The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-08
THE GRAND REUNION.
Gathering OF the EN-tOnted-
crate soldiers al Long Lake.
After Nineteen Years the BiNOu-
aC Fires Rckindicd- tOni-
rades Ot "A Past Decade
Renew Frienhship.

not nave bcpn Wi>lltu loi DN illt most |
sanguinc than Yesterday for the open
ing ofthc grand reunion. y slight
rainfall early in the morning rendered
the atmosphere cool and pleasant.
Encouraging brecles added their mite
to the comfort of those visiting the |
grounds. a bright sunshine, with |,
the beams by no means too oppres-
sivc or unpleasant. lent its radiance,
and held sway during the day. At AN
early hour, the principal thorough
fares of the city We're literally throng-
ed with a moving mass Of human be-
ings.c agcr and eXpcctant.
At 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon Col.
ID. 4. W Williams. the Grand Marshal of
the day, called the vast assembly.
numbering perhaps 10000 people, to
order. He admonishcd them to keep
their seats quietly, that
all might see and hear. He
stated that PRAYER would be offered
by General K. NJ. Gano.
Colonel Mitchell was then intro
duccd to the audience aud delivered Il
telling speech, which wa, received
with raptuous applause. In the
course of his remarks he used the
following language:
We are not here to cast stones at
our adversatiJs. For. far, be il from
our wish. LET the dead past bury
its dead" llenceforth we Join
hands with the faithful soldiers of the
North in making this government, the
grandest ever known. our pride and
the pride of our children. "With
malice towards none, with charity t r
Ill |, Ia, 81, Il
gives II, to see the right, let Us finish
the work we are in to bind up the
nations wounds
GONERNOR IRELAND
responded to the welcome speech OF
Colonel Mitchell in one Of hi, happi
est strains. On taking In,
stand he was greeted Will
loud and prolonged applause
His remarks were brief and of ,
conciliatory nature mostly
The next speaker was
LIEUT.. GOV. MARTIN.
He said that people generally con
Sidered public mcn public property
and he had therefore, been called upon
to deliver an address. He illustrate,
that reunions ofd iiicrcnt nations wer
as old n time itself,
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was next introduced by COL Murra
ana dcllNcfcd an eloquent addreS
lie Halu,
The sacred dutN OF speaking III he
halt OF the old seventh Texas rrgl
mcnt has dcvolvcd upon me, and il
the discharge of that trust my hear
l. lilled with memories too big to
utterahce, rs | greet with carnc>
words my old comrades IN arms. witt
whom stoou Ill 'hc pcrh"u, h"ur q
battle, those surviving s"IdlcrN o
our wars ; hronHed veterans, grin
WIN nope 'rarS'
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ing to the boys in blue: We wcr
enemies in war. in peace. we wcr
friends"
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