The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-28
MARCH OF THE OLD VETS.
THE g. A. R. BOYS GO WILD OVER
SHERMAN AS THEY PASS.

NUMBER OF Men in Line Estimated
at 35,ooo-The City Crowded with
Strangers.
MILwAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 27.-This morn
ing the cities and towns of the state seemed
10 have enptied themselves into Milwaukee.
IL Is not an exaggeration to say that by
noon fully $4,000 Wisconsin people from
outside Of the city had arrived. There were
great many delegations that expected to
reach here last night, but were belated and
arrived between and o'clock this morn
Ing. Ihere was a little more disorder in
finding quarters than there was Yesterday
morning, as attention was centered on the
parade, but most of the arrivals managed
70 ma their quarters and get into place in
time TO move with the column. On every
vacant spot in the most busy streets post
commanders could be seen drilling their
little squads of men and giving instr uctions
Tor falling into line in the parade Some Of
the posts were few in number while Others
were large. Ransom post of st. Louis
numbered more than any. Before the
column moved with its band it had nearly
three hundred in line.
FLoCKING AROUND THE CELEBRITIES.
In the hotels the crush was terrible. II
was all men could do to force their wav
through. In tie Plankinton house esp3-
claliy, where Gen. Sherman, Gen. Alger,
commissioner Tanner and Mrs Logan were,
crowds were standing around waiting to
get a glimpse of the distinguished parties
Mrs. Logan came down the steps from the
large dining hall ABOUT o'clock leaning on
the arm of Gen. Alger. She was forced to
ho4d an lmpromptu reception, as a crowd
or veterans from one direction and
a bevy OF ladies from the opposite
9irecuon rushed to greet her.
Her rudy face, set in frame of silver
white hair, was wreathed with smiles. She
seems to never tire Of receiving the greet
lhgs OF the boys, and certainly the boys
never tire OF greeting her She divides
holors with Gen. Sherman.
1t was evident before o'clock this morn
ing that there would be but little business
transacted in the city to-day, and following
suggestion made by the mayor, a ma
lority OF the business houses closed their
doors, and turned out to view the parade.
Inc banks had agreed to close at 2 o'clock
on each day of the encampment, but no
business was being done, aud most of them
closed shortly after 12 o'clock.
SEEING VANTAGE POINTS.
Though the parade was not to start from.
Iwenty-sec0nd street till 10 O'Clock, people
began to seek advantageous positions from
which to see the llne as early as o'cloc I
In fact those from the interior towns who
came in as early as o'clock hied at once to
suitable location and there held their
ground till the last veteran had passed by
At o'clock the crowd that remained in the
vicinity of the Plankinton house, hoping to
get signt of the distinguished people within
moved up the avenue to take places. The
great mass moVed up the Grand avenus in
cline and out on to the side streets. 1t was
not much less imposing than the column OF
soldiers that marched down a few hours
later. The fact that another change
had been made in the
line Of march was not ell received. After
announcing positively that the line would
not cross Grand avenue bridge people
desirous of viewing the line made arrange
ments on the west side and were provoked
to think that they need not have made
such arrangements However, giving tho
east side five blocks, the parade enabled
thousands to see it who could not otherwise
have done so. Tue day was perfect.
despite premonitions Of rain during the
early morning hours.
d The city has been remarkably free from
robberies and assaults, notwithstanding
the presence OF an army Of crooks. Nearly
100 pickpockets and thugs have been run
in by the police and placed where they can
10 no harm for the present, at least.
MARCH OF THE PARADE.
The parade has been the great event of
the encampment, and while not so large as
some anticipated, it was a we'll managed.
fine spectacle and a complete success
thing remarkable in the history of big pro-
cesslons was that it started on time The
head OF the column began to move at 10
o'clock and reached the reviewing stand ON
Grand avenue at 1880 o'clock A con-
servative estimate of the number of men
who passed that point places it at So, coo. A
noticeable incident of the parade was the
enthusiasm of the old veterans whenever
they caught glimpse Of Gen. Sherman
lie was greeted with round after round of
cheers, while the bands forgot their admo-
milton not to play Marching Through
Georgia." and the grizzled old hero OF the
triurnphal march through the south had to
listen to the tune that has dinned his ears
ever since the war closed
sALLIEs AT THE GENERAL.
Occasionally a veteran in the ranks would
break out with sally at his old general
One called out: "Oh, you'll live to fight
through another warn W lie another
shouted: "How about those chicken.p To
the latter interrogatory Gen. Sherman,
who was as tickled as school boy, replied:
"Oh, | never took the trouble to inquire
where they came from"
The Pennsylvania delegation made the
best appearance OF any post in the line
and were conspicuous for their soldierly
bearing throughout the entire parade.
There were magnificent spectacle5 to be
seen about the time the parade started
One was Observable from the intersection
of Eighth street and Grand avenue looking
down the avenue to the bridge. With the
gaudily bsdecked bridge as a back ground,
and the brilliant decorations all the way
I'D on both sides of the street as side
lights, the great seething mass presented
panorama which no one who saw it is
likely to forget in a life time. It was
grand and imposing and how gay it all
looked withal.
PHALANX OF HUMANITY.
Another imposing spectacle was from
Tenth street up Grand avenue In the
foreground was a solid phalanx Of human
ity. sort of atmosphere of bright colors
and good nature covering it all. A little
farther on was the reviewing stand with its
drapery and freight Of dignltaries, and
then in the distance the yellow
plumes Of the light horse squadron moving
down the hill at the head of the great
column between solid walls Of cheering
humanity. One not accustomed to see such
gatherings would be likely to make very
wild guess If he attempted to state the
number of people on the streets during the
parade Down Grand avenue to Fifth
street every window and place where one
could stand or sit was taken. Every
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