New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-28
GRAND ARMY MEN IN LINE
ELEVEN THOUSAND VETERANS MARCHING
in THE GREAT PARADE AT
MILWAUKEE,.
GENERAL SHERMAN WILDLY cHEERED By AIe
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Milwaukee, Aug. 27-General Sherman's arrival
last night promptly put an end to the quiet that
had been so remarkable feature Of the great
crowd OF yesterday. IL the first glimpse Of the
old heros familiar face and figure had been
concerted signal to bang the feld-piece, twsns
the lyre,' in the language of Mr. Jingle, the effect
could not have been more remarkable nor more
boisterous. Every man began to shout the nearest
because they had seen the they were wait
ing for. the more distant because they heard the
others shouting. Every band began to thump and
blow its way Through Georgia. At one tine,
indeed, there were two bands and rattling drum
corps hard at it, each trying to drown the other.
One of these blew in the service of the enterprs-
ing proprietor of dime museum, and tn, combined
effect in the narrow street before the Planldnton
densey packed as 1t was with people, was that
Of noise at its noisest.
The morning opened bright and fne Indeed
but for the fresh and pleasant breeze from the
lake, the day would soon have become too hot for
comfort. The shade of the elms that line the
street along the route of the procession added also
to the relief of the marching men and the spectators
well as to the picturesque effect. With tho
same careful forethought that has marked all
their arrangements, the local authorities had
caused all the streets on the line of march to be
well watered, early enough to lay the dust with
out making mud of IL. The column, with tho
commander-in- chief, William Warner, at its head.
passed the reviewing stand in Grand ave-, abovs
Elevdnthst., at ten minutes before IL. The
claims of the Illinois Department to its traditional
place on the right of the line had been quieted
by detailing the Missouri Department to act as
escort to the Commanderin-Chef These men
presented fine, soldierly appearance
After passing the stand, Comrade Warner dis
mounted and, taking his position reviewing
officer called to his side General Sherman. who
was comfortably rolling by in his carriage.
From that moment the General was vociferously
cheered as often as he was discovered by
any among the marching veterans.
and that was often. Probably every band
of them all-and there were many
bands-would have burst out into Marching
Through Georgia. had not the General filed pro-
test in advance Illinois, under General James
s Martin, at the head of the regular column, was
of the strongest delegations in the procession,
IN spite of its share of the railroad trouble George
II. Thomas Post carrying 325 redand-blue um-
breas arranged to represent the Stars and Stripes
10 an active Imagination, attracted great atten-
ton Next came Pennsylvania, Ohio and New
York, under Department Commander Thomas j.
Stewart. New-lork wholly unrepresentci
save by its official delegates, but these included
three pep, seated in one carriage, with only two
legs among them. They we're Tanner, Dudley and
the department commander Harrison Clark. The
Pennsylvanians were in good force, and with their
careful dress, steady tread and dgni1ed bearing,
easily carried off the honors of the day for soldier
ly qualities.
The third division was commanded by William
H. Perpont, of Connecticut guiding his horse with
his left hand and in the right carrying his crutch.
His handsome, soldierly appearance and bearing
drew cheers. The Rhode Island contingent was like
the State itself, small but good They five
men, remarkably young-loolIing for their years,
and with their neat jackets, spotless white
trousers, easy carriage, and alert manner, might
have been a detachment of Burn ide's own regi-
ment as it marched into Washington in 81. OF
the Western States that followed, and made up
the great mass Of the marching body, Michigan,
Minnesota and Iowa were the most noticeable for
good qualities, and Indiana for the contrary, her
ranks and men being, with notable exceptions,
alike badly dressed
Last of the veterans came Wisconsin, led by its
commander, A. G. Weissert, sturdy lot, and in
numbers nearly equal TO all the others combined.
Conspicuous in every way was c. G. Washburn
Post, the oldest in the Grand Army, with General
Lucius Farchd at its head, marching brislSly,
and looking much the picture of sold!erly de-
termination as if twenty-five years and an
little matters 10 man, after all. de-
tachment of Indians in this Department naturally
drew all eyes. About 200 of the Sons Of Veterans
brought up the Though few in numbers,
they were well drilled, and looked SO
handsome, frank and manly that more
than one old soldier WIS proud to
say, with something glistening in his
eye, That's US twenty-iv years ago. There
are all sorts OF wild estimates Of numbers. Not
counting the bands, il is quite safe to sly that
there were not than 900 in the procession,
of whom Wisconsin furnished rather less than
5000. There were thousands Of the veterans
in town who preferred to look on rather than
march.
One thing was more than ever apparent--the
change in General Sherman, who is looking much
older this last year two, shows itself in the men
who love TO meet and greet him. They, too f.e
getting older. Many of them getting old.
There not 1000 men in line to-day who could
tomorrow march ten miles carrying their
muskets, their ammunition and their knspsaczs
There was one of eighty, and there was
drummer of four and half marching by his
fathers slde-Captain Lorenzo d. lmmell, the
noted Misscu uri artillerist.
The probability is that General Alger will be
chosen commander-in-chef tomorrow, By ACCLAIM
aticn The choice of place for the next meeting
seems narrowed TO Washington and Boston. VIII
the chances in favor OF Washington.