The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1893-09-08
VETERANS IN CAMP.
over One Hundred thousand Strangers In
Indianapolis The city beautifully Deco
rated From One End 10 this Other.


urand Army Of the Bepublic wcs
enormously augmented Monday. |
Trains. were rolling into the central |
station every half hour unloading their
thousands. and for the most part with |
as little delay as could be counted upon.
Eut four times there were blockades,
however. none OF any serious delay |
until Monday evening, when five trains ,
-were blockaded at the suburb Of Bright
wood, four miles from the center Of |
the city and from which station large I
crowds had 10 walk. as the street ear
facilities were not sufficient 10 receive |
the demand
II Is estimated that 100, 900 people
reached the city Monday, and about
one-ffth Of that number Of strangers
had already come In Saturday and Sun
day. Mondays special trains numbered
fifty, and Of these there came from Chi
cago 1900, 1900 and l,5OO passengers
Large numbers came In from Cincin-
natl, ST. Lohis and the western cities
and the far east
The stranger found the city heauti-
fully decorated from one end 10 the
other. the scenes on the busineis
streets being enlivened By Hags, shields
and festoons In colors.
The central points Of interest aside
from the state house, where the forty
five Grand Army departments are 10
Gated and the hotels, the lobbics OF
which arc packed, was the dedication
"a ca,,n Wiider ana ,he recen,lon "a
"a a,
'he ohleers ana heieghteh OF lhe en-
campment Camp Wilder 10 one OF the
many places for reunions during the
weeL ana ihere Nonday afternoon a
,,t.
sipIt uou"auniy W"sTAniho "os eNr
ried out in'the presence OF an Immense
audience There was music, vocal and
,n.tr,,,,cn,ai aadr.ssas h,. Co,nu,ard.
-, va,aha,, 90 - ~ vyu5a-
ca,,,r. r.rtar.In.ch,..J waIsso-, and -.
p..sIlan, itar.,soa
ron ItarrI.o, sai5 o,onn o,h.r
,hin..
'.f,s.,, ,on .on,.,.. A. ,.,,,,, 49,.
fell during ths iast tso moath, a. rested by
the seashoFe that was in some degree shirk
the lnalaaapoi!s papers brought 70 me from
-, ,,~I G Su. Sa ~ mn % ,s1l,,s r5,,.eas s
| % prepSre for The reception al Iniianapolls of
he @. A. r. was not here TO share those
laporS but am here to-daT 70 do honor TO
,hase VINO nave OO'h 'h' pruh' OF 'hi7 great
ma er.or,.,sc,t then recalled tho lime when
Tie camp was q fair ground poin,in: out The
location OF The Eaf,ous buildings, the speed
la,A ,hs sens o. Isassnu y Sonless, als ~
b.sody Z na.ei.- ~, q I, vas moan y camp
sullivan lie thea spoke Of the unity Of
tho patriotic seaum'n's of The men OF that
,,n9l sol,is o. tns'ahl, ii'ihq'a % on'o'
IN, romrades :, be ND a,scss tents abou,
as are pilehcd maaY days march nearer hQme
than those IN which you dNel' here 10 isol I
~ u,s y. " eS'so', s,si.ns ,n'' w "a,
G 0o'rs b,sssihr ,, - 10 o. f;oo, 4. pcoplc s.,
T,,ni,nso, b,n ,ba mos, srocio,s n,
IL. c,,,, .n,rt,,,nll,, ,o,,o,n,,naa,in,
o,o ,,onrio - ,,,cl,.1 N,nday NOR,
tho ocr,sior heing tha ci,i,ens, rec.,,.
~, A., 10 o,,,csrg ana dalsgates ~ ~
.nramnmcn, For .y.n,s : ool invi.
,ations ,vcrc sent ON, and there wer.
nearly ,hnt many neonle In Tho ball
wi,b gr.at mass h front mo
t.,,,rss ~, ,bis recentIor ,yere chorus
ma n,ches,ral mnsic addresaes .n1
dancinr Tbe ,1drrsses ,,,.r,. made ~
commnnder.in.ChIef Weisser, and ex.
prasiden, Itarrison IN. Ia,,cr sncal,inc
tor The citizens
Wbile these cven,s were occurring n,
TIM bau Tho s,ree,s wcre tbronged with
veterans and visitors About he m,nu,
ment where the chief electrical illurni
n.,,a, y,as given /, wns almost ip,nos.
sihi, i. ma,'c wav throuob the throng
Tho nln,,inntion yns from 4 900 in
,,ndesc.nt IIohts arranged IN bcanti
mi devices ~ anchor liberty beil
shield. and testoons
: Tho camnfres given In the fou,
Iarges, churches of the citv we're ~
tended nv great crowds and these
w,.h m, events enumerated. allied !,
The measure 81 the day
= Co,sin IN r,.gar5 totbs orcamn,ant
! action ON nenslons and the place Of IN,
r next ma.,ing has no, day.lnnad enn,gl
! 10 make any clear prcdic,ions Lincoln
5 N,braslta 4 The only nloce so far men
. toned for the encampment
Astothe coming commander.in-chiei
+ I, Il hcueved that ohio l. not oivin,
e Hurst the cordial sunport that warrant
= success John q. n Adams of Mn,sa
clmsetts was mentioned with more en-
r tbus,asm than Hurst In regard to IN
5 lattsr Folgar. of Ohio. said that Lin
coin, OF Washington, was preferable
Tuesday will be given over to the pa
radc, in which It is estimated there wi
!, be 10000 grand army men. Ohio alon
- claims they will have $4,000 II that
trac the aggregate will be nearer 70
900 than 10000, as Indiana will hay
:, Is Oo0 in line. Illinois 10 600, Mich