The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-09-10
Fifty Thousand People Have
Reached Louisville in TWEEN.
ty-four Hours
To Attend the Encampment OF
Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic.
Biggest Part of the Crowd Yet
to COme--LaWler Re-
ceiveS.

LOUISVILLE, ky.. sept. w. L lt %''li
encampment of the G. A. 4. was opened
with a parade on arrival Of Commander
in-Chief Lawler and staff 7:3O a. III.
General Lawler and the Columbian post
of Chicago and other organizations, on
the escort special Monon train were met
at the Union depot by members lot the
committees on invitation and reception,
i'll carriages. The kentucky National
guard, local posts and other civic organ
izations We're fOlmed on Broadway,
awaiting the arrival of the special train,
which was C,l time, to the satisfaction
of the multitudos assembled along the
line Of march from the Union depot, on
Broadway. Third and Main streets the
Gait house In the first carriage, with
COMMANDMENTS Chief Lawler, We're Col.
K W. Kelly, editor of the Louisville
Commercial, and commander of the G.
A. r.. department of Kentucky, and the
chairmen of the invitation and reception
committees. The Louisville Legion was
feature of the parade.
Receptions in Order.
At the Calf II, use. til" headquarters
Of the national officers are icautlfully
decorated. and elaborate arrangements
were made for receptions curing the
day While the rec option OF the cIm-
man(ler- in-chief and his staff was the
most imposing event of the day, the re-
ceptions at the depots of G. a. X. posts
ana veterans arriving III ether
groups We're equally interesting. Spec
lal trains arrived as fast as they could
be handled in the depots and the local
x-nt n
recognized old comrades at the depots
From early morning and throughout the
day drum corps We're heard i'll all dlrec-
tions, as the veterans were being escort
ed to their various headquarters upon
arrival Reports from the railroads in
dicate that all are full of extra trains,
and the arrangements are certainly
equal to the entertainment Of all that
are coming.
The railroads estimated that during
the night, and up till noon, they have
carried $4,000 people into Louisville.
With the blocking system on all lines
crossing the bridges, the trains are
handled very rapidly, and are unloaded
at the most convenient places without
entering the blOckades at the depots.
The railroads anticipate their rush will
be during the next twenty four hours,
as most of the visitors will
be here for the naval parade.
The Big Parade.
The big parade of the Grand Army of
the RI public occurs on Wednesday
morning All the headquarters Of the
state departments are open and those Of
Minnesota and Colorado are very hos
pitable in the contest for the location of
the next encampment at st. Paul OF
Denver. While the influx from North.
ern states is tremendous, yet it does no,
surpass the tide from the South.
All the railroads from the Southern
states are running as close together as
possible for safety and their reports in
dicatc that the demand for passage will
continue all night The attendance OF
Confederate veterans is very lalg'. anC
they are active i'll helping the people OF
Louisville entertain the yankees
The decorations We're thorght to Et
completed last Saturday. but men, wo
men and children are busy everywher,
to-day putting out more flags The city
is literally covered with folds Of red
white and blue. Commanders in
Chief Bundy, of the Son
of Veterans, is quartertd Will
Commander Lawler, and the Sons O.
Veterans will spend the week here el
route to Knoxville, as we'll as many VIII,
are III route to the meeting of the Arm,
os the Tennessee and dedication of. tn,
Monumental park at Chickamauga.
The weather is pleasant, and every
thing OH the opening day is Favorable
for the most successful entertainment O
the boys III blue by their brothers il
pray