The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-09-07

FairchiId and Wallace and Ex-Presi-
dent observation-disclosures Posts I'm the
Lead-Numerous Spectators.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. ct was
double Chinese mole of humanity
through which the old soldiers passed
in the three-mile parade from start to
finish. Along the entire route the
spectators were massed solid from the
ropes next to the building line, spread
ing over lawns, filling windows and
parts of residence and business blocks
alike, and in many cases pre-empting
roofs There was no lack of enthu-
siasm and the special features of the
parade were Cheered to the echo from
square to square.
The vice president would have felt
complimented could he have heard the
rousing cheers that welcomed the
Adlai L. Stevenson Post No. 30 of
Bloomington, Ills, as it marched along.
Numerous stands were erected at
points along the route, the official re-
viewing stand being placed on the
grounds of the courthouse on East
Washington street. From here tho
veterans were reviewed by Commander
in-Chief Weissert. Ex-President Har-
rison stood on his right and Generals
Lucius Fairchild of Wisconsin and Lew
Wallace, both of whom marched in
line until the stand was reached, on his
left. Each veteran saluted the COM
mander-in-C chief and the eX-president as
they passed.
Major General John r. Carnahan,
who has gained fame by his magnificent
commandership of the uniformed rank
of the Knights Of Pythias, was chief
marshal of the day, and he was sur
rounded by experienced assistants in the
persons of General n. E. 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-de-camp.
| A 50-pounder gave the signal that all
was in readiness for the head of the
| column to move. 1t is estimated that
| %, 900 men were in line.
Illinois had the honor of right OF
| line, following Immediately after the
chief marshal and his staff. Following
the Illinois division came the detach-
| ment from the Keystone state, and be-
| hind these a large and creditable rep
| resentation of the veterans Of Ohio.
4 One familiar face was missed in this
ulNlslOu, llldJ VI JIG lilG GAL lColNlthI
] Hayes, and who for many years had
never missed the opportunity of march
ing on foot with the comrades 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
q good showing both in point of num-
bers and appearance, and the Massa-
chusetts delegation came in for many
loud cheers. Connecticut was sand
wiched between New York and Massa-
chusetts, and after the latter the de-
partments followed each other in this
order: New Jersey, Maine, California,
Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Ner-
Carolina in one department; Maryland,
Nebraska, Michigan, Iowa, Colorado
and Wyoming combined; Kansas, Della
ware, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon,
Kentucky, West Virginia, South Da-
kota, Washington and Alaska; Arkansas,
New Mexico, Utah, Tennessee, Louis
lana and Mississippi in one department;
Florida, Montana, Texas, Idaho, Ari-
zona, Alabama, North Dakota, Indian
Territory, Georgia and Oklahoma The
rear of the column was brought up by
the department of Indiana, which COM
prised nearly one-half of the entire
number of veterans in line.
There were bands of music by the
score, flags and banners too numerous
to count. Indiana had promised al
Washington "to do itself proud" if il
; was given the national encampment
; and it more than redeemed the pledge