The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-09-04
SOLDIER BOYS ONCE AGAIN.
C. A. r. ENcAmPmeNT's GREAT DAY.
Tho Parade, While Not so Large Had
Been Anticipated, Was n Complete Sue
cess-Ovations Given Gen. sherman
aud Mrs. Logan-Business Begun.


day OF Handwriting and sociability among the
veterans. No order was thought Of and the
private wDs rs great man rs the general, and
was on familiar terms with him. To-day tho
conditions are different. This is the real
grand army day, when the men fall into line
and obey orders; when the officer receives as
his right the regulation salute OF his subordi-
Mates The old soldier this morning as he
rolled out OF his bunk of straw, from be-
tween counterpanes, as the case might be, in
s:inctively gave himself an extra shake for APP
pearance sake; smoothed out a few wrinkles
in his clothes or brushed from them the dust
of travel. II was the day OF dress parade, and
the veteran who was not anxious TO look well
and DESTROYS that his company or regiment
make good appearance was not worthy Of his
name.
This morning the cities and towns Of the
state seemed to have emptied themselves into
Milwaukee. Before 10 o'clock 1900 people
from Waukesha alone had arrived and it is not
an exaggeration to say that by noon fully So
600 Wisconsin people from outside the city had
arrived. There were a great many delegations
that expected to reach here last night, but
were belated and arrived between and 9
o'clock this morning.
There was little more disorder in finding
qua rters than there was yesterday morning,
as attention was centered on the parade, but
most OF the arrivals managed to find 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 instructions for falling into line into the
parade. Some of the posts were few in num-
bers, while others were large. The Ransom
post of st. Louis numbered more than any
other seen before the column moved. With its
band it had nearly three hundred men in line.
In the hotels the crush was terrible. IL was all
one could do to force his way through.
In the PlankintOn house, especially, where
Gen. Sherman, Gen. Alger, Commissioner Tan
ner and Mrs. Logan were, crowds were stand
ing around waiting 10 get glimpse OF the dis
tingushed parties Mrs. Logan coming down
the steps from the large dining hall about
O'Clock, leaning on the arm OF Gen. Alger, was
forced to hold an imprOmptu reception, as the
crowd OF vets" from one direction and body
OF ladies from the opposite direction rushed to
greet her.
Mrs. Logan had distinguished appearance
as she stood a step above the crowd before her.
her rudy face set in n frame of silver white
hair, wreathed with smiles. She seems 20 never
tire Of receiving the greetings OF the boys"
and certainly the boys" never tire OF greeting
her. She divides the honOrs with Gen. Sher-
man.
II was evident before o'clock this morning
that there would be little business transacted
in the city to-day, and following the suggestion
made by the mayor the majority OF business
houses closed their doors and all turned out to
view the parade. The banks had agreed to
close at o'clock each DAY OF the encampment,
but no business was being done and most OF
them closed shortly after ~ o'clock.
Though the parade was not to start from
Twenty-seventh-st till 10 o'clock people began
10 seek advantageous positions from which 10
view the line as early as o'clock. la fact
those from interior towns who came in as early
as o'clock hied them at once to desirable
locations, and there held their ground till the
last veteran had passed by. Ate O'clock the
crowds that had remained in the vicinity OF
the PlankingtOn house, hoping 10 get sight
of the distinguished people within, moved up
the avenue TO take places on cross streets.
The great mass that moved up the Grand-ave.
incline and got out on 10 the side streets was
not much less imposing than the column of
soldiers that marched down n few hours later.
The parade was the greatest event OF the en-
campment and while not so large as some
tieipated, was well-managed, a fine spectacle,
and a complete success. thing remarkable
in the history of big procession that IL
started on time. The head OF the column be-
can 10 move at 10 o'clock, and reached the re-
viewing stanQ on Aritn0-aNe. AT lUsoI % CLOCK. a
conservative estimate OF the number OF men
who passed that point places 1t at $4,000. \
noticeable incident OF the parade was the en-
thusiasm of the old veterans whenever they
caught glimpse of Gen. sherman. lie was
greeted with round after round OF cheers while
tine bands forgot their admonition not to play
Marching Through Georgia" and the grizzled
old hero OF the triumphal march through the
South had TO listen to the tune that has dinned
his ever since the closed. Occasion
ally a veteran in the ranks would break out
with a sally at his old general. One called out:
ooh, you'll live to fight through another war;"
while another shouted: "llow about those
chickens" To the latter interrogatory Gen.
Sherman, who was as tickled rs school
boy, replied: "Oh, | never took the
trouble TO inquire where they came FROM"
The Pennsylvania delegation made the best APP
pearance OF any post in the line, and were con-
spicuous for their soldierly bearing throughout
the entire parade There were two magnificent
spectacles to be seen about the time the parade
started One was observable from the inter
section of Eighth-st. on Grand-ave. Looking
down the avenue 10 the bridge, with the gaudily
bedecked bridge rs a back ground and the
brilliant decorations all the way up on both
sides of the street as side lights the great,
seething mass presented a panorama which no
one who saw il is likely 10 forget in a life time.
Ii was grand and imposing and how gay IL all
looked withal There was breeze enough TO
the lively movements OF the individual com
pOnents OF the great mass suggested that the
whole was being stirred by pleasing emotions
and the flags and the people were all dancing
TO the same joyous music.
The other spectacle from feminist. up
Grand-aye. In the foreground was the solid
phalanx of human beings, a sort of atmos-
phere of bright colors and good-nature cover
ing it all; little further on was the reviewing
stand, with its drapery and freight of dignita-
ries and newspaper men; then, in the distance,
yellow plumes of the light horse squadron
moving down the hill at the head of the great
column, between solid walls of cheering hu-
mainly. How proudly the plumes on the he'll
NETS OF the squadron waved! And the very
horses seemed conscious OF the honor conferred
on the squadron in being the first company
OF state troops ever asked to Join
the annual parade of the grand army.
One not accustomed TO seeing 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.
But there were enough and not too many. The
police were kept busy keeping channels open
for street cars on Grand-ave and Wisconsin-st.,
from East Water TO Twelfth-st. But as soon as
the teams passed the channel would close up
again, and solid front be presented to all who
attempted 70 pass in either direction. The
crowd and the police both kept in good humor
and there were no serious collisions Down
Grand-ave.. from Fifth-st. every window and
place where one could stand sit was taken.
Every window OF the Plankinton house bios.
somed out in fair faces and shapely FORMS And
there was beauty elsewhere of course. Ii was a
day OF beauty and OF Joy.
Most Of the states delegates met in caucus
tonight on choice Of a commander in chief
1ala IL.