The Somerset reporter., 1892-10-20
THE GRAND ARMY


Al interesting dilltlt. hl TIT NalPldl
Eneanpmcut OF the rrand Army at
Washington. written 10y Mai. II. \.
shorev. orhi~ paper, the Bridgtm Ne",,
in liz usual graphic >tl lc;
Though the general details ri The
Grand G. \. Il. celebration Al Washing
ton have been spread before thr people
through the medium 1T the daily pres.
aud the story has ere hi, hrell telf"ttrsed
in eserA village and ucielhnfhond hA
tn returned participants. II l. a tn M 81
.lch universal interest thai ii >sem>
proper tu treat il more in detail, IN 4
somewhat r\truIrd, Vet lar from enin-
pletc sketch, in THESE columns
There Na> universal admiration At
Na>hingluu'> achievements i'll - Sit
erS-iullN catering to the Nant> ri her
three hundred thousand visitors on this
occasion lIcuVrtorth she will he kuoN II
moi only a. the city of magnificent liz
fanees bat IL one of wonderful capacity
Tor tn entertainment of great crowds a.
we'll. Most of the Maine men reached
Washington by the middle OF the alter
noon oil Monday. The three hundred
cNur>ioni>t~ by the steamer hennehec,
from Gardiner. arrived sunday the large
parfN which followed the lead al the
Maine Division headquarters III SO > Ia.
Monday: the Bo>Wolth AID burnside eN-
eur-ion>I> Monday evening Whllea good
MANY go a. YOU please eNcufs lolilslS
had arrived earlier than this. The Maine
headquarters flag was thrown out Al Il
small rtcl ON Thirteenth Street Known
a. The Morton" and here the Nattott'
Maine e. \. X. men and visitors coneen-
trated. registered their names. and teh-
grcgatcd during their >taN in Washing
ton. The paior-, and reception room,
entrance and even the Capaeloll> la"i IN
front of the hotel were constantly throng-
ed. and here many happy reunions we're
held. Department Commander l)Ntf ana
-taif were in attendance. the omen :
Relief Corps held court, EVERY body call
ed who desired to meet Maine people.
and the location wore decided STATE oil
Maine aspect. especially IL about every
body Mo had ever been in Maine claim
I'd the right to wear the cmblemltical
pine cone attached to button-hole ar
...rne gay ribbon edge aud the mum
her of Maine people in Washington could
not have been les than twelve or fifteen
hundred.
For the Maine visitors the elaborate
dedcatorY exercises OF t'lani Army
Place. where the free quarters ~erc loct-
ted were of little moment. They were
held Mnnday-a day too soon Tor The
greater proportion of the pilgrims. II
i "a ii to have hrcu a magnificent dl,-
play, and Il very appropriate forerunner
Of the exclusively e.. \. Il. features "t
the programme.
TnE GEA\p G.. y, Il. PARADE.
Very early Tuesday morning the Jrind
ARMY posts and dctachmcnts " ho had de-
termincd to take part i'll the parade We're
on the way to the place OF rendezvous
and from day break to the time ap-
pointed for the head of the column 10
move. Wa-hington's broad avenues We're
filled with marching dctachment-, bands
of music, mounted aides. and mulitudes
of people hurrying to and FRO. From
every direct ion il,cN came and all journey
inc 10 some designated point from Which
they might easily slide into Penn- ylSania
ANclIe at the precise moment necessary
10 form their link in the great chain of
eight Five thousand marching men, a
ii should unfold and Strai4ilcn ltsclf
out The mi~t> of the morning. threaten
inc rain. were happily brushed AWAY
IL early IL : O'Clock by the -llii : illumin-
ing rays. restoring confidence, and
assuring for the great parade the success
which had all along been artlentlN hoped
for. Then the great crowds not III the
rank fought for position ON the various
elevated platforms, in the doors and
windows commanding view I'll the
broad avenue, and along IL eirb-tones,
on either side; 80 that Wi,.n The hour ol
commencing the march had arrived the
entire distance from Capitol Hill 10 the
Treasury Building ON Pennsylvania Ave
me WAS rcloS"d i'll two walls OF hlman-
ily closely pressed together Well-nigh rs
immovahle as walls of granite. The clah-
crate decorations aud the >lreainef> al
red, white and blue. from nearly rN,1t
building, which were lastly a.ehel at
various points, with appropriate mot
toes, lse 'mingly formed canopy over
the lnimanity-lincd "tuunel which had
been formed by the eager spectators.
At about O'Clock the hurry nd bu>-
tie of the marching dctachmenlS' fmsien-
in9 To their positions in the line, gave
life and vigor to the rntircassembly, and
all eyes Mcr" eagerly turned 10 The polht