Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-21

As Post l4s. Devine OF Brooklyn. ap-
preached the stand, little boy and
Kirt bearing bouquets left the line and
presented them 10 General Palmer,
who kissed the little maid and held the
MOWERS for some time after receiving
them TIE disabled veterans Ia the
New York department occupied two
carriages and received an ovation all
along the line. General Daniel Z.
slcxles vas especially favored.
1he Kansas department carried
stocks OF sorgham cane. the gift of R-
A. Perkins. Gen. B. r. Butler occu-
pied . carriage with Linn post IN the
Massachusetts, department.. His pro-
gress Was marked by continuous APP
plause and hls conspicuous bald head
was kept continually bobblng. After
the New York department had passed
up, spectators showed the WEAKNESS OF
the ftesn that possessed them and be-
gan 10 seek their dinners.
Fireworks and Iiiuminations.
Succeeding the fireworks display
there Was an electric illumination on q
scale never before attempted IN this
country. lt Was one of the attractions
provided by the Citizens committee
and was a complete success. Pennsyl-
yanla avenue Was ablAZe with colored
lights. Every available dynamo IN the
city, public and private, were brought
INTO requlsltlon, and numbers have been
shipped here, especially for this dis
play. The feature OF the illumlnatiOns
was the display along both sides OF the
avenue OF the brilliant representations
of corps badges. Twenty of these had
been placed on supports st convenient
distances apart, IN red, white and blue
globes. Each of these Was outlined IN
incandescent light of the same colors
as the badges. There was also placed
at snort intervals portraits III OIL OF the
leading generals OF the war. Just
above each of these and above the
corps badges were the names OF many
OF the grSat battles IN which the re-
spectlye corps took conspicuous part.
Monster Grand Army Badges.
At the head OF Fifteenth street at the
entrance 10 Executive avenue was a
monster fac-simile of the c.. A. X.
badge eighteen feet IN height. 1t was
made up OF incsndescent lamps of the
various regulation colors of the badge
and produced grand effect. A dupli-
cate OF the piece was also shown
At the corner of Pennsylvania
avenue and Seventh street. over one
o. the entrances TO the White House,
spanning the arch of the gateway, had
been placed great fan of l 800 lamps.
arranged So that they could be turned
on or of, giving the fan the appear
ance of opening and shutting. A
unique display WAS shown IN the White
House grounds IN front of the man.
sion. Here innumerable lights were
half hidden IN the shrubbery, all of
them changeable IN character, disap-
pearing and reappearing IN the most
bewllderlng manner. The trees and
shrubbery seemed fairly magnotiZed
and the effects were extremely bcxuti-
full. Throughout the grounds were q
number OF other electrical devices,
among them large wheels, turning aud
changing colors with each revolution.
The illumination of the treasury build
ing. with large electric lights, was es-
peciRlly fine and notable, as also were
a number of large set pieces At inter-
walls along the avenue, the most con-
spicuous being q great anchor d blaz-
ing light placed at the corner of Tenth
street. Powerful search lights thrown
against the buildings produced q daz-
Zhng effect. The display continued
until midnight and was witnessed 10y
countless thousands who regretfully
disappeared N the CImmerian darkness
that succeeded the turning of OF the
dynamos.
Estimated Numbers Present.
II is estimated that 10000 people
came in by the Pennsylvania road
alone. The road was forced TO cease
selling tickets IN many places, owing 10
the great number of cars in commits
SION. or many more would have come.
Thus, irrespective of those who came
IN vehicles from the neighboring coun-
ties of Maryland and West Virginia,
over 300. 600 Grand Army Republic men
aud visitors came To Washington for
the encampment. When the end OF
the procession reached the reviewing
stand 1t was after 8 o'clock. Therefore
II took over seven hours for the parade
10 pass. Nice-presldent Morton and the
others Of the reviewing party stood the
ordeal well and continued even 10 the
last post 20 show marching veterans the
usual courtesy. Many posts, without
attempting to pass the reviewing stand
finding the nour so late marched over
q part of the route with cOlors flying
snG bands playing and then dIsbanied
IL - estimated there were fully 10000
, veterans IN line. There were n mum
ber of slight accidents to the old vet:
during the day, but none proved fatal