Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-09-19
NATIVES SURPRISED.
Louisville People See a Mon.
ster Turnout.
NAVAL VETERANS on PARADE.

Old Residents of the rails City say 1t Was
the Grandest Sight They Ever saw-Ten
Thousand Grizxled and Gray Old Heroes
of the Navy Marched Through the streets
Crowds.
LOUISVILLE, sept. lit is doubtful ii
this city, famous for fair women and fast
horses, ever entertained 50 many guests as
are here. Ii IS conservatively estimated
that nearly 100000 strangers are here, but
the majority Of them thirty years ago
bore arms either for the blue or for the
gray. But the blue and gray are one to
day. and men who were then at war walk
arm in arm rs brothers. The event Of the
day was the grand parade Of the Naval
Veterans association, and to judge by the
crowds of men, women and children who
thronged the sidewalks along the line Of
march, crowded the windows and house.
tops, all Louisville turned out to $50 it,
Old citizens, men who have lived here for
the last forty or fifty ycars-and there aru
many Of them-say it was the grandest
sight they ever saw
Ten Thousand in Line.
The hour set for the starting of the
naval parade was 1880 o'clock. But as
usual there was some delay, not enough,
however to tire the anxious patriotic
thousands who had gathered to see it.
When the order to Forward march was
given Che old timers moved There were
fully 10000 men in line. OF course, they
were not all veterans of the United States
navy. but these veterans of the navy were
the center of attraction. AS these grizzled
and gray old heroes passed through the
streets they We're greeted by patriotic
cheers from thousands of throats of spec
tators that lined the sidewalks, from win
dows and housetops. A detail of police
under command of J. w Hammond led
the way, The Michigan City military
band came next and then the Louisville
Legion Drum and Bugle corps.
The Louisville Legion.
A regiment of Indiana state militia fol
lowed the music and next to the Hoosier
soldiers was the Louisville legion. Then
in sequence came Kirkamp's Cornet band;
uniform divisions of the knights of
Pythias, Alpha y, A., Louisville and JEFF
ferson; Schneider's Military band, Juvcn-
lie Drill corps; uniform rank, Knights of
Honor; ex prisoners of war, Mississippi
Kan Fleet veterans, Eiehorn's Military
band, Grand Army of the Republic Jul
venile Drum corps, and then the naval
veterans Last in the parade, riding in
carriages, came a score or more veterans
of the Mexican war. They were too feeble
with the drought and weight of years to
walk and few Of them ever expect to see
another national encampment of the G.
A. r., and in a few years they will be of
the past.
Next Commander-in-Chief
just now there is vast amounO of talk
in G. A. Il. circles as to who will be tho
next commandcr-in- chief There are q
number of aspirants for the honor, but as
yet none of the candidates have developed
sufficient strength TO warrant a prediction
as TO who the fortunate man will be
There is a good deal of talk, however, to
the effect that Colonel Ivan n Walker of
Indianapolis should be elected Another
prominent candidate for the leadership is
Thaddeus A. Clarkson of Nebraska
General G. H. Schultz of New Orleans has
also been talked of as candidate There
promises TO be lively scrimmage over the
office of senior vice commander General
+. H. Hobson of Greensburg, KY, and
Captain Michael Minton of this city both
being candidates for the place, and the
friends of each are working hard
Endorsed General Hobson.
1t has always been customary for the
encampment TO give to the city in which
the comrades are assembled the office OF
vice commander as IA tribute Co the hos
pitality and the labor necessary to the en-
tertainment of the veterans When it
was decided in Pittsburg that the next on
campInent would be in Louisville, Cap
tain Minton, who was one of those who
went to that city and worked for the Ken
lucky metropolis announced that he was
candidate for that place. However, tho
department of Kentucky, which met at
Hopkinsville last spring, Endorsed Gen
eral Hobson by close vote. and, although
Captain Minton's candidacy is still being
urged by the posts of Louisville, General
Hobson's friends are making every en-
deavor to secure the place for him
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