Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-21
coMMANpan PALAlIn's REvIKwAL.

Ganaral A'klnor, command ar-in- Of,
was heartily ehsersd a. he passed, as was
also - Pr sent Hays, who marched
VIII ; "a pot, General O. q. Howard, Sec
I" .yy .HsI. as he rode vita the staff Of
the CO. maud OF the department OF Wis
coAsi., and others as o. were recognized
hy tfn crowds. mander-in Chief
Palmer, as h, reached the stand which
hll been erected for him, dismounted
aud. standing between Two brass field
pico-5 rt1! we'd the marching column.
: Naked Success.
I process On Cmtin cd until eveHias.
Department after department., post altar
posi-, hearty mon and men on srutssss.
bands, dTGs. corps, bri ght, fresh ooiors,
stained and ragged battle hags, went by
e. d we're greeted with cheers, the clapping
of hLIds, ta- wavin9 of bandkerchiefs
and the outhowtng of eyes. A g COS o'clock
the last veteran had passed py, and the
gran' parade 4 tho twenty sixth annual
encampmeut ~ the Grand Army was over.
In every way lt had equallcd the expecta-
tions OF its projectors More men were in
line than IN any other Grand Army parade.
An estimate Of nearly 5000 men would
MOI be far FROM tho mark.
The appearance of the men was highly
CT, ditable 60 the organization. The crowd
which witnessed the parade was very
large and the stesdiness OF it's attention
showed that the parade WAS full Of inter
est. The bands aided In keeping up the
interest. There were more than $50 OF them.
not counting the numerous instances
wlero post was led by drummer or by
two or three comrades playing flies and
drums. The weather. though at times
al ,,la "A
just warm enough f'r comfort.
Ii took over seven hours for the parade
to pass Vice President Morton aud the
others Of the rerinving party stood the
ordeal well, and continued evsn Lo the aSt
post 20 show marching vsts.an. the
usu u 4ourtesy.
The , were u number Of slight accidents
to the Id vstsrsns daring Ne day, but
none proved fatal
Nj Int Was Eve. More eisrts.s
than th day Shortly after dark. which
was OF most favorable ssnsity, owing To
the lowerin. clouds. the mulbitudinous
thousands who lined the avenue while the
parade was In progress rspsired, 30 fw as
possible, 30 the vicinity Of tho monument.
Here an elaborate display of fireworks
was made IL was q magnificent show
Succeeding the fireworks display there
was as electric illumination, ON .
scale never before attempted In this
country. Pennsylvania avenue, from the
Capitol to Seventeenth street, was ablaze
with colored lights. Ths feature Of the
illumination was the display along both
sides of the avenue Of brilliant presenta-
tions OF corps badges. Seventy Of these
had been placed on supports at convenient
distances, In three colors, rod, white aud
blue, the respective colors OF tho first,
second and third divisions. Each was
outlined incandescent lights OF the same
colors IA the badge There was also
plac cd at short intervals portraits In oil
of the leading generals of the war. just
above each Of these, and above the corps
badges, were the names Of many Of the
great battles of the war IN which the corps
took conspicuous parts.
At the head Of Fifteenth street, at the
entrance TO Executive avenue was
monster fac siuile Of the Grand Army
badge, eighteen feet Ia height. II was
made up of incandescent lamps Of the vari
ious regulation colors Of the badge, and
produced Il grand effect. A duplicate of
the piece was also shown at the corner Of
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh street.
Over one OF the entrances Of the White
had been placed great fan of 1900 lamps,
arranged so they could be turned on and OF,
giving th. fan the appearance Of opening
and shUuig-. Over the other gate was a
great shield with an eagle surmounting IL
A Huo display, and something entirely
new in Washington. was shown Ia the
White House grounds in front Of the
mansion. Here innumerabls lights were
half hidden in the shrubbery, all
Of them changeable In character, dis
appearing and reappearing in the
most bewildering mannsr. The t~ees
and shrubbery seemed fairly mag
netized, and the effects were eI
trenely beautiful. Throughout the
grounds were a number of othe, electrical
devices, among them large wheels, turn
ing and changing color with each royOlu-
ton