The Bourbon news., 1897-08-24
THE VETERANS.

come for Mckinley and the Army of the
Potomac.
Troy, N. Y, Aug. 21.-President Nc
Kinley and Secretary Alger arrived in
the city at $50 o'clock Friday on Presi-
dent Oliphant's private car attached to
the regular train which left Plattsburg
Thursday night. At the station he was
met by Adj. Gen. Tillinghast and Gov.
Blacks military secretary, Col. Tread
well. There was a crowd and plenty
of cheering but the president refused
to speak and entered a carriage and
was driven at once to the Troy house,
which will be his headquarters. At 10
o'clock he was taken with his party to
see a great collar factory, with over
1000 girls and women employees at
work
Senator Edward Murphy accompanied
the president and Secretary Alger to
the factory, and the proprietors show
ed them through. Every one OF the
1000 employees was decorated with
flag and many of the machines were
also adorned with the national colors.
In each room, except the laun-
dry and machinery room, the opera
tives stood up when the president en-
tered and cheer vociferously. After
the inspection he said: 1T was not
only novel, but to me very wonder
full sight" At the conclusion of
the inspection the president and
escort went across the river to
the WatervlieE, arsenal, where
the great and interesting work of
shrinking a gun jacket upon gun was
witnessed The national salute was
fired and the guard turned out, and
President Mckinley expressed satisfac-
tion at the busy condition of things. AS
the party crossed the river every boat
within mile of the city water front
blew a salute.
Following closely upon the arrival of
President Mckinley the various army
corps, composing the Army of the Po-
tomac, met independently at headquar-
ters, heretofore established for them,
and held their business meeting. The
corps comprising the Army of the Po-
tomac, were the Third, Second, Twelfth,
Ninth, Fifth, Eleventh and Sixth, Off
cered as follows:
Third Corps-Capt. Isaac P. Gragg, of
Boston, president; Gen. Rushing, of
Trenton, n. j., vice president; secre-
tary, E. L. yelling, of Pennington. N.
j., and the Office is a permanent one.
The treasurer is Maj. VIM. P Shreve,
of Boston.
Second Corps-President, Gen. John
R. Brooke, U. S. A.; vice presidents,
Gen. R. n. Batchelder, U. S. A. Gen.
John Gibbon and Col ThoS. E. Barker;
secretary and treasurer, Col. Charles
w. Scott; historian, Gen. Francis A.
Walker; executive committee, Capt.
Gustavo Magnitzky, Capt. w. R. Driver,
Capt. A. Sweeney, Maj. f. c. Love, Col.
S. p. Corliss.
Twelfth Corps-Capt. Walker, of Bos-
ton, president; c. w. Boyce, of Buffalo,
vice president; Surgeon John J. H.
Lowe, Mt. Clair, n. j., secretary and
treasurer.
Ninth COrps-Col. Andrew D. Baird,
of Brooklyn, president; Gen. H. G.
Thomas, vice president; Maj. L. G..
Bracket of New York, secretary and
treasurer.
Fifth Corps President, Gen Fitz
John Porter, U. S. A, retired; first vice
president, Gen. A. P Martin, U. S. A. :;
second vice president, Capt. R. Burnet
Smith, late U. S. A; secretary and
treasurer, Brevet Lieut.. Col. A. NJ.
Clark, Z. S. "; executive committee,
Capt. John c. White, U. S. A. retired;
Brevet Mai. L. n. Tucker, 18th Massa-
chusetts Volunteers; Private George A.
Sawin, 22d Massachusetts Volunteers
Eleventh COrps-Gen. Louis P. Di
Cesnola, of New York city, president;
Capt. Herbert Dilger, of Luray, Va;
Capt. A. B. Searles, of Pawtucket, RI !;
Capt. Chas. A. Paddock, of New York
city, vice presidents; Capt. Francis
Irsch, New York city, secretary; Col A.
c. Hamlin, of Bangor, Me-, historian.
Sixth Corps-Maj A. B. Valentine, Of
Bennington, VT, president; Capt. A. NJ.
Beattie, of Lancaster, N. H., Capt. JAS
81. Love, of Jersey City, and Col. Rob't
L. Orr, of Philadelphia, vice presidents;
Sergt. Henry c. Larowe, of Brooklyn,
recording secretary; Capt. George E.
Brown, of Portland, Me-, corresponding
secretary; Col. Samuel Truesdell, of
Brooklyn, treasurer.
| Lie pdrduO III QOQOf OF the president
and the Army of the Potomac was one
of the largest ever seen in troy. Near
ly 800 guardsmen were in line and
about 1000 survivors of the late war.
The three national guard companies of
Troy acted as escort to the presidential
party and Gov. Frank S. Black and
staff. All along the line of march the
parading column was greeted by the
thousands that lined the pavements
and filled every available point of
vantage.
Troy. N. Y, Aug. 21-The only ac-
tive part that the president took in
the proceedings of the reunion was in
a visit to the Ninth corps, of which he
is member. The corps gave him an
ovation and finally elected him honor
ary president. The president in few
words accepted the honor, signed his
name to the register and left the room
with the corps badge upon his breast.
He stated that he was a sergeant in the