New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-02
VETERANS STARTING WEST.
SPECIAL TRAINS HEAVILY LADEN LEAVE
BOSTON.
TWO THOUSAND OLD SOLDIERS SPEEDING TO
DETRoIT-NAMES OF POSTS. DELEGATES
AND OFFICERS TAKING THE TRIP.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO The TkIBUNE.1

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TsIBUSE.1
Boston, Aug. 1.-The Grand Army men monoponzed
attention and space at the Ftchburg station this fore
noon. Two thousand more started for the Detroit
Encampment It was scene of goOd-natured and
orderly hustle without confusion however for careful
preparations had been made to avoid any approach to
this and all knew the arrangements which had been
made for their benefit The department headquarters
in the BOylstOn Building open for a time in the
early forenoon, as were the headquarters Of the
Womans Relief Corps for the impartng Of additional
information. These were early closed. The first
train was special No. l, the official train
and pulled out Of the station at precisely
noon. This conveyed Department Commander Ar
thur A. Smith and the department officers
With the Headquarters party of the Department Of
Massachusetts, will be the assistant adiutant
general Comrade Hubert o. Moore the successor Of
the late Alfred c. MunrOe Train No. followed i'm
medately at IL :O1 O'Clock. Train No. left the
station at IL 02 p. m. The next train did not
pull out of the station until 3:O1 O'Clock
The official train had board the following named
department officers ades-de-camp, representatives in
the National Encampment and past department com
manders Commander Arthur A. Smith, Senior Vice
Commander James K. Churchill, Junior Vice Com
mander Eli W. Hall, Medical Director James b..
Brewster and Comrades Charles S. Anthony and Isaac
C. Day Of the Council Of Administration, Assistant
Acknowledgement II. o. Moore, Inspector ". "A.
Mctnerbec, Inet mastering OHCeT - IOAlcAOS
Aides Henry Parsons, Marlboro; ;. F. Papanu, Rox-
bury George W. smith, Dalton; Walter E. swan,
Dorchester: Alfred B. CasweD, Whitman's; Fred I.
Hawley Maiden: Theodore Nance Westfeld; Thomas
II. Mahady, Cambridgeport; James B. Smith, Andover
Frank p Wilson, Natick; Edward T. KnOwltOn,
Brighton and AlphonsO Baker, RoXbury Color Bearer
Theodore LeuZ; delegates Charles ii. Plnkham,
Worcester, at large; Frederick Hammond, Brighton; d.
H. L. Gleason Natick; Charles H. HILL Hudson; George
L Tam hort
Edward T. Chapman, New-Bedford L. Edward Jenkins,
East Boston John Warden, Boston; John f. killian,
Roxbury A. J. HOugh, North Adams; c. l. Horton,
Attleboro John Andrews, Somervlle; John VI. Deane,
Fall River L. B. narkhurst, Northampton; Joseph W.
HILL Charlestown; Amos SULLIVAN, salem; John Best,
Stoneham, and George B. White, Boston.
Alternates-J. f. Bates, Whitman George w. Smith,
Dalton; b. Reed Wales, Dorchester; Fred T. Hawley,
Maiden VI. J. COnry, Cambridge, and ). c. Frost. Ar
llngton Past Department Commanders Austin s. Cush-
man, a. b. b. sprague, John W. Klmball. George 5.
Merrill John G. b. Adams, George W. Creasey, George
;. Evans John D. BOllngs John W. Hersey, MyrOn p.
Walker, George L. GoOdale and George II. INNS.
A special train will leave Worcester at 20 tonight
1t will be made up Of baggagecar and seven sleep
ugcars with the Rhode Island delegation 2j7 passen-
gers. On sunday train will leave Greenfield. Mass,
at As p. m, consisting Of one baggagecar, three
passenger coaches and two seepngcars. and will carry
nearly 2jO comrades from the springfield. NOrthamp
tou IIoyOke and Brattleb0ro posts train viii also
leave Worcester at 80 p. tonight with the Naval
Corps Of Providence, Il. l., and other passengers.
The boys" who are unable 10 leave to-day can still
attend as in addition to the above list several sleep
ng-cars Will be attached 10 the regular trains leaving
Boston at 10 80 a. H., ?. N. and p. m. saturday
and sunday, with comrades from different posts Of
Massachusetts, NewIampshire Rhode Island ana
Maine. The Massachusetts, representatives will wear
badge similar in design that Of last year II consists
Of a shield of gold, bearing the seal Of Massa-
chu,ett, In white enamel upon blue field.
upon which is inscribed in letters Of gold Department
Of Massachusetts, 10 National G.. \. II. Encampmcnt"
The shield j. suspended from pin upon when in red
enamel =, the inscription, Detroit, lo0l The
oficia badge Of the WOmans Relief Corps Is ribbon
of white satin upon which is an engraved representa-
ton If the arms Of the old Bay state.
4 large proportion Of the veterans took their wives
with them and many took their children well. The
women who didn't accompany ielr husband, were all
at the station 70 see the party of.
\ party from the Department Of New Hamp-
shire and Of the WOman's Relief Corps. numbering
nearly $50 left in special thi, forenoon from
Concord They 20 to Burlington, Vt. where they
ioin Commander inc hief NeaZey and the Vermont
delegation sunday Will be passed ut Niagara Falls, and
they reach Detroit on Monday morning The follow
g. Huse, Commander, Of Enfield. Daniel Hall. IT,,
Vice. Commander Of Dover: Amer j. SanbOrn, Junior
Vice-C commander Of Manchester: James MInOt. As
staHt Adj tant-Generdl Of Concord; Frank H. George,
Assistant QuartermaS tcr General. Of Concord and
Frank G. Moves Inspector, of Nashua The delegates
W. H. ii. Greenwood, Of PeterDOrO'. al large, and
Miner g.. FRYE, Of Derry Depot: enjamu r. Wheeler,
lIcrne, Of Manchester; and Levi b. Lang Of East
Weare