The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-10
LOUISVILLE CAPTURED.
Advance Guard Of the Veterans Have
Arrived.
Thirty-fve Thousand Strangers Are AL
ready in the City, and the Camp for the
Posts is Laid Out Like City.

Thirty-five Thousand Strangers Are AL
ready in the City, and the Camp for the
Posts is Laid Out Like a City.
Louisville, KY, September 9.-When
Commander in Chief Lawler of the Grand
Army of the Republic and members of
his staff with National President
Margaret Wallace and her assistants of
the Women's Relief Corps reached the
Union depot from Chicago at eight this
morning, they were met by crowd OF
men and women and for a few moments
there was great demonstration of cheer.
ing, waving of flags and handkerchiefs.
The committee on invitation, headed by
General John B. Castleman, were out in
force, and after welcomes, introductions
and handshaking, the visitors. under
escort of the committee and two COM
panies Of the Louisville Legion, with its
band and drum corps, were taken to the
Gait house. Here, the national head
quarters we're established in the big club
room. The arrival at noon of Rear
Adm iral Allen of the Naval Veterans
with his staff and number of delegates
from the Middle States was signalized by
a reception of the same nature and equal
ly enthusiastic. Although the tide of in
coming department. delegates and posts
has yet to commence to flow, rough
estimates from various depots show that
fully 35. 900 strangers have arrived in
twenty -four hours ending at noon today.
The camp has been set out like
miniature city and affords quarters for
two hundred posts.
Throughout the day the scenes about
the four depots where crowds had gath
cred to greet the visitors arriving in large
numbers, we're inspiring. Train after
train, as fast as the deserted cars could
be switched, deposited their contingents,
which moved with military tread to the
streets outside, whence with bands and
banners they were escorted to headquar-
ters The rush of visitors today was
heavy. but railroad reports Indicate it.
will be eclipsed tomorrow. Single roads
claim to have 150 coaches en- route or To
start in the morning, which would mean
the movement of A, 900 people. Anoth
er reports that it is running trains in
twelve sections, and the officials of all
lines agree that the flow of visitors is
unprecedented and has upset theirscalcu-
lations. With the exception of the ladies
of the 6. A. R., all of the organizations
which will met in convention this week
opened headquarters today. Comman-
der-in- Chief Lawler took possession of
the main parlor of the Gait house, where
from to he held a reception for the
people of Louisville, New Albany and
Jeffersonville Next door the flag of the
Womans Relief Corps was displayed,
and National President Margaret Wal
lace, with her staff, received the visitors.
The tars of the Naval Veterans Asso-
citation took possession of the boats VIII
liam Tell ami Carrie Hope, and the Off
cial commission was place in commits
sion at O'Clock with the usual naval
exercises AT the annual dog watch to-
night the ex-sailors were welcomed by
Gov. Brown and Mayor Wyler an d re,
sponses were made by Rear Admiral
Allen of Hartford, Conn, and Shipmate
Robinson of Philadelphia. The ex-prison-
ers of war established themselves in a
wing of Music Hall where they frater
nized with the survivors of the Mississip
pi ram feet, who will met in convention
tomorrow.
Tonight Commander in Chief Lawler
and staff. Gen. L. N. Walker of Indian
apolis. who is named as candidate to sue
ceed LawleI, ex-Speaker Warren Keifer
of Ohio, and Col. Schoonmaker, were
banauetted by Col. Andrew Cowan, a
resident of Louisville, and who during
the conflict commanded the First New
York Battery.
The New Hampshire men who arrived
here today told of the state they hailed
from through the medium of small blocks
of granite pendant from their badges.
Despite the fact that the rush more than
doubled expectations, there was little
confusion or difficulty in housing the
delegates and the plans OF the committee
worked to a charm. Only 300 assign
ments for free quarters were made today.