The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-24
women's organizations. and, in the partial
shelter afforded by the dripping canvas,
listened to some stirring orationa
THE SIGHTSEEING CROWD.
Where Visitors Were Most Numerous-sccn
In the Army Medical Museum.

Where Visitors Were Most Numerous-Scene
In the Army Medical Museum.
WASHINGTON. sept. 23.-Notwithstand-
ing the cloudy skies and rain during the
latter part of the Grand Army week, the
encampment has been magnifincent sue
cess. The weather from last Friday until
last Wednesday morning was fine. and for
the grand parade, the great event of tho oc-
casion. the weather was very fine. The en-.
campment brough: to the city more people
than have ever before been assembled
here. The crowds attending Clevelsnds Q
or Harrison's Inauguration were not nearly
90 large, nor did the throng at the triennial
conclsve of tho Knights Templar compare
with Ii. The Baltimore & Ohio railroad
brought 150,O 600 people to the city. and
there were brought to the Pennsy Ivapia
road station $4,000 of whom, perhaps, 25,-
O0O TO $4,000 came by way OF the Chesa-
peake e. Ohio ana the Richmond & Dan.
vile roads. A few thousand others came
bY boats and wagons.
Shortly after noon to- day the rain ceased,
the clouds broke and the bright sunshine
appeared. 1t soon dried mp the mud from
the streets and afforded those who re-
manned here renewed opportunities to take
in she city and TO visit the places of inter-
est surrounding it. Many took advantage
VI
non. 1t is estimated that about thirty
thousand strangers made tho pilgrimage to
Mount Vernon during tho present week.
The closing event In tho official pro-
Rramme of entertainment for the encamp-
ment took place this afternoon. The
steamer Louise left her wharf for q trip
down the rlver. having on board the men,
bers of the encampment. They were tho
guests of the citizens committee. and q
large mum Der of the members were in the
fv tn
oily the men who had contributed In q
large degree to the success of the encamp-
menJ was appreciated by the Grand Army
men. The entire affair was under the dlrec-
tion of Capt. James u. Bell, the chairman of
asub-c0mmittee on entertainment A stop
was made at the United States proving
grounds at Indian Head to give ON oppOr-
tunity to those who desired to inspect the
grounds.
Perhaps the best patronized places dur
ing the encampment we're the Fish Com
mission building. the Army Medical
Museum and the National Museum. At the
Fish Commission headq quarters there has
been o jam since Monday. Nearly all of tho
museum. where, since Monday last, the
crowd has averaged twenty thousand per
day. The principal objects ofintereet were
Booths vertebre and Guiteau's spleen. Up
shot wounds on bones is kept. there was
an interesting gathering. Several old
veterans declared they had found their
missing bones and stood for q long time
contemplating their lOng-iOst adjuncts.
The first question q veteran Of the Dep
nent of Pennsy lvania asked as ne ap-
preached the guide In the museum was:
Say. Doctor, where's my legp The
guide was for O moment astonished, but
the veteran had cork leg which he ex-
hibited. and said he had left the original at
Malvern Hill. He was shot in the leg by Q
piece of chain and the wound vas so pecu-
liar that the doctors prt 1t in alcohol. and
he wanted to see it. Where was IL keptf
He was sent up stairs and when the re-
porter left he was puzzled over two speci-
mems and did not know which was his.
The greatest crowds. however. visited
the National Museum and the questions
with which they piled the door-keeper
with would have required q Solomon to an
swer According to the register of the
door-keeper. who tallIes each visitor. six
teen thousand came on Monday. $4,000
people visited the institution on Tuesday,
$4,000 on Wednesday, Loco on Thursday.
and g 900 to-day.
The Washington monument has always g
excited the liveliest III terest in all visitors
to the capital city. The largest crowd
there, except once, since It's completion
WAS present Wednesday. when 1900 men.
women and children climbed up the steps
and 720 were carried up in the elevator.
Probably no feature of the d ertainment
provided for the visiting cro,. Is has been
more heartily enjoyed and more generally
admired and commented upon than the
elaborate electrical illumination of Penn
sylvenia avenue and the White House
grounds.