New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-13
PARADE OF THE CT. A. r.
a SPLENDID SPECTACLE IN THE STREETS
OF BOSTON.
FORTY THOUSAND VETERANS IN LINE-RE-
VIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT IN COPLEY
sQUAIE-FINE SHOWING BY THE
NEW-YORK POSTS.
(Br TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.
NEW-YORK POSTS.

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ho@Ouelfares and covered her sidewalks and byways
today. Neither did she ever witness such a pageant
the Grand Army parade which uShercd in the Ma
tiOnal Encampncnt. The knowledge that the Prcsi-
dent and several members Of his Cabinet, General
Sherman. the Governors Of a number Il states. and
many other eminent in both military and civil
life. would lie Wow to-day had unqueSti0nabiy an
effect in increasing the influx, and all the
New England towns whose access to HOStJn IS easy
sacm literally to have empticd themselves into the
city. Long hours before the procession was advertised
to start every available inch OF space along the line
Of march. extending from Park square 20 Hanover
squire, distance Of four and SixtenthS miles. had
been taken up by cXpcctant mass Of humanity,
witness display which it will never fall to the
BOT people here t. see again. During the night there
large Increase Of arriving Grand Amy Posts
every train and bringing acccsSiOnS 10 the force
of partdcls. and the sound Of music by band and
drum corp, fell necessarily upon the ear aS they
marched Ia the various halls which had bech fitted mp
for their entertainment. Before morning these were
fur 70 ovcrfowiug and the hotels had all the guests
that they cOuld for and were obliged to resort 70
all sorts Of pcdiens 10 provide sleeping accomnoda
fion, Tie paIide TO De- startcd at 10 80 a. m,
hut delays common Ia AL such displays ih'c'
fcrrd. and when IS remembered tha' theTe
we're more than 10000 TO be got ready
for the march il +, perhaps, not 10 be wondered at
that the sartn:-gun waS over IN hour late ana "a'
not fired until IL 30 a IN.
The President and his party were driven over re
route IN advance of the time for marching ana were
greeted with outbursts Of appau>" indicative OF inc
appreciation in which the masses OF the people hoid
their Chicf ENccu11. The grandsand at 'opIeys
so,ar,. tr,i, the main pnt,n Of which Mr. Harrison
wa :, icy.cw the parade. crowded with welt
dr.ed ,,.plc when the President, carriage drove mp.
drawn by fpur handsome dl'l bays and escorted by
d,iachmcut Of EoNhuly mounted troops. The frcsi-
dent v.,s accompanied by Governor Bach'tt. As
.o,u a. vi Harrison near enough u De recognize"
,. c,t n.-cn,bla., upon the grand stand, wcll a,
tiA thousands mn,,ed opposite on the large space III
fr M Of Trinity Church. ciccrcd him lu,tly waving
hat bsuGtcrchicf, umbrella, and canes to enpha-izc
the welcome The next riag contained Nio'iT''i-
dc,.t Norion Secretary Tracy and Admiral "h'rif@h'
The Vic, ir-ticu'> greeting Wa scarcely e'> 'o'"l
;nan chat accplicd the Ch"f Magistrate. >e'f'I''''
Proctor Ru-k and Nole ana Private secretary iiaIirH
1,lL,vcd 70, Governor Ilovcy of Indiana. Governor
IulIc.ch. oi Nalnc. aud long rtu"c oi officers ''
I.nelne to The stall, of tho officials MENTIONED came
n..,t Congressman VI, Krllcy received a round oi
,,,plauee which must have warmed his heart nut
Gra cral sherman the hero of TIE March to cl' H''
pn-sci DIS cat Uuo.t"r tItloueN thi' the p"NN
of hi, oil command. even did not observe hln' h"t
il.. marching column af;'rVapl mad" ampl" aIieHu-
i. ...f,.- r"yr,ct. NJ. John \. log came "'
after the general and me-. by shout OF snl'"h
which showed that loyal Americans have not i'r'
GOTTEN her or the services of her gallant husband
-OId len butlcr created good deal OF cnthHNi'"i
,,hi,h .omc iisit headed admr,r # his soiiev hat
damprncd bv calling ont At br1ft Intervals d"Nns ''
long wait. Three cheers for Len Buicr
~ l,.i thc head Of the column came III view IL
Ya. high noon when General AlScr. a. tOmmandcrlh'
,.,U.f and Chlcf Marshal of the parade. riding a
.pir I'd charger with the grace and sturdl
n,., which an odd caralry leader IS capable "i'
un.f hi, bat and saut'd the PRESIDENT
The General was followed hy a large stan. Trprc
.,ut ny evory ~iatc in the Union. The hetdquartcrr
fax Of thc Graud Army proudly borne hy John
ty,, survivor ~ the Custer massacre on IN" Lith'
pig Horn The COmmHndcrin Chicf va, greeted Win
4 vlrlu ind u cheer. not only AZ the grand stand bn
entlm,ia-tlcaliy al along Tie lne circumstance
which some thinkers who give attention 1" poh'''@
construed e, having bearing upon IA" neat fre'l
,.utld cortinu The Grand Army departments
ulr.,dcd In the following order. which war a''oNhG
to tnc date II their organization Illinois wisconsin,
p.,,,vlvaui, ohio Nev York. Connecticut. Ne"
Icr.cy Maine california. Rhode Island. Ne" hhWp
hire Vermont. Potomac. virginia. Maryland W
lr,,ta Michigan. Iowa. Indiana. colorado WYOMING
Kal,a. Delaware. Minnesota. Missouri oregon N''
tciy West Vircinia. south Dakota, Washington al"
Alaska. Arkansas New Mexico. tmh. reIn"'''c'
Louisiana and Mt'i,splli. Florida Texas '"'''"''
Idaho Arizona. GCoru', Alabama r""" '"''"'
and oklahoma. and N,s,achnscrs.
