The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-13
. BOSTON'S GREAT DAY..
Tho Grand Army Of the Republic
Captures The City. ~
AN IMMENSE PROCESSION
or tho Veterans of tho War-ThC
Parade Vicwed by Great Throngs
d orSpcatators- : Features oflhu
R' Day Great Enthusiasm.

Grams the condition could hardly hav,
been more favorable tor tho big Gran,
Army Of the Republic demonstration
to-day than they arc at this writing. and
the claims OF Boston rs q desirable cum
merresort arc fully vindicated In the at
mospheric conditions that prevail. The
sun Is entirely obscu,ed by clouds
while brisk northwest wind holds the
flags on the buildings straight oat from
their masts and causes q constant, and
pleasing at most times, rather violent
agitation OF the s,reamers and smaller
decorations with which tho buildings
arc so profusely decorated. With the
wind from this quarter there will be no
rain to-day. E".,5aIf.
Az early rs six o'clock many veterans
were already about the street, and
crowds Of people Ind begun 10 arrive in
town and to appear on the thorough.
fares in holiday attire. Every regular
train and many special ones arriving
bring more than their quotas Of passen.
gers; and With the veterans and their
families the estimate that Ion, 900 stran.
gers will be in this city today does not
seem large. The POLICE and signalling
arrangements are perfect, and every.
thing points to most successful demon.
stration. General Alger has appointed
Comrade John Ryan, of Newton, to bear
the headquarters standard in the pro.
cession. Mr., Ryan has seen fourteen
years consecutive military service and
was with Custer and Reno, in Rsno's di.
vision, when the massacre at the Big
Horn occurred. '
The Influx OF veterans continuing
during the entire night until the small
hours crowded the principal streets and
sidewalks with humanity. This morn.
lng long special trains were stretched
back from all the dcpots waiting an
opportunity to run in and unload their
living freight Of visiting G. a. r. posts
and sightseers.
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY.
Before S o'clock the roar OF cannon
from the fleet in the harbor announced
that the Dispatch with Secretary Tracy,
Vice President Morton and General
Sherman on board, was coming up the
bay, and half an hour later another
salute announced her arrival in the bar.
Dor. The distinguished gentlemen we're
escorted to the Vendome and eubse.
quently Secretary Tracy and Vice Presi.
dent Morton took their seats on the
Presidential reviewing stand q: Copley
square. President Harrison breakfasted
at the Vendome early. Shortly before
0 o'clock he received the Governor and
State delegation, and the party took
carriages and rode over portion of the
route Of the parade to view the decor
ations.
After the drive the President took his
place on the revie wing stand and was
soon surrounded by many other notable
gentlemen. During the carriage ride the
President was the recipient OF many ex.
pressions Of good will and respect from
crowds along the way. Meantime the
formation OF the great parade was pro.
ceedipg with all possible dispatch on
Commonwealth Avenue, departments
moving on parallel streets opposite their
prospective place and then coming into
position through side Streets. The com.
/ mon streets adjacent the route were
blocked with marching posts, while
many thousands Of spectators watched
the manoeuvers and witnessed the scene
from the public garden and every other
spot in the neighborhood where space
could be procured.
THE GREAT PARADE.
at least an hour before the parade was
to start the windows snd balconies Of
houses along the line of march and rows
OF seats, which had been erected. on
every available spaces were we'll filed
with e1pectant multi.udes. Immense
truck wagons with seats arranged in
tiers upon them were backed up the juno
ton OF all side streets and seats sold Mt
high prices at all places. The sidewalks,
particularly on Washington street, from
Chester Park, two miles down, D
Adams square, contained mass OF
humanity. The crowds would have
been an inspiring sight in the absence OF
the more imposing one furnished by the
marching posts. There was unexpected
delay in the formation OF tho col.
umn, owing to the laseuess OF
the arrival OF delegations from
suburban places, and the difficulty Of
niassiug 30 large force in such narrow
quarters. There seemed to be consider
able confusion on the common, where
departments and posts were scattered
about in profusion, bands and drum
corps playing, and the spectators run.
ming hither and thithcr. The depart.
ments were ranged on Commonwealth
avenue in the order OF seniority, Illinois
leading, and Massachusetts as the re-
ceivlng department occupying the left
OF the line. At 1880 all was ready.
Commander.in Chief Alger, with. his
full staff Of 900. mounted men, escorted
by the Thirteenth Massachusetts Cavalry
and headed by corps OF mounted
police, rode to the head OF the Illinois
department. The band struck up God
Bless the Soldiers, "Gand at the COM
mand Of the leader, the greatest military
street parade ever witnessed In Boston
began its onward march.
FEATURES OF THE PARADE. .5.
Alterthe general escort and stall mum.
bering GOO horses, came the Illinois de.
partment, Of which the feature was Au.
rora Post, which bore a Transparency
with the inscription "The home of Lin.
coin, Grant und Logan" The Wiscon.
slu boys who followed got many a cheer
and provoked many smiles Us they car
ried badger in wire cage suspended
on a pole. qPennsylvania, tho third di.
; vision, was remarkable for the number
OF old battle flags they bore, over fifty
being In the line. The old Sixty.irst
flag was also much cheered, and Post
loS had the unusual feature OF two small
cannon, driven one on either side OF the
commander The Ohio division was led
by Department Commaader 7. II. Oar.
ling, who received many cheers as be
passed down lower Common wealth Ave.
nue.. There were innumerable Buck
eyes in their line, Of which the distin.
guished feature was huge copper one
suspended between poles and bearing
the inscription "Presen!ed by Fairbanks
Post, OF Detroit, Mich, to Forsyth Post,
Toledo, 0hio.p 's1,a' -, 4,
New York's leading feature was Post