The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-26
THE GREAT PARADE
or Veterans OF the War-ILSViswsd BY
President MeKInlsy-ovSr $4,000 Men
were In Lime,


PreSidsnt MeKlnlsy-Ovsr $4,000 Men
were In Lime,
BUFFALO, n, Y, Aug 25,-When the
morning gun on the ramparts of Fort
Porter doomed It's salute for the new
day the sun was obscured by bands OF
tieecy clouds in the east, which dark
ened into blackness in the west, A
heavy mist rose from Lake Erie and
hovered over Camp Jewe'tt and was car
ried back cltyward by a fresh breeze
from the west. But the sun soon broke
through the clouds and gave promise
of brilliant day,
Drums beating the revellle brought
the comrades from thedr tents. Aides
de-eamp, in the gold Ia ce OF the Nation
al Guard of New York, We're dashlng
about the streets on the rearing horses,
looking with anxious ,are to the dlvis-
ions to which they hIId been assigned.
Men and women, and even children, be-
gan to post themselves behind the long
wire screens that had been spun out
along the line OF march, during the night
like an immense sp der web. Every
moment the space along the front OF
the sidewalks grew less, and soon those
who had secured first place against the
wires began 10 feel the pressure of the
crowd from behind, which squeezed
them and held them prisoners for the
hours that the parade would take in
passing.
The sidewalks on each side of Main
street as far as the eye could reach
were filed with a solid mass OF people.
From every window faces beamed out
and the roofs had population equal.
II not greater, than that OF the win
dows.
In the great square in front of the
county bank the first glimpse was
caught OF the real immensely OF the pro-
cession, for here the close walls OF the
houses opened out on either hand and
the great tide OF humanity poured out
from the narrow street as from a fun
mel and swept in solid mass OF blue
and gold beneath the great arch OF well
come. on the balcony of the arch q
band was stationed and played Hail
to the Chief" as the Presidents carriage
passed below
The people on the grant stand gave a
mighty cheer, which was taken up and
echoed back by the hundreds in the
plot 10 the west. president McKin-
ley" "Comrade Mckinley" THE Grand
Army" could be heard In the roaring
tumult Of voices.
Again the column plunged In between
congested sidewalks and again the
deafenlng applause roared back from
wall TO wall
on came the procession, post after
post. in columns OF platoons eight files
front, at half distance. while the head
of the pageant wheeled into Chippewa
street and passed under the gaily dec
GRATED arch erected by the colored peo-
pie Of Buffalo.
Once clear of this arch the President
saw before him great living shield
and caught the music or two thousand
young voices lifted up in the national
anthem. As the columns moved on
nearer and nearer TO the shield, the first
platoOns wheeling up Delaware avenue.
the human sympathy that had been
pent up for an hour OF waiting broke
out in one tumultuous climax Of en-
thusiasm. At the large grand stand
erected by the friends OF the Fresh Air
mission for the benefit Of charity on
Delaware avenue. near the shield, hun
dreds Of spectators united from an early
hour. The bands, President Mckinley
and the marching men came closer and
closer, the children OF the shield sang
and men and women, boys and girls,
young and old, rose and waved and
cheered for the Grand Army OF the Re-
public.
II was 3:47 when the last post OF the
ninth, or last division moved and 4:30
when they passed the reviewing stand
and took their carriages for their
homes. It is estimated that over $4,000
veterans were in line.
President Mckinley rode in car
riage at the head OF the procession and
waved his hat at the cheering crowd.
At the reviewing stand he took his po-
sitlon with Communicating Chief Clark
son and Governor Black and the head
quarters staff passed In review. or all
the throng viewing the procession, no
one person was more enthusiastic or
more affected by the sight than Presl-
dent Mckinley. With his hand on his
hat, continually uncoverlng to the ma
tional colors or the salutes of the vet
erans, the President watched the array
of proud veterans march by. 1t was
certainly a column to inspire admira-
ton. Such men as Secretary of War
Alger, General Lew Wallace and Gem
eral Palmer walked side by side with
the negro or the decrepit pensicner
whom they had TO assist.
The closing event OF the evening was
n reception TO the President at Music
hall. other events tonight weere re-
ception by Mrs. Catherine F, Hurst,
president OF the Ladies' OF the G. A. r.,
at the Iroquols hotel; a reception by
Mrs. f. c. Woodley, national president
of the Army Nurses at the Women's
Union, and numerous receptions by
minor organizations.