Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-12
The Buys WHO WIRE THE B-UG.'

Wore the Blue in Indianapoli.
Thursday, was one Of the most impos
ing ever witnessed IN this country. ]
is estimated there were over 5000
strangers in the city. A dispatch Civ
ing an account of The event says:
The procession started at II o'clock
and the line of march was over thre
miles through the principal streets G
the city. Nearly ten thousand person
participated in it, and it was an hou
! and half passing a given point, al
though all the delegation marched fou
and eight abreast 1t is estimated tina
1850 veteran Union soldiers were il
line. OF these 900 hundred were from
Chicago, 100 from Milwaukee, soc
from St. Louis, 80 from Baltimore, 80,
from Louisville, 1853 from Springfield.
ILL.,, the home of Lincoln; 50 from
Campaign, Ill, 80 from the National
Soldiers Home, Dayton 100 from De
troit; 800 belonged in INDIANAPOLIS
and the remainder were from the Stat.
at large.
The procession presented a granG
and picturesque sight as it came dowr
Washington street and passed under
the arch of triumph with bands playing
and colors flying accompanies of veter
ans, campaign clubs, squadrons O
mounted ,nea, wagons with. pyramids
of children and young ladies, the yeo.
many in wagons ami on foot, repres
entations of various industries, tableaux
travestying Grantism, all rapidly follow
ing each other. The streets were lined
with spectators and the air was vocal
with shouts for ''Old Blue Jeans
Williams, Tilden and Hendricks. A
mid the cheers of the multitude the
procession passed on to the Statehouse
grounds, which were soon literally
packed with people.
Speaking was begun from six differs
ent stands at 3 o'clock, ane from the
balconies of the various hotels, each
being surrounded by crowd sufficient
to constitute an ordinary mass meeting.
The following were among the most
distinguished speakers:
Gov. Hendricks, Indiana; ex~Gov.
Palmer, Illinois; ex-Gov Curtin, Penn-
sylvania; ex-Gov. Parker, New Jersey;
ex-Gov. Bigler, Pennsylvania; Gen J.
A. McClernand, Illinois; Gen. E. Car
rington, Ohio; Gen. Stiles, Illinois
General David A. Cameron, Illinois
Gen. E. S. Bragg, Wisconsin; Gen.
Franz Sigel. Gen. Whitaker, Kentucky;
Gen. Farnswortb, Illinois; Gen. Fitz
Hugh Warren, Iowa; Col. John d.
Philips, Missouri; Coz. Frank D. Cahill,
Tennessee; General Lewis B. Parsons,
Gen. James r. Black, Indiana; Gen.
McCandless, Pennsylvania; General
Shields, Missouri, Major Kotfenberger,
Michigan: John J. Martin, St. Louis;
NJ. Laurenson, Chicago; Franklin Ian
ders, Indiana.
During the afternoon and evening
many speakers Of lesser note entertain
ed crowds at different localities. There
were a number of coored men in the
delegations from Springfield, Ill, and
Detroit. Thomas Nicholas, colored,
delivered one Of the best speeches OF
the day from the balcony of the Hotel
Bates.
Governor Hendricks presided at the
principal stand in the afternoon, and
delivered an address Of welcome.
a grand torchlieht procession in the
evening, followed by speaking at the
hotels wound up the affair. There
were oyer five thousand lamps in the
procession and ten thousand men.
which was over an hour in passing a
given point, and Washington street was
river Of fire from enc end to the other.
Hundreds of cid soldiers met and
recalled old scores of camp and field
Fife, and with civilians enjoyed a regular
Old fashioned democratic love feast
Although the streets were ;hronged
enthusiasm was at boiling point, and
democratic cheers were constant all day
long. there was less disorder than is
usual on occasions OF such demon
STATIONS.
The reuuion was fnlly twice as Lang
as the republican reunion Of two weeks
ago, and far more inspired with
enth usiasm. There we're delegations
from all parts Of The Union. The
republican display was greater in the
matter Of house decoration, aud the
"Boys in Blue" were more picturesque
in color than the "Boys who wore the
Blue" In strength of numbers, how
ever, the latter had greatly the super.
iority.
THE RESOLUTIONS.