Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-06
Annual Parade Of 10000 Boys
in Blue IN indianapolis
coloREO VETERANS MARCHED
ManE wHr-scAsrcd Veterans Drorped
out Of Line--CAmp Fire and
Reunion Dag.

seventh national parade of the veterans
Of the var. A hundred and fifty thou
sand worn out. disappointed spectators
Tor the great majority of whom the pai-
ado Was the attraction that had served
a. magnet 10 draw them 70 the city.
agree with the man who as major gener-
81 Of tho uniformed rank OF the Knights
of Pythias has acquired a national repu-
tation for his ability ia handling large
bodies of men. What might have beea
creditable. compact procession that
could have reached and passed the ne
viewing stand in q couple Of hourswas 30
drawn out that posts which started inn
nediately after breakfast Tor the point
from which they were TO fall into
line we're still on the march when the
dining rooms of the hotels were opened
FOR supper. For this condition Of affairs
the comrades themselves were solely re-
sponssble. Twenty thousand would be
liberal estimate of tho number OF men
that passed the reviewing stand. De-
partments that promised 10 send thou
sand men turned up with 200. and one
department that was relied upon for
i.UUO hac boy actual count a triiile over
~ AIOtnt W ttlt ttta(AAltntr tnat
should have formed dropped out en-
tirely. As a result OF these conditions
delays in the parade were numerous
One lasted for an hour and quarter.
and the bulk OF the spectators on the
streets assuming that for good and sufh
cient reasons a portion OF the progam
had been abandoned broke down the
wire cables that were stretched along
l.
roadways as promenade or means Of
reaching their homes without running a
blockade. As result when the belated
division appeared il was compelled to
halt from block to block while the police
and special officers cleared pathway.
Dropped Out or Line
Many Of the feeble conrad s. firing Of
this experience. dropped out Of line and
divisions that started out in goodly form
were but q band Of stragglers by the time
that the dispensing point was reached.
Seen from the reviewing stand the parade
was replcte with Interesting features.
The Illinois division was led by car
riage occupied by four crippled yeterans
who were among the earliest founders OF
the order.
Drawn by six big bays. the naval float
OF illinois came next In the procession.
IL was the mimic monitor inscribed
with the famous saying of the old I'D
miraE "D-n the torpedoes. 60 ahead
Pennsylyania's department was led by
two women dressed in Columbian cos
tunes on bicycles. They are THE
Daughters of the regiment They were
followed by two nickel plated miniature
hovitzers drawn by ponies
Comrades OF the Ohio department
turned out in force. Ex-Speaker j. w.
keifer marched with post No. 45 OF
Springfield. William ii. Lytle post Of
Cincinnati turned out it's large drum
corps in full marching order. They had
knapsacks on their shoulders and il
could be seen that the extra burden had
told upon them more than any other
corps The Forsytbe post Of Cincinnati
was followed by a huge copper canteen
borne by four veterans. following the
Sherman guards Of Columbus, marched
bearing arms and were followed by the
Mary A. Logan cadets. who carried
imitation niuskets- They wheeled
around corners like old veterans.
The New York department was we'll
represented. Rhode Island veterans
donned white flannel pants and blue
jackets. while those from Vermont had
their hats decorated with sprigs Of
cedar. the etnblem Of the state.
Colored Veterans Parsded.
Shaw post. colored order from Mis-
souri,. marched. equal with their breth-
ren in parade as they were in battle.
The Kentucky brigade also had In it's
ranks number % negroes. A single
man each from Washington and Alaska
marched by the loue white banners.
The Tennessee delegation trod closely
on the iatter's hesis II carried white
umbrellas. In ridicule perhaps Of the
lonely men from the far north A
eolorcd delegation from Louisiana ear
ried sugar canes decorated with cotton
balls fexas came down the line 81
march with a pair of horns eight
feet across from tip Co lip
The platoon was followed by single
man from Idaho. The Matoon Ill
post kept up an almost continuous
chant from the time IL fell into line un
I'll u iiebanded. Tho refrain minated
the Willingness of the members 10 Hang
Hoke Smith 10 a sour apple tree" ard
the sentiment Was repeatedly rewarded
with cheers from the spectatona When
the head % Indiana division. which
brought % the rear - the parade.
reached TIE court house. some iO,oso
hoosser veterans we're bringing H. A
few blocks farther uu. however the
spectators came inside tho wires and
mingled with the posts. Confusion be.
came confounded and the greater part
~ the division sts-peie,i.
II was busy day ior the Red Croes
ambulance corpa Between thirty and
forty people were taken III on the streets
ard taken b TIE ho<Ditals TIE MAJOR.
fy ~ the Gases wers diagnosed as
cholera morbus There we're few cases
~ beat exhaO~tisn. and quite . number
of neurAiga - the stomach.
During the early morning ex Presi.
dent Harrssons house ~ss the objective
point towards which hundreds q CON
rssies bent their steps The doors sere
thrown vide open and All Who came
we're welcomed. Es Secretarie. Rsssk
and Noble are guests al the Harrison
Homestead
Campnr~s ard Resaion.
A number q reunion~ and canrfres
had been planned for tnntxht. bot the
veterans were - fatigued ~ the march
and the heat = the day that they pre
fe~rpd 80 stay srooadthei headquarters
Coneidefztle buftnnholinx eas in8ale~si
In ~ the frsensis - The respective can
,h4stes for The ofifce a somnaansss.r 10
chisf 7hs Ne~ fcrk ard Peansy vania
rielp~atirfs arr dsxitesf hsfxeer Lsncain
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