Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11
Parade of the G. A. r. Veterans al
Pittsburg.
over HALF A MILLION LOOKED ON
Universal Decoration of Houses
Along the Line.
FINE WEATHER ENJOYED

| P1TTSBURG, Pa, September l1.-Forty
thousand men who fought TO save the Union
marched through the cities Of Pittsburg ana
Allegheny today. The old familiar war
tunes to which they and their comrades
rushed to victory or to death filed the air
and echoed back from the surrounding hills.
| The music made their hearts beat as in the
stirring times Of thirty years ago. ana
brought the flush of patriotism and courage
to their cheeks.
But while they stepped out boldly ana
| bravely, they could not straighten their
bent forms nor conceal their gray hair ana
furrowed cheeks. They carried no heavy
rifle with its gllttering bayonet. but aided
their aged limbs with walking sticks while
here and there In the lines of blue came n
comrade on crutches. They marched no
| more beneath the yawning muzzlee of
| browning cannon. but rast battery after
battery OF bright eyes. while the fair enemy
waved white handke-chiefs and applauded
with shrill, sweet voices.
| On every street corner and vacant lot rosa
| tier above tier of human faces and as the
veterans passed cheer after cheer greeted
Ihem- EVERY window along the route the
fre escapes and roof tops were crowded
whiie the sidewalks We're packed solidlv
| from the building line to the wire rones
s.retched along the curb TO prevent inter-
parade of the Grand Army OF the Republic.
The Parade.
| AT lo;3O O'Clock the parade started fron
the historic Monongahela House. on the
banks Of the river, from which il takes its
name. First came company A, second bat
talon, naval reserves. guard of honor to
Commander-in-chief Adams Then fol-
lowed the departments Of the G. A. r.. An
the following order:
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necticut Massachusetts, New Jersey.
Maine, California, Rhode Island. New
| hampshire. Vermont, Potomac. Virginia
ana North Carolina, Maryland. Nebraska,
Michigan, Iowa, Colorado, and Wyoming
Kansas. Delaware. Minnesota. Missouri
oregon, Kentucky, West Virginia south
Dakota, Washington. and Alaska, Arkan-
sas, new Mexico. Utah, Tennessee Louis
lana. and Mississippi. Florida. Montana.
Iexas. Idaho. Arizona. Georgia, Alabama.
North Dakota. Oklahoma, Indian territory
Indiana, and Pennsylvania.
The Street Decorations.
The decorations Of the two cities wers
most lavish. 1t was stated by men who at
tended many previous encampments thar
whiie individual displays may have ex-
ceheo IN other cities. they had never seen
decorations on such a generous ana general
scale Hardly dwelling. no matter how
poor, nor how far from the route of parade
but at least had a flag. and usually . dis
play OF bunting as well. while the bus,neS.
houses In every part of the cities made a
gorgeous showing.
A Half Million Spectators.
This was not the only manner in which
the gratitude, pride and patriotism OF the
citizens was displayed They gave mora
certain evidence by the manner I'm which
they turred out to greet the old soldier.
1t is impossible to form any accurate es,t.
mate OF the spectators. Every available
inch along the route of march was hacked
every side street was jammed full of people
Tor a hundred yards back. and the house
tops FOR blocks away were hidden by mass
es OF enthusiastic applauders
rough estimate is that between 5o0OO0
anu vV.op people saw the parade. OF this
nuiiloes am S"ovo or $4,000 came over the
raInroads, 100000 arriving this morning.
The almost innumerable lines of electric
roads running 10 thickly- settled suburbs
within radiGs Of fifteen miles brought as
many more
The old soldiers appreciated the honor
done them and turned out in force but few
being seen out Of line while the parade Was
moving But this was not their only reason
be long remembered
The weather was perfect The sky nut On
its deepest blue tint, relieved here and there
py white, heecy clouds. without the sug-
sesuon or a storm; the sun shune brill
iantly, but its rays were tempcred nv a
cool and bracing breeze. Ii was an IDEAL
oay Tor parade. both for the men in line
and Tor the spectators
This was probably the last time the VET
Grams VIII turn out in such force as IL in
seriously contemplated by the c. A r. ON
clals In view of the advancing age and in
nrmities OF the members TO abandon this
most attractive feature OF the national en-
campment. Therefore they proposed 10
make the last parade a success and tramp-
ed over the two miles of route with the
dafn i'm 81 L..
them when they marched against the
southern armies.
Gov. Pattison OF Pennsylvania. with his
STAN and number OF notable men and
women from all parts of the country oc-
cupied the reviewing stand In the Allie
ghany Park. and saluted each division an
IL swung around and passed in review
Inc arr arrangements for the comfort of the
marchers were excellent At short dis.
tances apart were stationed emergency
hospitals. with the red cross fluttering be-
fore the door. while all along the route
We're men with cool water and lemonade
for the veterans.
Naval Veterans Elect Omcers.
The National Association OF Naval Vet
Grams met again this morning and elected
the following officers:
Commodore, VIII 4. Atkinson. Cincin.
natl; captain and shipmate, George c.
ireland. Brooklyn; commander. S. w.
Shaw, GAINESVILLE, Ohio: lieutenant COM
mander. j. j. Gilman, Boston.
Henry Paul, a member OF a West Vir-
ginia post, was struck by a Birmingham
electric car and injured. but not seriously.
Gov Mckinley OF Ohio and his STAN
are at the Monongahela House.
Army and Navy Chapiains.
PaTTSBURG. Pa, September 1.-THE
National Association of Army and Navy
Chaplains met in the Y. NJ. c. A rooms.
and elected Rev. T. ii. Haggerty. chaplain
of the ninety-third Illinois. president. and
Chaplain g. c. McCabe OF the one hundred
and twenty-second Ohio secretary. reso-
luton was adopted expressing the interest
which the chaplains still feel I'm the soldiers
to whom they administered In war time.
Pensions Granted.