Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-19
THE BOYS LOST NO TIME.
Encampment Opened Practically One Day
Ahead.

1
| Ahead.
| Although the programme arranged for
gathering had no date on it earlier than to-
day the encampment was in visible presence
yesterday. 1t was old soldiers day in the
| churches, while the streets resounded con-
| stantly with the tread of hosts seeking from
the arriving stations their various places of
entertainment. Comrades in large numbers
already in quarters sought the religious serv-
ices which in many cases were arranged apro-
pos to the occasion. EN-chaplains occupied
number of pulpits, among the following:
Reverend b. Payne, Ocean Grove, \. j.,
| chaplain of the grand encampment, preached
last night at Covenant Presbyterian church,
where President Harrison attends service.
In the morning s. J. Nichols, of st. Louis,
conducted service attended in body by
Ransom post of that city.
Began Holiday Campfires.
Rev d. r. Lucas. ID. D.. of indianapolis
the youngest chaplain in the army. preached
at Garfield Memorial church; Rev. G.. \.
Cressey, of Wisconsin, at Calvary Baptist
church.
A chaplainS campfire was held at 8
O'Clock yesterday afternoon at the Congre-
gational church under the direction of Rev.
w. III. Gotwald, chaplain of the department
of the Potomac G. \. r. \ choir of twenty
seven voices from the Metropolitan NJ. K.
eral hymns and America" Chaplains w.
H. Gotwald, I. II. York, J. II. Bradford,
w. +. Parsons, ID. D., and o. =. Brown,
took part. Last evening at Foundry NJ. f.
church another campfire was held. Gov
ernor Ira j. Chase, of Indiana, eX-chaplain
and eN-department commander. preached
last night at Garfield Memorial church.
Visited Points of Historic RenowE.
During the day the river resorts. espec-
tally Mount Vernon, We're the points of at
traction for thousands and thousands of
visitors. Frank =. Blair post. of St Louis,
went to Quantico, within eye-shot of Ac
quia creek, the base of operations against
fredericksburg, passing Gilsboro Point,
the instructions that We're placed in the
river to block the Merrimac, Piscataway
creek; Whitestone Point, whence the Brit
fsh fleet was fired on; Craney island, Indian
Head, Deep Point, Stoney Point; Cockpit
Point, the former location of the Confed-
crate batteries, and Occoquan creek, into
which Bull Run empties.
Ex-Governors Who VIII Attend.
Acceptance of the invitation to attend the
encampEaent extended by the citizens COM
mittee have been received from the following
war governors: EX-Governors Curtin. of
Pennsylvania: Pierpont of West Virginia:
Sprague. of Rhode Island: Fletcher of Mis-
souri,, Crawford, of Kansas, and Stone, of
Iowa.
The veterans were abroad bright and
early today to carry out the programme OF
the day. At a. IN. the model OF the Kear-
sorge was manned by sailors and presented
an interesting picture; at 10 a. IN. the boys
had lined up" for the parade preceding he
dedication of Grand Army Place. Tie
parade was a good one. but of course
nothing to what the grand parade will be
II WAS reviewed by Vice President Morton
and Other officials. The dedicato-y cere-
MONIES followed at Grand Army PlaCe CON
sisting OF prayer singing patriotic songs
and addresses by the vice president and
Commander-in-Chief Palmer.
Later Doings Of the Day.
At = p. IL. Tie depas tlnent commanders
and beard of directors OF the National
Womau's Rc,;ct corps met. At 5 p. IN. the
National Feilci! les, winners at the Omaha
encampnloiii- " -. live drill. The coCn-
Gil of administration will meet at 4; camp
fires of Sheridan post and reunion of the
Twelfth, Fourteenth and Twenty-second
corps and quartermastcrs at s, and at $40
a reception to the w. X. c., Ladies of the
G. A X. and other organizations of pat i
otic women will be given by the ladies of
the department of the Potomac, headed by
Mrs. John A. Logan
Two Vets Camp the Other Shore.
The day was quite warm, and some of the
older, weaker comrades felt the effects of
the heat. One of the visitors was fatally
stricken while marching with his post
General f. ID. Baker, No s, of Philadelphia
John Kruger tainted and sustained a con-
cusson of the brain which caused his death
In few minutes. A telegram from New
London, Conn, announces the finding of
the body of a member of Post Z, of Boston,
who was en- route to this city and probably
fell overheard.
Three Drowned at Chicago.