St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-09
VISITORS POURING IN.
Encampment Will BE the Largest
Ever Held.

Encampment Will BE the Largest
Ever Held.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. S.-Vis-
ftors poured into the Falls City to-
day from the south as we'll as from
the north side of the river. Veterans
who attended the former national
encampments of the G. A. r. say
they never saw such a large attend
a.nce on the first day of the great
ira trains which were heavily load
ed. Many Sons of Veterans are
here en- route to their national en-
campment at Knoxville. There are
others here who never attended
these encampments before, and who
are now en- route to the reunion Of
the Army of the Tennessee at Gin
clnnati the first of next week and
to the delegation of the national
park on the battle field of Chicka-
mauga the last Of next week. This
is the third national encampment
held south of Mason and Dixon's
line, the other two having been
held at Baltimore and Washing
ton, and lit so happens that
three other great events elsewhere
next week bring many through
Louisville now. There is no doubt
of the fulfillment of the general pre-
dtction that there will be more union
veterans together this week than
ever before. The losses by death
yearly increase, but the desire to
visit old battle fields and confer with
Confederate veterans who are doing
everything to entertain their North
ern visitors, has attracted thousands
who have not heretofore attended a
national encampment.
The Confederate veterans are here
in force. The comrades hunt up
members of their old regiments and
brigades and then meet Confeder-
ates belonging to regiments and bri-
gades that opposed them, when they
confer about how things went on
both sides, and have such reunions
as have not been seen since the
service of over thirty years ago.
The decorations may have been
richer in triumphal arches and other
designs at one or two other encamp-
| ments, but at none was a city so
profusely or generally decorated
with American flags as in Louisville
| today. It's business blocks, public and
| private buildings and homes are lit
orally covered with festoons of red.
| white and blue, with the American
| flag as the centerpiece OF every con-
| ceivable design. The flag is the. thing
that is displayed everywhere, and
no city ever had more bunting out
| than this city shows today. The dis
| tinctive feature of the decorations
is the use Of the red, white and
blue to the exclusion Of every other
color, even the evergreen arches.
| The portraits of all Union generals
are displayed in unlimited profusion.
The Confederate veterans partici-
pated in all this decorating as Welt
as in the entertaining.
The words of Watterson about
| this occasion have been heard all
over the country, but the deeds of
| Haldeman will be known only to
those who see the Courier Journal
building, which is completely en-
veloped in decorations of the Amer
lean colors in the most artistic de-
signs.
The Kentucky posts have been
busy today escorting visiting COM
rades from the depot, and the Con-
| federate veterans participated most
heartily in escorting and welcoming
visitors. The first post to arrive in
a body was No. 80, of Newark, N. j.,
today. 1t was followed by many 9TH
erS. The committee on escort esti-
mates that there are 10000 visitors
here tonight. Chief
| Lawler arrives tomorrow at 7:30 a.
M, escorted by Columbia post, of
Chicago. On his arrival a salute
will be fired, and he will be escorted
to the Gait house by the Louisville
and other Kentucky posts and the
citizens committee. Senior Vice
Commander Birchfield and the Penn.
sylvania posts will be received with
another escort parade tomorrow
noon, and Rear Admiral F. B. Allen
commanding the naval veterans, to.
morrow afternoon.
The arrangements are complete
for the guidance and entertainment
Of visitors, but none more than those
of Chairman Robert Brown for the
work of newspaper men at pres.
headquarters.
The ST. Paul delegation arrived to
{ day, and the Denver delegation will