The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-12

Union marched through the Cltlea o.
Pittsburgh and Allegheny to-day. The
old familiar war tunes to which thoy
and thoir comrades rushed 70 victory oI
to death filled the air and echoed back
from tho surrounding bills. Tho music
10 their hoarts beat aa in tho stirring
times Of thirty yoars ago, and brought
the fiush Of patriotism aud courage tc
their checks. But while they stepped
out boldly and hrayeiy they could not
strnighten their bent forms nor conceal
their gray hair aud iurrowed chooks.
They carried. no heavy rilo with itE
glittoring bayonet, but aided their agod
limbs with walking canes, while hero
and there in tho lines OF blue camo q
comrado on crutches.
They marched no moro beneath the
yawning muzzlos OF frOwning cannon,
bnt past battery after battery OF bright
eyes, while tho fair onomy waved white
handkerchiefa aud applauded with
Vhrill sweet voices. On every street
corner and vacant lot roso tier above
tier Of human faces, and as the vetoranG
passed cheer aftor cheer greeted them,
Every window along tho route, the fire
escapes aud roof tops were crowded,
while the sidewalks were packed solidly
from tho building line to the wiro ropes
stretched along tho curb to prevent In.
reference with tho FREQ movement oil
the parade of tho Grand Army Of the
Republic.
At 1880 o'clock the parade started
from tho historic Monongahela House.
on the banks OF the river from which 1t
takes its name.
ORDER OF THE PARADE.
First came company A, second bat
talon naval reserves N. G. p, guard ol
honor to Commander-in-Chief Adams.
Then followed tho departments Of the
G. A. R In tho following order;
Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, New York.
Connecticut, Massachusetts,, Now Jer'
soy, Maine, California, Rhode Island,
New Hampshire, Vermont Potomac,
Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland,
Nebraska, Michigan, Iowa, Colorado
and Wyoming, Kansas, Delaware, Min
nesota, Missouri, Oregon, kentucky,
West Virginia, South Dakota, Washing
ton, Alaska, Arkansas, New Moxico,
Utah, Tennessee, Louisiana and Missts'
sippi, Florida, Montana. Texas, Idaho,
Arizona, Georgia, Alabama, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, Indian Territory,
Indiana, Pennsylvania
The decorations OF the two cities
were most lavish. 1t was stated by
mon who had attended many previous
encampmenta that wbilc individual dis
plays may have beou excelled In other
cities thoy had never seen decorations
on such q generous and general scale.
Hardly q dwelling, no matter how poor
nor how far from the route OF parade,
but at least had a flag and usually O
display Of bunting as well, while the
business houses In every part oi the
cities made gorgeous showing.
This was not the only manner In
which the gratitude, prido and patriot
ism OF Tho citizens was displayed
They gave more certain evidence in the
manner In which they turned out to
greet the old soldiers. II is impossible
to form any accurate estimate Of the
spectators. Every available inch alon
the route was packed, every side stro Of
was jamned full OF people for q hundred
yards back aud the house tops fol
blocks away were hidden by masses oil
enthusiastic applaudcrs.
THE GREAT CROWD.
A rough estimate Is that betwccn
10000 and 100000 people saw the
parade. OF this number 100000 to
$4,000 came over tho railroads, 100. 900
arriving this morning. Tho almost In
Vulnerable lines Of electric roads run
ming to the thickly sOttled suburbs
within a radius Of fifteen miles brought
as many moro.
The old soldiors appreciated the
honor done them and turned out In
iorco, but fow being seen out OF line
whilU the parade was moving. But rms
was not thoir only reason for dctermin'
ing to mako tho parade one to bo long
remembered.
Tho weather was perfect Tho sky
put on It's deepest blue tint relieved
hero and there by whito, leocy clouds
without tho suggestion Of storm; the
lun shone brilliantly but It's rays wore
lNWpbTOu Dy u COOl huu uEuSihk NoSSS
It was an ideal day for parade, both
for the men in limo and for the spGcta'
tors.
This was probably the last time the
veterans will turn out in such force, q
it is seriously contemplated by the G.
A. X officials In Wow OF tho advancing
agc and inlIrmitIes Of tho mcmbcrs tc
abandon this most attractive feature o.
tho national oncampmont. Therefore
they proposed to make tho lost parade
a success, and trampod ovor the two
milOg Of route with tho SANG determine
ton that characterized then when they
marched against the southern armies.
TIE REVIEW.
Governor PattIson, OF Ponnsylvanin
with hlB staG aud number Of notable
men aad women from oil parts OF tht
country, occupied tho reviewing stanG
In Allegheny park, and saluted each di
rieion as 1t passed. In review.
The arrangements for tho comfort o.
tho marGherB woro excellent AZ shor'
distances apart wore stationed etnet
goncy hospitals, with the rod cross nut
teriug before tho door, whilo all alonp
tho route wore men with cool Watol
and lemonade for the yetoranL
nenry Paul, o member Of . Wosl