The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-06
OLD VETERANS
HONOR GRANT
Touching Incident Of Governor MCKinIoy'S
Tour.
The DEMONSTRATION At AVOCA
Battle Scared Soldiers Weep Over
the Son of Their Old Commander.
Colonel Fred Grant Captured by the
Enthusiastic Veterans - Governor
Mckinley and Party rendered an
Elaborate Banquet at Des Moines.


0n1HEN the chief apostle of high
lVAUl protective duties. Governor
VWI Mckinley. reached Council
wv Bluffs from Omaha for break
fast this morning he found awaiting
him large number Of his friends from
different parts Of the country. Among
them were General O. o. Howard, U.
S. A., commander of the de-
partment Of the east, Colonel
Fred Grant, Tecumseh Sherman. Major
Hoyt Sherman, General @. N Dodge
and score of others Nearly the en-
tire number was eastward bound, and
after Governor Mckinley had addressed
the crowd in the public square, with an
appropriate introduction from Gov
ernor Jackson, his special car with
that of General Dodge was attached to
the east-bound Rock Island passenger
train and the politicians and the vet.
eran survivors of the Army Of the
Tennessee resumed their fraternal in.
tercourse
At Avoca, one Of the places where
the train stopped, large proportion Of
the audience were Grand Army veter.
ans. Gov. Mckinley spoke for ten
minutes and then gave away to Col.
Grant.
ENTHUSIASM OVER GRANT.
At the very mention Of his name the
veterans went frantic. They ssormed
the platform and almost smOthersd
him in their embraces. His hands
were caught and his arms stretched
akimbo. Old men clasped him around
the neck and sobbed aloud, and ex-
clamations Of God bless you were
mingled with cries Of II was with your
father" here and there. q number OF
the famous battles Of the war being
mentioned
Meanwhile the rest of the party had
reached the train and 1t moved out Of
the station. The absence Of Colonel
Grant was not noticed until Walnut,
some four miles distance, had been
reached Here wired inquiry de-
veloped tho fact that Avoca being a
changing station he had managed to
secure a special engine and was speed
ing eastward. Half an hour later he
rejoined his party and was received by
the veterans with volIey of cheers
tits the first time a Grant ever got
left. said General Howard, and above
the roar Of laughter Colonel Grant
shouted: But it was worth while being
left for such au experience
Des Moines was reached shortly after
6 o'clock. Since leaving Omaha in the
morning Gov. Mckinley and his
friends had addressed fourteen crowds
aggregating some 10000 men, women
and children, and had bowed their
thanks in response to greetings from
Assem- blages at o dozen additional
points.
THE STATE TURNED OUT.
When the capital city was reached
1t seemed as though half of the state
had turned out to bid welcome to the
visitors. The thoroughfares leading
from the depot to the Savoy house were
almost impossible. and the cheering
was tempestuous. Every few feet the
carriage containing Governor McKin-
ley, General Howard, Colonel Grant,
Mr.. Sherman, aud Others of the party
were compelled to come to standstill
and old army veterans fought with one
another for chance to shake hand:
with the sons Of the warrior statesman
and the general Of the armies.
Tonight Governor Mckinley ad
dressed an audience of 5000 at thu
Tabernacle, and second meeting a
Fosters opera house here. Five times al
many people as resolved admissions re
maiued on the outside aud were ad
dressed by other speakers.
After the meetings Governor Nc
Kinley and Jackson, General Howard
Colonel Grant, Tecumssh Sherman ant
others OF the visitors were rendered az
elaborate banquet. Governor McKin
ley resumes his trip at Q in the morn
ing, making the first speech at Anne
at 1880 and reaching st. Paul at dusk