The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-27
GRIZZLHD VETERANS
Already a Hundred Thousand
Strong in Milwaukee, .
AND ARE STILL ARRIVING
In Carload I4ots-1,he Great G, A, II
GatherIng-The Parade To-day
will Contain 10000 Men-Dis.
tinguIshed Men Arrive.

MILWAUKEE, WIS, August 26.-From
early morning the inspiring sound OF the
fife and drum could be heard on the
streets leading from the stations and
steamboat docks, No large installments
Of veterans arrived until after o'clock
but squads OF grizzled ex,wardors with
their wives and children could be seen
as early MS 0 o'clock enjoying the sights
or orresting comfortably on the Curbstones
and in stsirways waiting for the head.
quarters Office to open that they might
be assigned to places. The crowd in.
creased with the passing moments and
by So'Clock the marching companies,
baggage wagons and omnibuses made
street crossings dangerous to foot pas
sengers.
The weather ia delightful, and judging
from the thousands who are here to-day,
Milwaukee hospitality will be taxed 10
its utmost to entertain and quarter the
visitors. General Warner and the Kan.
sas City contingent, about 800 strong,
put In an appearance about 10 o'clock
and marched to the Plankinton House,
which is the headquarters OF the Com
mander-in.Chief.
A unique feature OF the mornings ar.
rival was the entrance into the harbor OF
a huge arkf rom Sturgeon Bay, bedeCked
in the tri.Colors and greens, and loaded
to the guards with veterans from the
neck OF country reaching along the lake
to Deaths Door. The ark was in tow OF
tug and had a pleasant voyage.
CORPORAL TANNER.
AT the Plankinton house, where Com.
missioner Tanner is quartered, there is
crowd OF veterans, notguests Of tho hotel,
filling the lobbies and Railways anxious
to get sight OF tho pension dispenser.
Gen. Sherman himself does not attract
much more attention than does the
"Corporal.n Roughly estimated, there
were about fortythousand strangers in
town this morning and the crowd is be.
ing swelled by every train. The city is
moro elaborately decorated than ut any
timein its history, scarcely building
in the business portion being left un.
trimmed. The residence portion, too,
has caught the Infection, and red, white
aud blue streamGrs HrO In the mir from
pillar and porch, far into the outskirts.
Everything Is working satisfactorily for
a successful outcome OF the great on.
campment, and II tho weather holds
fair the Milwaukee meeting will figure
as the most successful in the history OF
tho Grand Army.
DIdNITARIEs ON THE GRoUED.
The Pennsylvania delegation, headed
by Department Commander Stewart,
Assistant Adjutant Gen. Mccormick and
Assistant Quartermaster General vii.
liams, escorted by Lieut.. Lisle post OF
ing's arrivals. August Which post, Of
eighty strong, They come accompanied
by the Newport drum corps and cor.
net band. They will keep open house
ut Freir Gemeindi hall aud will regale
their guests with Kentucky water, corn
bread and TOBACCO, having brought 200
pounds OF tho "root OF all evil" along
with them,
Among the dignitaries now present in
the city are Secretary Rusk, General
FairChild, Governor Hoard, Gen. John
@. Black, Private Dalzell, Corporal Tan.
ner and Commander Warner. Judge
Veasy, Of Vermont, who has n strong
following for the position Of Commander
il.Chief, is expected tomorrow. General
Alger will be the next Conmander.in.
Chief, and from indications, the city OF
Washington the place for the next Ma.
tional Encampment.
BnRRMAN's NIGHTMARE.
The disappointment Of the day, so far
as the Executive Council is concerned,
was the failure OF General Sherman to
arrive at the hour expected, 1880 p. m.
He was expected to reach the city at
q. M, and all bands were requested TO
refrain from playing Marching Through
Georgia" out OF respect to his feelings,
the General having heard II 80 much
that II has become as nightmare 10 him.
Immense crowds came In tonight by
every train, and there are not less than
100000 strangers In the city. About co..
600 OF them are veterans distributed
among the numerous suburban camps.
General Sherman arrived at 8 o'clock
Tonight and was escorted TO his hotel by
the executive council In d body. Thou
sands OF people lined the short route to
The hotel, and scene amounting to an
ovation ensued as they cheeled and
threw up their hats.
The programme proper opens to-
morrow when hogrand parade will take
place. 1t Is expected that 10000 men
will bein line.
The grand reviewing stand which is
located on Grand avenue near Eleventh
street, will be occupied by Gen. Sher-
man, Gen. Foraker, Secretary Rusk, ex:
Gov. Alger, Gen. Manderson and several
hundreds Of other notable soldiers and
dipnitaries. Gen. Warner will review
the procession with his staff from horse
back near the end Of the march. The