Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-19
\ CLOUD OF SADNESS
Southern City Paid Da..,
Hospitabie Welcome ~ y
Northerners.

Louisville, KY, Sept. 13,-Th,
of unprecedented hospitality ons SA
will in connection with the twon. 90
national encampment of the e. ,aat
closes with sadness. Even tbe j.
sun became shrouded with darL 0u u q
today. While the funerals Of :, a0gs
victims of Wednesdays exDlos;ouae D.
in progress, fully 100 were eS, sus He
from injuries at the COLLAPSE of thu buaea
stand during the display of sSass laa
last night. In addition to tho Dst s
jured persons cared for by tbo Ivy
there were about fifty Others t,t pel
their homes in carriages by frinn%dAae a
The portion of the grandstanS u.
fell was the lower part and only no SA
about two feet. Had the seats h eeVa'
waited to any great distance frov u
pavement, many deaths must bayoaa
ed. AS it was, the platform ON ' ~?
the seats were placed, sweryel ;. Nal
rear and then settled to the rrourG
a crash. The planks of whio
seats were made were f one1
gether, and the feet and Iea
hundreds of the spectators Were cans,.
in huge trap. The noise of the osai
ing bombs and the fireworks was 81
that only those adjacent to the S w
the accident could hear the noisa L
falling of the stand made.
Those injured were, with two ~.
tons, Kentucky people, and mor
them residents of Louisville,
The stand that collapsed was n.
set apart for Louisville people wIc
contributed to the expenses of tbo
Zens' committee and the injured
resided here were taken 70 4
homes instead of to the boSs
Those from distance who were inv,
Louisville people. The victims of Wt,l
days explosion were all members Of
Louisville Legion, made up of the y
of leading citizens. The hospitals
full of patients suffering from tbo
fects of heat and injuries recejyc1
the accident last night. At the bOgMI
all are reported as doing well. and 3;
as reports can be gathered from 6ft
more homes, where the injured an
ing cared for, they are all doing we'll
day except Mrs. Hirschfeld. wbo
her feet mashed and hip dislccate1
may not recover. Edward Hoar n
stefan of Springfield, O., who was MT
the grand stand, but on top of SAINT
booth that caved in during the Grpwm
is in serious condition. His left
was crushed.
"Old Kentucky Barbecue"
While the ladies of the G. Ar
the Woman's Relief corps, as well as
national encampment proper, cNtu
their session today, there was s~
attraction for those who were not n
gates in either of these three ass
blages. At Wilder park the entire
was devoted to the most mammoth
KENTUCKY barbecue that was ID
spread. Early in the morning the sh
cars were overtaXed by the multi
en- route to the great frolic Of the
and gray, at which the former Were
opened free to the public.
At ) n. N. the performance BED
Over 100 bluegrass cattle, 300 lambs
200 young pigs were barbecued in
view of I'll the visitors. Fifteen kt
holding 1900 gallons of burgoo
made on the ground from which
guests we're served and the best ll
of bourbon, lager and cigars WeE
plenty and as free as the leaves On
trees. A grand chorus of over 800 vi
including members of all the LOUIS
colored choirs and musical asSoCai
made the groves ring as the first temp
of peace and JOY for all. A genuine
plantation cakewalk, with Southern
INV oil nnP
the South, was the leading feature Of
many entertainments that We're give
connection with the good things
and drink.
The National Association of exRi
ers of War elected officers as follows
President, George w. Grant Of "
sofa; vice-president, Charles T. SleHi
Pennsylvania; chaplain, John s. FefS
of New Jersey: executive committee
Long of New Jersey. j. G. See:ey OF
nesota and Arson Biles of Michigan
Protest Against Age Limit
Resolutions were adopted at the nat
al encampment of the G. A. r. toda
claring it the sense of that body
all old veterans should be favOIr
civil service boards; that such D.
should not discriminate against
heroes of the rebellion on accom-
their age. This was brought about
the fact that many civil service y
in Chicago, Washington and Other
cities have put an age limit on eXaa
ton applicants. In this way MANI
bodied old soldiers have been SnU
The resolutions were vehement III,
demand that an exception shouD
made in favor of veterans.
Another matter of interest V@
adoption of a resolution fayonl.
placing of flags on every pubic
building and the introducing Of Dbl
drill in the public school currlcuInID
Resolutions of coincidence an
pathy for the parents and frlelrhs
young militiamen who were killed
explosion Of the caisson on Nen1
were adopted. There was an ~
report made on the resolution ~
the csta blishment of a national u.
ty of patriotism and the relO'
adopted.
At l o'clock today Judge EdNa:,
fused to make the Clark lnlulicu%S
manent. Upon the restraining O.g
ing dissolved, Mrs. Clark was ouS1
the Woman's Relief corps PRIV
with business