The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-12

Pittsburg, Sept. 11.-Forty thousand
men, who fought to save the Union,
marched through the cities of Pitts
burg and Allegheny today. The old
familiar war tunes filled the air. While
they stepped out boldly and bravely,
the veterans could not straighten their
bent forms, nor conceal their gray
hairs and furrowed cheeks. They car
ried no heavy rifles with glittering bay
onets, but aided the aged limbs with
walking canes, while here and there in
the line of blue came a comrade on
crutches. On every corner and vacant
lot there rose tier after tier of human
faces, and as the veterans passed
cheer after cheer greeted them.
AT 1:S0 a. m. the parade started from
the historic Monongahela house on
the banks of the river. The second bat
talon of naval reserves, N. G. P, acted
as guard of honor to COMMANDMENTS
chief Adams. Then followed the de-
partments of the G. A. r. in the follow
ing order: Illinois. Wisconsin, Ohio,
New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts,,
New Jersey, Maine, California, Rhode
Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Po-
tomac, Virginia, North Carolina, Mary
land, Nebraska, Michigan, Iowa, Colo
RADIO, Wyoming. Kansas, Delaware,
Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon, Ken
lucky, West Virginia, South Dakota,
Washington, Alaska, Arkansas, New
Mexico. Utah, Tennessee, Louisiana,
Mississippi Florida, Montana, Texas,
Idaho, Arizona, Alabama, North Da-
kota, Oklahoma, Indian territory, In
diana. Pennsylvania.
Lavish Decorations.
The decorations were most lavish. 1t
was stated by men who attended many
previous encampments that while in
dividual displays may have been ex-
celled in other cities they had never
lseen such decorat tons on such a gem
erous and general scale.
This was probably the last time the
veterans will turn out in such force, as
it is seriously contemplated by G. a. r.
officials, in view of the advancing age
and infirmities of the members, to
abandon this most attractive feature
of the national encampment. Governor
Pattison, with staff, and notable men
and women from all over the country,
occupied the reviewing stand at Allie
gheny park and saluted each division
Every available inch along the route
was packed and every side street
jammed full of people for a hundred
yards back; and the house tops for
blocks away were hidden by masses of
enthusiastic applauders. A rough es-
innate is that between 10000 and 600,-
1000 people saw the parade. Of this
number 100000 to 1000 came over the
railroads, 100000 arriving this morning
The weather was perfect.
One of the Greatest
It was 1:3O before the Pennsylvania
department swung into line and closed
up the rear of one of the greatest G. A
R. parades ever had in the country.
At 8 o'clock the end of the column
passed the Associated Press office, the
parade had been hours and Is minutes
passing down Fourth avenue. Then
the divisions broke into posts and
marched into their quarters in different
parts of the two cities.
The Kentucky delegation, in recogni-
ton of his courtesies to them have
made a handsomely designed gold
mounted gavel, which will be presented
to General Adams in behalf of the
delegation. The gavel is in one piece
and was cut from large tree on the
Lincoln homestead in Larue county,
KY, engraved upon a plate of gold
affixed upon the face of the gavel, is a
portrait of Lincoln. Upon the other
side is fac simile of the badge of the
G.. A. r. The handle is also covered
with beautiful designs in gold.
| Several notable campfires were held
this evening at which addresses were
made by Governor Pattison, Henry
Watterson. Senator Henderson, General
| Butterfield, Governor Mckinley and ex-
Governor Rich. Congressman Stone,
General Alger. Church Howe, of Ne
! braska William A. Ketchum, of Indi-
ana; Judge Hicks, of Minnesota; J. D.
| Woodwork. of Ohio; Admiral Obsorne,
Joseph B. Cheadle, of Indiana, General
Trowbridge, of Michigan and others.
Naval Veterans.
The National Association of Naval
Veterans today elected the following
officers: Commodore, Will E. Atkins,
Cincinnati; captain and shipmate,
George c. ireland, Brooklyn; command
er. G. w. Shaw, GAINESVILLE, Ohio; lieu
tenant commander, J. ]. Gilman, Bos-
ton.
Ex-Prfsoners Meet.
The national convention of Union ex-
Prisoners of War met this evening and
| re ected the old officers for another
lyear. No other business of general in
terest was transacted The president
lis Charles D. Davis, of Boston; vice
Ipresident, George w Grant Minneap-
| oils, and secretary-treasurer, J. l., Kill
gore.
The ex-prisoners will parade tomor-
row.
| The G. A. r. political situation is
very hot, and the friends Of the can
didates for commander-in-chief are
working like beavers for their friends.
Indications late tonight point to the
election of l. N Walker of Indiana,
as commander-in-chief, and to Louis
vile as the place of meeting for the
next encampment.
Judge Long, of Michigan, tonight
| formally withdrew from the race for
commander in chief, thus leaving the
contest between the Illinois and In
diana candidates.
LAS Pennsylvania goes, so goes the
Iencampment," has come to have con-
siderable significance. and as Pennsyl-
vania favors Walker and Louisville,
her voters are being eagerly sought
| for Indiana is in favor of Louisville,
and. of course, is for Walker also. st.
Paul hustlers are still in line and are
working assiduously for their city.
| 1t is announced that the convention
tomorrow ~ill take a short recess to
allow Henry Watterson to present the
claims of Louisville 1t is said he will
make the effort of his life.
AGAINST TIprf.u RruE,.-