Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26
THE GRAND ARMY BOYS,
PORTLAND RECEIVING HER VISITORS


and Every Train ThronSed.
PORTLAND, Me, June 22-All day long
the tramp of measured feet through the
streets of this city and the strains of mar
tial music, as post after post of the &. a.
r.. marched from the depot to the camp
have marked the Inauguration of the 18Th
national encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic. Arrivals of DELEGATE )ns
from various points of the United States
have formed steady and almost uninter-
rupted procession from morning until
night. From one end of Congress street
to the other there has been an unbrokcn
tide of pedestrians to and from the great
encampment. Every railroad leading into
the city has empted cargo after cargo of
human freight, both uniformed and un-
official from every part of the United
States. New England has turned out
about her full compliment of posts and
Moreover, thousands of unofficial citizens
have come. Tonight Portland is crowded
to overlooking, yet every additional train
brings additional hundreds. Schedule
time was abandoned on all roads early in
the day and trains were run wild. Citi-
zens have come forward chcerfully and
many private houses are tonight thrown
Open for the entertainment of the
strangers 1t is likely that all who arrive
tonight will he comfortably provided for.
4 great deal is heard on all sides in re
gard to the liquor question For days
there have been threats on the part of the
temperance leaders that any attempts to
smugulc liquor into Portland during the
present week would he met with instant
seizure, and that particular vigilance was
to he exercised i'll order to defeat all such
attempts In this connection 1t may be
said that tons almost of circulars have
been sent out addressed, some of them, to
members of the Grand Army, besecching
them to observe order, prOpriety, and the
laws of the State of Maine during the
week of cncHmpment. These circulars
and appeals have been widely distributed
in response to the urgent requests of the
temperance leaders who issued them. To
night the Associated Press is in receipt of
the following telegram, which seems to
have been inspired by one of the circulars
of the kind referred to above
NEWPORT. VT. June ITO the Associate ed
Press Two thousand comrades of the G.. a.
X. have read dispatches regarding the APP
pUintmCnt of special police to care for the lives
and property OF the people OF Portland. We
call your attention to the fact that in times
past we were police of the nation and twenty
years has not diminished our respect for law
and order We come unarmcd and on peace
ful mission rs your guests, at your invitation
ana respectfully ask permission to enter your
city unmolc>tud 10y special police or special
investigating committees.
Signed Departments Ohio. Tennessee
Georgia, Illinois. Wisconsin, Kansas. Iowa.
Colorado, Minnesota, oregon, Dakota, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska aud Michigan.
There is no denying the fact that the
peculiar wording OF the circulars sent out
10y the earnest advocates of temperance
have had the effect of creating DO small
degree of resentment on the part Of the
visitors from other States and indeed very
many Of the visiting departments claim
men is that of the Grand Army is scarcely
less than an insult That such feelings
would be created was fUreseen by mann
leading citizens of Portland Not long
after the preparations tor the encamp
meut began and to the diSCOuragemunt
which most of them felt due To the re
markable activity OF the prOhbitiOnist
leaders may be attributed much of the
apathy which has prevailed among the
citizens indicated by slOWneSS of subsCrip
tiuns as well rs by comparative meagre
ness OF decoration. The City hall is the
only public building decorated and it cal
hardly he said that decorations elsewhere
are prctuse.
The first day of the cncampment has pass
ed without incident of unusual unpleas
antnroS. The scene at the enCampmrht
at night Is one of remarkable beauty. The
eastern promenade Is covered with snowy
tents, over which the electric light thrOWs
CLEANS of brlllllnCY, while as one looks
down upon the great camp from MuujOS
nil alternate lines Of light and shadow
form IL delightful and ever changing PIC
ture.
Commander-in-Chi Kountz and hi.
escort, Danl-ren Post of Boston, alTiVed
i'll the city tonight shortly after O'Clock
in Il special truin. The fine appearance o
the esCOuluG post was favOrably com
mented upon on ali sides. The Dahlgrel
htt and drum corps accompanied the post
After the Inc mad been formed Command
er kOuutI AMI parry entered carriage.
and were csc 'rtrd through some of the
principal, streets being joined en- route by
BusWUrlu Post No. , Of Portland and ac
cumpancd by Chandeliers band, proCeedet
to Fdlmudth hotel. Commander kOunt.
remained at the hotel during the even
ing, holding Il very informal reception
AT tomorrow nights reception Il wei
come To- Commander KOuntX will b,
delivered by Gen, j, A. Han, department
CuuInaluer Ul Maine followed by wei
coming address ny Gov Robbie ON behal
OF the STATE. Mayor Deering will theI
welcome he commander in behalf Of tn
city OF Portland. Commander kount
viii respond Tor the Grand Army an,
there MI. b brief addresses by Gen. LO
gan, Hon. Hannibal ilamlin, Gov. Alge
ana utncr Ul1tinSd,S ed visitors. At 9;3
campliie- Whl nr II -hted on either side o
thetncdnpmclIt on he eastern promenad
and tucrr AIll he grand display of fire
WORKS GA ihrNalcr front Gen John A. LC
gau ANA Il DELEGATION Of the Grand Arm
from WASHINGTON arrived from BOstO
tins evening by steamer City of CumbeI
land.
SECOND DAY AT PORTLAND.