The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-16
An Immense COncourse of People in the
Streets, in the Parade, and in the
0pera-HOuse.
Addresses by Gov. Porter, Ex-senator
Mcdonald and Senator Harrison.
Masterly Analysis of the Character and
Services Of the Dead Statesman by
Hon. R. W. Thompson.
THE STREET PARADE.
A Long Line of Militia Companies and Grand


Army Posts in Procession.
The day was not unfavorabe to the ceremonies
that had been fixed for yesterday, and the
morning advanced trains from every direction
brought in eXcursionists, and there was such
numerous showing of Grand Army badges that
the city took on the appearance of an old sol
diers gathering. The earlier trains brought in
veterans, who did not come with Grand Army
posts They came by twos and threes, and half
dozens, however, SO that it is safe to say that
nearly every county in the State was represent
ed in the thrOng. No attempt was made at gen
eral decoration, but there was a profusion of
patriotic bunting from the public buildings and
on the principal streets Toward noon the or
ganized posts of the Grand Army began arriving.
These and the military companies from abroad
were met by committees at the Union Depot,
and by them escorted to headquarters at the
Board of Trade building and Masonic Temple.
The procession formed on Tennessee street at
o'clock, and in the order given moved east on
Washington street to Delaware, north on Della
ware to Market west on Market to Pennsyl-
vania, north Pennsylvania to Ohio west on
Ohio to Meridian, thence south to English's
Opera house:
Gen. a 0arnahan and staff
Col Eli IaIn - Eli r. Ritter.
Leutenant-colone J. A. Closer, Major Irwin Rob
Major Wood, Lieutenant Kitz, Lieutenant 5Rerer, DR.,
j. X. Bigelow.
Brazil Cornet Band
r. NJ Stunkard. Leader.
Morton Post No. l, Terre Haute, R. p Davis, Com
1nander.
Joel Wolf Post No 81, Rushville U. D. Cole, Com
mander.
Members of Miami Huntington Wabash and Harrison
Posts r. 1lip4t Y1a
Rich Mountain Post No AZ, Lebanon, Jesse Neff, Com
mander.
Smith Post No. 1O3, Sheridan, J. P Bradfed, Com
Perry NJ. Blankenship Post No. H. MartinsviIc, VIM
H. Miller, Commander.
Dunbar Post No. 81, Greenfield, l. A. Curry, Com
Lookout Post No. 1873 Noblesvlle F. A. Hawkins
wadsworth Post No 127, Franklin J. NJ. Story, Com.
Virgil H Lyon Post No. GF' s6' plainaed J. s. Moore.
Commander
Brown Post No. 202, Zionsville o. Cadwaader
Commander.
Henry Post No. $50, Pendeton, j. o. Ireland, Com
mander.
Sol D Kempton Post No. 22S, Fortville, r. Copper,
Commander
Mcpherson Post No. Z, Charlottesville t. H. B. Nc
Cain, commanding.
Freedom Post No. 222, Owen county. j. M. Goss,
senior Vice-co,nmander.
Fairfax Post No 2A0 Westtield, Jesse Cook Com.
rnander
Isham Keith Post No. 13. W. P. Strickland, Com.
j. S. Ogden Post No I6I' Danville, Alf. welshaus.
Commander
John A. Hollett Post No. 242, Brownsburg J. y. C.
Dobson.
Geo. H. Chapman Post No. POO indianapolis J. B.
Pugh Commander.
George H Thomas Post No II, D. NJ. Ransden,
Commander.
German Veterans Antony Kepper, Captain.
jamestown Cornet Band
Eagle Post, No. 1872, jamestown, William Hostetter,
Commander.
Lafayette Post No. 3, N. l. Throckmorton. Com.
mander
BeissenherzS Brass Band.
indianapolis Light Infantry, Captain J. R. Ross.
Howard Veterans Kokomo. Captain A. S. Bennett.
Shebyvile Light Infantry, Captain j. r. Clayton.
Tecumseh Rifles, Captain f. j. Griffith.
Streight Rifles. Captain l.. SeaOn.
Classical School Cadets. Captain Chapman.
The procession was much larger than had
been expected and would have been still larger
had all the veterans who came to the city par
ticpated in the march. 1t was fine looking
body of, for the most part, elderly thoughtful
men, and their steady, sedate and orderly APP
pearance showed that those who over twenty
years ago, went out to fight their country's bat
ties are to-day our best type of citizenship, hon
est and law-loving the leaven of the Common
wealth. At las the procession began to file
into the Operahouse