The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-13
Of the Republic Encampment
at Boston.
THE MAGNIFICENT PARADE.
The Cheers For the Various Distinguished
YisitOrs-The Recognition of Mrs. Logan
The Presidents Speech.

the fleet in the harbor announced the Dis
patch with Secretary Tracy, Vice Presi
dent Morton and General Sherman coming
up the bay, and half an hour later another
salute announced the arrival in the harbor.
Subsequently Tracy and Morton took seats
on the presidential reviewing stand at Cop
ley square. President Harrison breakfasted
early, and shortly before 9 o'clock received
the governor and state delegation, and the
party took carriages rode over a portion OF
the route of the parade to view the decora
tions. After the drive the President took
his place on the reviewing stand. During
the ride the President was the recipent,of
many expressions of good will and respect
from crowds along the way. In the mean
time the formation of the great parade was
proceeding on Commonwealth avenue. The
Common and streets adjacent were black
with the marching hosts, while
many thousands of spectators witnessed the
mane1vers from the public garden and
every other spot in the neighborhood where
space could be procured. The unexpected
delay in the formation of the column was
owing to the lateneSs of the arrival of del
| egations and the difficulty of massing so
| large force in such narrow quarters. De-
partments are ranged On Commonwealth
avenue in the order OF Seniority Illinois
leading, Massachusetts as the receiving
department occupying the left of the line.
| At 11:30 all was ready. COMMANDMENT
| Chief Alger with full staff of 600 mount
ed men escorted by the One Hundred and
| Thirteenth Massachusetts cavalry and
| headed by corps of mounted police, rode
to the head of the Illinois department.
/ The band struck up ''God Bless Our Sol
diers' and at the command of the leader
the greatest military street pageant ever
witnessed In Boston began to march. At
l o'clock only six departments, those of
Illinois, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
New York and Connecticut, had passed
out of Commonwealth avenue, and it
looked as though the last department
would not get off before late in the after
noon. General Alger reached the review
ing stand in Adams square at 1 AS p. m. 1t
is expected it will require five hours for
the procession to pass a given point.
IA early as a. m. the space in the vic
unity of Colby Square was densely crowded
and the fortunate posseSsorS of tickets of
admissian to the grand stand at that point
were early on their seats. The seats re-
served for the presidential party were to
the left. At 10 o'clock carriage drew up,
and General Sherman alighted and took his
,, seat in the front row. At 1890 the strains
:, announced the coming of the
President and few minutes
later carriage drawn by four horses
moved up with Governor Bracket and
President Harrison. The second carriage
bore Vice-President Morton and Mayor
A Hart, followed by the carriages of Secre-
taries Noble, Proctor, Tracy, Rusk, Private
. William M ;Kinly, Henry Cabot Lodge
: General oickles and other prominent
people Scarcely had the applause of greet
ing the presidential party subsidized when
f1utter of INSTRUMENTATION broke into cheer.
as the familiar face of Mrs John A Logar
, appeared above the sea of upturned faces
Mrs. Logan was accompanied by Mrs
s Alger and Mrs. Mckee. The appearance
! of General Alger, who rode spirited bay
f was the signal for the rising of the Presi
/ dent and cabinet. AS each department
: came in front of the stand it's colors wer,
q dipped and hats raised and in many In
S stances rousing cheers were given for tn,
President, ''Uncle Jerry" coming in TO
J. the lions share Oh attention when the Wis
i consin department passed in review. A
40 p. m. a squad OF mounted police imme
e diately followed by Commander in Chic
e Alger's staff, made its appearance il
}. Adams square. The commander in chic
= and staff men were received on the review
ing stand by General Butler and others
General Butler had been on the stand sine
/ O'Clock. Hardly had he taken his posi-
ton on the reviewing stand when the heat
of the procession came in sight. Gen
y erals Alger and Butler stood side by sid
o saluting column after column as the,
% passed. After the long march which tn
1t veterans had undergone, they braced them
ia selves for a good appearance as the
passed their commander and did fine. Pos
No. 5, of Chicago, gave the first cheer
at the call for ''Hurraa for our next Pres
/. dent" and they were given heartily. Mex
u came call for ''Three cheers for Genera
O. Butler'' from the Wisconsin post. and the
J. were also given with a will. In fact. th
n honors were divided between the tw
., throughout the passing of the procession
On the appearance of the Pennsylvani
,f posts, with their battered battle flag.
70 rousing cheers went up.
Ar The entire parade was series of ov
Iv tions for all departments along the lir
d from the thousands of patriotic citizen
N The parade was five hours and thirt.
If five minutee in passing. Viewed fro
he Franklin square the parade was magnif
cent spectacle. The grand arch at I'll
head of the square was finely decorated al
O. was the centre of attraction especially
the veterans bearing as it did a finely e.
n, ecuted representation Of the battle
IN Gettysburg. AS the parade appeared
an sight of the Crane stand at the square tt
,h air resounded with cheer upon cheer, al
he when general Alger come in sight he w
ne greeted with deafening applause. IT
a procession was magnificent spectac
rv from this point, the line of march reachil
as nearly two miles in straight line.
he The Mayors club of Boston tendered
as banquet tonight to President Harris
as and other distinguished visitors. r.
ed Presioents party was overdue at the M
a. chanics hall reception and after bel
ceremony at the tables, Mayor Fisher
,te troduced the President who said: IN
he Chairman. l wish to thank you
m this cordial welcome In this magni
70 cent parade which we have Sc
today of the survivors of the Mas.
an chusetts regiment of the war for the uniC
to and in this magnificent parade of the SO
a of the veterans of the country on their W
of to take their fathers place in civil life 8
to stand as they were in their day, as bl
warks of national defense, we have Sc
magnificent evidence of what Mass
:" chusetts has done in defence of the uni
OF and the flag, and in these young men I
ON sure promise of what she would do again
Tue exegencies should call upon her to give
,o blood in defense of the union.
Aa, 'sLet me again cordially thank you
VI your interest and friendllness and to
ais you good night :"
cry After his address the Presidentand me
I'M bers of the cabinet, with Admiral Ghera
ms and staff, retired and proceeded to the
ely lception at Mechanics building At lie
he fifteen thousand people availed themsel,
tic of the opportunity to see and hear the {
ltinguished persons who were announced