St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-24
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The prisoners of Andersonville, Libby,
Belle Isle, Florence, and other southern
prisons, hold reunion at the amphitheatre
this morning at 10 O'Clock.
Very few posts arrived yesterday. The
posts from st. Paul came in the morning
and also delegation from California and
one from the Black Hills.
One of the flags carried in the procession
to-day has an interesting history. 1t is
owned by Mr.. Fillmore, of Monticello, and
was carried by his grandfather in the reyo-
lutionary war; 1t was carried yesterday by
Sedgwick Post No. SO.
AS the procession rested on Nicollet ave-
nue q few members of the Kansas post
started the old John Brown song. Soon the
whole post joined in and before the verse
was completed the entire public about, men,
women and children, sweled the grand
chorus. Gradually other posts TODD up the
refrain, and away rolled the grand old har-
mony in both directions, up and down the
avenue. It was thrilling.
During the past three days the Royal
route carried over 5000 people into Mime
apolis. This railroad sent special train to
Eau Clare at O'Clock last evening, and an
other to Saltwater at 1890.
At point on Hennepin avenue where
there was great crowd, lady standing in
a window screamed and nearly tainted.
When she recovered sufficiently she ex
planned that she saw man near her pick
another mans pocket. She said she had
never seen a thief before and it fright ened
tbato oIa lO,f l.
pick pocket vanished before she recovered.
The beauty of the decorations were greatly
enhanced during the progress Of the process
sion by the brilliant toilets of the ladies, who
filled the windows of the buildings in the
business streets, and adorned the lawns and
verandahs of the handsome residences
At intervals along the route of the process
sion ladies were industriously engaged in dis
trbuting ice water 10 the thirsty veterans, and
at several places pretty miadens were dis
pensing lemons without charge. One charm
ing young lady said, "Iowa is certainly cold
water state, for the warriors absorbed more
water than any other delegation
At the Union depot in st. Paul 5, 900 round
trip tickets to and from Minneapolis, were
sold between the hours of and 10 yesterday
morning.
1t was amusing to see comrades fall into
each others arms after separation of years
They acted like boys and girls, instead of
grown men, and showed what warm friend
ships had been formed in camp. One vet
eran rushed from the ranks and embraced a
colored regular, and in explanation said that
the comrade was once his cook, and that he
saved his life at the peril of his own.
There were hosts of men telling war stories
in the cool shade of the camp, while their
comrades were marching, with the thermom-
eter 100 degrees in the shade.
The opportunity TO visit the remarkable
new cities of the northwest called many
members to this reunion, and hundreds of
them will extend their trips to the golden
wheat fields
Said certain observing traveller, when
treading the avenues of Minneapolis: ''This
is a very embarrassing state of affairs; these
sidewalks seem to throng with policemen,
Pullman car conductors and porters, aud a
man don't know one from the other.
came up street and asked three men that
| took for policemen the way to certain
place, and each one flashed badge at me.
| They were G.. A. R's.'' It is a fact that
| there are at least two men in uniform to one
in citizens suit on the streets.
The postofice building looks funny in red
white and black. The man that selected
that blue was probably color-blind.
l. Only one case of sunstroke was reported
at the camp hospital to-day. Comrade Fer
gus, of Post No. 45, Winoha, was reported
as suffering from sunstroke, but somewhat
better at 6 O'Clock.
a Lack driver from st. Paul struck Office
Wirth with his whip, and was prompt.
locked up.
The military order of the Loyal Legior
will hold meeting at the Nicollet house at {
O'Clock this evening.
1t. Col. Johnson was one of the proudes
men in the pr ocession. His waving plume
and fiery charge was admired by the thou
sands.
! An informant reception will be rendered
Genr Logan, Gen. Sherman and Gen. Beatl
at the residence OF W. D. Washburn, thi
| evening at 3d. Ladies are particularly in
vited. The old veterans always admire the
sex and are desirous of meeting them at al
| times.
Capt. Ames, one Of the department com
manders, sat his horse handsomely
Prof s. H. Birdsall bas published pam
phlet containing a large collection of Crane
Army songs.