The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-04

as he is now. The news had been made
public that Sherman had entered Atlanta.
Hood retreating after ev8cuating the I'M
portant rebel city. There were many of In
d,ana's boys on that march to the sea. and
1t is no remarkable fact that the good peo-
pie ct home were rejoicing at the success of
their soldiers. Horace Greeley was con-
strained to remark of the weather at that
time: "rhe autumn. with its healthy sun
and bracing breezes, has arrived" So
might the same remark have applied TO the
twenty ninth anniversary day of the re-
ceIpt of the news. But what q change has
come in the years,
Then an army of dusty and footsors men
pOure' around the hills into the inhospita-
bic capital of Georgia. that had been taken
on the daY before. There were few. If any,
spruce uniforms. few slouch hats with gold
braid. and few men that were not begrimed
and covered with the dirt of many miles.
The sight of Atlanta was q welcome one to
them.
Twenty-nine years afterwards many of
she same old soldiers began the evacuation
ofsnOther city; a city that Is to the North
what the fair Atlanta now is to the South.
A quarter of century has not limbered
the legs that carried the soldiers into At
lants. but the soldiers swing into Indian
apOlis with an easier gait. for they are
glad to come and talk over old war times.
They will find no inhOspitable city: rather
the gates are wide ana the peoples beet Is
OF the service of the veterans. There will
be n march to the sea after the encamp-
ment is over; the soldiers can tsrry for q
longer while than at Atlanta. then take mp
the old march to their final destiny.
The rows of white tents in the court
house yard. at the camps and in vacant
lots glistened sll day yesterday. but they
were still and deserted until night, when
the special trains began to bring In the SOL
diers that were to occupy the tents for a
week. Camp Wilder IN Military Park,
looked like the ghost of old Camp Sullivan
that was pitched in the park during the
war. The massive courthouse seemed under
a heavy gusrd-bsrTIcaded by the review
ing stand on the south. witt a double line
OF camping piekets on the north. At the
Union station it might have been the oc-
casion of troops returning from the war
with guns left on the battle fields. Tram
after train OF soldiers was unloaded at
sunset. Here and there young soldiers of
the present generation hurried about. very
important IN their duty of escorting and
aiding the soldiers of an old generation.
The main streets were as crowded as on
sn ordinary holiday. but the stream of peo-
pie going 20 the churches mp In the neigh
borhood of University Park vas gratifying
20 the pastors. The Naval Veterans at
tended services In body. and they took
the old sea dog. jack Norris. with them
Jack crowded his sail after services to get
back TO his craft in the Statehonse navy
yard for an eight bells mess.
At the Denison were many prominent
Grand Army men Who called 20 meet Com
mander-In-ehief WeIssert. who had come
in early IN the morning. Grand Army men
sat all sbout the lobbIes. The IobbIes of
the other hotels also filed rapidly. On
South Illinois street many of the business
houses were opened. aud the wet goods es-