Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-06-07

to the depots, and from that hour on a
continuous stream of humanity poured
up the main streets, while the steady
tramp and inspiring music of the
Grand Army veterans, Knights Tenn
plar, Knights of Pythias and the State
militia, awo6o the late s~leepers and
gave inspiration to the preliminaries.
by nine o'clock pedestrianism on SUI
perior street and Euclid avenue was
next door to an impossibility. Business
In the city was entirely suspended and
1t seemed as though two-thirds Of the
quarter of a million inhabitants of the
city had turned out en- masse to frater-
nize with the fifty thousand or more Wis
itors from outside points who, accord
ing to the best estimates, had arrived
within the past twenty-four hours. Still,
however, the inpour from the depots
continued, and the hotels, restaurants
and eating booths were besieged by
hungry mortals who cared not how they
took a bite and a drink so long as they
60 1t. Meanwhile the various divisions
of the parade had begun to form on the
streets running north and south of Eu-
cid avenue and west from Erie. The
crowds good-naturedly gave way for the
various companies and their ranks were
filled in with c~ommendable celebrity.
just as the hands Of the clocks were
pointing to noon, Chief Marshal General
James Barnett gave the word for the
head Of the column to move cast from
Fri street.
A trumpet blast and on the moment q
thousand veterans. ten abreast wheeled
around the corner and up the avenue.
Some were in Grand Army uniform and
some In civilian attire. At their head
they carried two torn, tattered and
faded battle flags, n Of which had
been shot through and through until
scarcely an entire piece the size OF a
child's hand remained. The thousands
OF spectators in the streets, windows
and on the roofs caught sight of the vet-
Grams and a cheer went up that never
ceased until two hours later the head
OF the column, footsore and weary,
passed through the arch at the entrance
to the cemetery. The throng did not
need the inscription on the strip of can
vas that was carried between ranks:
Remnant of the Forty-second Ohio
Volunteers-C lionel Garfeld's Repi-
ment-1S61-1s90." to tell it who the vet
Grams we're. They were nearly all that
remained Of the gallant men who had
followed the lead of their then Colonel
afterwards President-over the bloody
fields Of Middle Creek, Chickamauga,
Cumberland Gap, Vicksburg, Champion
Hills and Chickasaw Bayou, and who
had borne the flags which they so proud.
ly carried at their head through many a
hand-to-haad conflict. Yesterday their
march was one continual ovation. Men
and women Wed with each other in test
Ing the power Of their lungs, while in
addition many Of the fairer sex, as
block after block was passed, rained
flowers down upon the heads Of tn g little
company.
Immediately behind them came the
veterans Of the Grand Army, many Of
whom had fought under Garfield at
Chicksmauga after his title OF Colonel
had given way to that Of General. Not
man was missing Of the James A. Gar
held Post from the old homo at Mentor,
and these TOO, IS they carried a .lie-like
picture Of their patron saint between
DE battle Gage camc in for a largo share
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