The rustler., 1891-08-14

49, = cucampment by the
H. thousand, and at 10
.4<uLeS- ys' o'clock the streets
CoM. vEAzEY. were almost im-
passablc The head Of the procession
moved at n o'clock and both In mum.
bcrs and equipment the parade was one
of the most magnificent ever made by
the Grand Army. Most Of the veterans
wore new and handsome uniforms
and there was no end Of novel features.
The Philadelphia contingent, nearly
80 strong, carried umbrellas, each one
painted 10 represent a portion of the
battle Of Gettysburg. Sault Ste. Marie
post was also represented by an um.
brelia brigade. each umbrella so paint
ed that when combined they represent
ed Lake Superior and the city OF the
500. The name Of each post along the
shores of the great lake was painted in
red, thus combining the lake, the city
and the national colors
A striking feature of the Michigan
division was the fact that numbers Of
old battle flags were carried by the
men who bore them during the war.
still another umbrella brigade was
"shat of George II. Thomas post No. Of
hicaro. Their umbrellas were paint
,.3 % represent a monster flag of the
United States covering the entire post
aud cStcnding nearly two squares. The
Ohio division was very large and pre-
scented nm imposing appearance.
Among those upon the reviewing
Etaud were Gen. W. g. Neazey, com
Tnuudcr-in-chicf; Gen Miles, OF the
army; cx-Gov. Oglcsby, OF Illinois;
Cows. I'ifcr OF Illinois, Campbell of
Ohio and George W. Peck of Wiscon-
sin; Gen. Lucius Fairchild. of Wiscon-
sin; Gov. Winans, of Michigan; Mrs
John a. Logan, and over hundred
Others
The Governor OF a state Is not often
seen t~udging along in the dust with
the bows, but that sight was witnessed
more than once yesterday. As the Ne
hrasza G.. 4. r., 800 strong, with De-
partucut Commander Tectcr and Gov
'Thaycr passed the grand stand it was
impossible to tell whether the cheers
were Tor the dignifed governor The
soldier boys or that venerable cid fight
cr, which ALWAYS provolses the cheers
.nf the yDlunteer soldiers-paul Wander
= nrr, past national COMMANDMENTS
rhieL
Forr hundred veterans Of Kansas. led
by Department Commander Timothy
Mccarthy, represented the grasshopper
state and each carried upon his breast
vi Kansas G. A. Il. pin, bearing the
Il '-rr 4 this destructive little insect
Past Department Commanders Ander-
sou. Pond, Stewart Booth Guthrie and
G.ptain Coulter, of the national council
oi administration, were in line. Com
mander Mccarthy en- joys the distinction
0f being the only living man who was
literally in at the opening and at the
close of the war A soldier at Fort
sumter when the first gun was fred,
hc remained in the service and was at
Appomattox when the enemy surrend.
erred.
There was wild cheer when the
Missouri volunteers hove in sight 1t
was this state which had furnished
William Warner, one OF the most popu-
lar commanders-in-chicf the g. A. X. has
ever known, and every man who
marched in line was recognized as one
who in his devotion to the union had
undergone the dangers Of guerrilla war
fare and seen families divided against
themselves In the dark days of 'G3. De-
parement Commander George w.
Martin, the onc-armed hero who lost a
limb the first day Of Gettysburg led
his command OF 500 men with
dignity In the ranks were
recognized the familiar features of
-'private Cahoon," who was at Antie-
tam, Mt fredericksburg at Gettysburg,
and with Grant in all the bloody bat
ties after the silent soldier took COM
mand of the army Of the Potomac. The
Ransom post, of st. Louis, came in for
its share of admiration. 1t was 200
strong and accompanied by the United
States regular band. This is the first
year the Ransom post ever attended an
eneampment when their commander,
Gen. w. T. Sherman, was not present.
His death is a deep personal grief to
every member of this post as indeed il
Is to every G. A. r. man.
The naval veterans were loudly
cheered as they passed in review and
the ancient starboard received many
compliments
The Sons of Veterans, 500 strong and
IN command OF Commandcr-in-chief l..
j. Webb, brought up the rear OF the
hong procession. The boys marched in
fine style and received marked applause
along the entire line