The National tribune., 1891-08-13

A touching scene during the parade was that
Of a veteran from Ohio who was completely
blind and was guided by his young son.
The ueubsrs Of li3tlcys Ladies' Band
want 10 Understood that they represent the
girls Of l!adley, lapeer County, Mich. They
were sccIscd Cs coming from Feut1n, and did
not like THIS. During the parade this band de-
hvcsed selections equal % that OF any band
that participated. and they did not .all % re-
Ccjve more than their share Of applause, espe-
cially lrOm Che young men.
During the parable the 18th Mich c1rried tho
Hag which was presented % the regiment by
the ladies oi Monroe Just before 10 went % Che
frCLi in O. 10 was returned % che donors at
the close Of the Tar, aud Was kindly loaned %
the regiment IS years LATER Gy Alrs. Ira ltros-
vrnOr Of Monroe, Iu whose possession DC has
since been. 10 Is q beautiful piece Of silk work
about six fee. square. and upon its deep, b!uC
surface hears 10 gold letters the names Of the
important battles in which 10 was carried.
They are: Fair Oaks June l. t-63 Savage
Station, june -, 1862, Glendale June 30. 1852
Malvern Hill, July I. 1862; Aut.et1m, Sept. IL {,
1862; Gettysburg July aud 3, lisp. AZ least
10 men were killed or wounded III defending
the old fag.
The prize drum corps Of Thomas H. Lytle
Post. Of Ohio were heartily appiIuded when
they performed some mauuvers la front of the
reviewing stand.
MAJ. Howe Post. 81, HaycrhilI. Mass, has a
drum CORPS Of Is veterans. AL OK whom served
as musicians during the war.
Mccoy Post, Columbus, o., hit upon 2 brill
liant scheme when they organized the girl
cadets. The girls could not help from making
the scheme q success when they appeared in
the parade with their blue suits, Ied caps aud
gUiI CheyTOn5 and collars
There was considerable confusion and an ex-
citing time in general az Camp Custer Thurs
day night. About n o'clock Commander Cay
Tor organized q Campfire, and the boys were
having right good time, three or four COM
radcs having already spoken. The camp was
crowded, aud all az once the lights went out.
Then the spirit Of panic seized the crowd.
Everybody made a rush for his bunk to get
their vaius.B.es, aud confusion reiued in COM
plose darkness but Capt. Harry Blanchard,
who was on dusy then, was the man for the
emergency. He told the men 70 be quiet, and
everything would be all right IN a few min
utcs. Commander CdyLJr talked TO the men
Also and assured them that the only danger
they were in was from their own actions and
that if they simply wOuld not get excited
thing would be all right in few minutes. II
WAS thought the wires were cut 50 rs to darkeu
the place and give the tough5 a chance TO loot
the place but it was learned that the frcmeu
had cut the wires 70 get the ladders up. In
about two hours the wires were connected
again, ana by that time nearly everyone had
crawed into his bunk, by the aid Of bulls-eyC
lanterns. furnished by the police The room
looked like a place lighted up with fre1es,
said Capt. Blanchard. There must have been
500 men lighting matches at one time, and the
wonder is they did not set fire TO the place"
While many pictures Of Gen. Grant were seen
on all sides. yet few knew that Gen. Grant once
lived in Detroit. It was before the Genera
became a General, however, and at the time he
WAS a modest Lieutenant. The house in which
he lived was decidedly old fashioned yet 9
comfortable structure Of two and half stories
/ situated on Front, between Riyard and Russell
streets. The window panes are small, whilC
the house is lOw-studded, and the rooms arr
/ large and almost square. Gen. Grant had many
pleasant recollectiOns Of Detroit and frequently
alluded TO them many years afterward.