The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-12
MANY OLD, LAMB AND FEEBLE.
Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward
Men, the Expression Everywhere.
Three Great Campfires Held at Night.
At one OF Which Henry watterSor.
the ex-Confederate. and Commander
In Chief LawIcr speak.

all former encampnents The veterans
themselves We're the most interesting fea-
ture. although everything that money or
ingenuity could command in the wav a.
waTllke designs were added 20 ths process
sion. Thousands Of "JohDnics" grew
hoarse in cheering the Yankees" along
the way, and ladies from Louisville and
from All parts OF the South in brilliant
dress. Joined in the chorus Of cheers. II
was the general remark that here were
never SO many old. lame and feeble men
in line but they proudly kept step and
tramped, tramDed as if they were still
marching through Georgia" There
could have been no mere peace or good
VIII 70 men than was felt and sincerely
expressed today amid scenes that beggar
all description and wipe cut the last yes
uges of sectional feeling. The weather
was fine. The departments began 10 form
early, under special orders 10 have the
procession move promptly al l0:S9 a. N.
Capt Harrison carried a large white ban
ner OF peace mounted on a staff like the
stars and stripes carried by his comrades
IN place OF the eagle on top OF the staff
the white banner had dove carrying an
olive twig. symboliZing peace and good
Will TO men.
The divisions IN the veterans parade
lined up as follows:
Drum corps; Louisville Legion; Grand
Army band. OF Canton. O.. Col Henry :.
Cohen, chairman committee on parade and
review, Thomas Satterwhite. ir. and Capt.
c. +. Nordstrom. adjutants; special clti-
Zens committee on parade and review. l60
members; white sasAes for leaders of pla-
toons, blue for rank and file.
Carriage No. l. the governor of Ken
tucky and staff: carriage No. ,. the mayors
OF Louisville. New Albany and Jefferson
vile. and Col. Thomas II. Sherley. presi-
dent citizens committee. the board OF
managers AID invited guests.
Chicago military band Columbian Post.
of Chicago. as Grand Army escort to com
mander-,n-Chief. Commander-in-Chie
Thomas q. Lawler. and staf: members of
council of administration. aides de camp
10 commander
First grand division. red iag-Ilino.s.
Wisconsin. Pennsylvania
Second grand division, white flag-Ohio,
New York
Third grand division. blue hag-Connec-
ticut. Massachusetts. New Jersey. Maine.
California. Rhode Island. New Hampshire.
the Potomac, Virginia and North Caro-
lima.
Fourth grand division, light red flag
--Maryla Land, Nebraska. Michigan. Ohio.
Indiana.
Fifth grand division. yellow hag--Colo-
rado. Kansas, Delaware. Minnesota, Mis-
souri, and Oregon.
Sixth grand division, light green flag
West Virginia. South Dakota. Washington
and Alaska.
Seventh grand division. orange hag-Ar-
kansas. New Mexico. Utah. Tennessee.
Eighth grand division. purple flag
Louisiana, Mississippi Florida, Montana.
Texas. Idaho.
Ninth grand division. dark green flag
Arizona Georgia, Alabama. North Da-
kota. Oklahoma. Indian Territory.
Tenth grand division. light blue flag
= Ft1tyrr Z l.
regiments IN charge OF a guard of honor
The procession moved on time to the
moment. 10 the great satisfaction Of hun
dreds of thousands of suffering people
along the line of march as well as those
in line The thermometer stood al e6. and
the enthusiasm was equally high. one
hundred Kentucky horses were mounted
by the committee on parade and review
and they made a Chivalrous appearance
When the white caps Of the escorting Co
lumbia post Of Chicago loomed up. the
multtuGes on the platforms and along the
streets opened a chorus OF cheers for
Commander Lawler. and kept up the
cheering as the posts Of the different de
partments passed the stands and street in
tersections.
With Commander Lawler on the review
ing stand We're Ad1t Gen. c. G. Jones.
Quartermaster Gen J. W. Burst, Judge
Advocate Gen. Matthew II Ellis Senior
Vice Commander A L. Burchhold, Gov.
Brown and Commander FairchId. OF the
Loyal Legion. and they were received by
the following post staff commanders. G..
:. Merrill. Of Massachusetts,. Robert
Boath, Philadelphia; J. r. Palmer New
York Among the prominent people On
the stand were: J. Warren kcifer. Past
Commander n. J. Dernison. Vice Com
mander-in-Chief Gen. y. r. Henderson.
Corporal Tanner. COL ". ". Dudley and
Justice John II Harlan. Of Washington
city. Among the accommodated -iu-ehipf
who had seats on the stand were John
II. kuntz. Gen. William Warner John
j Rea John g b Adams. Robert b
Beath. John Palmer. Louis Wagner. Gen.
LucIuS FairChld and George : Merrill
The horse on which CAPT. Nordstr3n.
90 the Tenth United States cavalry. WAS
mounted slipped and fell, pinning ne "a o.
t8ir's LETT leg under ~ The amhaIa1c
corps was called and Capt. N1rdStrou was
taken 10 his home. on examination tt was
found that his leg Was broken One II the
most serious cases of prostrati1u az ihe
hospital is that Of william Janecke. com
m3nier of the department of Missouri
John Thomas, a member ~ a Michigan
post fell and cut deep cash ia his head.
William K. GI. vice comma Ddcr ~ the
Department II the Potomac. fell from ex-
haust;on. also Henry T. owen. ~ Phils-
fei1h.a. Col g z Hart. or PittsburG 4
J. Dixon. ~ DAYTON. and p. :. Sherberf.
~ Springfield Mass Many Wan were
yiewlnE the parade feiI from heat pros
traton. ana the hospitals arc well filled
tonight
There We're 5ooaa men in line ana the
parade was over four hours passing a
given point It Is estimated that over as'.
0G1 people witnessed she demons ration
Grand Army veterans a03 their fr'ea3s
to the number ~ s.Du attended the grand
~awrTre at Muse Han fpu.R Rht Al s5ah-