Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-09-29
VETERANS IN LINE.
Grand Parade Of Old Soldiers at
Washington.
vully Eighty Thousand Men March oseR
Historic Ground-Divisions, Depart i
nents and Posts ia the Grand
Procession.


nents and Posts in the Grand
Procession.
WASHINGTON, Sept 21. = Through
dense lanes of thousands of people who
past buildings with lavish displays Of
banners, flags and streapers, cheered
by the voices of hundreds of school
children singing patriotic airs. the
Grand Army of the Republic, many
broad Pennsylvania avenue along
whose rough cobble-stones as members
of the greatest of modern armies they
had marched twenty-seven years ago,
tired, dusty, travel-stained, war-worn.
It was the last time many of the vet
Grams would see the national capital
The long roll had carried off hosts Of
those who had been with them in that
triumphant march to which nearly all
their minds reverted. Almost all Of
their famous leaders were gone-Grant.
Sherman, Sheridan, Thomas, Logan,
Mcpherson, Hancock, Blair, Mcclellan.
The entire line Of march was decor
ated with banners, bunting, insignia
and flags on each side of the long
stretch between the capital and the
treasury department The day was
cloudy and the east wind chilly.
The veterans formed in line at their
respective headquarters and marched
chiefly by side streets to the place of
formation near the capitol, headed by
bands. On the lawn adjoihng the
the south wing of the treasury building
large covered stand named in honor
of Lincoln and decorated in bunting,
evergreen and portraits contained 500
school girls in white dresses and red
capeS and white vests, each with a
small American flag in her hand who
cheered on the marchers. Farther on
colored girls similarly attired occupied
another stand.
DIVISIONS II TIE PARADE.
The order of parade was as follows:
Citizens committee.
Escort of Commander-in in Chief-Old Guard o.
| Washington
Grand Army battalion of Albany.
Commander-in-chief.
Junior communicating chief.
Official staff of commandments chief.
AideS-de-camp.
Escort to the Grand Armv-First Defenders
| Sixth Massachusetts United States Veteran
Signal aSSocia ton
| Department of Illinois. with l. 26O men in line
! Department of Wisconsin. with eighteen
posts, headed by Department Commander Col
| c. B. Wolton carrying "Old Abe the famous
| war eagle that was carried through the whole
! war by the Eighth Wisconsin regiment
Department OF Pennsylvania, Is. 102 old SOL
diers, ali attired in white vests, black ties and
| fatigue caps.
Department of Ohio. with ex-President Hayes
! marching with the men, 212 posts and over
! 5000 men.
| Department of New York-Ten brfgades with
| Gems. Slocum. Reynolds, Sickles Howard and
many distinguished men in the ranks.
| Department of Connecticut-Twenty-e eight
posts. aggregating about 1850 men
| Department of Observation-Disclosures posts
and fifty brass bands and drum corps Cen
| Butler was one Of the notable figures in the
! line.
! Department of Connecticut-Seventyp posts
| Department of Maine-Fffteen posts.
! Depar tment of California Fourteen posts
| all mounted and carrying crimson silk banner
| with the picture of grizzly bear
! Department OF Rhode lSland-SiXt teen posts.
| Department of New Hampshire-Seven pos t.
| Department of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS posts,
| with bits Of cedar in the hats of the men
| Department of Virginia and North Carolina
! Thirty-two pos of 100 men, many colored
! Department of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pos IS
| Department of Jowa-Fifty posts.
| Department of Mchigan-F'ive divisions, ag.
gregating ffty-one posts.
! Department of Irdiana-Fifty-four posts
headed BY the soldiers orphan band preceding
| George H Thomas post of indianapolis, OF
which President Harrison was member.
Department of Wyoming and Colorado
Thirty eight posts.
Department of kanSaS-Two thousand mer
IN blue under the lead of Department Com
mander Albert r. Green.
| Depar; ment of Della ware-Tweuty-f four posts
| Department of MisSouri-Two thousand mer
headed by Frank B. Blair post of St Louis AND
| Ransom post
Department OF Kentucky-Fifteen hundred
men
Depar ttnent of West VirGinia-Seven hundred
men bearing punches of golden rod
Department of Administrative posts
Department of Tennessee-1wo hundred meE
carrying white umbrellas.
Louisiana and Mississippi, Florida,
Oklahoma, Texas, Alabama, the Da
l1otas and the Indian territory had
few veterans to represent them.
4 FINE DISPLAY.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 2L-Seven hour!
and a half to a second was the march.
ing time of the procession. Fully sc, GOT
! men were in the column with 23S band
and drum corps. As every one of thes'
played marching Through Georgia
about ten times, the occasion al
most approxinated musical festi
val It was fine body of meI
and any nation might swell with prid'
over them. Spectators thronged boil
curbs ten deep and it is estimated tina
over 400. 900 people viewed the parade
It was undoubtedly high water mari
for the G. A R and will never b.
.. reached again. Military distance wa
maintained throughout the march am
the column would have thronged
country road for twenty miles
The parade was enlivened by tn
presence of Ben Butler who rode in
carriage and was hilariously cheere'
and EX-President Hayes, who wa
sprightly enough to make the trip Of
foot. The roads leading into Washing
ton are thronged and blockaded wit
trains for ten miles out of town an
thousands of visitors and G. A r. mel
have not been able to get in yet
Missouri and Kansas took high ranl
in the procession and presented in dres
and drill an appearance equal to any
Kossuth's BIRTHDAY.
: BUDA-PEsTH, Sept 21.-The Goth an
; niversary of the birth OF Louis Kos
suth, the Hungarian patriot, was fl
tingly celebrated in this city. TIL
: birthday fetes opened with a procession
| in which several thousand persons tool