Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-21
MARCHING IN BOSTON.
The Grand Parade Of Veterans
Fifty Thousand Strong.
The Marching Hosts Reviewed by Conn
mander-ID-Chief Alger, President
Harrison, General Butler and
Other Notables.

mander-ID-Chief Alger, President
Harrison, General Butler and
Other Notabies.
BosToN, Aug. 12-As early as six
o'clock this morning many veterans
were already about the streets, and
crowds of people had begun to arrive in
town and to appear on the thoroug fares
in holiday attire. Every regular train
and many special ones arriving bring
more than their quota OF passengers,
and, with the veterans and their fam
lilies, the estimate that 100. 600 stran-
gers will be in the city to-day, is not
considered extravagant. The arrange
mentS are perfect and every thing
points to most successful demonstra-
ton General Alger has appointed
Comrade John Ryan, of Newton, to
bear the headquarters standard in the
procession. Mr.. Ryan has seen four
teen years consecutive military service
in the United States and was with Custer
and Reno and Reno's 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. This morning long special
trains were 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.
Before eight o'clock the roar of can
non from the fleet in the harbor an
nounced that the Dispatch, with Secre
tary Tracy, Vice President Morton and
General Sherman on board, was coming
up the bay. and half an hour later an
other salute announced her arrival in
the harbor. The distinguished gentle
men were escorted to the Nendome. and
subsequently Secretary Tracy and Vice
president Morton to their seats on the
Presidential reviewing stand at Coop
ley's Square.
President Harrison breakfasted at
the Vendome early. Shortly before
nine o'clock he received the Governor
and State delegation, and the party
took carriages and rode over portion
of the parade route to view the decora-
tions. The President was driven through
Dartmouth street, Columbus avenue,
Chester Park, Washington and Boyls-
ION streets to Coopley Square, where he
took mis- place on the reviewing stand
notable gentlemen During the car
riagc ride the President was the recipi-
eRt of many expressions of good will
and respect from the crowds along the
way.
in the meantime the formation of
the great parade was accom- plished with
ali possible dispatch on Commonwealth
avenue. Departments were moving in
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proper places and coming into position
through side streets. The Common and
streets adjacent thereto were black with
marching hosts, while many thousands
of spectators witnessed the maneuvers
from the public garden and every other
spot in the neigh borhood where space
could be procured.
At least an hour before the parade
was TO start the windows and balconies
of houses along the line of march and
rows of seats which had been erected
on every available space were we'll
filled with an eXpectant multitude.
Immense truck wagons, with seats ar
ranged in tiers upon them, were backed
up at the junction of all side streets
and seats sold at high prices at
all places. The sidewalks, par
ticuiarly on Washington street,
from Chester Park. two miles down to
Adams Square, contained a surging
mass of humanity. The vast crowds
would have been an inspiring sight in
the absence of the more imposing one
furnished by the marching hosts. There
was unexpected delay in the formation
of the column, owing to the lateness of
the arrival of delegations from subur-
ban places and the difficulty of massing
SO large body of men in such narrow
quarters.
The line moved shortly after eleven
O'Clock with nearly fifty thousand men
in the ranks.
The naval division counted up over
three thousand, and the Sons of Vet
Grams some fifteen hundred more.
An interesting feature of the
procession was the Old Guard of
Washington which formed the armed
escort for the Department of the Poto-
mac. G. A. r. The veterans were en-
Enthusiastically applauded as the line
moved from block to block.
At 2:30 p. m. twelve States had
passed. and those marching down were
greeted with the distant sound of the
returning drums of their comrades from
New York and Ohio. but not half of the
veterans had yet fallen into line, and
the announcement that there were 49,
900 Massachusetts men still standing on
the Common behind the more distant
posts which still filled Commonwealth
avenue, was the signal for considerable
struggling. But the crowd held good,
and thousands greeted with cheers the
appearance of each new division
Among those on the reviewing stand
were President and Mrs. Harrison; Gen
.erai Sherman, who walked a piece with
the boys; Maior-General Schofield, Mrs
Sheridan, Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Hancock
Mrs. Farragut, Miss Clara Barton, Gov
ernor Fifer of Illinois, Governor Brack-
cit of Massachusetts, Governor Bulkely
of Connecticut, Corporal Tanner, Past
Commanders Warner, of Missouri; Van
dervoort Of Nebraska: Rae, of Mime
sofa; Wagner and Heath, of Pennsylva-
mia, and Burdett. of Washington. Cen
eral Alger. Chief, was
attended by staff of 600 men.
The appearance of General Alger,
who rode a spirited bay, was the signal
Cor the arising of Mr.. Harrison and
Cabinet. AS each department came in
front of the stand colors were dipped,
hats raised, and in many instances rous-
ing cheers we're given for the President
As the posts went by carrying battle