Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-09
MUST LIVE IN CARS.
Lots of Grand Army Men Who lntend
to Go to Boston in August
WILL HAVE TO SLEEP STANDING,
Unless They Have Already Secured Better
Accommodations.
TIE HOTELS CAN'T BEGIN 10 KEEP THEM

The coming National Encampment of the
G. A.. R., to be held in Boston in August,
nromises to be one of the largest gatherings
of the "old boys'' on record, notwithstand-
inc the fact that the Rebel Death
has been busy among their ranks since they
last gathered at Milwaukee. Preparations
are being made on all sides for a general
turnout and glorious reunion.
The Pennsylvania department headquar-
tiers are fixed at the Quincy House, where
Department Co mmander Joseph F. Dennis
ton and his personal staff have secured quar-
tiers, but it is more than likely that, as in
Milwaukee, some public hall will be secured
as official headquarters, where the comrades
from other States can meet their brethren
who bear the keystone on their caps.
Major Denniston expects a very large repre-
sentation from Pennsylvania, as he has been
notified of large number of posts which
will attend in body. From Pittsburg the
present indications are that Posts Al, l62
and 12S will be present and march In the
grand parade, and very large contingent
of the ladies of the G. A. r. will attend
from this vicinity.
HARD TO GET BEDS.
S. S. Ferguson, OF Post 162, stated yester-
day that the position in Boston is already
one of deliberation whether the expected
guests can be accommodated. There Will be at
leat 10000 veterans TO be lodged, without count
ing the ladies who will be present in large num-
bers, and the visitors who, although soldiers:
are not members of the Grand Army, VIII
swell the numbers probably 5 600 more.
The large hotels of Boston are rather reluct-
ant to assign quarters for the u. A h., hecause
their ordinary business is SO large and because
tbey will be crowded to overfowing with guests
during encampment week. The Nendome,
however, will be the headquarters of General
Alger and staff, and some of the department
commanders; also of the President of the
Womeu's Relief Corps. The American House
will accommodate several posts. and the Yer
monters will make their headquarters at the
fremont House, where they will boom Colonel
W. H. Neazie for National Commander.
The National Encampment itself will be held
in Music Hall Horticultural, Chickerlng, Ma
son & Hamlin, Christian Union and other halls
have been secured for department headquar-
tiers and reunions. The headquarters of the
New England department will be in Horticul-
tursl Hall The committee on accommoda-
tions do not expect to establish camp Tor any
of the veterans
THE THOUSANDS EXPECTED.
New York City will send 5000 men. and Phil
adslphia. that great G. A. R. city, 5000. New
cally en- masse. Maine and Connecticut are
good for 5000 men each, New Hampshire and
Vermont 5000 each, and Rhode Island will send
her little all. AS for the old Bay State herself,
she will have not a man less than 1900 men in
line 10 do escort duty to the 81, OOOO veterans
from all over the Union on the bright morning
of the parade next August.
Taking the old ideas of the field that every
bullet has its billet the Grand Army or any
other man who expects to get bed in Boston
during the National Encampment has about
the same chance of striking one as he had OF
being struck while In active service, when it
took the expenditure Of tons OF English
and rebel lead to kill one Union
soldier. The arrangements now being made
are in the main to live and sleep in the cars,
which will be side-trRcked for that purpose.
The ladies' organizations will nearly all locate
themselves the railroad tracks. and the
posts now making arrangements to go to the
National Encampment will also secure a hab-
tation in the Pullman cars while the encamp-
ment lasts.