The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-26
ARMY ON THE MARCH.
Soldiers Of Industry Depart Six
Hundred Strong.
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The yor.hw sstsYn Industrial Army With
sboas 60 hundrsd men In thu ranks
marched oat Of tbs city last evening on ifs
way 10 Washington City and encampsd
for the nisht ~ the end OF thu Grant street
electric line. The march VIII - resumed
this morning ~ = O'Clock and continued
By stages until Payailup II reached and
thu junction made with thu industrsa
Army from Tacoma II - positively as
serted by officers Of tie sestsIs army that
they will leave Puysilup BY train. The
thing most remaykab-s about the march OF
the army last evening vss the sym
patty extended to the commander.
officers, rank and Gle Dy the
thousands Of people Who thronget
the streets and followed the line Of march
long distance on Grant street bridge
Every house. gass-poss and fence vas alive
with spectators. who spoke words Of en-
couragement 20 the men with csnteens
and blankets On their backs. In George
town bonfres we're burning at different
places along the dark and lonesome way,
and ~ the van OF the army appeared .
the crowd gathered about The men
marched well. and the only incident that
WAS no. 20 the army's credit came from
the rather boisterons actions OF Stewart
Ieckis, tho captain Of one Of the compan-
les. who vas drunk.
The announcement that the army would
march out OF tho city last evening. after
parading tho streets. commencing o; 7
O'Clock. had the effect Of bringing out
. large crowd OF people. yet 30 prompt
were the officers OF the army In getting
the army under way that the sound of the
~ playing Marching Through Georgia"
vss heard on the streets before IL was
realized that the march had began. The
Wen poured out of the headquarters on
Weller street like men prepared for q long
tramp. the ma jority having big packs of
blankets strung on their backs. tin cup
or q eanteen ut their side, and in some
cases hand satchels. Commander Shepard.
dressed in black clothes. white shirt aud
white necktie. led the march. while his
venerable friend. r. II. Mckcrnan. who 10
not able TO follow the fortunes of the army
In person. walked at his side. giving words
Of advice. Marshal Frank Potter
few along the line trying to be
ubiquitous. Behind came the commanders
staf. consisting OF Adjs. Gen.
ID. q. Jones. Paymaster Coyne. General
Commissary w. A. Beck and Commissary
G. f. Brown. Color Bearer Allen next ap-
peared with tho stars and stripes and be-
hind him came Drummer c. HefYsrnan
and Fifer w. Terry. The main body Of
the army followed, marching by fours. to
the rattle OF the drum and the piping Of
the fife.
Everything went oil right until the
army reached the corner Of Front and
Columbia streets. Then 1t seemed as If
the sky had become covered with big
black cloud that threatened to drop q
flood OF water ON the army. One man on
tho street remarked that IL looked a. If the
devil Was after the Industrial Army, but
ne changed his mind when violent wind
swept along the street. enveloping the
marching columns and the spectators on
the sidewalk In clouds Of dust For few
minutes the elements were raising havoc
with awnings, signs, etc, but the army
kept on marching and soon had reached
Pike street and turned back down Second.
The crowds Of people who had turned ont
to see the march were congregs,ed along
both aides Of the street from University
south. and these, taken with the mob of
boys and men that had followed the march
of the army up Front street, made q strik-
ing appearance. When the corner of Sec
ond and Marion streets was reached the
street was so crowded that the army was
marching between walls of human be-
ings. Some one cried. Three cheers for
Commander Shepard" and the response
was very nattering to that parsonage. He
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left to the people almost az gracefully
as James Hamilton Lewis would have
done. The first cheers seemed To awaken
latent enthusiasm, for tina remainder of
the march down Second and South Third
Was one continued series OF yelling
and shouting. At the corner Of Yesler
avenue and South Third street, where the
single tax men congregate To talk about
their favori'e theory, mob OF people
Joined in the march. When the army
turned on to Jackson stree, a hal, was
called. aud for FIVE or ten minutes there
was general shaking Of hands q. friends
babe one another goodbye and few tears
as the wife tore herself away from her b. u.s.
band. The stop WAS only brief, however,
and soon the columns were moving along
Grant street bridge.
Ats,sl O'Clock the pos.office at George
town, only short distance from the camp
ground, Was reached. From the time the
frat line passed until the last of the pro-
vision wagons bad disappeared the watch
recorded nine minutes. Everything was
ready at the camp, and the men had only
10 unroll their blanket. and fan 10 sleep
on the tloer In the church. Marei's hail
and vacant store. which. AGit. jones said.
had been kindly thrown open to the army.
The provisions are expected - last hree
meals. and hv that time il Is hoped tina,
the farmers along the road 10 ruyallup
will have retllei the larder. The men
wiki be awakened this morning abou, & 81
O'Clock, and then the camp tres Will be
staFted. With the 30 frying pans on hand
IL Is thought tina; good wholesome meal
gotten. Camp will 10 broken a. : o'cloe (
aad the march kept up Ill dinner time.
The number 81 miles that will lie covered
today IS rtoe'emAtie. bat i, Is though,
that ruysiiup Will he reached some time
tomorrow.
Al infant General Jones and rsymas.sr
toyne returned tn the city last evening "a
attend TO some matters that had been lef,
over. tayne will probably SO on with
tie army today. bat Jones will SO to Ia.
coma H. complete arrangements for meet.
snE shs Tacoma Industrial Army Al rnv.
abar When asked last nigh, by q Posr.
lsfTI3s0rNCSs reporter If the combines.
armies would ride or walk cut oi paysllus
Jones SAID;
II cannot tel ven more than that IN,