Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-23

u neral Gen. Logan was loudly cheered.
Mrs. Logan, who accompanied the General,
came in for a share of the warm greetings,
For an hour b. fore the Columbia arrived.
great crowds Of people gathered at her wharf.
Cpmrade d. w. Scribner of Thscher Post
and Col G. w. Parker of the citizens COM
mitiee, escorted the General and Mrs. Logan
to carriage. just as Thomas B. Reed, Gen.
Hall and Col. c. B. Merrill drove up. Gen.
Logan greeted these gentlemen very warmly.
Gen. Hall and Mr. Reed entered Gen. Lo-
gin's carriage and the party were escorted
with s'me difficulty through the great crowd.
One of the visiting Posts then formed an es-
cort and conducted the party through the
principal streets to the residence of Congress.
man Reed. Everywhere along the route, the
General was most enthusiastically cheered,
and he rode much of the distance with un-
covered head. In the evening Gen. Logan
received a number If callers at the residence
of Mr.. Reed. Prominent among those who
made brief calls, being Hon. Hannibal Ham,
lin and a number of California gentlemen.
There is undoubtedly great deal of confu-
sion here tonight.
At the Headquarters
At the executive headquarters several
hours were spent in asking for information
as to what posts and departments had thus
far arrived. The committee seemed unable
to give any definite information, stating that
visiting posts had come in so rapidly during
the day that it was next to impossible to say
who had come and who had not. At the En-
campment the men are getting into quarters
as rapidly as possible, but with such vast
numbers to deal with it naturally requires
some time to perfect anything like the com.
ing organization.
Every train today has been heavily laden
with members of the organization from every
part o. the country and it is estimated that
fully 10000 veterans are now in quarters,
either at Peaks' Island, Cushines Island, . d
Orchard or at the Eacampment The streets
of the city are crowded with people long
after mldnieht and the hotels are veritabiy
>'o""SN " o'ViHoWlHg. MANY =.
it is thought, will not be able to iod even a
lodging place. All OF the available space in
private houses has been taken up and the
benches in the parks and squares contain the
sleeping forms OF many who have not else
where place in which to rest themselves.
Among the Early Arrivals
from Massachusetts, were the posts from
Gloucester and other points on the cape,
from Rockland. Fall River, Springfield,
Lowell. Fitchburg, Worcester, Needham,
Lawrence, Winchendon, East Boston, W.y-
mouth. Quincy, Stonebam, Woburn, Acton,
Aver, Melrose and Kingston. There are
many others, but it is absolutely impossible
to obtain at the headquarters any diiDite idea
of who is here or who is not
The posts of the departments of Maine and
Massachusetts, are nearly all here. Then
there are many companies of Sons OF
Veterans from Maine points.
The departments of Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota. Dakota, Nebra,ka, California,
Ohio and other western states are here in
goodly numbers and are in comfortable quar-
ters. John A. Andrew post. of Boston, ar
rived this evening and was escorted to quar-
ters.