The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-12
NATIONS HEROES
Ex-confederates Treat the Eys In
,lue as Brothers.
THIRTY THOUSAND N-s IN LINE.
Patriotic Greeting From Editor
lionry Watterscn


DAY. Throsga her streets marched as her
guests 30.0S of those who once same 10
conqacr. Their pathway was banked by
s00,O0O persons. WHO gave the boys I'm blue
reception thar will mover be forgotten.
Men of sonshern birth and scn,imcnt
vicd wi h tlnir bspthrcn from the north In
their demonstrations of greeting. and
vhhc-h,irc women who, ~ years ago,
heard OF the approach OF the hluccuats with
fear ana appr'hcn aon, p'itcd them with
fowers. l. VA, gigantic and sincere
trihnie ia IN ~enrmcnt ihu was heard of
the procession. aa | which was worn ON
bad -SS Si.4n.alert1.s--''chJ Gag, one coun.
try
Many win were yicwing the parade fell
from hsIt pulslrriOn. ana the hospitals
wcrc well flied ast night. The parade
WAS over fOgr hodrs in passing "A given
point. and ths buys were marching over
five hours.
New EnE,an..'s Contingent.
New England la ,,b,,it loo representa-
tiycs H., ns f.pm NJ zine there were
about Ia m'n, lol by C,mnnirr VIII.
lam II. Ss,,.l OF Portland ANA Assistant
Adjuiant Gcncrl a. NJ sawyer and As.
slsi:,nl 2nar,rginas or General john VIII.
Jams aitof Portland. The delegate pres.
eni wee Junn l.. A"rricS ot Warcryillc.
Isu.y " N.ucf.ln ct Lewiston, Frcd W.
AlGu of Dam,.'n, John r. W.Atcomb oi
E.iswou.A ,Icosgc Ii Smith OF Houlton,
Mres \ sSDiipcl of kiticry, William B,
Clayton Oi i3lnyor, II trrisOn Weston Of
S>DAiwj.ta, Gcnissr q. Downing OF Dover
ani Y. l. CcHsn Ol CiNrryfrld.
New Han pNprc. like Maine, also pa
r.tlod ~ a s..s.c department., with no DIS.
tinct ln~t IN bnc Incrc were about l75
Veterans irIn fh1 Granite State, marching
under ~ ipllbwing oiliocrs: Commander
Charc, a. B1z4slg of Lakepou. :. V. &.
Lewis W Aldnch of Kccne, j. V. James
Minton Df Concord y. A. q Edwin A.
Badger VI La~eport, A. q. NJ g. Wallace
T.. Woouwo,a ol Lstkcpor,, Judge Adyo.
cate ThtinAs CDygswcil of oi,im tuton AMI
Senior A..ic-.l-CaInp J. Aloazo GrcSn OF
LaScport The members of the council
OF administration ia line wero: Eben >.
Haskell pt Lebanon anu john j. Dillon
OF MallchcsIvr
Massachusetts was the only New Eng
land sl.lte which, besides appearing rs a
department, had indiyiduai posts an line.
The third DIVISION. of which IL formed
part, was commanded by John NJ Brcwor
OF Conneclicut department, but Muss,,.
chusetts had the rght of line. About 1899
comrades were there from the old Bay
State. The Cincinnati band hcadcd tnc
proccssion, and then came Conmauuor
Thayer aud bis oliccrs
Little RhOuy's delegation was not largo,
but IL wis not cxcelcd in general appear
ance by any department in line. The rep
resentatiyus marched as "A state delegation,
and wcsV ;asrumod in broad felt hats, blue
uniform coats and white duck trousers.
They were ofiiocrcd as follows: Com.
inander. Daniel r. Ballou OF Providence;
Is. v. o. Miilinm H. stone of Providence:
j. V. q. Livingston Scott Of Wounsockct.
Il L.; ~ "A. g. Pnihps Caass OF Provi.
dcncc.
Fatal Happenings Of the Day.
One OF the .nost serious eases OF prostra
ton at shc : .pitai l. that of William |
Jaucckc conlnan.ier OF the dcpar, mont OF
Missouri. William Turner, OF the SOL !
diers home at Dy,on, was also seriously |
prostrgt,d.
Four nieaiJcrs of the Louisville lcrion |
werv INSANITY si,icd by the explosion of
aiumnAit.on IN llsc caisson OF tho gun |
which wa, bclng driven To Pheenix Hill !
Tor service I'm cnAhecrion with TIE parade.
The Victims were Corporal A. l.. Robin |
son, P.1vaies q. Woods, A. Mcbride and |
soldivrs ki,tcA wcce memb,rs of battery A |
anibeiongcd tu 20 sccdon of six IN charge |
Of me 4rln. T.te cause oil tho accident is |
ilcxphsahL.
Nniser.nhr Patriotic Welcome.
Tho wacgNnS tnd heir friend, TO tho |
puin9cr" i,D,s.tcndcd the grand camp |
ne at a s>s bail last night. Like all |
o,hcr buihla = ia Louisville the hall was |
siabna'cly ,sec,sucd, aud every one was |
bsbbling over with patriotism and en- |
taueiasm, An elaborate program had |
f'Cn Vryp1.eh t;ld IL WAS carried out To |
the delight and entertainment OF all |
prcrnt.
rac c,mpfirc opened with Marching |
Throua.i u s~rg.n played by military I
Land. Henry Wancrsun, editor OF tho |
Louisville t;ourcr-.lournal, then made /
the wclcomr address IN behalf of the cit-
gcns' uannlittoe. lie sIs,.Sc, ia part, as fol-
luw~.
"Comrtflss for under tho star lowered |
Gag OF tlie Union all who truly love IL are
comradcs--.n The name of the city and |
state bid YOU the brar,icst welcome.
~ have Deen Ia every state and territory |
OF The Union aud can truly say that /
never camc away from any oao of them
whcm / nave not found something to
make ine proud uf my country All that
1 do contend for Is hat you will and here
,nore kinds of good things nnd more OF
them than you win lind anywh,vc else on
shc face ~ tine globe.
Lot the dead past bury it's dead You
Of least have 40 reason 20 complain. You
got away with as many 81 nS as we got
away with you. The brave men who have
gone to heaven hnyr long ago settled the
account before that court where all H.
made right. that SO puzzles us here cod
reigns and the government at Washing
ton lives. That should satisfy us all II
there Is any moro fighting TO bc done. lets
go and lick England and take Canada;
let's go and lick Spain and take Cuba.
let's so ind lick CREATION and make th.
unspcakablc Turk vote the American
ticket. We can DO it. Shoulder TO shoul-
der, with the world before us, and Old
blory above. who shall stop us;"
General Lawlcr made brief and telling