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

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept s.-ViSitOra
poured into the Falls City to-day from
tho south as we'll as from tho north
side Of the river. Veterans who attend
cd former national encampmsntI Of tho
G. A. r. say they neverSaw such large
attendance on the first day Of the great
reunion week. Ali railways had extra
trains, which were heavily loaded.
Many Sons Of Veterans are here en- route
to their national OncAmpment at Knox
Vile next week. There are others hero
who never attended these encampmenEs
before, aud VINO ara now Gu route to
tue reunion OF the Army OF the Tonnes
see at Cincinnati the first OF next week
and to the dedication OF the national
park on the battlefield OF Chickamauga
the last OF next week.
This is the third national encRmpment
held south OF Mason aud Dixon'a
line and il so happens that three other
great events elsewhere next week bring
many through Louisville now. There
is no doubt Of the tul6llment oil the gem
eral prediction that there will be more
Union veterans together this week than
ever before. The losses by death yearly
increases, but the desire to visit old
battle felds and confer with confederate
veterans, who are doing everything to
entertain their northern visitors, has
attracted thousands who have not here
toloIe attended q national encampmenL
coSTEDERATEs ATTENDING.
The Confederate veterans are here in
force. The comrades hunt up members
Of their old regiments and briRados and
then meet coniedsratss belonging to
regiments and brigades that opposed
them, when they confer about how
things went on both sides and nave
such reunions as have not been seen
since the service Of over thirty years
ago.
The decorations may have been
richer In triumphAl arches aud other
designs at one or two other enCRmp-
ments, but ut mono was q city so pro-
iuselY or generally decorated with
American flags as Is Louisville to-day.
Its business blockJ, public and private
buildings and homes are literally COW
cred with feStoons OF red, white and
blue, with the American flag as the CEN
ter piece Of every conceivable design.
The flag is the thing that is displayed
everywhere, and no city ever had moro
bunting out than this city shows to-day.
The distinctive feature Of the docora.
tions Is the use OF the rod, white and
blue to the exclusion OF every other
color, oven tho evergreen Rfches The
portraits Of all union generals arc dis.
played in unlimited proiusion. Tho
confederate veterans participated In all
this decorating, as we'll IS 10 the enter.
tlning.
The words OF WattorIon about this
occasion have been noard all over the
country, but the dseds oi HaldomNR
will DO known ouiy By those who secs
the Courier journal building which is
completely enVelopsd in decorations OF
the American colorS In the most artistic
designs.
NEW JERSEY TO THE FROM
Tho Kentucky pOsta have been nusy
to-day escorttng visiting comrades from
tito depot. and tho confederate veterans
participated most heartily In eiCorting
and welcoming visitors. Tho iirst post
irasriye IN q body was No. 80, al Newark,
y. j., to-day. il was followed by many
others. The committee on escort osti.
mates that there arc 10000 visitors hero
tonight CommRnder.in.Chlei LawIer
arrives tomorrow at $50 a IN, escorted
Dy Coiumb bia Post, OF Chicago, On his
arrival salute will DO fired and no will
bs escorted to tho Gait House by the
i.ouiayiio Rnl other Kentucky posts
and the citizens committee. senior
Vice Commander Drchheld and tho
PennsYlyania posts will be received
with anotnrr salute nnd e'c0rt parade
tomorrow noon, and Rear Admiral i.
i. Allen, commanding the naval yet-
crane, tomorrow atisFnoon.
Ths arrangements nro eohptote for
tHr guidance aud entertainment OF Wis.
It0r, but none more than those OF
Chairman Robert Brown tor the work
uiuowspapst men at prois Acadquatterd,
lDc II. Paul aud Denver delegations
nHIyc Tomorrow to opon quarters for
tG Conlos! for tho n0xt OuCampmcnL.
tomorrow there will 10 receptions to
commander Lawlor and aiaIl, aud tho
hNl'hip aud other sllp' Of tho ilcot wi
No put In commission at y. M, fol-
lowed ut night by tho watch Of naval
veteran, aud by camp ilreA Tho ph.
faIC oi tho naval vGlutana occurs Tuo''
day morning and Of tho q. a. Il, posts
on Wednesday morning,