Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-12
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The Old Soldiers Make a
Great Parade.
PROBABLY THEIR LAST
And They Determined to Make
1t a Success,
IMMENSE CROWDS PRESENT.
an Estimate OF rhree-ausrtcrs OF n
Minion People watch the q. a. II.
ms racy March Down the streets
OF MISUNDERSTANDING People Who
Were Present.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept, II. Forty
thousand men who fought to save the
Union marched through the cities OF
Plttsburg and Allegheny today, The
old familiar war tunes TO which they
and their comrades rushed 10 victory
or to death, tlled the air ana echoed
back from the surrounding 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 boldly and hravely they
could not straighten their bent forms
nor conceal their gray hair and fur
rowed checks They carried no heavy
rifles with gllttorlng bayone,s. hut
aided their aged limbs with walking
canes, while here and there In The
lines OF blue came c0mrade on
crutches They marched no more he
meath NuwuinE mua2lcr OF frowniuE
cannon put past battery after bat
terry Of bright eyes while the fair
enemy waved white haudkerchiefA
and applauded with shrlll sweet
voices, on every street corner aud
NdANlNl ihl lNNt WV AhNNf TIER Nl lH=
man faces and as the veterans passed
cheer after cheer greeted them. Ev-
cry window along the route. the fire
escapes and roof tops were crowded.
while the sidewalks were packed
solldly from the building line 10 the
wire ropes stretched nlunE the curb
TO prevent interference with the free
movement OF the parade Of the Grand
( Army OF the Republic
I -. a. A
/ from the historic Mon0ngnhela house
an the hanka Of the river from which
II takes It's name, First came company
/ "A" second bntalliol naval reserves,
! N. q, r., guard of hnaor To Com
! rnandcr-ln-c Chief Adams Then, followed
! % departments OF the a. A. r.. In
/ the following orderi Illinois, Wlac0n-
sil, Ohio. New York, Connecticut Mas
snchusetts New Jersey, Minnesota.
l California. Rhode lslrnd, New Hamp-
| siArc. Vermont Potomac, NirRinln and
/ North Carolina. Maryland. Nebraska.
/ Michigan Iowa, Colei ado and Wyo-
ming Kansas, Delaware. Minnesota,
1 ~ ssOGrl. oregon. Kentucky West Nlr-
I gina, South Dakota, Washington and
I Alaska. Arkansas New Mexico, Utah,
/ Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi Flor
/ Ida. Montana, Texas. Idaho, Arizona.
! Georgia. Alabama, North Dakota. Ok
lahoma. Indian Territory Indiana,
! Pennsylvania.
The decorations ~ the two cities
were most lavish II was stated by
men VINO attended many previous en-
I campments that while individual dis
plays may have been excelled In other
l cities. they had never seen decorations
on such n generous scale Hardly a
/ dwelling. no matter Low poor, how far
from the route OF parade, but nj least
had flag aud usually a display Of
bunting as well. while the business
houses In every part OF the city made
/ gorgeous showing. This was prob
ably the last time the veterans will
turn out In such force. ~ II ia seriously
contemplated by the G.. A. Il. officials
In view OF the advancing and In
frmlties of the members, 20 abandon
this most attractive feature o. the
national encampment. Therefore they
propose to make the last parade a
success. and tramped over the two
miles Of route with the same deter
minatlon that cherished them when
they marched against tho Southern
armies.
Governor Psttison Of Pennsylvania
with hts stan and a number OF notable
men and women from all parts OF ~,
country. occupied the reviewing stand
IN the Allegheny park and saluted aael
division as II swung around and passed
in review. The arrangements for The
comfort Of the marchers were excel
lent. a short distance apart were sta
toned emergency hospitals, WIN thu
red cross huttering before the door