New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-09-11
I'M N En- Sc GRO DS.
Fifty Thousand People Have
Reached Louisville in Tween u
ty-four Hours
To Attend the Encampment Of.
Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic.
Biggest Part Of the. Crowd Yet
to Come --LaWler Re
ceiVes.

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encampment Of the G.. a. r. was opened
with a parade on arrival Of Commander
in-Chief LaWler and staff 80 a. M.
General Lawler and the Columbian post
of Chicago and other organizations, on
the escort special Monon train were met
at the Union depot by members kof the
committees on invitation and reception,
in carriages. The Kentucky National
guard, local posts and other civic organ
izations were formed on Broadway,
awaiting the arrival Of the special train,
which was on time, to the satisfaction
Of the mult;tudes assembled along the
line of march from the Union depot, on
Broadway, Third and Main streets to the
Calf house. In the first carriage, with
Commander in Chief Lawler, We're Col.
r. w. Kelly, editor of the Louisville
Commercial, and commander Of the G.
A. R., department of Kentucky, and the
chairmen Of the invitation and reception
committees The Louisville Legion was
a feature Of the parade.
Receptions in Order.
At the Calf House, the headquarters
of the national officers are beautifully
decorated, and elaborate arrangements
were made for receptions during the
day. While the reception OF the COM
mander-in-chief and his staff was the
most imposing event of the day, the re-
captions at the depots. Of G. A. r. posts
and veterans arriving in other
groups were equally interesting. Spec
ial trains arrived as fast as they could
be handled in the depots and the local
escorts were kept busy. Many veterans
recognized old comrades at the depots.
From early morning and throughout. the
day drum corps were heard in all direc-
lions, as the veterans were being escort
ed to their various headquarters upon
arrival. Reports from the railroads in
dictate that all are full of extra trains,
and the arrangements are certainly
equal to the entertainment of all that
are coming. :
The railroads estimated that during
the night, and up till noon, they have
carried $4,000 people into Louisville.
With the blocking system on all lines
crossing the bridges, the trains are
handled very rapidly, and are unloaded
at the most convenient places without
entering the blockades at the depots.
The railroads anticipate their rush will
be during the next twenty-four hours,
as most Of the visitors will
be here for the naval parade.
The Big Parade.
The big parade Of the Grand Army of
the Republic occurs on Wednesday
morning. All the headquarters Of the
state departments are open and those of
Minnesota and Colorado are very hos
pitable in the contest for the location of
the next encampment at St. Paul or
Denver, While the influx from North
ern states is tremendous, yet it does not
surpass the tide from the South.
All the railroads from the Southern
states are running as close together as
possible for safety and their reports in
dictate that the demand for passage will
continue all night. The attendance of
Confederate veterans is very large, and
they are active in helping the people of
Louisville entertain the yankees"
The decorations were thought to be
completed last Saturday, but men, wo-
men and children are busy everywhere
to-day putting out more flags. The city
is literally covered with folds of red,
white and blue. Command
Chief Bundy, of the Sons
of Veterans, is quartered with
Commander Lawler, and the Sons of
Veterans will spend the week here en-
route to Knoxville, as well as many who.
are en- route to the meeting Of the Army
of the Tennessee and dedication Of. the
Monumental park at Chickamauga.
The weather is pleasant, and every
thing on the opening day is favorable
for the most successful entertainment of
the boys in blue by their brothers in
gray. IL. nil.