Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-02
CANTON'S GREETING
To the Veteran Soldiers Of Northern
Ohio. Ten Thousand of Whom March in
Procession Through Her Streets Fifty
Thousand Strangers in the City

To the Veteran Soldiers OF Northern
Ohio, Ten Thousand of Whom March in
Procession Through Her Streets Fifty
Thousand Strangers in the City.
CANTON, o., September From forty
to fifty thousand people are here and
every new train is crowded. President
Hayes, Gen. Sherman, Secretary Ram.
sey, Gen. Garfield, Gov. Foster, ex.Gov.
Bishop and hundreds OF distinguished
guests are in town.
The Twenty.third Regiment held 4
reunion in the Opera House this morn.
ing. at which President Hayes presided
and made remarks. This affair is to aid
the national reunion OF ex-soldiers and
sailors, started by the citizens Of Can.
ton under the auspices OF the Twenty
third Regiment. Every street is jammed.
| The procession started at noon.
About Ten Thousand Veterans
were in line. The following organiza.
tons are represented; Twenty-third o.
V. l., Fourth o. V. l.. Eighth o. V. l.,
Fourteenth Indiana V. l., Seventh Nir.
ginia V. c., Thirteenth o. V. l., Nine
teenth o. V. l., Sixteenth O. V. l., One
hundred and Twentieth o. V. l., Nine
teenth O. V. l., Fifth L. 5. C. T., Twen-
ty-tiith o. V. l., One Hundred and Sew.
enty O. V. l., Thirty-second o..
V. l., Seventy-Sixth o. V. l.,
Forty-frst o. V. l.. Sixty first
o. V. l., Eightieth o. '. l., Ninety.
eighth 0. V. l., One Hundred and
Fourth o. V. l., One Hundred and Fiji
teenth o. V. l., Sixty.fourth o. V. l.,
Sixty-iiith Q. V. l., One Hundred and
Twenty-iourth o. V. l., One Hundred
and Twenty.sixth 0. V. l., First, Third,
Sixth and Twenty.sixth Independent
Batteries O. V. l., Eleventh Vermont
and Sixty first Pennsylvania. The war
eagle, "Old Abe was carried by Ser
geant Gillette in the procession and
was greeted with cheers.
The Enthusiasm Was Immense.
The procession marched from the rem
devious in town to the Fair Grounds,
nearly a mile and half. Vast crowds
witnessed the imposing demonstration.
The heat was oppressive, to alleviate
which the thoughtful citizens had ice
water, lemonade and coffee at short in
tervals on the line OF march, all free. At
the FAIR Grounds long lines OF tables
were spread to feed upward OF six thou
sand at sitting. In this way
Fifty-two Thousand People
were gratuitonsly fed, each township OF
the county having its own storehouse OF
provisions and bountiously supplying
its section OF tables. A large stand was
erected from which principal speakers
addressed the crowd, which was so great
that each orator after speaking at one
end repaired to the other and repeated
his address. Besides the speecS es at the
main stand others were delivered from
sundry platforms in different parts OF
the grounds. Prominent among
The Distinguished Men Present
were: President Hayes, General Sher-
man, Garfield, Hazen, Wiley, Devenss,
Robinson, Hickenlooper, Crook, Carroll,
Kennedy, Gibson, Myers, Poe, Leggett,
and Barrett, Commodore Mills, Gov.
Foster, Ex-Governor Bishop, Stanley
Matthews, Congressman Townsend and
Mckinley.
After the feast, Mayor Vallety, Of
Canton, delivered an address OF well
come, to which General Kennedy felicl-
tiously responded.