Fergus County argus., 1888-09-20
OLD SOLDIERS IN LINE.
Thousands Of Veterans Reviewed BY Their
Old Commander at the Reunion
Great Enthusiasm
Aroused.

Co,.rMBrs. Ohio, Sept. 11.-All last night
Grand Army delegations continued to ar
rive, and this morning the city was thr"nsed
with veterans. At nm early hour the old
soldiers began to gather Tor the parade
There were eighteen divisions, eight of them
comprising the Ohio department, which was
ont in full force The ninth division was
made up OF the Veteran Crippled Soldiers
association, Mexican veterans, and the An
dre A a raiders. the naval squadron and the
Fifth United States colored volunteer in
fantry. The department of Illinois constr
tuted the tenth division; WISCONSIN and
Iowa combined to make the eleventh; In
diana was divided into the twelfth and thir-
teenth divisions; Kansas came in ,he four
teenth; the fifteenth included Pennsylvania
New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts,
Missouri. Minnesota, Maryland, Maine,
New Jersey and Virginia. Michigan was
the sixteenth division. The seventeenth
comprised California. Rhode Island, New
Hampshire. West Virginia, Vermont, Ar
kansas. New Mexico, Utah, Tennessee
Georgia, Dakota, Potomac, Colorado, del
aware, Oregon. Kentucky, Washington Ter
ritory, Gulf Florida, Montana and Texas
and the Sons of Veterans came in as TN
eighteenth division. In advance "f the di
visions, which marched in numerical order
were the police. the commander oil the pa
rade. and the ecommander-n-chief.w with thei
staff.. and the Ohio Battle Flag Veteran
battalion.
The reviewing stand was on Broad street
and here the parade was reviewed by tn
DISTINGUISHED visitors present. All alon
the line OF march the streets were packe'
with spectators, who manifested much FL
tbusiasm. Gen. W. T. sherman appeare
on the stand at / l o'clock and was receive
by the crowd with cheers. Mrs. Gen. Logar
Mrs. Gen. Alser and Mrs. Gov. Foraker al
peared soon after and were welcomed in til
same way. Judge Thurman also occupie
q seat on the stand. During the pars d
Gov. Foraker, Generals Alger and Fai
child Commander-nd hief Rea, EXPIRES
dent HAYES and wife, Gov. Thayer of y
: braska, and many Others took seats =
served for them on the stand.
Many excellent features were To be ol
served in the parade. Ohio was out
force and buckeyes were numerous, beii
used as trinkets and a. canes. Old "a
,outrements that recalled the days oil u
? war garden truck, and chickens that .
+ minded one of ''Sherman's bunmer-, q
Immense brass eanteen carried 10y hall
liazen men. a stuffed eagle, and many 9th
such matters were especial features Tor q
cheers of the spectators. The Garfield po
of Mentor, which carried AN excellent lih
mes. of President Garfield, attracted nu'
attention. When the Sheridan battali'
4 of Somerset. Ohio, marched by the stai
there was tumultuou- cheering, a. also W
4 the case on the appearance oi the John
Logan and L. :. Grant posts. The nav
u squadron, from which daylight hrewor
were kept going. made things lively.
Illinois came first after ohio. and a We
J, hearty greeting was accorded that -tat'
noble representatives. Mr-. Logan "
n evidently their especial pet, for. a. the VI
Grams passed by the reviewing stand, tn