The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-09-12
a quarter OF 2 Million vlssors tothe
G. A. R. Encanpment al colum-
bus Ohio Great Hospitality
Sh5wn.


C~otrnnrs. a.. serf. s-Ths great under
taking ASSUMED hy the city escommbus IS
nos fifsyen. aua the haetis FUZZY recognize
eniliat eser riIizen via hags 10 10 his
lersi aeslto entertain tise sast tllrohs ia.
are qourihg in.
Tic loseand hasy trains thssbave pzl-
cd into Columbus to-day have been i5lded
down to the guards. and the general report
is TIA, hundreds have been left behind una
bic to obtain even Standing room The roads
in many instance haze been taken by sur
prise and veie na' prepared for The crush
nsw upon them. They recognized The fAct
that there would Be not less than lg,0J0
visitors to Giimsus and prepared 70 trans
port that number, hut llss night the official
estimate made BY tie various traffic naus
gers E,o;ed ep 22joD persons to be landed
in Columbus on or before Tuasday next
BEYOND rxr2rrArI0Ns.
The o~uipourins 81 she psple IS reported as
unsurpassed. and tse railroad companies are
s,rainingever nerre 10 mee; the crush. To-
night al tic freight-yarls in the yinciniy
ofthe Union depot hare been vacated and
win be used for passengers during the bal
anoe of tie week. Tie Union depot has
been crowded with humanity all day and
| comparatively few passenger trains viii at
tempt 10 run into it hereafter. Trims on
nearly all roads to-moCnow viii come in
sections Of from three to FIVE trains, while
on the Pennsylvania liaes there Wiz be IS
many as leu sections for for each. Visitors
arriving from Chicago say that when they
left las, night over 500 people we-e waiting
for rains 20 bring them to Columbus. Dur
ing the day several trains Of empty coaches
have been sent 10 Chicago TO bring those
waiting. The Hocking Valley road alone
VIII bring in I'D coach loads to-morrow from
their connecting lines, 70 say nothing Of
local trains. Some Of the companies are
fitting IN fiat and b1x-caTs to accommodate
the local travel. A. We. Do accident has
taken place, ANA the crowds lave been easily
taken care ofin the city.
GOING IyTo CAN'T.
The major part Of the arrivals tomorrow
Will 90 into camp where quarters have been
prepared for 5000. TIE balance Of he
crowd VIII BE taken care or without discom-
fort, as nearly every house IN the city IS open.
The prospect offae weather Is most favor
able, and everything foreshadows the most
successful gathering OF veterans ever held in
Ohio.
Gen. ". II. Gibson is preaching to an
audience OF over 5000 ia ,he large tent ofthe
Army Of West Virginia. Sacred concerts
are also being given in various parts Of the
city. The celebrated locomoiiye captured
by the Mitchell raiders 81 Big shaniy, Ga.
in 1862 is here, and has oeen placed upon a
side track just soath Of the depot On High
street, and attracts great attention.
Among the prominent arrivals tonight
are Gen. Merritt and Warner Miller. Of New
York. Everybody IS in The best Of humor,
and an enjoyable week is expected The
various relief associations Of 1.-THE Grand Army
are largely represented and The ladies are
here from every Post in ihe United States.
The work Of these delegates viii be OF the
greatest interest and they arc receiving the
most marked attention.
FsEDfNs rnE PEOPLE,
The worS Of providing for visitors az pri
vate houses has been going on for months.
At ths grea. camps the tents and az camp
ing facilities ARE in perfect condition. All
the details for feelingtLe people at lie camp
grounds are on colossal scale, ani the pro-
visions and appliances on hand are al! reaiy
Cor business in the morning.
Veterans who have attended most OF the
encampmsnts held since the war say that the
work done here Is the most complete in
every way Of any that they have ever seen.
There is but thing that can mar. or tend
to mar a periec, encampment, and thas is
bad weather. So far today and tonight
it has been delightful, aud the promise
is that It will continue 50. It is estima-
ted that over 20,o00 people have arrived
since Saturday morning.