Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-21
THE c. <. r. PARADE.
About $4,000 Men On Lins-virginia and
North Carolina.
rRvtoieeranh 10 The DIspatct


WASHINGTON. September 20.-The head
of the Grand Army of the Republic pro-
cession to-oay swung into Fifteenth street
past the Treasury Department at 1890 A.
M. and the last of ii passed the Same
point at G:1b T. Nj. The parade was led by
the Old Guard Band. of this city, in a
white and red uniform covered with q
wilderness of aigrette gold cords and
trimmings. Behind came the Old Guard
itself. in four companies OF double col
umns, dressed in q neat uniform, with a
headeear of black. waving shakos. Then
came the Albany CITY Band and Com
mander-in- Chief Palmer, with mounted
stat of 400 men. Then came the Carter
Band, of Boston, leading the Sixth Mas
Rachusetts Regiment and the Fret De-
Tenders OF Pennsylvania, who. as the first
comers In 1881. bad the right of the line in
precedence OF ell Grand Army posts.
Illinois headed the line of State posts
Next came the Wisconsin men, carrying at
their head the stuffed skin of an eagle
named "Old Abe which was carried dur
ING tho war by the Eighth infantry OF that
State. Pennsylvania came next, and was
the banner State of the procession. There
were above 10000 of her veterans in line,
and It took them an hour and bali 60
pass a given point. New York came next
TO Pennsylvania in point OF numbers, her
delegation requiring inst one hour 10
pass and being probably 5000 men
strong. Ohio tdrned out 5000
etronr Connecticut, $500; Massachu-
setts. 3.0o0; Kansas. 1900; Missouri, 1900
Kentucky. 1900, and altogether about
30 ZOO men marched IN parade. The Depart
n,ent Of Virginia and North Carolina
marched 700 men IN the lines Department.
Commander Edgar Allan WIS attended by
hrs mounted stall. The Farragut Post, oil
Portsmouth. and the Phi. kearny Post
OF Richmond, were at the head OIL either
eide. The latter post is composed 10 the
extent OF about one half of colored men
There were thirty-two posts IN this de,
partment, and a feature OF the colnmn was
the appearance of a large number OF Ole
Arkansas had Eve posts; Alabama, George
A. iustar Post, 40 strong; Tennessee, zoe
men. CARVING WHITE umbrellas. Louislans
and Mississippidid vel considering Their
remoteness, aud the Department OF Florida
was represented by number OF comrades
led By Department-Commander ). Go v
Hazard
In every way the parade equalled The
expectations OF is projectors. More mer
were in line than at ans other Grand Army
parade. 4 ne appearance OF the men was
highly ereditable 10 the organization. The
crowd which witnessed the parade wa.
very large. and the steadiness OF It's At
fepsion showed that, long rs the parade
was. il was full of interest. The
bands aided in. keeping. up this IN
terest. BY actual count there wore mors
than 40 Of them, not counting the hume
rous instances where post was led py Q
drummex or BY TWO or three OF their com.
radoe PLAYING SIZES aud drums. The wea
thef. though at times cloudy, was tree
from rain. pleasant. and just warm enough
/, for comfort I'm fact. that Of typical over
cast Scptember.day.
The sfreets are swarming with people
tonight Washington u goodly. city "
size and population. but tonight IL finds
its bounds TOO small tor comfort and rs
residents And themselves IN the minority
Just how rauy visitors were in the city
no one can tell The Baltimore and OHIO
railway people said that they had brought
shoot ioo .oo0, the Pennsylyania must have
1one - wslt, and IN. addition there were
ofeampoetle Of exeurssonists and
tbousAnds Of people coming Ia by wagon
ard On horsetack snd afoot on the roads
Ieadsng into the citJ. 50 that an estimate
was not possible with safety.