Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-05
Annual Parade of the Grand Army
Of the Republic.
POUR INTO INDIANAPOLIS.
Hosierdom's Stronghold Capitu-
lates to the Host.
SCENES ON THE STREETS

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 5-The
stronghold of hoosierdom has capitulated
before the onslaught Of the boys who wore
the blue and with flying fags and, keeping
step to the same old strains that led them
through valleys and over mountains three
decades ago, the veterans marched today
like victorious army UP an down the rrin-
cipal streets amid the plaudits Of a multi
tude of enthusiastic spectators.
A discharge of artillery from Camp VIII
der ushered in a glorious autumn morning,
and gave the signal to citizens and visitors
to prepare themselves for the festivities Of
the day. To hundreds, however, the sig
nal was hardly necessary, for all night
long the principal streets were filled with
belated arrivals the majority Of whom pre-
ferred to make night of it. rather than to
seek accommodations for the intervening
hours before the dawn.
Many found repose in the rotundas OF the
hotels and about the capitol buildings, while
others made resting places of Railways and
outside steps Of the buildings about the
depot. After midnight large number of
overdue trains some of them six hours
and more behind time, arrived within the
city limits, and ,as a result, there was
blockade at the Union depot, and many of
the visiting posts We're well content to dis
embark on the outskirts and find the way
to their headquarters under the friendly
guidance of some well-posted townsmen-
These and similar little inconVeniences
were not sufficient to ruffie rhe good aaiare
of the visitors and when the coffee kettles
were willing to bestow the benedicrion of
peace on earth and good will toward men
on the city and its people.
Mostly From Indiana.
No such crowds have before been seen
in the cpaitaL Naturally enough the
Hoosier element predominated. The ma
jority of the visitors brought with them
their wives. children, mothers and sweet
hearts. and who. in their dresses OF white,
plentif1lly adorned with bright-colored
badges or sashes of trl-colored bunting,
helped to relieve the scene and to give a
picturesque air to the surroundings.
In the throng Illinois was also well rep
resented, and SO were Ohio, Wisconsin, and
neighboring states. Nearly everybody wore
a badge denoting the state he hailed from,
and in this way recognitions and reunions
of old acquaintances were of frequent oc-
currence. Just soon as the inner man
had been satisfied with a light meal, the
local and visiting posts began TO form for
the parade which was to be the one great
event Of the second day of the encamp-
ment.
The line of march was arranged to take
In both the fashionable residence quarter
and the business district, starting from 9TH
and Meridian and continuing south to New
York, thence to Pennsylvania, thence TO
Market, east to New Jersey, south to Wash
ington and west to Tennessee. a total dis
tance of between three and four miles, the
posts forming on the intersectional streets
and falling into line in proper order as the
column passed.
Maj Gen. John r. Carnahan, who has
gained fame by his magnificent commander
ship of the uniformed rank of the Knights
of Pythias, was chief marshal of the day,
and he was surrounded by experienced as
sistants in the persons of Gen. ". r. Ruckle
as chief of staff, Eli f. Ritter. the prohibi-
ton advocate, whose reputation is national
as adjutant general, and Charles Kahlo as
senior aid-de-camp.
The Signal for Starting.
At 10:3o, the designated hour, the booming
of a ffty-pounder gave the signal that all
was in readiness for the head of the column
to move.