The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-08-26
VETERANS IN LINZ
Grand Army Of the Republic
Again Passes in Review Be-
fore the People.
President Mckinley, General AL.
ger, Gov. Black and Others,
Guests of Honor.
Nearly Fifty Thousand Comrades
in Line--The Living
Shield.


ling gun on the ramparts of Fort Porte,
doomed its salute for the new day, the
sun was obscured by banks of tleecy
clouds at the east, which darkened into
blackness at the west. A heavy mist
rose from Lake Erie and hovered over
Camp Jewett and was carried back city.
ward by fresh breeze from the west.
But the sun soon broke through the
Dlouds aud gave promise of a brilliant
day.
Drums beating the reveille brought
de-camp in the gold lace Of the national
guard of New York were dashing about
the streets OH their rearing horses,
looking with anxious care to the divis.
ions to which they had been assigned.
Men, women and children began to post
themselves behind the long wire screens
that had been spun out all along the
line of march during the night like all
immense spider web.
Every moment the space along the
front of the sidewalks grow less and
soon those who had secured first place
against the wires began to feel the pres
sure of the crowd from behind, which
squeezed them and held them prison.
ers for the hours that the parade would
take in passing.
From east and north, there came at
intervals the rattle of drums and the
clear notes of the bugle. The posts of
the Department of Illinois and some of
the Department of Wisconsin were
early on the march. The music and
the tramp of the marching feet brought
cheering crowds to the little detach-
ments as they passed and the hum of
expectancy grew into roar Of excite
ment 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 appear
ance Of human bee hives, from which q
swarm was flying.
Headed by the President.
General Clarhson and his staff rode
from the Ircquois hotel to the Hotel
Niagara, as soon as the staff had as
sembled OH Eagle street. In front Of
the Niagara, the staff drew up i'll 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, accom-
panied by the escort. Along the way to
the point of formation, the president
was cheered to the echo.
At 1890 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 its triumphal way through the sea
Of cheering humanity. The sidewalks
OH each side Of Main street, as far as
the eye could reach, were filled with a
solid mass of people. From every win
dow, faces beamed out, and the roofs
had population equal, if not greater
than that of the windows.
Played Hail to the Chief.
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 OH either hand
and the great tide Of humanity poured
out from the narrow street as from a
funnel and swept in solid mass Of blue
and gold beneath the arch of welcome.
On the balcony Of the arch band was
stationed and played "Hail to the
Chief" as the presidents carriage
passed below. The people on the grand
stand gave mighty cheer, which was
taken up and echoed back by the hun.
dreds in the plat to the west.