The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-05

Flowers strewn Upon the Veterans
Features of the Great Parade.


DETRoTT, Aug. -four magnificent arches,
erected by the citizens in different parts of the
city, marked the line Of msreh The mos. beau
tiful of them was magnificent tower and wxr
arch al the Intersection Of Woodward and Jeifer-
son avenues. Il vas veritable work OF art
On Illinois, the horne OF Lincoln. OF Grant, and
OF logan, was conferred the honor of the right
OF line Tho survivors OF Post No were q con-
spienous little gronp OF the Illinois delegation,
and their appearance was the signal for cheers.
Department Commander CLARK led the command
and 800 representatives OF the sucker state
were in line. Among those prominent were
General Pavey, state auditor. Colonel Sexton,
postmaster OF Chicago, and Calonel Coehraae
The umbrella corps, so strong. Was feature
OF the Illinois division A square OF blue urn-
hTellas represented each state IN the Union, and
red. white and blue umbrellas IN columns served
TO represent the stripes OF the nag. As esch di-
vision passed beneath the trinmphaI arches
little girls showered flowers upon them
The enthusiasm which greeted the Second
Wisconsin division, 100 strong was unbouucesi
In front. and borne high in the air on top OF a
flagstaff, was psrehed "oli Abe" the stuffed
eagle which became part Of Wisconsin history
quarter OF a eentuEy ago. In line with the
Wisconsin boys were General Lncius Fairehild
ana Colonel weissert, candidate sor commander
in chief Department Commander Uphsn was
in command.
Tae Pennsylvania division came next. 500
strong, marching IN good order. TIE Ohio
delegation was q vast army Of itself, 10 less
than 1900 veterans being in line. New
YorS, $50 strong, eSTne next anu was the re-
eipisnl OF enthusiastic greeting Then came a
seoEe OF battle flags, scanned and shot through
The Connecticut division followed, and aErer il
came Massachusetts,, 2.sa0 strong New Jersey
wss represented By forty veterans. and 100 was
tie number from Name. California showed
up twenty-five strong. notwithstanding the dis.
tapce they had 10 come. AZ tAeir head. with
tie paSi commander, InsYehe3To!onel n. B.
sule3hurg whose delegation : booming him in
an enthusiastic manner io1 TIE poslIlon o com
naanaer-in-chtet. TIE post wss ofsce-ea bv De-
psrfRaent Commander ". Il. L Rsrnes. adm
jant-(lensrsl Msa;eller and Qgarte-rna aste- gen
eTal T. r. AgF5eld. Then followed New Hanr,-
shire, Vermont and Rhode Island, with small
delegations. Then cane the departments Of the
Potomac. with 80 men, snd Visginia. so strong.
followed by Sebrasks's 800 veterans. and with
Department Commander Tester, Commanding,
was seen Governor Thsyss. On i0or Michigan
with It's l5ag0 veterans, received the ovation OF
tie dsy The divisi0a WIS commanded nv De-
pzrfment Commander Eaton = I3wa followed
by the representatives Of The Wolverine state so
s.rong. marching % the tune oj Yankee Doc
die"
Rsnsorn post, of 81 LO1is,eare L for It's shsrs
Of admiration. Il was 30 stTong. and was ac-
razapalis1 by the UniteA Stsres rsgirenrsl
band This = the 6rst ye@r Ransom vosf hAs
erer .tter led the enesmFEneEt WhGz their COM
EaAn5lT. General sherman, Ezs not present.
Tweaty-eighI hundred veterans iron Indiana
wrs GREETED with cheers Tia department Of
Colorado ard Wyoming vas headed by ZouAvs
dram corps Tue department had Aboas loo
E.en la line Fear hundred veterans OF Kansas,
.eG ~ gepartneut Commander T!rz51hv Ne
Cz-tAy. represented tia GESSsAoPp-r state an.
eScl carried Upoa Als 5zszsl Kansas g. \ r
IN bez-.ag azure q fn.s destructive hts,e IN
sect. orsEoa w&s uaeaserSy represented. Flve
hundred comrades troza Kentucky wsr= rusr-
shallad Is Ds7A-tnnenI Commander aAHs
Vest Virginia coatrihated 30 Els1 70 the grand
parade sn1 Department Co1arla11sr p1val led
tne division PAst Department CoEamsa1a-
Rzymo26 azd ColozslC 3. -EuaTh, ere os the
fraSIed Ueufsnan1z O TIE gallant Custer were
II lins- S3u,a Dsk8t8. though small delega-
Elea. made splendid showing and were cor
daily Fsczlve1
Ths Washington aa3 Al2sEa department. the
most distant CT al ths subor3lGAts GIvls.oas of
TIE g. a r. waS reprssente3 ~ sEaall z-oup
Genera. ". T. clayton led Arkansas Esty men ii
ths ilns Of march. The EaoE51S csieEzl1on. lso
stra2E. cASae next. u7ter command Of John
We4eA EigEs men represented tie infant state
Of Moztaaa, under Command q Department.
Commander Simons- The Lone star state wzs
represented r EofsF men, te4 o department
Commander Mann. the gallant coEzuSu6sF OF
tie fanous secanG Illinois &rtllIs-g or a Gag
stzs IN he aEss -Auk & pair q Texas horns.
.eysa !eet .soza tlp - t1 Ssz ezblsEnAIle o1 one
o. TIE pEo1uess o. tas STATE Ihs idaho delegation
numbered fwe.vs Persons, tac{adIlE Uliisd
states se2xsor Shoups Department CoZaEaantsr
syaEa-i aad AciatAat-(Ieae-al Norman Il.
CAzap. o. Bose oEgy- a small boiy of veterans
from Alabama, Georgia and Florida were loudly
rAaa~aa8 Nha nxyns vAsNrans were G1sn wx-rai IL
reserved sens Of Ysss-Hss Zoo strong. in eoH-