Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-19
ARMIES OF VETERANS
Pass Through Pittsburg on Their
Way to Washington for the
NATIONAL G. A. r. ENCAMPMENT.
Arrangements Made to Feed the Thou
sands of Old Soldiers.
ONE MAN WITH A BULLET In HIS BRAIN

Those who watched the g. A. X. people
pouring through the Union depot yesterday
and last night wondered where all the old
boys and their families would be stored
away in Washington. The crowd on the
Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania
roads exceeded the expectations of the pas
senger agents The day and night forces of
employees were needed at the Union station
to keep the people in line
Section after section came in fine order.
At one time Superintendent Holbrook had
ten special trains moving between Pittsburg
and Connellsville, and the same was true on
the Pennsylvania The latter line had q
sections from the West in the morning,
and they were run through the depot in
two hours This is good record, and
shows how well the crowds were handled.
The Pennsylvania altogether for the day
had 25 special trains. including the regular
ones. Up to noon yesterday the Baltimore
and Ohio had II sections. and Division
Passenger Agent Smith said the number of
specials would reach 80 before the night
was over. The travel is unprecedented in
the history of the roads.
Carries Bullet in His Brain.
Some curious people are to be found
among the war veterans. 1t is surprising
how many cripples there are, and with
what tender care their fellows render them
all the assistance they can. Men
without legs. others with twisted
limbs and racked with rheumatism
were quite common. Last night
hn 1c obo in h
ington, came in from Illinois, where he had
been visiting. He wore Turkish cap and
a long dusser which made him look old.
He carries a bullet in his brain, and his
case is noted in the medical profession.
He claims to get pension that comes next
to ex-Commissioner Black sand the latter's
pension is the largest paid in the country.
The bullet in Browns brain has produced
partial paralysis, and he says he takes
several doses of morphine during the day
to allay the pain. A large crowd of his old
comrades gathered around him to hear of
.he-gunshot, that, strange to relate, did not
kill him
The stoppage of freight for Washington
this week during the ercampment is big
boom for the express companies The sup
plies of bread, meat, poultry and other edi-
bles for the crowds will be brought in BY
the express people. j. D. Zimmerman, of
the United States Company, remarked yes
terday that farmers who are in the habit of
sending produce to Pittsburg have been
diverting it to Washington for the last two
weeks to stock the hotels and boarding
houses there.
Fed by Several Large States.
The local markets have not suffered ap-
parently. 1t is surprising at times how
food in great quantities is concentrated or
distributed. Few of the veterans at Wash
ington who will drink coffee from tin cups
and eat few square meals, at least, will
ever think where the supplies come from.
Ohio, Pennsylvania and several other
States have been secured to feed
the 200, 900 or 100000 veterans and their
families. who will gather at the national
capital this week.
The Baltimore and Ohio road is feeding
its passengers in transit in nice style
Over 80 sections of eight cars each came
from the West on the Pittsburg and West
ern road yesterday and last night Trains
on all the railroads are gong all night and
day. The Baltimore and Ohio stops some
of its trains at the Hotel Oliver, in Ellwood,
for meals, and Superintendent Holbrook
opened a big dining hall at Glenwood.
Those who only, wanted cup of coffee and
a sandwich were provided. The Baltimore
and Ohio fitted up four cabooses with coffee
boilers. They are put on the trains at
Glenwood and run out the road for 80 miles
until all the people are supplied with food.
The old boys are not without tincups, and
the walters rush through the aisles of the
cars filling up the cups with coffee. When
the crowd is satisfied the cars are brought
back and attached to the next train that
comes along.
Onslaught of Hungry Army.
At the Union depot Mr.. Lee, the restau-
rant keeper, is having his hands full He
has arranged long lines OF tables in the
dining room, and the crowds are disposed
of with neatness and dispatch. His pantry
has been cleaned out several times during
the week, but it is soon restocked. Yester- |
day morning he provided a temporary
lunch stand on the depot platform where |
coffee and sandwiches were sold The way
the tables were cleared off reminded OBJ
servers Of the feeding of a hungry me-
nagerie.
With the tracks in such a terrible state !
of blockade, schedule time is out of the |
question. The trains are more or less de- |
layed, but they keep moving. The veter- |
ans are in good humor, and they are so busy |
holding reunions on the trains that they do |
not notice the annoyances of travel. The |
problem of taking the people to Washing |
ton has not been as difficult as getting them |
back home will be. They have been going |
all week, but as soon as the encampment |
breaks up everybody will want to get out |
of town. Then will come the greatest trial |