The Portland daily press., 1894-08-09
THE GRAND ARMY BOYS.
Extensive Arrangements to Entertain
them at Pittsburg.

Description of Handsome Arches Along
the Route of Rarade-Quarters for
Over Twenty Thousand Veterans
Two Miles the Length of the March
Souvenir Medals. ae
Pittsburg, Pa. Aug. s. Extensive
preparations are going on here for the
Tweuty-eighth annual encampment OF
the Grand Army of the Republic.
Already free quarters have been as
signed to 21,575 comrades, and nearly
1900 applications are pending.
Another interesting feature of the En-
campment Will be the election of new
Misunderstanding The Department
of Indiana will press the candidacy Of
Gen. Walker, who tunneled out of the
prison walls of the South during the war
of the rebellion, and the Department OF
Michigan will press the candid acy OF
Judge Long. who opposed the method OF
Commissioner Lochren. in which. by
one arbitrary stroke of his pen, Long
claimed that thousands Of Union sold
iers were suspended from the pension
rolls, and won his case before justice
Bradley in the Supreme Court of the
District OF Colum bia.
The DECORATIONS will be an important
feature Of attraction, tastefully arranged
sHby skillful artists, with fast colors that
will withstand inclement weather, con-
sist1ng of arches, EN- blems representing
army corps,> badges, and many things
that will recall scenes of army life,
Designs have been adopted for several
arches. and these will he located on the
principal streets over which the surviv-
ing comrades will march, allilluminated
with electric sparks.
The esign for the arch on Carson
street is two obelisks, CONNECTED by an
arch, upon which are the words, 'Wel-
come Heroes" The other arches; follow
more closely the Corinthian style OF
architecture, but possibly the largest
of them ali is that to be erected on
Fifth avenue, which is thirty-two feet
high. In the arch proper the four arms
of the service. infantry, artillery, cavalry
and navy, are represented, and above
each figure is laurel wreath with names
inscribed OF Black, Rippy, Hayes and
Clark. Around the arch are the twenty
four corps badges, to be illuminated at
night by electricity. The keystone is a
Grand Army badge, from which are
suspended laurel wreaths and decora-
tions. with the words, Welcome,
Comrades.u Across the entablature is
the inscription, "1e61-Fraternity, Char
ity and Loyalty-1s65." Above the cor
nice on each side is group of flags and
the shield in the center. The front and
reverse OF the attic are divided into three
panels each. On the front center panel
is the bust of Gen. Sheridan, on his
left his ride to Winchester, and on Pas
right as he appeared riding along the
line at Five Forks The reverse has the
bust of Gen. Sherman, the center pic
lure of his march from Atlanta to the
sea. and another of his interview with
Johnston arranging the prellmlnarles
for surrender. The whole arch is sur
mounted with figures representing Wash
ineton. Lincoln and Grant, the dates
1776 and 1865 in electric illumination,
and the arch appears as it constructed OF
white marble. The arch on Federal
street bears emblems of the four branch
es of the service and the dates. with
corps badges, the keystone being the u.
AR. badge. The whole is surmounted
by a globe four feet in diameter, with
the word "TTnionn across. and the God
z dess of Liberty with flag aud torch
standing on the crest. III the left panel
is the inscription of Dix's famous order,
@If any man attempts to haul down the
American flag shoot him on the spot
On the right panel is Lincolu's last or.
der, to Grant" Assault along the line
and Grants reply have ordered an
advance along the whole line to prevent
concentration against Sheridan" The
old gun, weighing 1855 pounds. bearing
the Sta OF N. 2. Ames on the left trun.
n, and on the other ,he date 1912
which Floyd in 1860 ordered with othel
gus to be shipped south on the Silver
Wave at a cost to the government OF 81,
COO. is being manufactured into badges
for the comrades to carry away witt
them as souvenirs The parade will &C
cur on the 18th of September. and thu
column will move at $50 a. m. Th'
march is limited to two miles.