Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-23

Other Offices.
! Buffalo, n. Y, Aug. 22.-Bufalo is
all ready for the army of veterans who
are on their way here to attend the
thirty-first annual encampment Of the
Grand Army of the Republic. During
the night hundreds of veterans and
their friends arrived, and to-day they
are coming in by thousands. 1t is es-
timated that nearly 5000 strangers
were in town yesterday and that from
1900 10 10000 came in to-day. The
various railroads entering Buffalo re-
port that in addition TO hundreds OF
regular trains, schedules have been
prepared for
TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-FINE
SPECIALS
to arrive here by Tuesday noon.
Among the prominent arrivals
are: ]. Cory Winans, OF Com
mandery Chief Clarkson's staff; J.
! S. Lewis, past junior vlce-commander,
and Daniel Ross, of Wilmington, Del,
a candidate for junior vice-commander
in chief. Camp Jewett, as the city
tents is known, is all ready for its
= inhabitants and while it will not be
formally opened until o'clock to-
morrow afternoon a number of posts
are already installed.
Ample arrangements have been made
at the camp and elsewhere for the care
of the sick. Three hospital tents have
been erected at Camp Jewett, each in
charge of a competent staff Of ply
sicians. The honor Of
FLYING THE FIRST PENNANT
from any tent at Camp Jewett belongs
to Reno Post No. Ga, of Williamsport,
! Pa. A detachment of eleven members
arrived yesterday, and was assigned to
tents Nos. 27-29 Clayton P. White,
of Williamsport, was the first veteran
to arrive, and is Quartered on the
] STEAMER lNduO, Nn4Nh 44oS bONAA go
signed to the naval posts. Among the
later announcements of candidates to
succeed Commander-in-Chief Clarkson
are the names of John c. Linehan, OF
New Hampshire; George H. Innis, Of
/ Massachusetts; James A. Sexton, OF
Chicago, and ]. P. S. Goblin, of Penn
sylvania.
Col. Wiggans, of Commander-in-
| Chief Clarkson's staff, estimates the
number of visitors to Buffalo during
/ the week at two hundred thousand,
making the largest encampment ever
I held. In speaking of the choice OF
| the veterans for the next encampment,
/ Col. Virgins said that so far as his
/ information went, there was but one
/ choice among the delegates, and that
was Cincinnati. There seems TO be
feeling, he said, among some OF the
/ Eastern people that San Francisco
wants the encampment, but that is a
mistake. San Francisco is preparing
, TO make a bid in 1899. With regard to
the encampment being held in Rich
mond, Va, he asserted there 80.
is NOTHING IN IT.
The people down there do not
want it. and the veterans do not care
to 20 there. The chief objection, he
said. was the certainty of unpleasant
| complications over the color line. Not
withstanding this view, the Young
/ Mems Business Association Of Rich
mond has opened headquarters here
and is making an effort to secure the
encampment.
Col. Winans says Pennsylvania will
send the most people TO the encamp-
ment with New York second and Ohio
third in attendance.
/ THE DECORATION OF THE CITY
! with bunting and electric lights is elab
crate. Nearly every building in the
business section is bedecked On
Main street. opposite st. Pauls church,
the business center of the city. stands
the welcome arch 1t is a monster
structure in the form of a monogram
composed of the letters &c. A. R."
The arch or span is formed by the
/ legs of the letter "A" which is in
white. while the &c" and r. are in
red and blue This is suurmounted
by two shields standing on which is
a golden eagle bearing in its beak an
electric device with the word wei
come" At night $500 incandescent
lamps illuminate the arch. In Lafay
cite Park are displayed % designs
| representing the various army corps
badges. Across Main street, looking
northward from Lafayette square,
stands
! THE TRIUMPHAL ARCH.
The structure is built TO represent a
piece Of solid masonry, standing high
above the street. The large center
7 arch spans the street az a sufficient
width to permit the passing Of the
marching columns. On each side Of the
center arch are smaller arches Of the
! same design.
A block beyond the triumphal arch,
at the entrance TO Chippewa street.
stands another arch, the gift Of the
! coiored peonle.
At the Circle, at the junction of
North street. with Port Richmond ave-
| nues. are the reviewing stands. marked
bv the national colors. There are two
of them, placed one on the North
: and the other on the South side Of
the street. Their total seating capacity
is 5000 President Mckinley and
other distinguished guests will review
the parade from one Of the stands.
Camp Jewett, named in honor of the
Mayor of Buffalo. city Of
THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUN
nRFD TENTS