The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-09-15
WILL NEVER MARCH AGAIN.
Forty Thousand Veterans Take Part
in the Procession at
Plttsburg.

Pittshurg, Pa Sept. 11.-Forty thou
sand men who fought to save the union
marched through the cities of Pittsburg
and Allegheny today. The old familiar
war tunes 10 which they and their COM
rades rushed to victory or TO death filled
the air and echoed back from the sur
rounding hills. The music made their
hearts beat as in the stirring times of
thirty years ago and brought the flush OF
patriotism and courage to their cheeks.
But while they stepped out boldly and
brayely they could not straighten their
bent FERNS nor conceal their gray hairs
aLi furrowed cheeks They carried no
heavy rifle with It's ChttcrinG bayonet,
but aided their aged limbs with walking
canes while here and there in the line OF
blue came a Comrade on CrutChcS. They
marched no more beneath the yaWnlng
muzZl"S of frownlng cannon but past
battery after battery Of bright eyes while
the fair enemy waved white handker-
chiefs and appIauded with Shull. sweet
voices On every street corner and va
cant lot rose tier after tier Of human
faces. and as the veterans passed cheer
after cheer greeted them. Every window
along the route, the fire escapes and roof
tops were crowded, while the sidewalks
We're packed SoEdly from tho building
line to the wire ropes stretched along the
curb To prevent interference" with the free
movement Of the parade of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
A. lo:3u O'Clock the parade started
from the historic Monongahela house on
tn" banks If tn" river from which ii
takes its name. First came Go. \. Sec
0ud battalion, naval reserves. y. g. /.
guard OF honor 20 Commander-iu-Ch lcf
Adams Then followed the departments
Of tn" G. A. Il In the following order:
Illinois. Wisconsin. ohio. New York. Con
necticur. Massachusetts. New jersey.
IL,
Hampshire: Vermont Potomac Virginia
and North Carolina; Maryland. NebraS-
Ia Michigan. Iowa. Colorado and Wv
omin-: Kansas and Delaware; NinneSo-
IA. Missouri. Oregon, kentucky, West
Virginia. South Dakota. Washington
and Alaska: Arkansas. New Mexico.
Ttsh, Tennessee. Louisiana and NlsSis-
>ippi; Florida. Montana. Texas, Idaho,
Arizona. Georgia. Alabama. North Dako-
IA. oklahoma. Indian Territory, Indiana
and Pennsylvania
The decorations of the two cities were
most lavish. 1t was stated by men who
had attended many previous "nramp-
monts that Will" individual displays may
have been excellent in other cities. they
had never seen decorations on such gen-
arouS and general scale Hardly n dwell
ln-. no matter how poor nor how far from
the ruut" Of parade HUj al least had
flag. aud usually - display of hunting as
well. while the business houses in every
part of the city mad" - gorgeous showing.
This was not III" only manner in which
tn" gratitude. prid" and PATRIOTISM of the
citizens was displayed. hey gave more
certain evidence 10y tn" manner in which
they turned out In greet IN" old soldiers.
II j. lmpuS>ihi" To- form amy accurate "Stl-
mate Of the spectators. Every available
zach along tn" route was packed Every
side street was iamm"l full Of people for
a hundred yards and the houSctopS for
blocks wore hidden masses of hui