Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-09-04

aTC0eS, Tor the llumlnaClOn aC HlRuIs
were thrown across many of the streets.
expensive and elaborate, in several
cases as much as ST. 900 having been ex-
pended in draping and adjoining single
edifice. The Chamber of Commerce,
the courthouse and the Plankinton
House belong in this list.
Six thousand Wisconsin soldiers slept
Monday night in the tents of Camp Bad
ger. In the evening the canvas city
presented very picturesque sight and
one that attracted such a crowd of sight
seers as to make Grand Avenue, west of
Twen seventh Street, we'll nigh i'm
passable. At Camp Haskell, between
Twenty-second and Twenty-fourth
Streets, a lot of Illinois and Wisconsin
men who were in Sherman's Army
were quartered, and they turned out
come their old chief. Camp Logan
filled up rapidly Monday afternoon, and
many arrivals on the evening trains
were quartered there. The camp of the
Pennsylvania men, at Grand Avenue
and Ninth Street, presented more mill
tary appearance than any of the others,
by reason of the rows of stacked arms
in the camp streets.
The parade Tuesday was the great
event of the Encampment. and while
not so large as some of the antlcipatOry
estimates, was well managed, q fine
spectacle and a complete success. A
thing rather remarkable in the history
of big professions, it started on time.
It was 1920 O'Clock when the march
was commenced from the corner of
Grand Avenue and Twenty-seventh
Street. The First Division. consisting
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command of Gen. Martin. occasioned a
magnitude. The Second Division in
Guided representations from the Depart
ments of Pennsylvania, Ohio and New
York. The Third Division, commanded
by Department Commander Pierpont,
of Connecticut, consisted of the Old
Guard, of Washington, and delegations
from his own department and the De-
partments of Massachusetts. Maine,
New JERSEY, Rhode Island. Virginia,
California, New Hampshire and Co.ora-
do. The Colorado delegation was ac-
companied by the Leadville Drum
Corps. The delegation. tor the most
part, consisted of department and staff
officers. The Fourth Division consisted
of the Departments of Nebraska, Iowa,
Indiana and Michigan, and Department
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division. The Fifth Division, Depart
ment Commander Booth, of Kansas, in
charge, consisted of the Kansas and Min
nesota Departments. The Sixth Divis-
ion. with Department Commander
Ayars, of Delaware. in charge, consisted
of Delaware, Oregon, Kentucky, West
Virginia, Washington, Florida, Georgia,
Arizona, Dakota, Texas, Montana
and Louisiana and Mississippi.
The Seventh Division. consisting OF the
Wisconsin Department, with Command
er Weissert at the head, was about as
large as all the divisions preceding it put
together. The department showed up
magni6centIy, and elected general
praise. There were at least 700 men
in the division. The Eighth Division
consisted of stragglers and belated de-
tachments, and was under command of
of Madison. The Ninth Division, COM
posed of Sons of Veterans. main
ly members of the Milwaukee
camps, brought up the rear of
the line. The division was command
ed by Commander-in-Ch Chief Abbott.
Estimates of the number of men in
line in the parade vary from %, 900 TO
81, 900.
At the business session on Wednes-
day evening Gen. Russell A. Alger, of
Michigan, was elected Communicating
chief by reclamation, Gen. w. 6. Yea
zey, of Vermont, and Col. E. A. Con-
signy, of Iowa. withdrawing from the
contest before ballot was taken, the
sentiment being so overwhelming in
favor of Gen. Alger. Col. A. G. Weis-
sert, of Milwaukee, was chosen senior
vice-commander-in-chief and John F.
Lovett, of New Jersey, junior vice-com-
mander. At the afternoon session
of the National Encampment, Boston
had been chosen as the place of holding
the next annual Encampment, and this
fact also tended to convince Judge Yea
zey's friends that q New England man
could not have the chief offices also.
When it was decided to have an even
ing session it was not supposed the
election would take place till morning,
but a motion to proceed to an election
at once was received with SO much ia
vor that little opposition was manifest
ed.
The entire time during the days and
evenings, save only the time occupied
Dy the parade and the naval fight, was
taken up by the visitors in company,
regimental and brigade reunions. Two
grand war song concerts were given on
Tie LIN = 1iOuGs
The feature Of the Encampment, the
naval battle IN the bay, was witnessed
by crowd estimated variously at from
200.0 to 100000, which filed the bluffs
and the lake shore from the river to
North Point. At 7:3O the battle began.
A ship of the war fleet fred the first
gun. Before the reverberatlng report
of the cannon had died away, the en-
tire feet, from the big man Of war to
the little tug in the rear, whose light
danced here and there as it sailed
around. had poured in raking fire,
while the batteries on shore responded
in lively manner. AS the vancouver
ing fleet engaged the shore batteries,
the stationary feet of mortar boats
added to the din and the spectacular Ell
feet by all incessant discharge of rock
cts and shells. The report of the
broadsides from the vessels was dull
roar, that from the ordinances on shore
a quick, share shot that made the win
dows rattle in the row Of residences be-
hind the seats. AS the heavy guns
were fired on board Uncle Sans YES
sells, there would first be seen flash
as though of lightning in the sky, then
puff Of white smoke, and o sec
ond or two later the sound of the
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