The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-08-07

e s=5Z - encampment by the
- - thousand. and at 10
SSFsI/ ~ o'clock the streets
CON. vEAzEY. were almost i'm
passable. The head of the procession
moved at Il o'clock and both in num-
bers and equipment the parade was one
of the most magnificent ever IN ade 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
500 strong, carried UNI brellas, each one
painted to represent a portion of the
battle of Gettysburg Sault st. Marie
post was also represented by an nm
brella brigade, each umbrella so paint
cd that when combined they represent
ed Lake Superior and the city of the
city of the 500. The name of each post
along. the shores of the great lake was
painted in red, thus com bining the lake,
the city and the national colors.
\ striking feature of the Michigan
division was the fact that mum bers of
old battle flags were carried by the
men who, bore them during the war.
Still another um brella brigade was
that of George II. Thomas post No. of
Chicago. Their um brellas We're paint
ed to represent a monster flag of the
United States covering the entire post
and extending nearly two squares. The
OlilO N4F4SlOL1 was very large AtAO pre-
scented an imposing appearance.
Among those upon the reviewing
stand were Gen. w. G. Veazey, com
EmRuder-in-chief; Gen. Miles, of the
army; ex-Gov. Oglesby, of Illinois;
Cows. Ef9er of Illinois, Campbell of
Ohio and George w. Peck of Wiscon-
sin; Gen. Lucius Fairc- Id. of Wiscon-
sin; Gov. Winans, of Michigan; Mrs.
John A. Logan, and over a hundred
others.
The governor of "A state is not often
seen trudging along in the dust with
the boys, but that sight was witnessed
more than once yesterday. AS the Ne
.braska q. A. r., 500 strong, with De-
:partnent Commander Teeter and Gov.
Thayer. passed the grand stand It was
impossible to tell whether the cheers
We're for the dignified governor the
soldier boys or that venerable old fight
er, which always prOvOlxes the cheers
of the volunteer sOldiers-Paul Wander
WORT, past national commander-in-
chief.
Four hundred veterans OF Kansas, led
bv Department Commander Timothy
Mccarthy, represented the grasshOpper
state, and each carried upon his breast
the Kansas G. A. r. pin. bearing the
figure of this destructive little insect
Past Department Commanders Ander-
son. Pond, Stewart, Booth, Guthrie and
Captain Coulter, of the national council
of administration, were in line. Com
mander Mccarthy enjoys the distinction
OF being the only living man who was
literally in at the opening and at the
close of the war. soldier at Fort
Sumter when the first gun was fred
he remained in the service and was at
ApPomattOX when the enemy surrend-
cred
There was a wild cheer when the
-
was this state which had furnished
p William Warner, one of the most pOpu-
lar cOmmanders-in-chie the q. A. R 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 '68. De-
partment Commander George w
Martin, the One-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 Ante
tam, at Fredericlksburg, 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 It was 200
strong and accompanied by the United
States regular band This is the first
yeal the Ransom post ever attended an
encampment 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 it
Is to every G. A. R man
The naval veterans We're loudly
cheered as they passed in review and
the ancient starbOard received many
compliments
The Sons of Veterans. 500 strong and
In command of Commander-in-chief L.
J. Webb, brought up the rear of the
long procession