Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-11
ON TO WASHINGTON.
Blue-Coated Veterans Repeat the
Wartime Cry Of the Rebels.
THOUSANDS OF g. A. R. MEN GOING
About Q Hundred TrainIoads Win Pass
Through Pittsburg.
PREPARATIONS MADE BY LOCAL POSTS

PREPARATIONS MADE BY LOCAL POSTS
This week the Grand Army veterans all
over the United States will be busy polish
ing brass buttons and brushing dust and
moths from caps and blue suits that have
been laid away for years and almost for
gotten in boxes and trunks Not since the
war and probably never again will be
gathered as many soldiers of the rebellion
as will soon concentrate in Washington for
the annual National Encampment 1t
will be the supreme effort of their lives,
for many of the boys are growing old.
Many grizzled warrior will be in WASH
ington who hasn't attended an encamp-
ment before.
The fact that the meeting is to be held in
the National Capitol, which was an object
i've point during the war and was so
familiar to the soldiers during the conflict,
has excited the greatest interest among
them and mighty outpouring of veterans
with their wives and children is expected.
Railroads Making Big Preparations.
The railroads have already contracted to
carry thousands, and the pressure on the
Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania
roads will be so great that both lines have
decided not to receive freight for Washing
ton during the encampment. An order of
this kind is very unusual in the history of
railroads, but the necessity of the case de-
mands it
Superintendent Holbrook, of the Balti-
more and Ohio road, informed Division
Passenger Agent E D. Smith yesterday
that next Sunday it would be i'm
possible for him to furnish equip
ment for the regular excursions
to Wheeling and Ohio Pyle on account of
the Grand Army business, so no popular
tickets will be sold to these places on that
date. 1t is also the intention of the roads
to suspend freight traffic during the move
ment of passenger trains for "a to 40 hours
Euery available coach on the two trunk
lines will be pressed into service, and Pull
man sleepers, thanks to the monopoly, will
be at premium.
The sale of tickets begins Septembers13,
and lasts until the Goth. They are good to
return until October TO- One fare for the
round trip has been made. Division Pas
senger Agent Smith, OF the Baltimore and
Ohio road, says the biggest volume of the
business will be going next Saturday, Sun
day and Monday.
viewing the Old Battlenelds.
The old Baltimore and Ohio being an
historical line has the advantage over its
competitor. The road runs through Cum
berland, Harper's Ferry, and follows the
Potomac to Washington. Many a bloody
battle during the war was waged along its
tracks, and for this reason the G. A. R.
men prefer to go over the line to see the
territory and places in which they fought.
Assistant General Passenger Agent L. S.
Allen states that he will have 80 trains
alone out of Chicago. This will include
the business from the West and Northwest.
Half of these trains will come over the
Pittsburg & Western through this city.
will be made to feed the |
people here in transit and it will tax the |
restaurants and hotels Already the bene-
Its Of the B. & O's through line to Chicago
via Pittsburg are appearing. There is |
nothing like railroad competition to help |
along city's annual growth.
In addition the B. & o. road will have |
put of this section at least 25 trains more |
Of eight or nine cars each. The company |
1as prepared for the local passenger office |
5000 guides of Washington and q number of |
Southern battIefelds for free distribution |
Imong the old soldiers
thousands VIII Pass Through Pittsburg
The music will begin next Saturday. Gen
raj Passenger Agent Sargent, of the Pitts
'urg, Shenango & Lake Erie road, writes
rom Meadville to Mr.. Smith that he will !
iefiver to the Pittsburg & Western next
Saturday morning special train of eight cars
containing people gathered from Erie and
other towns in the northwestern part of the
State. AT the same time Assistant Gen.
'ral Passenger Agent c. w. Bassett, of
he Pittsburg and Western, will have TWO
pecial trains of G. A. R. men from Akron,
Youngstown and New Castle.
These trains will be run over the Junction
Dad to the main line. In addition Satur-
lay morning the Baltimore and Ohio will
ave Post 162 out of Pittsburg on special,
nd special train of cars from Connslls-
lille, including 250 people who have been
ontractsd for from GreeIsburg There
Till be post from Scottdale. The Browns
lille and California posts will rendezvous
t Unlontown and meet the special there
dr. Smith thinks two special trains will be
eeded to move all these people
Next Sunday the Baltimore and Ohio
I'LL leave at A. NJ. Posts 236, Southside;
II, 54S and 1S1 from Braddock. A special
rain will be provided for them.
How Local Posts Win Go.
On Monday morning DR.. Wilson, from
he Southside, with a party of friends, will
ccupv sleeper. fost 80 IN two sleepers
ill leave on the same train. Post 100.
rom New Castle; Post 1O5, from Butler
nd the Union Veteran Legion, of Wash
,gton, in another sleeper will make up
pecial train. Aspecial will be run from
ohnstown at $50 A. M. on Monday. Six
ars will be taken from this place and three
lore from Stoyestown, Somerset and Hoo
ersville. The post from Scottdale is also
ding.
Mr.. Smith states that numerous orpani-
lt1ons have not yet been contracted for,
ut will be heard from this week. The
umber already going will no doubt be
oubled in few days When the general
olume of business is added it will be seen
nat the roads will have their hands full.
Pennsylvania was a very patriotic State
nd furnished its share of soldiers The
ennsylvania road runs through many
rosperous towns, and is prepared to carry
large number of people, This road will 4