The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-12

oll' lhaI has heretofore lFamped with
the boys along The lius OF march. Old
Ned IL now 50 iaehs lhat hs to-day rode
on float, The New Hampshire de.
partmenI carried a large eagle. The
ONO bOyS ell wore buckeyes, tho Ken
lnckiaus corn aud crackers aud others
bore the smblems Of their states.
suCcmBED 10 HEAT.
The FIRE! mea to bs overcome by tho
heat were four members Of the famous
Columbia Poit, OF Chicago. They we're
II. W. Martin, o. Bascom, S. z. Walters
R"d john Carver Just Us tho post,
which was in the frat division, passed
Fourth and Green atrests tho men lal.
tered and in rapid succession broke
down. They were all caught before
they lell aud taken to barber shop,
where several Of the ambulance corps
went TO work OH tho somi.ulcOnscloua
men and soon brought them around
all right, They werO then sent TO their
hotels in an ambulance. William
Toomer, OF Mllligan, lila, and J. L,
ONeil, Of the Soldiers Home, at Day
ton, were alao proatrated aud cared for
by tho hoapital corps. The horse OF
Capt John Avery, OF New York, slipped
and iell, throwing the captain on the
granite pavement, llo lay apparently
unconscious, but as soon as he revived
he remounted and fell in line.
General LRwIer estimated tha num-
Der Of Veterans ju lins vt $4,000 This
makes the LOulsville parade the greatest
ior i've years.
THE REVIEWING COMMITTEE.
With General LaWlOr on tho revlow.
ing stand were Adiutant General G. G.
Jones, Quartermaater General j. W.
Burst. Judge.Advocate General Matt
II, Ellis, Senior Vice Commander
BurGhGold, Governor Brown, and Com.
mandGr Fairchild, Of the Loyal Legion,
and thOy were received by the follow.
ing post staff commanders: q. $. Mer.
rill, OF Massachusetts; Robert Beath, OF
Philadelphia John Il. Palmer, OF New
York.
Among tho prominent people on the
stand were Charles II. Freeman. ex.ie.
partmont commander, Now York;
Major Joseph Dennison, city treasurer,
Of Pittsburgh and past commander Of
Pennsylvania; Corporal Tanner. OK
commissioner OF ponsions; Hon. Walter
Evans, Of Louisville; Mayor MoKenna,
OF Pittsbnrgh; Mayor Kennedy, OF ALE.
gheny City; G. Il. Cummings, depart
ment commander, OF Pennsylvania; /;
Justice John NJ. Harlan, of Washington; |;
]. b. VanderslicO, past commander. OF
Pennsylvania Chill W. Hazard, past
department commander, Of PennSyl'
vania.
The following arc some OF the notable
ladies on thor reviewing stand: Mrs. Wal.
lace, Mrs. Minock, Mrs. James Tanner,
Washington; MisT Abbey Lynch, Alle.
gheny City; Mrs. O. II. Cummings, wife
OF Department Commander Cummings,
Of Pennsylvania; Mrs. Sarah q. Sink,
past president OF tho National Woman's
Relief Corps; Mrs. Kate Brownley Sher.
wood, past national president Of the
National Woman's Relief Corps, Can.
ton, Ohio.
Among tho ox.commanders.in.chief
who had seats on tho stand we're: Con
eral Welssort, Milwaukee,; General
John s. Kouniz, Toledo; General win.
lam W. Warner, Missouri; General
John p. Rea, Minnesota; General ]. B.
Adams, Lynn, Mass; General K. b.
Heath, Philadelphia; General John 0.
Palmer, Now York; General Louis
Wagner, Philadelphia; Gonornl LuciuS
Fairchild, Wisconsin; George S. Mer-
rill, Massachusetts.
ACCIDENTS AND pRosTRATIoSs.
The horse on which Captain g. +.
Nordstrom, OF tho Tenth U. s. cavalry,
was mounted, Slipped and fell, pinniug
Captain Nordstrom's left leg under him.
Tho ambulance corps was called aud
Captain Nordstrom was taken to his
home. Upon examination 1t was found
that his Leg was broken. Lieutenant
Colonel DelKuNp in trying to mount his
horse was kicked by his horse. which
suddenly turned upon him. lie was
knocked to tho ground, but his injuries
were slight.
Ono ot tho most serious casos OF pros.
tration is that OF William JaneCkO, COM
mander OF tho department Of Missouri.
William Turner. OF tho Soldiers' Home
at Dayton, was also seriously prostrated.
John lhoma', member OF Michigan
post, foil and cut deep cash in hts
head.
James II. Doyle, OF Lawrenceburg
(kY.) post, wNs assaulted by thieves.
Ills right shoulder was broken.
J. Z. Porchell, vice adiutant OF the
department Of Missouri, fell from ex.
haustion.
William Il. Gill, vico, commander OF
tho department OF tho Potomac, Toll
from exhaustion, also Henry Bowen, OF
the Philadelphia Old Guard, Colonel
GeEthRrt, Of Pittsburgh, A. J. Dixon,
Dayton, and L. y. Herbert, Springfield,
Mass
Many who were viOwing tho parade
tell from heat prostration aud the hos.
pitals arc vol filled tonight.
1t was 3:l5 p. IN. when tho last post
passed tho reviewing stand aud half
hour longer before ranks wOra broken.
The parade was over four hours ia pass.
lug Il given point aud tho boys we're
marching over i've hours. while IL was
over six hours from tho time thOy form.
Od in divisions before they disbanded.
Barring the awful explosion OF tho
Caissun OF tho cannon that was to fro
tho sunrise salute aud tho proStrations
from hOat, the parade was II grand sue.
cess.
1t is csLimntri that oyOr 100000 poo.
plG witnessed tho demonstration.
Grand Army Veterans aud their
friends to the number Of 1000 attended
tho grand campfire at Music hall To-.
night. Like all othOr buildings IN
LouIsvillG, tho hall wna deliberately do.
coratod and ovOry ono was Just bub.