The morning times., 1895-09-10
Thousands Of Grand Army Men
Crowd the Falls CITY,.
OLD GUARDS RECEPTION
Cut a Wide Swafh with Their Bear
Skin hapeaux-Headqmr of
All the Organizations Opened.
Naval Veterans Hold "A Dog Watch
and Are Welcomed to Kentucky

LoulkElue. fStib III ne lINuSlOn OF the
Southland by the Grand Army commenced
at daybreak and continued far into the
night, with prospects of still greater hosts
10 rthe morrow.
Horse foot and Dragons, from the two
extresles OF the continent, the veterans of
through the open gates uf Louisville and
proceeded to avail themselves II the insi-
tation To be seen 'in every hand to make
themselves comfortable in an .,oId Ken
lucky Home
Throughout the day the Scenes about the
four depots where thousands had gath
cred 10 give the visitors greeting, were
eXhilaratinG and inspiring. Train after
train, as fast as the deserted cars could be
switched, deposited its contingenis, which
moved with military tread to the streets
outside, whence with bands and banners
they were escorted tn headquarters Posts
freIn Texas followed delegations from
New York, the blue of aristscratic Wash
ington rubbed shoulders with the hardy vet
Grams from the firs of Oregon, and New Jer-
seyites as they marched along renewed ac-
eye State.
Heavy and unexpected, however, as was
the rush to-day, the railroad reports in
dicate that it will be eelipsed to-murrow.
A single road claims 10 have $50 coaches
en- route or TO start in the morning, which
would mean the movement OF 44 900
people.
THE BIG RUSH.
Another reports that it is running trains
in twelve sections, and officials of all
lines agree that the Tow OF visitors is
unprecedented and has upset all their
calculations. According to present indi-
cations, the eHGampment. in the matter
of attendance. Will be one OF the most
successful in the history of the Ora nd Army
With the exception of the ladies Of
the G. A. r., al OF the organizations
which VIII meet in convention this week
opened headquarters to-day. Commander
in-Chief Lawler took possession OF the
main parlor of the Gait House, where from
TO 6 O'Clock he held a reception for
the people of Louisville, New Albany and
Jeffersonville. Next door the nag OF the
womans relief corps was displayed. and
National President Margaret Wallace, with
her staff, received the visitors.
The tars OF the Naval Veterans Associa-
ton took possession OF the boats William
Tell and Carrie Hope, aud the officials
fleet was placed III commission at O'Clock
with the usual naval exercises. AT the
annual dug-watch tonight the ex-saiurs
were welcomed by Gov. Brown aud Mayor
Tyler, and RESPONSES were made by Rear
Admiral Allen, OF Hartford, Conn, and
shipmate Robinson, of Philadelphia. =
The ex-prisOBers OF war established them
selves in a wing of Music Hall where they
fraiernized with the survivors Of the Mis-
sissippi river ram fleet who will meet in
convention tomorrow.
Tonight Commander Lawler and staff,
Gen. T. y. Walker. of Indianapolis, the
leading candidate to succeed Lawler; eS-
Speaker Warren kiefer, of Ohio; Col. j.
NJ. Schoonmaker, apd Henry Watterson,
were banquetted by Col. Andrew COwan,
since the war q resident of Louisville and
who. during the conflict, commanded the
first New York battery.
THE OLD GUARD.
OF the arrivals to-day the Old Guard, q
Washington, with their bear skin chapeaux,
and the members of John a. Dix Post, of
New York, who cut wide swath with
their white helmets and cut-away suits
attracted the most attention and divided
honors. But tonight both were in danger
of eclipse from the celebrated Ransom Post.
of ST Louis of which Gen. Sherman was
the first commander, and which has carried
off the honors of many previous encamp-
ments.
The New Hampshire men told of the State
they hailed from through the medium OF
small blocks of granite pendent from their
badges, while the Kansans, the advance
guard of whom, SOC strong, came in late
tonight, sportei a grasshopper with a sun
flower suspended from a red ribbon.
Despite the fact that the rush to-day
more than doubled expectations there was
little confusion or difficulty in housing
the delegates and the plans of the enter
tainment committee worked to q charm.
Twenty-Five information bureaus were
opened early in the day and these were
later supplemented by hastily constructed
booths at the street corners, where all
inquiries were answered and visitors
who had become turned around were put on
the right track.
Only three thousand assignments to free
quarters weremadeto-day. Elaboratepress
headquarters We're opened by the local
newspaper men where every facility was
afforded the visiting writers.
Buffalo has entered the list for the honor
of entertaining the next encampment.
Amupg the delegates on the ground Denver
is the fayorite with ST. Paul q close second.
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