Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-11
HE. GRAND ARMY GROWS.
THEY ARE POURING INTO LOUISVILLE
It Is Estimated That l75,0Oo Old Soldiers Are There With 50,000 to Come
 Today

Louisville, Ky, Sept. 10.-To the full the legion of the Grand Army visitors enjoyed Kentucky hospitality today, and royalty it flowed upon them. Business men generally but especially in the wholesale districts. left their establish ments for the day and gave themselves and their time to fraternizing with the department, delegations and posts, while society women by the hundreds deserted their homes and worked unceasingly to make things pleasant for their sisters from abroad.
 The number of strangers tonight is nominally estimated but most of the figures are in the neighborhood of 175,- 900, and at least 50,000 more will be brought in during the night and morning in time for the grand parade. The in- pour today was incessant. and the streets for miles were uncomfortably crowded with pedestrians, vehicles and marching delegations.
 There are reports tonight that several trains from distant points are in d blockade, with slight chances of reaching here in time for the demonstration to- morrow, while passengers on trains ar irving from Tennessee. Indiana and Ohio and this state say that at every station people were left behind through inability to get even standing room in the coaches.
 Denver is in the lead for the next en-
  hard for St. Paul. The heat today was intense, and many old soldiers were pros trated. Twelve were taken to the city hospital None of the cases are serious.
 Across the river, in Jeffersonville, celebration unique In encampment an nals was In progress all day. Within the walls of the Indiana penitentiary are forty-four convicts who once wore the blue In order that they might not be debarred from some of the pleasures of hn xNa, 1ar uar fYr,c. rnfti.x a little encampment of his own and the imprisoned veterans have been given a day or two holiday, with leave to mingle and exchange "reminiscences camp fire and visit of some of the delegations of the womenS relief corps, together with change in the prison menu by spread of all the delcacies of the season, will also tend to mitigate the feeling of modification with which the conviccted hear of the great goings on of the men can be seen a few miles away.
 A leading feat of the day was .he an nual reunion and parade of the sailors, an additional interest attached to the event from the fact that it is probably the last time that the jack tars will be seen at a grand army encampment, sen timent in the organization favorlng the holding of future conventions in the east at dates best suited to the majority of the members. Eclat was therefore given to today's turnout by the cooperation Of the eX-prlSOneFS or war ana or lnc sur vivors of the celebrated Mississippi river ram fleet, which was put into service at Pittsburg and Cincinnati and took part in the operations on the Mississippi, Yazoo and Red rivers, as well as in the great naval battle before Memphis. The line formed at 10 o'clock and moved over three miles. Tens of thousands of spec tators were along the roadway and gave the marchers enthusiastic recognition
 After the parade had disbanded and the old tars had devoted an hour to rest and refreshments, the annual convention of the national association of naval veter- ans opened in the circuit room of the court house. Francis B. Allen of Hart ford, Conn, rear admiral, commanding, presided and 200 delegates responded to the roll call. In his annual address Rear Admiral Allen said that the asso~ citation now numbered 4000 ex-salors in good standing an increase of per cent during the year. New local organizations had been brought into existence at Mar quette, Mich. Los Angeles Cal, Ports mouth, Va, and St. Louis, Mo. No local associations had withdrawn or disbanded and peace and harmony universally pre- vailed.