, 1890-08-13
THOUSANDS IN LINE.
Monster Parade of the Grand
Army Boys in Boston.
Greatest Military Pageant
Ever Seen in the City.
New York Central Strikers
Still Stand Firm.

BosroN, Aug. l2.-The day opened
perEectly for the Grand Army ~demonstra-
tiop. Light clouds obscured the suns
rays. The thermometer stood at 670 at 8
m with a nice breeze. 1t is estimated
that 100, 900 strangers are in the city.
Before s o'clock the roar of cannon
from the feet in the harbor announced
the Dispatch, with Secretary Tracy, Vice
President Morton aud Gen. Sherman,
coming up the bay, and halt an hour
later another salute announced their ar
rival IN the harbor. Subsequently Tracy
and Morton took seats in the presidential
reviewing stand at Gopley square.
President Harrison breakfasted early,
and shortly before 9 o'clock received the
governor and state delegation, and the
party took carriages N rode over a por-
non of the route of the parade to view
the decorations. After the drive the
president took his place on the reviewing
stand. During the ride the president was
the recipient of many expressions of good
will and respect from the crowds along
the way.
In the meantime the formation of the
great parade was proceeding on Common
wealth avenue. The common and the
streets adjacent were black with marching
hosts, while many thousands of specta-
tors witnessed the maneuyres from the
public garden and every other spot in the
neighborhood where space could be pro-
cured.
An unexpected delay occurred in the
formation of the columns owing to the
lateness of the arrival of delegations and
the difficulty Of massing so large a force
in such narrow quarters. The depart
ments were ranged on Commonwealth
avenue IN the order OF seniority, Illinois
leading and Massachusetts,, as the receiv-
ing department, occupying the left OF the
line. At 1890 all were ready. Com
mander-in-chief Alger, with a full staff of
GOO mounted men, escorted by the 18th
Massachusetts, cavalry and headed by a
corps of mounted police. rode to the head
OF the Illinois department, the band
struck up God Bless the Soldiers"
and at the command OF the leader the
greatest military street pageant ever wit
messed in Boston began to march.
At ! o'clock only six departments, those
Of Illinois, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, New York and Connecticut had
passed out of Commonwealth avenue, and
it looked as though the last department
would not get of before late in the after
noon. Gen. Alger reached the reviewing
stand in Adams square at las D. m.
At LAO D. m. a squad Of mounted po-
lice, Immediately followed by Commander
in-chiet Alger and his staff, made its
appearance in Adams square. The COM
mander-in-c chief and staff were received
on the reviewing stand by Gen. Butler
and others. Gen. Butler had been on
the stand since | o'clock. Hardly had he
taken his position on the reviewing stand
when the head of the procession came
into sight. Gems. Alger and Butler stood
side by side. saluting column after column
as they passed, After the long march
which the veterans had undergone
they braced themselves for a
good appearance as they passed
their commander, and did finely. The
posts of Chicago gave the first cheer at
the call, "Hurrah for our next president, y
and they were given heartily. Next
came a call for three cheers for Gen.
Butler from a Wisconsin post and they
were also given with a will. In fact the
houoIs Nere We'll uiNlueu DetWeen tue
two throughout the passage of the process
sion. On the appearance of the Pennsyl-
vania posts with their tattered battle flags
rousing cheers went up. The end of the
parade was a series of o~vations for all the
departments along the line from thous-
AIDS OF patriotic citizens. The parade
was five hours and thirty-6ve minutes in
passing.
Viewed from Franklin square the
parade was a magnificent spectacle. The
grand arch at the head of the square was
timely decorated, and was the entire of
attraction, especially to the eyes of the
veterans, bearing as it did a finely exc
cuted representation Of the battle of Get
tysburg, As the parade appeared in
sight OF the grand stand the air resounded
with cheer upon cheer, and when Gen.
Alger came in sight he was greeted with
deatening applause. The procession was
a magnificent spectacle from this point,
the line of march reaching nearly two
miles in a straight line.