The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-06-10
TONEET At BUFFALO
Over Fifty Thousand Veterans
Will Attend the Encamp-
ment-Estimates for Various
Departments.

Preparations for the National Encampment
of the Grand Army of The Republic, at Buffalo.
are progressing rapidly. 1t is now expected
that by the FIRST day of August "A days before
the opening session 10 called to order by Com
mauder-in. Chief Clarkson, everything Will %
in readiness for the reception of the veterans.
Every Department will be represented, not
By officers and delegates alone, bat by the rank
and file of its membership. Commander-in-
Chief Clsrkson, through General Orders, has
told of the preparations being made for the
ROYAL entertainment Of the visiting veterans
and their friends. and urged the comrades
throughout the Union to rally once again.
Department Commanders have each especially
urged that their respective States be VOL rep
resented at the Encampment As the line OF
parade is formed each veteran will look for the
banner of his own State, and il is believed tDat
none will be disappointed.
Although every Department will be in line,
nearly four fifths OF the veterans will De iur-
nished by five States-New York. Pennsyi-
wanna, Massachusetts,, Illinois, and ONO, Win
total of about 10000 men.
New York State, which sent to the front IN
1876 294 regiments. 35 batteries and % mis-
celaneous companies, with a total enrolment
of over 467, 900 men, will lead in attendance,
and as now estimated will send about lo,uVU
veterans to Buffalo during the week. Many
OF the boys who enlisted from the Empire State
are not now members of the Department, but
have settled in other States. Many of these
will attend, but as members of other depart
ments.
Pennsylvania sent 254 regiments 90 COM
panies and 10 batteries, with q total enrolment
of 366, lO7. Probably over 5000 of these Will
be present 10 the parade. Ohio and Illinois
will each send 5000. The Old Bay State, with
its great soldier population, rs in 1861 Will
pour its men to the 'front.' and, az estimated,
Massachusetts will have something like o.ooO
veterans ut the meeting.
Buffalo citizens have left nothing undone to
arouse the veterans. Niagara Falls and other
points of interest will attract many of the COM
rades and their families. Secretary Turner, OF
the Buffalo Citizens Committee. has been send
ing ont letters to the Adjutant-Generai of each
Department, and q conservative estimate made
from the returns places the number who viii
attend during the week at s., 52l.
The following estimates are made for the
Departments that will send the largest contin-
gents: Illinois, 5000; Wisconsin. LOGO; Penn
sylvania 5000; Ohio, 5000; Connecticut.
LOO; Massachusetts,, 5000; New jersey. 800;
Maine, 200; Rhode Island, 500; New Hamp-
shire, 300; Vermont 300; Potomac 500; Vir-
ginia and North Carolina. Is; Maryland, 500;
Nebraska, 500; Michigan, 1000; Iowa, 800;
Indiana, 1900; Colorado and Wyoming, 1O6;
Minnesota 500; Kansas, 1,500; Delaware, $50;
Missouri, l.;500; Oregon, Is; Kentucky, 200;
South Dakota, so; Tennessee, SO; and New
York, 15.Oe0.
This great number will be but small por-
ton of the visitors who will be in Buffalo. Sec
rotary Turner says: 1T should be understood
that So, 52l is an underestimate, rather than
an over-estimate. We figure that there will be
267, COS persons here. This 10 based on The
number of veterans. When the Encampments
are held in the West there are usually FIVE out
siders to each veteran. In the East the average
is often three. As Buffalo is SO centrally situ-
ated, we make the estimate four. This makes
the total 267. COS. This estimate is very low.
1t represents the very least possible number,
and there is every probability that there will
be thousands more"