The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-17
EX-PRESIDEN7 HAYES
Among the Old Soldiers Going
Through to Washington City.
An INFORMAL RECEPTION is HELD
And Many Prominent Gentlemen
Call and Pay Their Respects---Tho
Rush of People to the Grand En-
campment..-wheolinG WIN Send
Respectable Delegation.

Thousands OF old soldiers and their
friends are going east to attend the Ma
tional Encampment OF the G. A. r. at
Washington City. Not few OF those
from the west stopped over in this city.
Members OF the 6. a. X. in their neat
uniforms we're seen in considerable
numbers on the streets and about the
hotels last night, and in many cases
they were accompanied by ladies. The
majority OF these left this morning
over the B. & 0. on the early morning
train for Washington.
The most distinguished OF the visit
ors who spent the night in Wheeling
was ex- President Rutherford b. Hayes,
Of Fremont, o., who came in from his
home over the Wheeling & Lake Erie
Railroad last evening and spent the
NIGHT a. the Mcclure house. He eX-
meets TO leave at 3 a. III. for the National
Encampment, Few old soldiers take
greater interest in theSe annual en-
canpments aud in all other reunions
md gatherings OF old soldiers, or are
more faithful in their attendance upon
them than Gen. Hayes. lie is beloved
by his old comrades, and a national
Gathering OF veterans from which his
familiar form and kindly face was miss
ing would not seem quite complete.
To those who have not seen the eX-
president for years he has aged great
deal His hair and beard are white as
driven snow, and time has otherwise
Lett its Impress upon his stalwart form.
He is however, the same genial, whole
souGd man he ever was, aud greeted all
who called to pay their respects last
night with pleasant word and warm
hand-clasp.
Among his callers were Hon. G. W.
Atkinson, W. j. w. Cowden, Esq, Mr..
A. W. Campbell, Judge K, III. Cochran,
Mr. John Frew, Hon. n. B. Scott, Judge
Melvin and others,
The distinguished visitor chatted
with his callers on wide variety OF
topics, and exchanged "reminiscences on
past campaigns. He remarked on u
matter which has been the theme OF n
great deal Of comment everywhere-the
quietne-s of the present campaign, and
the seeming lack OF interest on both
sides.
Several hundred G. A. r. men have
already come in on the Wheeling &
Lake Erie railroad en- route to the Ma
tional Encampment, Five coach loads
arrived in Wheeling on Thursday
night.
4 special train OF Pullman sleeping
cars viii arrive over the Wheeling x
Lake Erie at an early hour tomorrow
morning. and transfer to the Baltimore
Il Ohio tracks at the Terminal "Y," the
train running through from Toledo to
Washington. This will be the Depart
ment Of Ohio train, and the time con-
sumed will be twenty-one hours, re-
curing only one meal. Breakfast will
6e served at Grafton and time given for
lunch at Cumberland, arriving at Wash
ington at 4 p. IN.
Toledo Post, No. 107, G. A. R., will
accompany this train, as will also the
following past national and department
officers: John S. Kountz, past COM
mander.in-chief; W. W. Alcorn, past
adutant general; Judge D. R. Austin,
past Judge advocate general; Judge Il.
H. Cochran, past senior A. D. e.; j.
Kent Hamilton, past national officer;
?. H. bowling, past department COM
mander; Charles Reed, past assistant
adiutant general.
The lare from Toledo to Baltimore
and return is only Sll so, with stop
over privileges.
\ Wheeling & Lake Erie circular in
speaking OF Martins Ferry says:
Martins Ferry, the last city in Ohio
through which this route is laid,
brings to view Wheeling, w. Va, and
as the solid trains en- route to Washing
ton bear you over the magnificent new
steel bridge which spans the Ohio river
4; that point, you penetrate that terri
tory where 80 many OF our comrades
first realized that war was with US
more in tact than Imagination, and
while the scenes OF strife that existed
81 to % have passed away, there yet
remains the old camping grounds
familiar TO all, either by words or deeds.
In the course OF conversation with
Judge Il. H. Cochran yesterday, that
gentleman remarked that the entrance
Of the Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad
was an event that this city did not
properly appreciate. ION Wednesday
evening"" said the Judge, 81 had with
me Past Commander.in-C Chief of the G.
A. R., John S. Kountz, OF Toledo, his
wife and daughter. They were on
their way to Washington to attend the
grand encampment. Last night about
fourteen or fifteen people from Toledo
were here. arriving over the same road.
showed them the sights, and they
were very complimentary in their re:
marks about Wheeling"