Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-10
BADGER VETERANS.

Ten Thousand Assembled at Camp Reunion
and More Coming-One Hundred Thou
sand Visltors-Reception of Grant and
sheridan-Competitive Militia Drill
Grand Parade To-Day.
MILWAUKEE, June 9.-To-day was really
the first day of the reunion, the previous
days having been mainly spent in prepare
tions and occupied by the arrival of an un-
larger crowd of spectators. The morning
was rather threatening, but after slight
rainfall, which occurred before 10 O'Clock,
the sky cleared and old Sol sent his kindly
smiles abroad over the beautiful city, with
deliberately decorated buildings and enthu-
siastic hosts and guests. The decorating
has been kept up even through to-day, un-
til no public or private building can be
found which does not furnish display of
bunting.
The first event of the day was the arrivals
of Generals Grant and Sheridan from Chi
cago. Everybody was on the tip-toe of ex
pectancy long before the train time. Streets,
balconies, windows and every available site
for viewing the distinguished guests were
occupied by anxious people. A committee
consisting of Governor Smith, Gen. @. S.
Hamilton, John r. Goodrich, Edward
O'Neil, Chas. E. Andrews, T. L. Baker, A.
V. 81. Carpenter, Chas. l.. Colby,
Is. I. Hooker, Andrew Mullen,
j. B. Oliver, B. B. Hopkins, r. B. johnson,
William Plankinton, and M. Bodden met
the special train at Wadsworth, at 9:15, and
acted as escort to the two heroes, who were
accompanied by Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Sheridan,
Gen. W. r. Rawley, the only survivor OF
Grants original regimental staff. Generals
Ingalls, and Whipple, and Hon, Thomas B.
Keogh, of North Carolina.
| The special, in charge of Conductor Fred
Underwood and Engineer Curt. McCallum.
made the run IRON Chicago to this city,
eighty-tive miles, in 81 minutes, including o
four minute stop for water at Wadsworth
the fastest time On record, arriving at union
depot at 1916.
There crowd of gigantic proportions was
gathered. Every inch of space in the streets
on the sidewalks, along the railway track, in
| the adjacent buildings and upon the roofs
for blocks around along tbs line of march
was occupied by dense throng Of hui
mainly.
Upon alighting from the Car the party
were escorted to carriages and then to thell
places of entertainment. The procession
was headed by 200 veterans of the Twenty
fourth Wisconsin volunteers, who carried
their old battle flag. Next came the Ligh
Horse squadron of Milwaukee, which pre-
scented mag nifcent appearance. Gen
Grants carriage, drawn by four handsome
horses, headed the line of carriages that fol
lowed. All along the line of march the al
was filed with cheers and waving of banners
hats and handkerchiefs, to which the two
comrade warriors responded by raising theil
hats and bowling.
This afternoon the competitive drill OF
militia companies occurred at Camp Reunion
About 10000 old veterans were formed in {
hollow square, and in the space thus cleared
the contending six companies performed thu
evolutions assigned them. They we're tn
Chicago Cadets, GAINESVILLE Guards, La Cross
Light Guard, Mansion Light Guard, Ever
green Guard of Sheboygan and the Gupp
Guard of Portage. The prizes will be awarded
tomorrow. Eleven other companies wer
present as spectators.
The crowd of visitors is constantly swell
ling. The railways have already brought il
over 100,0 600. To morrow the arrivals wi
be larger than ever.
The feature of to-morrow's proceeding
will be the grand parade, which was put owe
in order that Generals Grant and Sheridan
might be present.