The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-11
F0rty-Five Thousand Men TO
March in Louisville.
THE CITY is RESPLENDENT.
Union and Confederate Veterans Min-
gle at the Receptions.
The Railroads Unable TO Handle All
the People Who Want To Attend the
Grand Army EncampInent-Para
of the Naval Veterans.

Louisville. Sept. m-Tt is doubtful Z this
city ever before held as many guests as
are here today. Il i couseryatively est.-
mated thar nearly ssloo strangers are IN
the city. a majority Of whom thirty years
ago bore arms either for the blue or FOR
the gray, but blue and gray are one TO-
day. ana the men who We're then az var
walk arm in arm as brothers.
The event today was Ihe grand parade
Of the Naval Veterans Association. Old
citizens say IL was the grandest sight they
ever saw. but the great Grand Army pa
rade tomorrow VIII be the event Of the
week. Fully I00o0 men were IN line. OF
course they were not all veterans OF the
navy. but these veterans We're the center
OF attraction and were greeted by patri-
oJic cheers from tens OF thousands OF pco-
pie Last in the parade, riding n car
Tiages, came a score or N0re OF veterans
Of The Mexican war. too feeble 10 walk.
The Falls City IS not only quartering
well its thousands Of visitors. but also
entertaining them most royalty. The
railroads are unable TO handle promptly
all the trains. and there are many COM
plants OF delay along the way, while i 3
thought some others may not he able 70
get here for the parade tomorrow.
The city has been respleudent w!th cleo
tric Eight displays. Tonight everything =
Illuminated. Meantime preparations for
reports to the marshal OF the day show
that there III be al least 5000 veterans
in line. Gen. Cohen expects from l0.0ol 70
-, 600 arrivals during the night. The
largest number ever reported in line Was
ae,e0 at Washington City. The floats and
other features are elaborate. and every
thing is ready for forming the line.
The rehearsal OF 81 trained voices that
viii sing patriotic songs was a great sue
cess today. The arrangements are 50
complete in everything that many visit
ing posts adopted resolutions OF thanks
TO Director Milljken and the committee.
x-Commander-in-Chi Palmer. OF New
York. who managed the big parade in
Washington CITY. was at the national Of
fees 10 assist IN the management, and
Cen. Lew Wallace was also on hand. Gov.
Mckinley IS announced 10 be here tomor-
row. Senior Vice Commander Burchard
and the members of the executive COM
mittee arrived on special train today.
Among the arrivals tonight was the old
warhorse Ned, aged 10 years. His present
owner. 4 T. Crawford. Northeast. Pa. got
possession OF him twenty-five years ago.
and saws Ned was then Is years old.
Until 1--WE years ago Ned did his share Of
the work on Mr.. Crawford's farm. Ned
was captured from Gen. Juhal a Early's
eorps near Washington City by Union
scouting party thirty-two years age. S79
was given 70 his present owner to replace
an animal shot I'm skirmish
At the close Of the war Mr.. Crawford
left Washington city on Ned's back He
went first 10 Harrisburg. and there MIR
Crawford grew tired of riding and bought
a cart. which Nod pulled from there 70
Northeast Ned has been conspicuous at
former encampments- He gave out al
Pittsburg last year. and in the parade he
rode on a float.
There was reception by the Women's
Relief Corps tonight 10 Commander Law
Ter and staff. In G. A. r. circles 70 Was the
leading social event Of the week. Thou
sands OF old soldiers. both in blue and
gray. attended. It is claimed that 1000
people passed through the Gait house,
where the reception was held.