Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-09-12
Grand Parade Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic in Louisville,
DELAWARE IN THE FIFTH DIVISION
Old Ned, the War Horse, Forty
Years Old, In Line.
THOUSANDS CHEER THE OLD SOLDIERS

campment of the Grand Army of the Re
pnblic in Louisville, Ky.-The Parade
Still the Leading Features Cheers for the
Veterans by the Men and Women of the
South Delaware Marches in the Fifth
Division.
AssocIatedPress Dispatch by Special Wires
Louisville, Ky, Sept. 11.-After
all the demonstrations of the week,
the parade to-day was the event of the
18th National Encampment of the G.
A. r., as it has been of all former en-
campments. The air was full of patri-
otic music and the streets were carni-
walls of richness in designs and pro-
fusion OF the red, white and blue.
Along miles of bunting and amid hun
dreds of thousands of cheering citl
zens, the comrades once more marched
on Southern soil.
The veterans had spent two days and
nights in camp fires and reunions, in
hunting up bunk mates and comrades,
and in talking over old experiences in
the service, but they say they never
feel "like old times' till they get in
line. And they formed along strong
line Of Yankees' in marching through
Kentucky to-day, while thousands of
"Johnnies" grew hoarse in cheering
them along, and the ladies of Louis
vile and from all parts of the South, in
brilliant dress, Joined in the great
| chorus of cheers as heartily as they
were intense in bitterness along the
marches in the days of strife.
The veterans showed the weight of
years and the effects OF service while
marching to-day. Itsswas the general
remark that there were never so many
old, lame and feeble men in line, but
they kept step and tramped, tramped,
tramped," just as IL they were. the
boys still marching through Georgia. =
The departments began forming at
an early hour until special orders were
received to have the procession move
promptly at TO- 30 O'Clock.
At 10 o'clock the guns indicated that
the escort was moving to the head of
the column and at 10. 30 the salute sig
nailed all of the 10 grand divisions to
| move. Under proclamation of the
mayor, the streets where the divisions
formed and the entire line of march
were cleared of everything, while the
Louisville Legion, the cadets and
kentucky National guard patrolled the
streets and there was no delay.
The divisions lined up as follows
Drum Corps, Louisville Legion,
Grand Army Band of Canton, o., Col.
Henry S. Cohn, chairman committee
on parade; Thomas Satterwaite Jr.,
and Capt. G. e. Horistron, adiutants !;
Special Citizens Aides, red sash; Citi-
zens Committee on Parade and Review,
100 members white sashes for leaders
of platoons, blue for rank and file.
| Carriage No. l, the Governor of Ken
lucky and staff; carriage No. 2, the
mayors of Louisville, New Albany and
Jeffersonyille. and Col Thomas HI.
Sherley, president Citizens Committee,
the Board of Managers and invited
guests; Chicago Military Band.
Columbia Post of Chicago as Grand
Army escort to Commander in chief ;
Commander-in Chief General Lawler
and staff; memers of the Council Of
Administration, aides de camp to com
mander- in chief. \
First grand division-red hag-Illi-
nois, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania second
white flag Ohio, New York; third
blue flag Connecticut, Massachusetts,,
New Jersey, Maine, California, Rhode
Island, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Potomac, Virginia and North Carolina
fourth-light red fiag-Maryland, Neb-
raska, Michian, Iowa, Indiana; fifth
yellow flag Colorado, Kansas, Della
ware, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon
sixth-light green flag West Virginia,
South Dakota, Washington and Alaska
seventh-orange flag-Arkansas, New
Mexico, Utah, Tennessee; eighth
purple flag Louisiana and Mississippi,
Florida and Montana, Texas, Idaho
ninth dark green flag Arizona, Geor-
gia, Alabama, North Dakato, Okla
homa, Indian Territory; tenth-light
blue Kentucky and battle flags Of
Kentucky regiments in charge of guard
of honor.
Among the features of the parade
was Old Ned, the war horse, over &C
years old, that has heretofore tramped
with tho boys along the line Of march.
Old Ned Is now SO feeble that he to-day
rode on float.