The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-09-28
25 MILES OF VETERANS
In the Huge Grand Army Parade
the Biggest Thing Of the Kind.


parade IN the history OF the Grand Army,
bat the greatest ir the history OF the
country. Washington IS proud o 4 it, and
the Grand Army oOys-Eell, they are 50
ssucy 70 day that one hardly dares to ad-
dress one Of them It seems IS though
Uncle Jerry R1sk, Eho rode al through
the review yesterday, made the weather
70 suit for that day, but exhausted his
means AMI permitted Jupiter Piuyius to
get the better Of him, az to-daY has been
as disgustingly nasty IS yesterday was
perfectly lovely
one PARADE aCEr 8T rHE HAlS.
The u1raiug the little wheel within
the big wheel OF the Grand Array, IN The
shape Of parades Of minor organizations,
was TO a great extent spoiled by the rain
which has pe.sed down constantly and
chilly since nine O'Clock. The parade Of
the Union Legion, which was 70 have
been quite an event, was a very small
affair. The Pennsylvania Reserves mar
shaled nearly their full number Of men
Lo-m4rch % Ceoryee3En and then ride by
car 70 Teuleyt0Eu, but the most Of them
looked as though they E0uid Just as lief
give it all up were it not a matter Of pride
with them TO make a nice showing on
this particular occasion
-, all bsdragg,sd, bgt with undiuching
spirit anu martial step, elastic almost a.
they were IN the early sixties. they took
up their line 1f march in the rain, went
out 10 Tsnieytosn, as per programme,
locked over the.rold camping ground,
paved over what is Ieit Of cid Fort Penn.
went % The willows an elegant rad
hotel. whose stately mistress. now Mrs.
Hirkw9od, vas a few years ag9 the wife
of : .gnor Brumidi, the artist Who fresco-
Ell the dome ofthe Capitol, and there
partook ola grateful banquet and il
dGlged IN toasts, pi pes. stouesand speech
es until there vas no thought Of the rain
without.
A MOST AGEEE5ErE H1srELEY-
It vas more agreeable barracks, this
pretty h0s;elry, The willows than
we're those which the gallant Reserves
occupied IA the dark days Of the war.
and IN which they spen; many an hour
with worse weather beating upon them
than that which made the inside Of the
hotel doUbly attractive to-day for the
other tens Of Thousands who were forced
indoors by the welther-1s many ofthem
as could get in. They scattered to the
sixteen winds Of the heavens. They
boa,ed down the Potomac on some Of
the elegant steamers. which ply on thas
broad, beautiful river they crowded the
Departments. and al Of the public build
iuss 20 sUf3carIon they held reunions in
the,r quarters
The great buildiagoi tie Capitol Was
thronged al day, from sl5-baseueat 70
the highest balcony ot the dome, where
constantly In the rain could be seen the
faint figures AMI the dotsof umbrellas Of
the thousands that streamed up and
down the winding stairs from early morn
ins til DARK Uight.
sECFETAET CH4ELEs v1srER GzF ArlT DE-
LAY-D.
Cabinet officers and officials Of depart
ments found il impossi5le TO transact
any business, they wee 20 oyerrun with
visitors from their respective States Sec
retary Foster, cf the Treasury Depart
ment. has been so Delayed IN attention
70 lis Official business by the cholera
scare that he has been forced % attempt
the impossible by sticking % his desk
during the STAY Of the Grand Army. bat
be ulizal as Veu have abandoned h's
purpose. as he is Interrupted every mo-
ment, and can scarcely steal time 10 sign
his odiciaI maiL He Ead constant
stream Of J-i0lls to-day, and his usual
su1vity almost f1rsook him at times To
cap tie climax Just as he was n the
% a.,lsi Of his fuaI and rscesslry work Of
the day. IN came half z hundred little
calets In gray from Hamilton, and he
had to shake hands with every one Of the
little tell0as % whom the visit vas the
one.7f theirliv
Tnis Is a far specimen Of the scenes
enacted iu all of the Departments. Where
the hundreds Of visitors wh0 slept out
doors. or who diI not sleep a. al, either
last l.slt0r the pr-yi1us uigl-s since
the crlza began, are Sleeping to-uight, -
a problem. Heretofore the nights have
been clear and dry. or trias cool, bat
this one IS sloppy AMI chilly, and the
slf. side Of acuro, or the genial aui COM
f1rlable doorway Of other nights are 0us
Of the question. The stations have been
crowded al day With the departing guests
and they wiIl De crowded for several
days more before the crush Of visitors
can be got 0us OF the city.
soliE ODD EcESEs AT TEE STATIONS.
The sceres ~ the stations AMI lae up
town ticket Offices are both grotesqls
and pathetic. Many Of the Old soldiers
are there without money or ticket, and
pleading for means % get home. Il Is
said tia. Ia nearly every ease Of this
kind the veteran has sold bis ticket %
sel additional 55od.e win which ID SO
the sigll. Of The gay capitol, aaI there
fore tLeralI-1ads ViiI be slow % respond
iy to the.f-e41ent demands Of this sort.
Where the caarLc-er Of the men is good
they can always ct assistance from their
posts. blt IN tEe many other cises 10 >
pro5abl-,lns Oh f.iI3.s Si.i De- lsis 70
saiG fJr Ihsuse- gls of the inpe-
cIni0l- oazs 4s -l- P-l lsy ,-ll- stati0u
t5-tly was a. 1.l sill 5f - years. al
the Eag -0m Michigan, who b4i lost
his liczzt7 ana vas wondering il q man
nsr cll- plainly showed be had been IN
the sam dx 5siJre, hox be was going
d get 0ut Of the city. re cane 70 the
usual philosophical c3ac.usi9n that -
this Vas the sea. % government, ard 1s
the GJvernmen. u1ss lake care Of tns
Old solder, there VAS .ig.e danger that
he would not come out 81 riglr IL the
end. It nay safely be SAID, however,
,hlt hundreds. If cot thousands Of tie
inevitable shirrless men vii be Isft -ca
tie town f7r SONS. time TO come