Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-08
With Totterins Steps Thousands Of
Veterans March to the Time
of Familiar Tunes.
The q. A. r. Procession Reviewed
by Commander Weissert and
Ben. Harrison.
Indianapolis More Than Fulfills Her
Promise To Do Herself Proud
On the Occasion.

hold of Hoosierdom has capitulated be-
fore the onslaughtre of the boys who
wore the blue and with flying flags and
keeping step to the same old strains
that led them through valleys and over
mountains three decades ago. The
veterans marched like victorious army
up and down the principal streets amid
the plaudits of multitude of enthusi-
astic spectators. A discharge of artillery
from Camp Wilder ushered in a glor.
ious autumn morning and gave the
signal to citizens and visitors
to prepare themselves for the
festivities of the day. To
hundreds. however, the signal was
hardly necessary, for all night long the
principal streets were filled with belated
arrivals. After midnight a large mum.
Der of overdue trains, some of them six
hours or more behind time, arrived
within the city limits, and as result
there was blockade at the Union
depot, and many Of the visiting posts
were well content to disembark on the
outskirts and find their way to the
headquarters under the friendly guild
ance of some we'll posted townsman.
No Such Crowds
have ever before been seen in the
capital. Naturally enough the Hoosier
element predominated. The majority
of the visitors brought with them their
wives, children. mothers and sweet
hearts and were in their dresses Of
white, plentifully adorned with bright
colored badges, or sashes of tri-color
bunting helpedrto relieve the scene and
to give picturesque air of the sur
roundings.
In the throngs Illinois was we'll rep
resented, and so were Ohio, Wisconsin
and all Northern states. Nearly every
body wore a badge denoting the state
he hailed from, and in this way recog-
nitions and reunions of old comrades
were frequent. just as soon as the
inner mau had been satisfied with a
light meal the local and visiting posts
began to form for the parade which
was to b. the one great event of the
second day of the encampment.
The Line of March
was so arranged as to take in both FASH
ionable residence quarter and the busi-
ness district, starting from Seventh and
Meridian streets, going south to New
York. thence to Pennsylvania, thence
to Market, east to New Jersey, south to
WASHINGTON and west to Tennessee,
distance between three and four miles.
Major General John R, Carnahan,
who has gained fame by his magniti-
cient commandership in uniformed
ranks Knights Of Pythias, was chief
marshal of the day and he was sur
rounded by experienced assistants in
the persons Of Genera N. R. Ruckle as
chief of staff. Eli F. Ritter, the Prohi-
bition advocate. whose reputation is
national, as adjutant general, and
Charles Kahlo, as senior aide.
The Signal Given.
At 1880, the designated hour, the fir
ing of 50 FOUNDER gave the signal that
all was in readiness to move. The boys
from Illinois, by virtue of seniority. had
the honor of right of line, following inn
mediately after the chief marshal and
his staff. Following the Illinois divis-
ion came the detachment from the Key
stone state and behind these alarge and
creditable representation OF veterans of
Ohio. The once familiar face missed in
this division was that of ex-President
Hayes, who for many years had never
missed the opportunity of marching on
foot with the comrads of his home post.
New York followed the Buckeyes and
what the boys from the Empire state
lacked in numbers they made up by their
bearing and carriage and the brisk way
in which they stepped to the music.
The department of Wisconsin made a
good showing and the Massachusetts,
delegation came in for many loud
cheers. Connecticut was sand
wiched in between New York
and Massachusetts, and after
the latter, the departments followed
each other in this order: New Jersev