Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-14

Louisville, KY, Sept l3.--So far as
the veterans are concerned. the twenty
ninth annual encampment closed to-
night with as many attractions as on
any other night of the week
The ladies will continue In session
tomorrow. Today there were over TO-
900 present at the old Kentucky barbe-
cue, and tonight the camp fires were
largely attended with the principal
events at Music hall. Phoenix hall gar
den and National park. Among the
speakers were Gen. Gordon. Buckner,
| j. W. Burke. Cassius NJ. Clay. sena-
tor Burrows, Cola, w. d. Wiskersham.
Samuel Mckee. II. c. Russell. John H.
feathers and others.
| The week Of unprecedented hospital
ity and good will in connection with
the twenty-nlnth annual encampment
of the G.. a. r. closes with sadness,
| Even the burning sun became shrouded
with dark clouds today. While the
| funerals of the Ave victims of Wednes-
days explosion We're in progress, fully
100 were suffering from injuries sus-
tanned at the collapse of the grand
stand during the display of fire works
last night.
Those from a distance who were In
jured were for the most part guests
of Louisville people. and the victims
of Wednesdays explosion were all
members OF the Louisville Legion, made
up of the sons of leading citizens, The
hospitals are full Of patients suffering
from the heat and injuries received at
the accident last night. At the hos
pitfalls all are doing we'll So far as
can be learned from fifty or more
homes where the injured are being
cared for. they are all doing well to-
day except Mrs. Hlrshheld. who had
her feet mashed and hip dislocated.
and may not recover.
Edward Hoar, musician OF SPRING
field, o.. is in serious condition. His
left leg was crushed.
While the ladies of the G. a. h. and
the Woman's Relief Corps as well as
the National encampment proper, con-
tlnued their sessions today, there was
a special attraction for those who are
not delegates in either of these three
assemblages. At Wilder park the en-
tire day was devoted to the most mann
moth 'old Kentucky barbecue" that
was ever spread
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Prisoners OF war elected today; Presi-
dent, George W. Grant OF Minnesota;
vice president, Charles II. Sheriff OF
Pennsylvania; chaplain, John S. Fergu-
son of Iowa; secretary and treasurer
S. W. Long of New Jersey, executive
j, NJ. Long of New Jersey ]. c. Seely
of Minnesota and Arson Bliss OF Michi-
gan.
the following national officers; Mrs
Ellen N. Walker, Massachusetts,, presi'
, dent; Mrs. Alice Ingrahom of Illinois
senior vice president; Mary Brown OF
D Spokane, Wash. junior Vice president
Miss Lizzie Kimball OF Fltchburg
Mass, secretary; Ida j. Allen. Massa'
chusetts, treasurer; Miss Anna hed
ding, Nebraska, chaplain.
= The Woman's Relief Corps did moth
ing, owing to the injunction against
The national officers restraining then
from unseating Mrs. Ada Clark OIL
4 Cantoty, one of the past COMMANDER
!, of the department OF Ohio, VINO nae
Y been court martlaled and suspenaes
Z and was reinstated at washington
: three years ago. ,,,,.
|. AT / O'Clock today Judge Edwards
refused to make the Clark injunction
permanent. on the restraining oruel
: being dissolved. Mrs. Clark was ousteS
and the Relief Corps proceeded VIII
business. electing the following ma
!, tIonal Officers: President. Mrs. Eliza
be,h Turner of Massachusetts,; seniol
- vice president Mrs. Mary lnlnkirk o
. kentucky: Junior vice president, MIS-
] Steismler OF Missouri.
Resolutions were adopted at the ma
tinnal camp OF the Grand Army DE
clorinp II the sense of the body tina
ali Veterans should be favored pl
civil service boards; that sueh boaru
should not discriminate against thes
heroes of the rebellion on account
their age; favored the placing or nag
,snon every public school building, am
ne Introduction OF military arm u
The school curriculum; asking co;lsrss
10 make an annual appropriation 10 ue
fray the expenses OF conuuctlis ny
mortal day services IN nauoAal ceine
terIes; favored the estaplsh.n, ,s u
military post at Nicksourg, M, ts az y
for the erection OF a soldiers n1tis a
ramn supply, o. T.; appointing
St,.,pItiee To- arrange for the erection
~ a monument at Washington y
Commemorate the loyal women WI
-s,.,,ed as nurses or in other ways ain
~ me soldiers Of the Union during IN
rsballion: recommending tnat eohsres
sho,,ld pass law equalizlng the WA
,,,idows SO that all shall receive
least Si9 a month A.. ,s,.,ra
,snt depository OF all the poohA' re
nords and relies Of the Grand Army,
~ lanes Whiting OF JanesVlls
nj was elected surgeon by aceiaIpa
"a tn Rev. Thomas Clif OF Titan wa
ehosen chaplain IN chief
s,he renort of the committee on pen
.,ans was similar TO that Of last yeai
sns was unanimously adopted. o.