Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-09-26

was given by Gen. Palmer, and the
parade started off to an accompani-
ment of burst of music and shouts OF
many voices. The parade was led by
the Old Guard band in white and red
uniforms, covered with a wilderness
of trimmings. Behind came the Old
Guard itself in four companies of
double columns General Palmer and
his staff of 200 superbly mounted men
next, above which waved the head
quarters flag of yellow silk with the
G. A. r. emblem emblazoned upon it's
center.
The procession, after sweeping
around the east front Of the capitol,
marched down the hill to the Peace
monument, where it was met by the
citizens committee in black frOck
coats, with silk hats and unusually
well mounted.
Some delay resulted at that point
on account of the crowd, but after
things were Strengthened out by the
police the order of procession swung
into the finest parade street in the
world Pennsylvania avenue-and it
was on it's way down that thorough
fare, marching between a mass of
people, cheering, waving hats and IN
every way giving vent to pent-up
enthusiasm. The street corners from
the Peace monument to the end of the
route were overlooking and all the
tho
stopped.
The scene from the vice presidents
reviewing stand was an extremely ex-
hilerating one. Long before the hour
arrived fully 10000 people had con-
gregated in the two squares between
the treasury and the state, war and
navy buildings. The great crowd was
an enthusiastic one, and as the old
soldiers marched by it frequently
cheered them again and again. In
the front line of each state depart
ment were borne its tattered battle
flags, and at the sight of these the
patriotic sentiment of the multitude
found vent in the widest cheering,
and it was noticeable fact that those
posts which made no pretentious dis
play of fine uniforms received even
more attention than those that did, |
Vice-President Morton arrived |
about 10 o'clock. He was accompa-
MED by Secretary and Mrs. Charles
Foster and daughter, Attorney |
General Miller, Secretary and Mrs.
Noble, and the Misses Halstead, Mrs. |
Rusk and daughter, Secretary Tracy |
and daughter, Mrs. Wilmerding, Mrs.
John W. Foster and Postmaster GEN
eral Wanamaker. Among the honor
ed guests who had seats in the vice
presidents stand were Gen. and Mrs.
Schofield, Assistant Secretary Grant |
and Gen. and Mrs. Palmer.
The president stood at the |
partments dipped their colors in
passing he returned the salute by lift |
ing his hat.
MGan. Palmer, eof1mander-in- chief, /
was heartily cheered as he passed, as
was also ex-President Hayes, who
marched with his post, Gen. o. O.
Howard, Secretary Rusk, as he rode
with the staff of the department of
Wisconsin, and others as they were
reconized by the crowds. Command
der-in Chief Palmer as he reached |
the stand which had been erected for
him dismounted and, standing be-
tween two mounted brass field pieces,
received the marching column.
The last veteran had passed by at |
sos O'Clock this afternoon and the |
grand parade of the 26th annual en-
campment of the G. A. r. was over. !
In every way it had equalled the |
expectations of it's projectors. More |
men were in line than were ever in
any other G. A R. parade. An esti-
mate of $4,000 men would not be far
from the mark. The appearance of
the men was highly creditable to the |
organization. There we're more than
$50 bands, not counting the numerous
instances where post was led by a |
drummer or by two or three comrades |
playing flies and drums. The weather
though at times cloudy, was free from
rain, pleasant and just warm enough |
for comfort. &c - s - 49,
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