The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-09
TIE G. A. r. ENCAMPMENT.
Indications that Columbus Will Be Crowded.
BY More than 100000 Visitors.

COLUMBUS. o., Sept 8-Ths streets of the
city leading to the Union Depot have been
crowded all day by people arriving to attend the
Grand Army encampment The reception and
other committees look for increased arrivals to.
morrow, and big crush on Monday. The diff
Guilty experienced last year because Of coming in
late aud the loss of much baggage. has led them
to appear in good time this year. and many such
have to-day been placing themselves in conven-
lent locations throughout the city. The man.
ayers of passenger traffic associations have re-
ceived reliable advices upon which they estimAts
that by Tuesday noon the number Of strangers
who will he carried to Columbus
on the various railroads will be
two hundred and twenty-five thousand.
Ransom Post, No. 4, George Howorth. com
mander, of Flagstaff Ariz, arrived this morn
ing the c., II. V. q T. railroad. This dele.
CATION came in a tourists car. and viii make 10
their headquarters during the epcampmept
The Womans Relief Corps and the Sons OF
Veterans are represented in the delegation.
They started from Flagstaff on last Tuesday
morning. and had no delay of consequence. The
delegates are in high spirits, and are very thank
full to the railroads for the comforts supplied to
them during the trip. Their car was draped
with Arizona pine, which has stood the journey
well, although it is dusty and covered with the
sand of the Desert State. AS soon the dele
cation reached the depot many Of them went to
the joint agency ticket-ofics TO have their tick
cts extended good many members Of the
post stopped of between here and Chicago bus
will be on hand on Monday.
The historical engine The General" will
arrive tomorrow and be on exhibition during
the encampment. This is the engine captured
by Mitcbell's raiders in Georgia in 1862 ana
used by them in their desperate but futile
attempt to burn the bridges near Chattanooga
and within the rebel lines. Success not for
them, but instead The General carried them
some to death, others TO q long and crue, i'm
prisonment Mr.. ID. A. Dorsey one Of the An
draws raiders who is to be here during the
campment, and who went South few weeks
ago to look over the sites Of the stirring scenes
which the raiders went through, returned to the
city this morning. He states that be
took o walk about Big Shanty, whers
the engine was captured. saw Rev. Mr.. Scott,
the minister who gave bis comrades, who were
hung, spiritual consolation just before their exe-
cution, and fell in with q man aboard the cars
who witnessed the hanging. Mr.. Dorsey ssw
thst the man was only sixteen years old at tho
time when he witnessed the tragic occurrences.
but he could remember the scene well and had
timed the execu:iouers when they were prepar-
ing to hang again the two comrades whose
hodies fell to the ground account of the ropes
breaking. The Southerner says fully thirty
eight minutes elapsed between the first and SEQ
ond descents Of these men.
About seyenty-five men have been detailed to
look after the baggage at the Union Depot A
large room adjoining the depot on the south,
for the reception OF baggage, already bai
several hundred pieces in il. The roou
has been divided of in sections for each road,
and here the baggage for each particular line
can readily be found. The baggage will be sent
TO its destination in the city as soon as possible
the building being intended. not rs q storage
room for trunks, but as a receptacle where they
may be sorted. An idea of the work in hand
may be gained when il is known that ono bag
gage Car which arrived this morning had $50
trunks ia it.
Commander Rea and staff will arrive at 10
o'clock Monday morning.
The orphans at the Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans home at Xenia will be brought to wit
ness the parade of Tuesday. The Sons OF Vet
Grams will give q reception to the Grand Army
in the large tent on East Broad street. next
Monday evening, and previous TO this meeting
will give an escort parade" The procession
will consist Of platoon of police, two regi-
ments of Sons OF Veterans speakers, and q.
A. r. chorus.
ATLANTA, Sept 6-Atlanta will make an eff
fort to secure the next encampment Of the
Grand Army. A delegation from the local post
G.. A. R. is already on tae ground, and will
ceive reinforcements early 10 the week. The
movement 10 backed by the leading citizens OF
the State The necessary money for expenses
has been guaranteed, and formal invitations will
he sent by Governor Gordon, Mayor Cooper and
President alhoun, of the Confederate Veterans
Governor Gordon, Editor Grady, Colonel How
ell. and other leading Southerners, will 20 as q
committee OF invitation. IL Atlanta secures
the encampment it will be made the grandest in
history.