The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-01
GENERALS HERE.
Their Train Was Late But They
Are Driven Rapidly
To the Reviewing Stand Just
In Time
TO REACH THE PLACE
AS the Old Soldiers Section
Got There.
Making a Political Affair of the
Day.
TO REACH THE PLACE

The Generals Special'' arrived at
40 today, one hour behind time, and
though the parade was held on their
account they only arrived in time to
review a small part of the big process
sion.
The party is composed of Generals 0.
O. Howard. Daniel E. Sickles, Russell
A. Alger. Thomas J. Stewart Major
J. w. Burst. Corporal James Tanner,
Quartermaster George Hopkins of the
G. A R., George Sickles and Miss Sick
les.
The train also carried Senator John
J. ingalls,, A. K. Rodgers of the Com
mittee of Fifteen and a delegation of
newspaper men. Governor Morrill, and
Chairman J. NJ. Simpson of the Repub-
Hcan state committee were at the depot
to meet the train.
A Journal reporter stood on the depot
platform when the distinguished party
arrived. General Alger who is the
most active member of the party, was
the first to leave the train and he was
welcomed by Governor Morrill,.
General Stewart followed and close
behind came Corporal Tanner and the
rest of the party They were escorted
to carriages which were in charge of
Major General Hughes and in a few
minutes after the train pulled in they
were on their way up Fifth street, the
object being to reach the reviewing
stand at the north entrance to the state
house grounds
In the first carriage with Governor
Morrill, rode General Alger and General
Sickles. The second carriage carried
Chairman Simpson, General Stewart,
Corporal Tanner and Major Burst; the
third General Howard and Mr. and
Miss Sickles and the fourth the other
members of the party
An effort was made to break through
the crowd at Ninth and Kansas avenue,
but the attempt was failure, and Gen
eraI Hughes led the party to Tenth
street. where a clear way was found
and the carriages were drawn up at
Tenth and Harrison streets in the shade
of some tall trees just as the troops of
the Kansas national guard were pass
ing
The only remark made by any of the
occupants of the carriages was made
Just as they left the depot and by Gen
eral Stewart. He scanned General
Hughes carefully a moment as he went
by on his prancing charger and ex-
claimed: 'sWell, I'll declare, there is a
major general with a line officers
sword
Gen. Hughes did not hear the re
mark, but if he had he is too good a
soldier to have noticed it
Gen. Sfcqles walks with crutches, ,haV-
ing lost a leg at Gettysburg, Corporal
Tanner lost both feet at Andersonville,
General Howard has no right arm and
General Stewart has but one foot but
they made as fine an appearance as any
men ever seen in Topeka
He sat opposite Chairman Simpson dur
ing the ride from the depot.
Say Simpson" said he. YOu made
no arrangements for stop for US at
Atchison and when we got there we
found 5000 people waiting for US"
Chairman Simpson did not reply
AS the large float representing a ship
and manned by members of the A o.
wv passed the carriages Gen Sickles
raised himself on his crutches and
shouted back to the other carriages:
Say, just see that That is fine isn't
That's the ship of state ." shouted
some one facetiouSly and the old gener-
al applauded
off his hat and bowed to Dave NaylOr
who in the uniform of the commander
stood in the captains place and said
with smile; Why how do you do,
Admiral2''
After that there were exclamations of
surprise and approval from the mem
bers of the party until Gen Hughes in
formed them that the way to the re-
viewing stand was clear and the car
riages were driven through the state
house grounds to the rear of the stand
and the party arrived in time to review
the old soldiers in the parade.
Gen. Sickles asked that his daughter
might be given place beside him. She
is 4 handsome young woman with au-
burn hair and large brown eyes. She
speaks brokenly in English and CONVEX
ses with her father in German.
were told that the distinguished guests
had arrived and the air resounded with
their cheers. One soldier broke from
the ranks and rushing up to the stand
begged to shake hands with General
Siclxles. He was greeted cordially for
his pains.
to see YOU boys" were frequent re-
marks made by Generals Howard and
Sickles.
Several times the marching veterans
shouted for Mckinley and General
Siclles was moved to remark: '+That
is right that is right"
General Howard waved his handker-
chief and frequently shouted for Nc
Kinley and he was answered by cheers
from the soldiers
While the soldiers were marching by
and when it seemed that there was no
end to the procession, Corporal Tanner
leaned over and said to General Alger:
There is no use in going any farther.
All the people in Kansas are here
Il don't know about that" respond
ed the gray haired general, Il guess
we will have to make the rounds or we
won't get our pay"
The old soldiers refused to march be-
yond the reviewing stand and they left
their positions and swarmed around
the stand and General Hughes had all
he could do with the assistance Of sew
era1 other officers, to keep the crowd
back
The generals remained in the stand
until the last Of the school children had
passed and there were frequent re-
marks Of approval as the little ones
passed.
When the parade had become a thing
of the past throngs of veterans crowd
ed up to the stand, shaking hands and
clamoring for a speech General SICK
los rosa IN talk F111f changed his mind