Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-26
BROAD WAVE OF BLUE
BuHalO's Streets Swept by a Torrent Of
Gallant Old Veterans.
STREAM or LOYAL SOLDIERS ROLLS BY
Thousands March in the Grand Parade
Behind the President.
cORRADE MNNlFY LEADS THE HOST
Commander-in- Chief Olarkson Escorts Hin
TO Head the Column.
CALIFORNIA AFTER THE NEKT REUNION
Coast Delegate. Invite the Grand
Army Men TO Come 10 the Bear
State for Good Time
Next summer.
Oommander-in-J Chief Olarkson Escorts Hin
TO Head the Column.
CALIFORNIA AFTER THE NET REUNION

BUFFALO. Aug. 25-Forty-fve Thousand
men today marched through streets glnrioue
in flags and bunting receiving the ovstions
OF a half million people. The president Of
the union he fought to save was nj their
head When the line Of the Grand Army
procession moved al 1890 this morning the
sky had not a cloud. The rain storms OF the
night left clear, hracinE air, that was like
8 tonic 10 the marching men. The process
sion moved for five hours and ffty-two min
utes. Along the route Of march 100 girls
dressed in the colors of the flag scattered
flowers in the path Of the soldiers.
President Mckinley rode in q carriage al
the head Of the procession and waved his
nat at the cheering crowd. At the reviewing
etand he took his position with Commander
in-Chief Clarksnn and Governor Black and
the headquarters staff passed in review. OF
all the throng viewing the procession no one
person more enthusiastic more
affected by the sight than President Nc
kinley, With his hand on his hat, cuntinu-
ally uncoyering to the national coloIs or
the salutes Of the veterans the president
watched the proud array Of veterans march
by. II certainly column TO inspire
admiration.
The closing event of the evening was
reception TO The president al Music hall.
Other events this evening were reception
by Mrs Catherine +. Hurst president of
the Ladies of the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie, al the Iroquois hotel, reception by
Mrs. T. r. Woodley, national president Of
the Army Nurses, at the WOmans union.
and numerous receptions by minor organiza-
tions.
PROCESSION FORMS
General Clarkson ana staff rode from the
1roquois hotel to the Hotel Niagara soon
the stan had assembled on Eagle street
Ill front Of the Niagara the staff drew up il
line and General Clarkson waited upon
President Mckinley TO escort him to the
head OF the column. At 10 o'clock the
president left the Niagara accompanied by
his escort. All along the way to the point
of formation the president was loudly
cheered
At 1880 the command to march was given
end the procession started. To the roll Of
innumerahle drums and the blare Of trum-
pets the Grand Army of the Republic
headed by the president of the United States
took up its triumphal way throuh the seas
of cheering humanity, The sidewalks on
each side of Main street as far the eye
could reach were filed with solid mass 0.
people From every window faces beamcd
out and the roots Ind population equal if
not greater, than that Of the windows.
In the great square in front OF he Erie
County bank the first glimpse WIS caught OF
the real immensity of the procession for
here the close walls of the houses opened
out on either hand and th= great tide Of
humanity poured out from the street as from
funnel and swept in q solid mass OF blue
and gold beneath the arch Of welcome. On
the balcony Of the arch hand was sta
toned and played Hail to the Chief" as the
presidents carriage passed below. The
people on the grand stand gave q mighty
cheer which was taken up by the hundreds
in the plot to the west. President McKin-
ley" "Comrade Mckinley" the Grand
Army" could be heard I'm the tumult OF
voices Again the column plunged in he
tween conEes,ed sidewalks and again the
cheers rolled back from wall TO wall The
imposing department OF Illinois the right
of the line received an ovation as II passed
along. Columbia post of Chicago was wildly
appauded, but the white haired veterans of
the smaller posts from remote corners of
the state were not forgotten by the generous
crowd.
CROWD UNCovERs.
AS the veteran color guard the old battle
flag battalion passed, heads were uncovered.
There were thirty battle-wnrn shot and torn
flags carried In the parade by Buffalo camp
No, !, Sons Of Veterans, In company with
Meade post Of Philadelphia, The old color
guard under command Of Captain Nor
gan and Edward Curtiss.
On came the procession. post after post in
columns OF pl8t7ons, eight files front at half
distance, while the head Of the pageant
wheeled into Chippewa street, and passed
under the gaily decorated arch erected by
the COlorpd people of Buffalo Once clear
from thie arch, the president before
him d great living shield and caught the
music Of . coo Young voices lifted up in
the national anthem. As the columns moved
on nearer and nearer the shield the first
pgatoons wheeling up Delaware Rveune. the
human sympathy that had been pent up for
an hour OF whiting broke out in 4 climax
Of enthusiasm. Al the large grand stand
erected by the friends nf the Fresh Air mis-
sion for the benefit of charity, on Delaware
avenue near the shield, hundreds OF spec
tators waited from early hour. The
hands, President Mckinley and the march
Ing men came closer and closer, the chill
hren Of the shield sang and men and women.
boys and girls. young and old ana
waved and cheered for he Grand Army Of
the Republic,
AT North street the last wheel In the
march was made. A few blocks more of
great mansions and cropped lawns and the
men i'm the advance columns could see the
national coloT that marked the reviewing
stand al the circle
AS soon as the Department of Illinois had
moved from It's place Of formation or lower
Main street and taken up the march. the
Department Of Wisconsin fell In and brought
up the rear OF he first division The other
divisions made up of posts or individuals
from all the states of the union then fell in
lime.
CENTERED ABOUT MKINLEY
Naturally the greatest Interest Of the day
Ger tIFu hhnul lht movements OF president
Mckinley and Governor Black The presi-
dent. although not retiring until J o clock
this morning, was mp quite early and with
Mre Mckinley ana General and Mrs Alrer
watched with great interest the hustle and
hustle m Camp Jewett the entrance 70
which Is just opposite the presidents win
dow General Aiger remarked that II was
very reminiscent Of the dave Of the war hut
the president replied smiling that the big
'25 cents meal restaurant just oufside
the walls dspelled any such thoughts
There wRs q little delay an around as the
morning progressed a strike OF the walters
IN the hotel DELAYED breakfast although the
presidential party mEnaEe3 &c eet thorough
ull right
The presidents decieinn 10 ride In the
parade with the veterans was received with
great satisfaction, but the completion or
the details made a brief delay IN getting The