Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-13
THE HUB CROWDED.
With Grand Army Veterans and
Their Numerous Friends.
Arrival of the Presidential
Party in Boston,

from the Time lie landed UntiI He
Reached the Reviewing stahd-Grand
Street Parade in Witch Thousands of
the Old Veterans Participated.
BosToN, Aug. 13,--Had the weather
been made to order for the veterans it
could hardly have been more favorable
for the Grand Army demonstration
Tuesday than it was.
As early as 0 o'clock many veterans
were already about the streets and
crowds OF people had begun to arrive in
town and to appear en the thorough
fares in holiday attire. Every regular
train and many special ones arriving
brought more than their quota of pas
sengers With the veterans and their
families the estimate is that 100000
strangers We're in the city Tuesday,
Gen. Alger appointed Comrade John
Ryan, of Newton, to bear the head
quarters standard i'll the procession.
Mr.. Ryan has seen fourteen years con-
secutiye military service Of the United
States, and was with Custer and Reno
and Renos division when the massacre
at Little Big Horn occurred.
The influx of veterans continued the
entire night and until the small hours
the streets Were simply packed with
humanity, Tuesday morning long spe-
clal trains We're stretching back from
all the depots awaiting an opportunity
to run in and unload their living freight
of visiting Grand Army posts and sight
! seers
Arrival of the President.
Before o'clock the roar Of cannon
| from the feet in the harbor announced
that the Dispatch with Secretary Tracy,
| Vice President Morton and Gen. Sher-
man on board, was coming up the bay
aud half an hour later another salute
announced her arrival in the haibor
Ihe distinguished gentlemen We're es-
corted to the Nendome and subse4uent-
ly secretary Tracy and Vice President
Morton to their seats ON the presidential
reviewing stand at Copleys square.
President Harrison Dreaktasted at the
Vendome early. shortly lefore 8 O'clock
he received the governor and state dele
CATION, and the party took carriages and
rode over a portion Of the route Of the
parade to view the decorations. The
president was driven through Dart
mouth street. Columbus aveAue, Chester
:" IonIew snnarn uhn1o IVA tooti 6;9
nlocn IN IN. rev,e,vin,s tend mi ,,,ns
soon surronnIej hy ,,nn,, ,,tbu, r,,tnlin
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pressions of rood Nj ma ,4,s,ert
RON he cro,vde ,IonD tha vav P'
Great street Parade.
Meantime the formation OF the great
1 a. 4 a. II
Parade was proceeding with al possible
ae'patch on commonwealth avenue
Dei"ei thehtS Welo ioNiHb ~ p@Iallel
a1tee.9 ,ia I uI'li UPlDal.t tlgli piol~l
it"e ~ 90 my 'iien 0oniinS ~ iil,o loelllon
5i''', ~. tI'a ~ o"ii,llul allu
s'iFo1s ,''1 '.uJ%oeliD 1loieIo NNio ut'SiA WIN
;.S ,lit.i OllnS noeVa, VIII IiitilJ lnVllstuus
w. wy ,i' ~ 'i's i''lp
~ 5''4uot ,'',,' osuiy opoy ~ 'ilo nelsI-
o''..'"sV, N"'"'''
TOT the hrhI liihe ~ any e"cahlpheht
no carriages were peiillVted III ilne' ana
Tor the convenience Oh Ne'efll3 VINO de-
sieI 10 take part III 'oe event anu Were
uiaDle W hlaIch' SPe'lal atahds were
erected aiohS the ronte'
Nearly $4,000.
The line moved shortly after / o'clock
with nearly 10000 men in the ranks.
over 20, 600 were from New England,
900 more from Aicnigan. Colorado,
Louisiana, Idaho, Illinois. GEORGIA.
North DAKOTA. Texas. Alabama. Wash
ilgton, West Virginia and California.
and over 1900 from New York. New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ono, Indiana.
iowa, Minnesota and Missouri The
naval division counted up over 3. 900,
and the Sons Of Veterans some 1900
more
An Interesting Feature
An interesting featare Of the proces-
tion was the Old Guard Of Washington
which formed the armed escort for the
department Of the Potomac q. "A. II.
The veterans We're enthusiastically an
plauded as the line moved from block 10
block.
On the Reviewing stand.
Among those on the revie,yj,,g s+ora
were President and Mrs uarsise,ssl '.,,'' 90,
Sherman who walked n niece with tba
boys Mai Gen, Scbo6eId MR. sheri.
dan Mrs Logan Mrs Hancock Mrs
Farragnt Mis- Ciar, Parton Gnvor,,nr
Fifer of Illinois. Covarror p,ocl,att ~
Massocbnsefts. Cfove,nor RnliseIsy of
onneeticnt. Cornoral Tanner POST
Commanders Warner of Missor,,l. Vn,s
derVoort, OF Nebfaska; kde OF Mime
sota, "agiier anu Deagh, v5 on Pehhsyl-
no' raiii'' @ 9nu Dulue.l' ' ol ,als Nushihston'
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