Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-13
news By TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters.
BOSTON'S GREAT PARADE
Banquets and Speeches in
the Evening.
YESTERDAYS RACING EVENTS.
A Terrible. Explosion of
Molten Metal.
BILLS PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
Central Strikers Claim the Crisis
Has Not Been Reached.
GRAND ARMY MEN IN LINE.

A Magnificent ageant-Five Hours
to Pass a Given POint-One Hundred
Thousand Strangers In TOWn-The
Parade Witnessed by the President
from CopIey Square-HOw the Pro.
cessfOn was Made Up.
BOSTON, Aug. 12.--Finer weather could
not have been desired for the big g. A. R.
demonstration to-day. Before s o'clock
the roar of cannon from the fleet in the
harbor announced that the Dispatch with
Secretary Tracy, Vice President Morton
and General Sherman on board was com
ing up the bay, and half an hour later an
other salute announced her arrival in the
harbor. The distinguished gentlemen were
escorted to the Vendome and subsequently
Secretary Tracy and Vice President Nor
ton to their seats on the presidential re-
viewing stand at Copley Square. Presi-
dent Harrison breakfasted at the Vendome
early. Shortly before o'clock he received
the Governor and state delegation, and the
party took carriages and rode over por-
ton of the route Of the parade to view the
the decorations. The president was driven
through Dartmouth street, Columbus ave-
nue., Chester park, Washington and Boyl-
ston streets to Copley Square, where he
took his place on the reviewing stand, and
was soon surrounded by many other no.
table gentlemen. During the carriage
ride the president was the recipient of
many expressions of good will and respect
from the crowds along the way.
FORMATION OF THE PARADE
The formation of the great parade took
place ON Commonwealth avenue, and at
11:3O all was ready. Commander-in-Ch Chief
Alger, with his full staff of 600 mounted
men, escorted by the E. W. Kinseley post
of Massachusetts,, mounted, headed by
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 witnessed in Boston
began its onward march.
The divisions formed with front toward
West Chester park, but broke ranks or
wheeled to right or left as their comrades
passed. The naval veterans formed on
Newbury street, between Arlington and
Berkeley, with their four organizations in
the following order:
Kearsarge Association Naval Veterans,
Boston.
Naval Veteran Legion, Philadelphia.
Edwin A. Stevens Naval Post 1O4, New
Jersey.
Farragut Association, naval veterans,
Post of Providence, R. 1.
The Sons of Veterans formed on MARI
boro street facing Arlington and extend
ing as far south as Dartmouth street. They
subsequently fell in behind the veterans
and formed the rear of the parade.
Shortly before II o'clock Gen. Alger and
staff, escorted by Cavalry post, Ill, Massa-
chusetts, who were preceded by mounted
police, rode down Newbury street after a
short trip over portion of the route and
passed the rows Of saluting naval veterans,
through Arlington street and up the
north side of Commonwealth avenue amid
cheers OF the crowd, and the forming
organizations. After short delay he
came down the south side of the avenue,
the now formed lines saluting and bands
playing Hail to the Chief"
THE PARADE STARTS.
1t was Just II 80 when they reached Ar
lington street AND the parade started.
After the generals escort and staff, num-
| bering three hundred horses, came the Hi
nois department, of which the feature was
| Aurora post No. 90, which bore trans
| parency with the inscription 1.-The Home
| of Lincoln, Grant and Logan" The Wis
consin boys who followed got many cheer
and provoked many smiles as they carried
a badger in a wire cage suspended on a
pole.
| Pennsylvania, the third division, was re-
markable for the number of battle flags
borne, over fifty being in the line. The
old Sixty-first flag was also much cheered
and post 1873 had the usual feature of two
small cannon driven one ON either side OF
| the commander.
The Ohio division was led by Depart
ment Commander P. Fl. Darling, who re
ceived many cheers as he passed down
lower Commonwealth avenue. There were
innumerable horse chestnuts in their line
of which the distinguishing feature was 1
huge copper horse chestnut suspended be
tween poles and bearing the Inscription
Presented by Fairbanks Post, Detroit
Mich, to Forsythe Post, Toledo, Ohio"
New York's leading feature was Pos
140 dressed in white hats and unpreten
tious but very neat uniforms. They wer
as fine set of men as is often seen in line
The Guerillas and Zouaves were mucl
cheered, but the boy band of sixty-fiv
pieces from the Mission of the Immaculat
!, Virgin of New York city took the heart
of the crowd.
THE NUTMEG DELEGATION.
The Nutmeg state was fifty represente
by huge nutmeg and a colored Connect
out post bearing axes was much applauded
while G. Van Hooten post 8, Jersey City
was most cheered of the New Jersey divi'
ion as they passed the Vendome The al
proach of the Maine division was the sil
nal for another burst of applause.
Succeeding departments were quite la,
in passing out of Commonwealth avenue
+ the last of the line not moving until se'
eral hours after / o'clock. 1t require
fully five hours for the procession to pa,
a given point.
Comrade John Ryan of Newton bore tt
< headquarters standard in the procession
: Mr.. Ryan has seen fourteen years consec'
tive military service of the United Stat
: and was with Custer and Reno in Reno
!, division when the'massacre at Little b
Horn occurred.
, Department Commander John ID, Ande
!. X son Of Maine received good deal OF a.
u plause.
The clouds protected the marching We
Grams from the sun without wetting then
while the rain which had fallen last nigl
made the streets as hard as floor al
e, the white pants of many fine regimen
> did not suffer in the least.
y Post 76 of Castine, Maine, carried phi
r trees, and the three cornered hats OF Il
se Continental band of Bath, Maine, were
TO feature of the division.
s. A horse captured from the enemy
ID Cedar Greek elected much applause fro
Ill the crowds in Arlington street and fro
the steps of the Arlington street church.
AS SEEN AT coPLEy SQUARE.
AS early as 8 a. IN. the space in the
= cinity of Copley square was dense
D. crowded, and the fortunate possessors
is. tickets of admission to the grand stand
IT. that point were early in their seats I
lis seats reserved for the presidential PAL
ed were to the left and built on curve,
ing fine view of the line OF march.
- ALTO a. m. q carriage drove up and
couple Of gentlemen quickly alighted a
quickly assembled the steps, taking seats
the front row. The taller of the two y
X General Sherman, the pride of the yol'
" teer soldier, who for the first time prob
no | " in his life upon an occasion similar
Its this had found his way through a Gro
ed unheralded by the hearty cheers which
ig- ways greet his appearance:
IRE At 1890 strains of Hail to the Chi
ID and rousing cheers announced the com
ma Of the president and few minutes La
carriage drawn by four horses haste'
up and Governor Brackett sprang
iris quickly, followed by President AarI2s
ten ten The second carriage bora Vlce-freslo