one Il the ir.t thing in the procession to awaken
,a,rotic interest wa. the ajt"rrd flag which "rhcrh
,cor,c H. Morris. the former Commander 81 the Al"
Of the Cumberland used 10 designate III h'"'l""'N''
In the n,m. i va, tcnlcT!v born" bf a '"mrH'
i'm tl, rank. o: George II. Thomcs Post No. o. "i
tbl,,,o which led the Ilhuoi, de"-otoh Ih' F"'l
from Decatur H.. the ori1nal "rlnd Army Fo'' "t
tho rri,oa stnte, mustered on April u. 1866. the
u,.t anniversary OF the battle OF shiloh. hN Major b. r
.tcph-ii>on the founder OF the orEdhlar"n' Wa 1T
line rau Commander chef LucH' f"'nIu' "S
cmptv sleeve -, hi, side, marched s'ur''N "h i''o'
lc.idc hts Wisconsin comrades. and was ch"'rd DIV
tlou.aud. who recognized him \ live badger wa" "ni
of the attractions which the veterans "i 'h' h"''"o'
STATE, bruneht Along and carried ~ thcr h"''d ,.,
Now. York as she always d"o'. c"N'i'" "''7' W.
.lorv Cooucl ClarksOn. Department t"mhlaUd'r' '''"
nj, well mounted stan never looked more S"''''P "
more handsome and followed 10y 'app'N h'""
cutiug i'm f., superb way t'lnlnp"i' "'c WV" " ~
Occan" att t-lrtcd universal attention. me ''''u "'
- LAFAYETTE Post in their neat htiing uniforms a"u
Whit, helmet and gloves. bore vel the "'9'''" "'',
Of leading the New York column. Ihe eIo''""' % ~"
lttIe flags. torn ard blo,ds staincd, wH''h Nc" f'."
.on, had defended MANY heu "' '"''"
their accustomed place In linc. h"l"' iV''' ~
mandcr tctzei,er. was well rcprt"ht>d W|! a'''9
,d c,,r,dcs worn In the Fathcrllnd. Phu hcarHN
Past Commander Decker. and a dcithhehu VI "'o "
zounv.s Of IsGI set inc example III il'c"'"s, -"
dc,d If ,,os frcoucntb remarked that none rotnIc"
- we'll their old time correctness IN marching a. u"
New York posts Kikcr POST, '"h'l"I"'i -
uirn,d out finely did also Jud'"h N'p"'''N N'p, -
commander McEntcc Dshlgrcn POST ana 'V"lhshuo'
schicdcr Cameron Post led couple oi h""'icu 'o'n
rad.s of New York city Whose posts d" 'o' 'o'''o ID
AN organization and who trained under d p'',"o' ~
rrlbcd New York's q. \. X. ''uerrl'Iaa n""So'"
Post of Ogdcnsburg, was followed OS 'o'"' ~ p'S
Post Commander Ten Eyck, the members oi VIM"
caruc ont with full ranks ~tcin"ehr ro',' '"
,n,ndcr Alexander. also made a splendid showing. ana
va, furnished with music 10y the boy DHTu Xul ~ civ
Mission of the lmmaculatc virgin ol '%ead In nj,
l.,thcr loughcriN marching at their neau ,iu,,na ~ M
N r. Uniform TIE Wc,tchesier county on ,,I1 neH.rtI y"
Assnci,ou wa, out In force. The 'oIJirn Nce,na ~t
NHNo' 49,, ''' rdre,r p,.t Commander Lee, came out
ancy Reno Post under the lead 4I oT' and
Philip =. Bg,in, was StN'hsn snina which con.
Santy greeted the NewYork n, ,,SG danes omiIio1 al So
b. commander Wood Abraham Lincoln fo''' S9n 5
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