thought ofj
conquest, but out purpose was to lift!
up down-trodden humanity Aye, that'
is America's cause, America's mission
in the world—lifting up the down
trodden. (Cheers.) This is to marls'
rhe beginning of a new era >eis war ■
which is not for conquest, or national I
pride, but an answer to the appeal from]
the oppressed!. It means more. Its
means that hhis nation has, and will, >
inaugurate the policy that hereafter
rhe cry of the weak and oppressed will
be heard by the strong who are free.
(Cheers.) it means no more Armenian
massacres. (Cheers.) It means this
majesty of freedom is not a selfish1
thing, hut will reach out and grasp a
man’s hand, and sav if I was designed
by God to enjoy this blessing, you were
designed to enjoy it also. (Cheers.)
We are to have that sort of patriotism
of the past two months, that is not
showed by passion, hut judges before
it acts—that is inspired to do the right;
a patriotism, that says that, as a na
tion. we are exalted above passion and
prejudice, and go forward as one people
to our destiny as God has marked it out
for us; a patriotism that appeals to all
men alike.
1 am proud of my country. T am
proud that it is possible for a Spanish
citizen to live here, and enjoy tlte pro
tection of the American Hag. It marks
the difference between the American
conduct and the conduct of other na
tions.
DR. WlNGERTKiy’S ADDRESS.
The Mayor then' introduced Dr.
Charles A. Wingerter, whose address
was one of the best of the afternoon,
Among other things, lie said:
We are here to-day to ■celebrate a
unique victory in a unique war. I say
we; that means a united people. in
this war all Americans stand togethei,
there are no divisions of politics or <■£
religion or of caste or of section.
When we turned the new page of our
history on which to write the achieve
ments of tlie war that now engages
the American arms, we turned down
forever that page which told of en
mities between brothers of a common
blood, if this righteous war against
Spain firings us no ether compensa
tion, it is sufficient that it proves to
ourselves and to all the world ( f men
that American hands are now joined
together forever in the gia-p of frater
nal love; that American shoulders
press together in the march to a. com
mon goal; that American hearts beat
all in unison, fired b> lhe one same
ennobling ambition to insure perpet
uity to all those aims and emotions
that are typified in the glorious Stars
and Stripes. < Applas-1 >
». an me iatnte-; su. m » m iu*- mw
picion of a doubt longer '-xist that the
civil war is over, since we saw a for
mer Confederate > fl; • r proud to be
known in an enemys 1 "imiry as the
Yankee consul gen< of Havana?
Since vve saw Firzhngh l 0e and
“Fighting Joe” W ln ’c take com
mand of American 'mops to fight for
the same Old Glow which f lyssus
Grant, Phil Six > ' and Tecumseh
Sherman led on mat 1 weU fought
field? (Cheering.)
Cast your eyes b> where out navies
ride the boundles Hows. V\ hat do
we see? There is the Yankee, indeed;
but beside iter rid' • -vster ship, the
Dixie. tCheer, t The Kearaarge
slide.- from the d but the Ala
bama will follow It sion. not to greet
her with a hostile - isitle as in the
olden days, not cct her with a
threatening pros' 1(1 f>o side by
siile with her tea a common foe,
side by side with ; - one same flag in
spiring valorous 1 ‘Is for the one
same united peop? cause.
I n closing. h‘- ~ ; J
We do well, tit-n to honor Dewey
and hi gallant tn- ‘ His name shall
henceforth he on-ehold word with
us. even as Hull cud Perry and Karra
gut. His pla* isi'd he with the im
mortals. bccaii. tin inert or y of Inin
cannot die. (Cl * s ) The first of
May shall be a -d letter day in otir
annals, and inspires us even now to be
true to the duty of the present hour.
We must be lo.-c '. the cause for
which we fight, t ' it is a cause with
the stamp of <r-nt.-il Justice upon it.
We must !>“ i; at*'ful to the brave men
who uphold the honor of our flag with
deeds of daring that make the whole,
world stand amazed in admirg|jpn.
We must so ;>• that history wil not
only applaud tts for the spirit which
impelled tts to this conflict, hut will
crown with g'ory and prais * the ef
ContUi ircf on Fifth I’ts-*’