, 1880-09-02
They Still Burn Brightly Among
the Men Who Saved the
Union,
heinofnble Gathering of, Votcr-
ans and Military Men ut
Canton, o.
Addresses by President Hayes, Cen.
Garfield, Con. sherman, and
Others.
Sixty Thousand People Present IN Town
on the Occasion.

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6psttai Dispdt<h 10 The Chicago T+tbuns.
CLEVELAND, O., Sept. Title National
Soldlers' and Sailors reunion ut Caution to- 1
tlay WIS grand success. Tho visitors In tho
city were estimated at G0.000, tho streets be-
lHK literally packed. Ton thousand veterans,
making llhe over oae mllu III length,
marched III procession. Fifty regiments wpro
represented In tho column, will, forty bands.
The War eagle, "Old Abe" was conspicuous
lii tho llne. Many regiments held reunion
ut their headquarters. President uaycs'
regiment met in tho Opcra-fIouae, and was
addressed by their old commander. Among
tho distinguished gentlemen wcre President
Hayes, Gen. Garfield, Con. Sherman. Gen.
Crook, ex-Gov. Bishop, Gov. Foster, the
Hon. Stanley Matthews, Attorncy-U General
Deyens, and others.
Banners nnd notices wero everywhere
Displayed, and decorations, especially along
tho line OF march, were guttun Up OIL " grand
scale. Tho distinguished guests were re.
ccivcd with cligers ut many points. Tic tto-
slre TO SEQ Gen. Garfield was universal, mil
hundreds reached out to shake hands with
HIN Whenever mn opportunity offered.
At tho fair grounds, wllern tho procession
hailed, 4 FREQ dinner WIS served to 10000
people. Coffee, prunarcd by steam from suy-
Grail engines, In fluEo tnnks, was forced boil
fng-ltot through iron pipes to tho different
tables To supply tho multitude with water,
twenty-ono wells were sunk short distance
apart.
Tho President md all the other speakers
were received with the wnr1ncst tlctnonstrn-
ttons, md when Gen. Garfield wis introduced
Tho applause lasted fully ten minutes. Tho
General nlade four or five attempts to speak.
but tho cheering Increased ct,ctl time hu trieal
to make himself heard. Every h'lustUi tD
him was vocifcrously cteercu. I}eforo IFS
nomination Gen. Garfield had accepted nh
invitation to be present anl deliver n1i ora-
ton, ami since the Convention at Chicago Il,ts
sought to ho excused from attending. Mt Ienst
from delivering an address, md 1t WIS only
at the urgent solicitation Of the Committee
that lie kept his promise.
III tho speeches politics were carefully
avoided.
Letters of regret ut inability to attend
were received from Gems. Grant, Arthur.
Hancock. Woodtord, Logan, Carl Schurz,
Sheridan. and others.
This evening " banquet WIS given tho
| Twenty-third Ohio Regiment by Congress-
mnn Mckinley OH tho lawn ndjoEnlng tho
! residence Of his fatler-ln-law, tho lion.
James A. Safton. President llAycs was pres
cnt, and greeted tho boys III llts geninl mail
nGr.
Tho annual business Of tic Regimental
Association WIS held Oil the piazza, and Pres
iteMt Hayes was reelected President, n11d an
informal reception followed.
A grand display Of fireworks was maao
on the public square.
1 liz Ia
Nlsh cars enough to carry twny the crowd.
In tic jam nt the Valley Railroad depot ono
mai was killed by tho cars.
Tho Presidential party, including Gen.
Sherman, left Canton at midnight for CHI.
cago. Gen. Garfield returned to Clevelard
this afternoon.
| CANTON, o., Sept. 1.-Forty to fifty thou.
sand people arc here, and avety now train Is
crowded. President Hayes, Gen. Sherman,
Secretary Ramsey, Gen. Garfield, Gov. Fos-
ter, ox-Gov. Bishop, a1ld hundreds OF Ills
tlngulsllcd guests arc In town. The Twefty-
third Regiment held n reunion III tho Opera.
House this morning, at which President
Hayes presided, and made remarks, This
niEair Is National reunion OF ex-soldiers and
sailors, started by cftlzells OF Canton, nntte1
the auspices Of tho TweMty-thlrd Regiment
Every street is jammnl.
Tho procession started Mt noon. Abou
10000 veterans wero IN line. TIE following
regiments Of Ohio volunteers aro represent
cd: TweMty-th!rd, Fourth, Eighth, Thfrs
teenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth. Ono Hundred
! md Twentieth, Nineteenth ,Twonty-httt, O1t
Hundred mid Seventh. Thirty-sec0nd, Soven
ty-slxtll, Forty-tlrst, Stxty-tlrst, Eighteenth
Nlnety-cighth, One Hundred md Fourth
One Hundred and Fifteenth, Slxty-fourth
Sixty-flftl,. One Hundred and lTwenty-fourth
Ono Hundred and Twenty-sfxtf. First, Third
Sixth, md Twenty.sixth Independent lsat
terles. Many regiments from other States
aro nlso hero. Tho war-cagla void Abe,
carried by Sergt. Gillette, WIS In tho pro
cession, and was greeted with cheers. Til
enthusiasm Is immense,
The procession marched from the rentlez
vous In town to tic falr grounds, nearly a
milo and hnlf. Vast crowds Witnessed thu
imposing demonstration. Tho heat was on
rrcsslve, to alleviate which thoughtful cltl
zuils Ind ice-wnter, Lemonade, and coffee II
short intervals Oil tllo line OF mnrcll, NIL frcc
Al tic fatr grounds long lines of table,
at a sitting. Iii tlIis wny 5o,oo0 people wGr'
gratutitolisly fcd, each township Of TIL
county having Its own st0rehOus1 OF pro
visions alld bounte0usly supplying its sectio'
ef tAbles.
A lurgo stand was erected from which th'
PRINCIPAL speakers addressed tho crowd
which WINS 50 grcut that each ur,st0r uftc
speaking Mt ono clltl repaired to tho other mn
rupeated his address to tho othor part Ut tn
thr0hg.
BESIDE the speeches at the mniM stan'
others were delivered from sutIdry platform
I'll different parts of the grounds. Prom