The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-09-15
VETERANS IN LINE.
Imposing Grand Army Parade at
Pittsburgh.
Forty Thousand Old Soldiers Again Keep
Step to the Music of the UnIou-Grcat
Throng of Spectators-Associa-
tion Officers Elected.


Grand Army Prrade.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept. ll.-For prob
ably the last time in the history of the
Grand Army of the Republic 40, 900 vet
Grams marched through the cities of
Pittsburgh and Allegheny yesterday,
to the old war tunes. They carried no
rifles with bayonets but many aided
their aged limbs with walking canes,
while here and there in the line came
a comrade on crutchcs. 1t is seriously
Contemplated by the G. A. r. officials,
in view of the advancing age and in
firmities of the members, to abandon
this feature of the national encamp-
ment in the future and the matter will
be acted upon in their business meet
ing.
At 1890 o'clock the parade started
from the historic Monongahela house
on the banks of the river from which
it takes its name. First came COM
pany A, Second battalion naval re-
serves, N. G. p, guard of honor to
Commander-in-Chief Adams. Then fol-
lowed the departments of the G..
A. II. in the following order: Illi-
nois, Wisconsin, Ohio, New York, Con-
necticut, Massachusetts,, New Jersey,
Maine, California, Rhode Island, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Potomac, vir-
ginia and North Carolina, Maryland,
Nebraska, Michigan, Iowa, Colorado
and Wyoming, Kansas, Delaware, Min
| nesota, Missouri, Oregon, Kentucky,
West Virginia, South Dakota, WASH
ington and Alaska, Arkansas, New
Mexico, Utah, Tennessee, New Mexico
and Mississippi, Florida, Montana, Mex
leo, Idaho, Texas, Georgia, Alabama,
North Dakota, Oklahoma, the Indian
territory, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
Gov. Pattison, with his staff and a
number of noted men and women from
all parts of the country, occupied the
reviewing stand in Allegheny park,
and saluted each division as 1t passed
in review.
| The arrangements for the comfort Of
the marchers were excellent. At short
distances apart were stationed emer-
| gency hospitals, with the red cross
futtering before the door, while all
along the route were men with cool
water and lemonade.
Every street corner and vacant lot,
every window along the route, the fire
escapes and roof tops were crowded,
while the sidewalks were packed solid
ly from the building line to the wire
ropes stretched along the curb to pre-
vent interference with the free move
ment of the parade, and every side
street was jammed full Of people for
a hundred yards back. A rough esti-
mate is that from 500, 900 to 60O, 900 peo-
pie saw the parade.
The old soldiers appreciated the en-
thusiasm and turned out in force, few
being seen out of line while the parade
was moving. The weather was per.
feet.
The National Association of Naval
Veterans met again yesterday morning
and elected the following officers: Com.
modore. Will Z. Atkins, Cincinnati
captain and shipmate, George C. Ire
land, Brooklyn; commander, G. w.
Shaw, GAINESVILLE, o.; lieutenant-com.
mander, J. J. Gilman, Boston.
The national convention of Union
ex-Prisoners of War met yesterday
evening and reelected the old officers
for another year. No other bust
ness Of general interest was trans
acted. The president is Charles ID.
Davis, of Boston; vice president, George
w. Grant, of Minneapolis. and secre
tary-treasurer, ]. L. Kilgore. The ex
prisoners will parade to-day.