The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-26
The President at the Head
of the Great G. A. R.
Procession.
Big DAY AT BUFFALO
Flags. Bunting and Throngs
in Honor of the Old
Union Soldiers.

DOrr ALO, N. Y, Aug. 25.-Arch-
bishop Ireland was mustered into the
Grand Army of the Republic tonight.
He has been popularity considered as a
member of the G.. A. R., but il was
not until today that he really became
comrade. He has been a member of
| the Loyal Legion for many years. Past
Communicating Chief Kountz secured a
i dispensation from Commander-in-Cbief
Clarkson authorizing Past Command
er-1n-Chief Lawler to muster the arch
bishop into the army. The ceremony
took place in the rooms of Lafayette
post, of New York, at the Hotel Iro-
quois. Archbishop Ireland expressed
his pride at being received into the
order. The official button was present.
ed to the archbishop by Corporal Tan
| ner. Congratulatory addresses were
made by Gen. o. o. Howard, Past Com
mander Lawler and others.
| BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug 25.-Forty-
five thousand men today marched
through streets glorious in flags and
bunting, receiving the ovations of
| half million people. The president of
! the Union they fought to save himself
their comrade, was at their head When
! the line of the Grand Army procession
moved at 1890 this mornig the sky
had not cloud. The rain storms of
the night left clear, bracing air that
was like a tonic to the marching men.
The procession moved for. five hours
| and forty-two minutes. Along the
route of march 100 girls, dressed in the
| colors of the flag, scattered flowers in
the path of the soldiers.
riage at the head of the procession and
waved his hat at the cheering crowd.
At the reviewing stand he took his po-
sition with Chief Clark
son and Gov. Black and the headquar-
| ter's staff passed in review. Of all the
throng viewing the procession no one
| person was more enthusiastic or more
affected by the sight than President
| Mckinley. With his hand on his hat
continually uncovering to the national
| colors or the salutes of the veterans
the president watched the proud array
| of veterans march by. 1t was certain
ly a column to inspire admiration.
Such men as Secretary of War Alger,
Gen. Lew Wallace and Gen. John
Palmer walked side by side with the
| negro or the decrepit pensioner.
In the corridors of the Iroquois ho-
tel spurs were jingling and sabers
clanking early today, as the officers of
! Gen. Clarkson's staff hurried to the
headquarters Of the cOmmander-in-
chief to report to Col. J. Gray Winans,
chief of staff. From east and north
there came at intervals the rattle OF
drums and the clear notes of the bugle.
The music and the tramp of the march
ing feet brought cheering crowds to
the little detachments as they passed
| and the hum of expectancy grew into
q roar of excitement as the time for the
moving of the procession grew nearer.
Excursion trains on every one of the
many lines leading into Buffalo began
to pour thousands of recruits into the
already congested thoroughfares, and
the railroad stations took on the ap-
pearance of human bee hives, from
which a swarm was flying. The street
cars, as they pushed slowly down to
the center of the city by the temporary
side street routes, were filed to the
point of distress.
Gen. Clarkson and his staff rode from
the Iroquois hotel to the Hotel Niagara
as soon as the staff had assembled on
Eagle street. In front of the Niagara
the staff drew up in line, and Gen.
Clarkson waited upon President Nc
Kinley to escort him to the head OF
the column. AT 10 o'clock the president
left the Niagara, accompanied by the
escort. Along the way to the point
of formation the president was cheered
to the echo.
FORWARD MARCH.
At 1920 o'clock the command to
march was given, and the procession
moved. To the roll of innumerable
drums and the blare of trumpets the
Grand Army of the Republic headed
by the president of the United States,
| took UP it's triumphal way through the
seas of cheering humanity. The side
| walks on each side of Main street, as
far as the eye could reach; were filed
with a solid mass of people. From ev-
ery window faces beamed out, and the
roofs had a population equal, if not
greater, than that of the windows.
In the great square in front of the
Erie County bank the first glimpse was
caught of the real 'immensity of the
procession, for here the close walls OF
the houses opened out on either hand,
and the grea tide of humanity poured
out from the narrow street as from a
funnel and swept in a solid mass of
blue and gold beneath the arch of wei
come. On the balcony of the arch G
band was stationed, and played Hail
to the Chief as the presidents car
riage passed below. The people on the
grand stand gave mighty cheer
which was taken up and echoed back