Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-10-16

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it stopped at North Topeka and re-
NAMED with the Presidential party un-
til it left for Kansas City.
AS the President stepped on to the
platform and the crowd gave way good
naturally, no matter in what direction
the eye turned it looked on nothing but
bunting and human faces. Carriages
were in waiting, and while the Presi-
dental party and escort were being as
signed the United States cavalry at
Fort Riley, commanded by General For
sythe, formed and the President was
allowed to pass through.
He was given seat to the right of
Governor Humphrey and the executive
carriage was provided with a guard
The remaining carriages proceeded in
double column. Immediately behind
the President was the carriage contain
ing Secretary Tracy, Senator ingalls,
and Chief Justice Horton. Private Sec
rotary Halford with a local escort occu-
pied the adjoining carriage. while the
1t was not until the procession had
started that an adequate idea of the
immensely OF the crowd could be OBJ
tanned. The wide streets were crowded
to the fences and the carriages were
barely given room to pass From every
window and almost every house top
flags were waved and hats lifted. 1t
was the presidents Day" at soldiers
reunion and the veterans were given
the most advantageous position. But
the school children were not neglected
anG s. 600 of them saluted the President
along his line of march.
The procession moved from the depot
at Holiday street, west on Fifth street
to Quincy street, north on Quincy street
to Third street. west on Third street to
Kansas avenue, south on Kansas ave-
nue. to Ninth street, west on Ninth
street to Jackson street, south on jack
son street to Tenth avenue, west on
Tenth avenue to Harrison street, south
on Harrison street to Twelfth street.
When Third street was reached the
President arose in his carriage to greet
the crowd. 1t seemed to be a concourse
of people bent on sight seeing and moth
ing more. The old soldiers at times
would raise a cheer and the crowd
would re-echo, but there was no noisy
demonstration. The President bowed
to each division of old soldiers. There
were in line twenty-five California vet
Grams, twenty from Colorado. thirty
from Delaware, 1000 from Illinois. 800
from Iowa, 1000 from Indiana, $50 from
Kansas. twenty from Maine, seventy
from Michigan, twenty-five Massa
chusetts veterans, ten Maryland, thirty
Minnesota, fifty Kentucky, 100 Missouri
five New Hampshire. 200 New York
ten New Jersey, 200 Pennsylvania, forty
West Virginia. seventy-five Wisconsin
and fifty colored veterans. These will
4 ncoln post drum corps, Sons of Vet
Grams and ex-Union prisoners of wa
formed the second division.
The President passed from the veter
ans to the school children. There wer
moro than 5. 900 of them and each ha'
been provided with flag. AS the part.
passed it was saluted with presenta
ton of flags The Presidents carriag
was drawn for nearly two miles and a
each block was passed the crowd seemed
to grow denser.
When the Presidential party reachet
Tenth street, Immediately south of tn
State House, it halted and the oil
soldiers passed in grand review. TIL
President stood with uncovered head
and as each division passed it greete
him with cheers
1t required eighty minutes for tn
Pres dent to review the vast parade
First and foremost in the column wer
five companies of United States cavalr
followed by one company OF infantr
and q. company of Kansas State guards
The Sons of Veterans were followed b
the Kansas organization of ex-prisoner
of war. who cheered frantically as the
passed in front of the President. Thi
marked the occasion of the largest re
union Kansas, >the great State of e1
soldiers, ever had.
The ex-sailors gave cheer for Secrt
tary Tracy. The various educations
institutions in and around Topeka TO
lowed the soldiers and sailors Ate
the review had ended the Presidents
party proceeded to Twelfth and Harr
SON, where the procession disbanded an
President Harrison returned to Dime
at the Copeland. A vast crowd wa
awaiting his arrival and it was with di
ficulty that way was made for him
The party was given two hours
which to eat dinner, smoke and take
short rest The crowd grew gradual
uneIA sue proceSSIon WAS reaoy 70 NOV
to the fair grounds. where the reunio
was held The order was virtually tn
same as in the morning. except tina
Senator Ingalls, rode in the carriag
with the President
The procession proceeded in rapi
motion to the fair grounds. Within tn
grounds there were congregated 80, 90
veterans and the President was greete
with enthusiastic cheers. Thousand
who desired to hear him talk were nr
able to do so. The speakers stand wa
decorated with hags and patriotic tr:
mings The members of the Presiden tia
party with number of the State and G
a K officials were given seats of homo
and with every movement of the part
there was cheer from some source