The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-13
REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT,
Commander -in-Chief Alger Shares
Honors With Gen. Butler.
General Sherman a Conspicuous Figure
President Harrison rendered Great
Reception in the Evening The Multi
tudes Cheer Mrs. Logan.

| mometer marked 81 at q M, with nice
| breeze. 1t is estimated that there are 100, Coz
strangers in the city.
Before o'clock the roar of cannon from the
| feet in the harbor announced the Dispatch
| With Secretary Tracy, vice-Prcsident Morton
| and General Sherman coming up the bay. and
hall an eonr later q salute announced their ar
rival in the hsrbor.
As early as q. M the space in the vicinity oi
Coseley Square was densey crowded and the
fortunate possessors cf tickets of admission ia
the grand stand at that point were early in their
seats. The seats reserved for the presidential
party were to the left. At 10 O'Clock carriage
drove up AID General Sherman alighted and
took seat in the front row. At 1920 the
strains of Hail to the Chief and rousing
Cheers announced the coming of the presi-
dent, and q few hours later carriage drawn by
four horses moved up with Governor Brackett
and President Harrison. A second carriage
bore Vice e-President Morton and Mayor Hart,
ollowed by the carriages of Secretaries Noble,
Proctor. Tracy, Rusk. Private Secretary Hal
ford, Admiral Ghersdi, William Mckinley,
Henry Cabtt Lodge. General Sickles and other
promi ent people.
Scarcely had the applause which greeted the
Presidents party subsided when fiuiter OF ex-
citement broke Tito cheers AZ the familiar face
OF Mrs John a. gan appeared above the sea
OF upurned faces. Mrs Logan was accom-
panied by Mrs. Algsr and Mrs. Mckee.
The appearance OF General AIger, who rode a
spirited bay, was the signal for the rising of the
president and cabinet AS each department
came in front Of the stand, the colors were
dipped, hats raised, and In many instances
rousing cheers given for the president, Uncle
jerry Rusk coming in for the lions share OF
attention when the Wisconsin division passed
in review.
At 1o:45A squad of mounted police, immedi-
ately olldwed by Commander-in.C Chief Alger's
staff, made their appearance in Adams square
The commander-in-chief and staff were re-
ceived on the reviewing stand by General But
Ter aud others.
O'Clock Hardly had ho taken his position
when the head of the procession came into
sight. General Alg4r and General Butler stood
side By side, So uting column after column as
they passed. After the long march
which the veterans had undergone
they braced themselves for = good appearance
as they pas ed their commanded, and did
finely.
Post No. S. of Chicago, gave the first cheer at
the call, 'Hurrah for our next president" and
they were given he artily. Next came the call
for Three cheers for General Butler.'' from
Wisconsin post, and they were also given with
will In fact, the honors were well divided be-
tween the two throughout the passing OF the
procession.
with their tattered battle-fiag rousing cheers
went up.
The entire parade was series of ovations for
oil the depanments along the line from thou
sands of patriotic citizens The parade was five
hours ana thirty-fve minutes in passing given
point
AS viewed from Franklin Square the parade
was . magnificent spectacle. The grand arch
ct the head of the square was finely decorated.
and was the center of attraction, especially to
the eyes of the veterans, bearing, as it did, a
finely executed representation of the battle of
Gettysburg
As the parade appeared in sight of the srand
stand at the square the cir resounded with
cheer upon cheer, and when General Alger
came he was greet ed with crea applause. The
procession was q magnificent spectacle from
this point, the line of march reaching nearly
two miles in q straight line.
The Mayors Club, OF Boston, rendered BAN
quet tonight to esidenf Harris n and other
DISTINGUISHED visitors. The pr. sidential party
was overdue at Mechanics hall at recepli n,
snd after brief ceremony at the tables, Mayor
Fisher introduced President Harrison, who said:
'sMr. Chairman: wish TO thank you for this
cordial welcome. In this magnificent parade
which we have seen today of the surviving men,
bers OF Massachusetts, regiments of the war for
the Union, and in this magnificent parade of
the Sons OF Veterans, coming on now to take
stand as they did In their day as the
balwarks of natioual defense, we have seen
magnificent evidence Of what Massachusetts,
has done in defense of the Union and the fiag,
and in these young men the evidence of what
she would do again if exigencies should cali
upon her to give her blood in defenss of the
Union. Let me again thank you for your inter
est and friendliness, ana to bid you good
night"
After the address the president and members
of the cabinet, with Admiral Gherardi and
staff, retired, and proceeded to the reception at
the Mechanics building. At least
1900 people awaited themselves OF the
chance to see and hear the distinguished per-
sons who were announced 20 be present at the
reception. Upon the platform were Mrs. Annie
wittenmeyer, national president of the
Womau's Relief Corps; Miss Clara Barton
president OF the Red Cross Association, and
many others.
shortly after o'clock General Alger arrived
followed in little while by General sherman
Grneral Sherman wa, among the first steakers
JUST as he concsiei his remarks the presden-
tial party reached the hail.
Mrs. witsenmeyer then spoke on behalf Of the
Wolnan's Relief Corps. She outlined the work
of the order General Alger was next called
upon. He thanked the city and its officers for
the courtesy extended Following General
A,ger, the president was introduced as Com
and greeted with tremendous applause. The
president said:
..Hr. chairsnas and Comrades Of the Grand
Ayp,u of the Republic: / have impressions both
measurable and painful as i looked upon this
great urocession OF veterans which swent
through the streets of this historic capitol today
pleasarable in the contemplation Of so MANY
faces OF those who shared together the perils
and elories Of the great struggle for the Union.
and sensations OF mournful sort as / thought
how seldom we shouid meet again. AsIhaye
stood in the great national cemetery at Ar
lington and seen those silent bsttalions of the
dead, have thought how swiftly the reaper
Is dong his work, and how soon in the scst-
tered cemeteries Of the land the ashes of All the
soldiers of the great war shall be gathered 20
hoHorsd graves. and yet could not he D bus
feel ihst in the sturdy tread OF
those bsttalions there was yet strength
IL heart and limb which wonId
not be withheld If q present peril should con.
front the nation that you love. ] thought il
altogether proper that / should take . brief
fursoueh frVm oeicisl duties 10 miagle
with you here today IS conrsde, be auke
every prssids n must realize th= rength OF the
government, In defense in war The army that
is 10 muster under its banner when cur nasiou
Is assaiIsd Is 70 he found here. In the masses OF
our people
On closing the president left az once and
took midnight train for Washington City.
There were loud calls for Vice President
Morton. snd alter considerable persuasio4 he
was iaduced 10 say few wordL This closed
the speech-msking and the hall WAS quickly
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