Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-08

| Stan Correspondence Of The Evening Star
| DETROIT. August 6, 1891.
Iwrite this while Detroit is still busy with
the entertainment of the many thousands of
/ visitors who came to see the Grand Army pa
rade. The GAR encampment is about closing
its work. The roll of drums can still be heard
| about the city. Bodies of men are marching
away and the city is being slowly emptied. 1t
is estimated that there were 200, 900 people in
the city Tuesday, the day of the parade, besides
the men in line. The number of men in line,
including the Sons of Veterans and the Naval
Veterans who marched with the GAR, is
variously estimated from 20 900 to 40 900. There
were probably &c. 900 men in line. The day was
warm and the route was nearly six miles
long, Many of the veterans suffered Sc
yerely. Some Of them who are cripples
hobbled bravely over the whole length of the
route, but they we're nearly exhausted at the
end. The encampment has voted to limit the
route hereafter to two miles. Already the prob
able route Of the parade in Washington has
been discussed and it has been generally sup
| posed that the parade will be formed about the
Capitol building and that the route will take in
Pennsylvania avenue from the Capitol to the
Washington Circle, going past the White House.
The route Of the parade will be fixed by the
officers Of the Grand Army and announced by
the commander-ln-chief in orders.
OF course it is expected that the parade will
pass over the line followed by the soldiers in
the grand review of 1866.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DETROIT PARADE.
The parade in this city, SO far as the citizens
had anything to do with it, was we'll managed.
good width in the center Of the streets passed
over was kept clear. Wire ropes were stretched
the whole distance on each side of the street.
allowing the spectators not only all of the side
walk. but on most of the streets from ten to
a or nnnf nonh
side. The ropes were supported by or run
through iron stakes driven into the street pave
ment. The National Guardsmen patroled the line
the parade and did effective service. Then
there were National Guardsmen all along the
line with canteens, which were kept filled with
water. They would march along with a file Of
men until the canteen had been passed from
one to another and then drop back to another
hie. This service was gratefully appreciated
by the men in line, made hot and thirsty by long
waiting and long marching 1t is the general
verdict OF visitors that Detroit has
done its work effectively. The streets
OF the city are decorated superbly. Imposing
arches span the streets. The decoration of
private houses is noticeable not only on account
of its profusion, but in many cases on account
OF Its expensive character.
ELABORATE DECORATION.
One large firm here having business houses
opposite each other on both sides of Woodward
avenue erected tower on each side of the
street supporting bridge spanning the road
way. This structure was most elaborately
decorated. The floor OF the bridge was about
I zee. ABOVE tne street ana the towers AT
eaeh Gnu went up nrteen 1eet hlgher. lhere
was sentry po1 AT each END; bugler was
stationed IN one box and a drummer in the
other. while two uniformed sentries paced the
bridge all day long with muskets at support.
At night the bridge was illuminated with hun
oreus o1 lhcandescent electric nights
THE FUSDs AND EXPENSES.
Detroit's committee had S117,0 900 at its dis
posal for the enter tainment of the G. A. r. OF
this sum $4,000 was subscribed by citizens
and $4,000 was voted by the city council.
The largest single item OF expense was the con-
structcn OF the necessary buildings and the
furnishing OF the necessary conveniences at
Camp Sherman, III the suburbs Of the city, a large
camp where Thousands of Grand Army men
were gwen Tree quarters am told by MIR.
bruce uood1enow, the chairman OF the finance
committee that Camp Sherman cost the COM
mlttee S3I,OOO. The finance committee hope
TO return to subscribers an unexpended
balance amounting to about per cent Of the
whole sum subscribed. The city hall, which
fronts ON the Campus Martius, has been bril-
llantly illuminated every night this week.
There have been firework displays on the river
and number Of excursions at the expense of
the cltlzens
GOOD COMMITTEE WORK.
The varions denartments of xvo-k rndo. ~.
d;ro,.;on 90 ar .;.;.., :.. 'Ao
u Ho e.iAe"e colntuit'ee nave
oeen managed WE'LL visitors found the bureau
of information of great value. There was a
central Office, where many clerks and volunteers
were engaged day and night furnishing all
kinds OF information useful to strangers and
branch offices were located n every part of
the city. Directories complete in the informa-
ton they contained were printed and freely dis
tributed.
SIMILAR TO WASHINGTON.
'lstors from washington who have come
TO Detroit Tor the first time have commented
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