Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-20

From this stand the band of the sixteenth
New York regiment discoursed some fine music
Stand No. was on the north side of the ave
nue.. Immediately opposite the main pavilion
Here the band of the fourteenth regiment vet
eran reserve corps was stationed. while the
| seats Were occupied by governors OF states.
members of Congress, judges OF the United
States and their families. This stand was also
handsomely decorated with flags.
Stand No ON the east side of the center
pavilion and No. on the west side was occu-
pied by officers, members of the press wounded
soldiers and invited guests. Admira.s and COM
modores of the lazy were also assigned seats
on these stands.
of stands which had been erected by The various
state agencies. A number of these stands bore
suitable mottoes.
Stands for the use of the officers and their
families of second. fifth and ninth corps and
the engineers brigade were erected on the west
side OF No. and were densely crowded with
persons.
DISTINGUISHED PERsoyAGEs ARRIVED.
About O'Clock the principal stand began TO
fill up. Maj. Gen. Hunter president of the
conspiracy court; Maj. Gen. Hancock and Maj.
Gen. Iorbert, with ladies. walked slowly down
the pavement and entered the stand, greeted
with waving handkerchiefs and clapping of
hands. Next, Maj. Gen Augur, commanding
the Department OF Washington, joined them.
and IN a few moments deafening cheer that
rolled along the line with increasing volume
like wave announced the approach of the
! great soldier, Sherman. The general followed
| by a few of his staff with uncovered heads,
passed quietly along and up into the station
assigned hirf, while the of the enthusi-
astic multitude grew larger. Scarcely had the
| cheers suosided before the other end of the
| street took up the peal and preceded with still
| more deafening reclamation the coming OF
| Gen. Grant. who. accompanied by Maj. Gen.
ingalls, and Maj Gen. Barnard, also moved I'M
| covered, with gestures of acknowledge
ment to the stand where by this time the num-
| beers concealed their individuality from all ex-
cept those in the immediate vicinity. Members
OF the cabinet, ma generals, officers of the
navy, members OF the diplomatic corps. Mayor
| Wal!ach and other distinguished personages
followed rapidly filing up the seats, until hen
the President. accompanied by the Secretary
| of War. arrived little space remained unOccn-
! pied. The President sat in the center Of the
| mont seat with Secre tary Stanton, Gen Grant,
Attorney General Speed, and Secretary McCul-
lough on the right and Secretary Wells Post
| master Denison. Gen. Sherman and Gen. Bar
| Eard on his left.
THE COLUMN MOVES
The column started at precisely q. m. from
Capitol Hill, the same point from which The
Grand Army parade starts, and as the war vet
Grams filed down into the bread avenue the
school children cheered them to the extent OF
their voices. This cheer was taken up by the
throngs along the curbstones, by those who
filed every window along the line Of march and
those who sat upon the various stands that had
been erected, giving a royal welcome to those
TO whom they owed 80 much. Every spectator
was imbued with the utmost patriotic spirit.
Men cheered until they were hoarse and ladies
waved their handkerchiefs and threw flowers Of
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| The order Of march ON the first day included
the Army Of the Potomac, those who had fought
stubbornly with Grant ut Spottsylvania, Cold
Harbor and Petersburg. First in line came
Gen. Meade riding q few PAGES ahead Of hiz
escort and The hsadquartsrs' division. Then