Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-05
VETERANS IN PARADE.
Many Thousands In Line T Today
 at Indianapolis.
sALUTED BY THUNDERING GUNS.
The Twenty-sevcnth Annual Encampmen nt of the Grand Army Is a Big Succes>-Gen- eral Harrison Speaks to His Comrades. Candidates For Commander In Chief

of the Grand Army Is Big Succes>-Gen- eral Harrison Speaks to His Comrades. Candidates For Commander In Chief. MINNEAPOLIS. Sept 3.-Thuu~au,ls of ErizzTed veterans were in line today. and the great parade k, as il was expected to be. one uf the most notable in the history of the Grand Army. With the beginning Df today's parade the encampment was in full blast,
 It was an inspiring sight, and the throngs who viewed the long lines shouted themselves huarse in their enthusiasm. Commander in Chief Weissert had ap- pointed 2,OOO aids for this parade, who rode | on horseback.
 The men marched in platoons of l2, four paces apart and it required almost seven hours for the procession to pass given point
 A feature of the parade were sllutes from artillery along the line, which was In charge of the German Veterans associa- tion and the Indianapolis Light artillery. Camp Wilder Dedicated. EN-Presideut Harrison dedicated Camp Wilder, the name bestowed upon some 3OO tents in which reunions of regiments and old soldiers societies will be in full blast for the remainder of the week. About
  which included addresses by w. A Ketch- am, General John T. Wilder, for whom the | camp Is named, and General Harrison and patriotic business and the raising of the stars and stripes. When the eN-prcsident was introduced, he was greeted with vol ley of cheers that was thrice repeated He apologized to his fellow citizens for having remained so long at the seashore indulged in some interesting reminis | cences regarding the park and surrounding neighborhood in the days of the war and eulogiZed the bravery and devotion tu their country of the Indiana troops.
 ''No Indiana soldier" said the cN N-presi dent, "necd be ashamed to open to the world, in friendly competition with he re l ordS of the sister states, the story of Indi ana $ part in the great rebellion. But the beauty of 1t all waS that these regiments l from Indiana, and these from Illinois. au,' these from Ohio were all one. They Were not indiana'> soldiers, Ohiu'~ or Illinois soldiers, but soldiers of the Uuitrd States 'Ih" tauSe was one, the glory k one and visiting comrades from other states ar, | not here to rNalt ourselves, but to take youI hands as comrades and share with you the glory of the greatest result that was ever | achieved by war in human history. My | comrades, these tents about Us are pitched many days march nearer home than those in which you dwelt here in lSGl They will ! stand but for day and vanish. You go tc your homes, 10 the shelter of those rooi trees and 10 the companionship of those familits from which ytu separated yourself in time of war and to which you returned with an increased love and conservation. You will go back to pick up the duties of your citizenship with a higher sense ot these duties, of the glory and sweetness of this flag, than you had before you camt here to miugle with theH comrades, to lis ten to these stirring songs and to stir each other by the rememhraucrS of those bloody days