Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-09-11
WAR WORN VETERANS
POURING IN TO THE BNCANPNBNT AT
COLUMBUS.
Incoming Trains From All Directions Crowded 70
Ovsraowiug Preparations 10 Receive tho
BOys-ROur Great Encampmsnts-Ths
West Virginia Society.

COLUMBUS, o, September 1O.-The
week of the twenty-second annual encamp
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic
has arrived and Columbus is ready for 1t.
For weeks preparations have been actively
under way and the immense crowds that
are pouring into the city on every train and
from every part of the country find flags
streamers, arches, Grand Army and other
veteran organization emblems on every
hand. The Union Depot is gay with
streamers. High street is alive with pat
riotism, every store and factory being gay
with bunting. A dozen handsome arches
span the street, and under these, during
the whole day, have been marching newly
arriving posts of the wrinkled and gray
"boys" of 81. All day long long there has
been the sound of fife and drum, with the
solid tramp of marching feet as the veterans
in solid columns marched from their trains
to the quarters assigned them.
Quarters have been provided for some
thing like ten Thousand more than have
vet announced their purpose of attending,
and there is no danger Of overcrcwding,
The veterans are
IN FOUR CAMPS,
the main one being known as Camp Neil
and being located east of the Union depot
Commander Neil and staff are in com
msnd and have headquarters in south
camp Neil. Camp Dsnnison in charge
of Commander Jeffreys is located in north
west Columbus. Camp Hayden, where
quarters are also provided for ladies, is
ca East Broad street, and the big tent
camp, where the army of West Virginia
holds forth, is also on East Broad street
Iu all OF these camps ample sleeping and
dining arrangements have been made, and
the veterans announce themselves well
pleased with the outlook for the week
The weather to-day is fair and moder'
ately warm and the rain of the last few
days has laid the dust and made travelling
and camping enjoyable.
INCOMING TRAINS PACKED.
Reports from Chicago and many other
points are to the effect that the trains were
packed almost to suffocation, and that the
crowds increased so greatly and crowded
SO much that the sale of tickets had to be
temporarily discontinued Ohio Posts are
arriving at all hours in great num-
bers, many of them being pres
ent almost in body. Daven-
port, Iowa, Posts have arrived
and were followed by the post from New
port, Ky. This morning early depart
ments from Colorado, Iowa, Missouri,
Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Mary
land, arrived, many of the trains being
gaily decorated and bearing inscriptions in
praise Of home towns, or concerning army
matters. At ten o'clock delegations from
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island arrived in eleven sleepers and two
passenger coaches. At the camps there
are lively scenes as the newly arriv'
ing delegations seek their quarters and
those who have been alresdy located make
themselves at home in the same way that
they did during the war. Practical jokes
will he the order of to night, and at all
times the meeting Of old comrades aud
the signal for long talks in review of the
times so hard to endure, but 80 pleasant to
recall with the friendship then formed.
woMANs RELIEF CORPS,
A great many delegates to the National
Womans' Relief Corps are arriving and be-
ing cared for at the headquarters of that
organization. New York sent largest dele
cation and representatives are also present
from Missouri, Kansas and Pennsylvania
Three delegates are present from Texar-
kama, Ark. The ladies will hold their
convention on Wednesday in the Second
Presbyterian church, which is being gsppro-
priately decorated for the occasion.
Gen. w. T. Sherman arrived from Lam
caster at noon and is the guest of his sister,
who lives in this city.
Commander in Chief Rea and staff ar
rived soon after noon and are being enter
tanned by Mrs Ex-Governor Denuison.
The fight has already begun for the
holding Of the next encampmenta at Indian
apolis and Milwaukee are presenting their
claims. Among those who have been
mentioned az candidates for Commander
in-Chief are: Judge Veasey, of Yer
mont; Gen. VIM. Warner, of Missouri;
Hon. John @. Linehan, of New Hsmp-
shire; Gen. NJ. M. Curtiss, of New Ysrk;
Gov. Alger, of Michigan; Col Sexton, Of
Illinois, and Gen. Goblin, Of Pennsyl-
ysnia.