The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-23
A Remarkable Manifestation of Joy at
the Presence of President Harrison.
An Evening That Formed a Fitting Supple
ment to a Successful Day Given to Honor
ing the Men Who Wore the Blue.
INCOMING OF THE PEOPLE,
Along the Throughfares and at Central
Points Thousands of LoYeI Cifizeusx

Along the ThrOughfares and at Central
Points Thousands of Loyal Citizens.
Never was there more glorious day than
Aug. %, 1889, on which an event occurred
that will shine in the States history bright
er than the mighty Kohinoor in Kingdoms
jewels. The people of Indiana were awake
to the greatness of the occasion and at an
early hour the principal throughfares were
thronged with people. At Q o'clock they
were crowded, at 10 the crowd became
crush and at II jam. The only way to
move was to go with the stream of human
ity which went forward steadily, and to
keep to the right as the law directs. Now
and then the current would be chOked for
a moment by some person trying to 60 the
other way. but the obstruction would soon
be turned to the edge of the stream.
to be there carried onward by
the counter-current. Never were so
many Grand Army badges seen in Indianap-
oils, and it is hardly likely that more than
q corporars guard of old soldiers failed to
be present at the ceremonies which COM
memorate in so marked a manner the serv-
ices they gave to their country in her hour
of need. The hotels were filled with peo-
pie, the New Denison having a greater
throng than the others, on account of the
presence there of President Harrison.
which attracted thousands of persons de-
sirous of seeing the chief magistrate and
grasping his hand. From the arrival of the
earliest Grand Army posts until noon there
was constant succession of visitors to the
President, and it began to look as if the
honored guest of the State was to undergo
the labor of shaking hands with a
majority of the people of Indiana.
Long before the ceremonies began at the
monument the Circle was the center of at
traction to thousands of visitors. The statue
there of Governor Morton was gazed upon
long and earnestly. not only by the grizzled
veterans who had worn the blue and re-
called from the past the memories of their
marches and battles, and the ministrations
of him they had learned to love as "the
soldiers friend. but by later generations
who honor the great War Governor as one
of the bulworks of the Nation.n The
statue was wreathed with flowers, and
about the base were garlands and plants.
placed there by the hands of those who love
to honor his memory.
One of the most beautiful of the many
street pageants was the march of the or
phans of the Soldiers and Sailors Home, at
Knightstown, from the Union Station to
the New Denison Hotel, where they were
received by President Harrison. Ii was a
long line of handsome boys and comely
girls all in uniform, and headed by brass
band composed of boys from the Home. a
large copy of the stars and stripes. in silk,
floating at the head of the procession.
In the matter of music this city has never
before had so great a number of we'll
equipped brass bands. some of them
being organizations that, in number
and excellence, would do cred
it to any city in the United
States. They gave forth their martial
strains as volunteers. aud the air was filled
with Hail Columbia" The Star-spangled
Banner" Marching thro' Georgia. etc.,
almost the entire day. The OFF >ers at the
Union Station. who have usi sred many
large gatherings through thai place and
the old building that occupied ils site, say
that no such multitude had ever before