The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-23
VETERANS ASSEMBLING
For This Weeks G.. A. R. Enoamp-
ment at Buffalo.
A QUARTER MILLION VISITORS
Wil1 visit the City During the Week,
1t Is Said, Making tho Largest En-
campment Ever Held-The Veterans
VIII Rehold q Living Shield.


1t Is Said, Making tho Largest En-
campment Ever Held-The Veterans
Win Rehold u Living Shield.
Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. 23-Buffalo Is all
ready for the army of veterans who
are on their way here to attend the
b1st annual encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic. During the night
hundreds of veterans and their friends
:. arrived, and today they are coming in
by thousands. 1t Is estimated that
nearly 5000 strangers were in town on
Saturday, and that from $1,000 to 10000
rame in yesterday. The various rail-
roads entering Buffalo report that, in
addition to the hundreds Of regular
trains, schedules have been prepared
for 245 specials to arrive here by tomor-
row noon. Among the prominent ar
rivals are ]. Cory Winans, chief of
Commander-in-Chie Clarkson's staff;
J. r. Lewis, past junior vice COM
mander, and Daniel Ross, of Whining
ton, Del, a candidate for Junior vice
Dommander-in-c chief.
Camp Jewett, as the city Of tents is
known, is all ready for its Inhabitants,
Ind while 1t will not be formally opened
until o'clock this afternoon, q number
Df posts are already installed. Ample
arrangements have been made at the
camp and elsewhere for the care of
the sick. The hospital tents have been
srected at Camp Jewett. each in charge
Of competent staff of physicians.
The honor of flying the first pennant
from any tent at Camp JeWett belongs
to Reno Post, No. 64, of Williamsport,
Pa A detachment OF II members ar
rived Saturday, and was assigned to
tents 27, Is and 20. Clayton p. White,
Of Wiliamsport, was the first veteran
to arrive, and Is quartered on the
steamer Idaho. which has been assign
ed to the naval posts.
Among the later announcements of
candidates to succeed Commander-in-
Chief Clarkson are the names of John
C. 1inehan of New Hampshire, George
n. Innis of Massachusetts, James A.
Sexton of Chicago and J. p S. Goblin
Of Pennsylvania.
Colonel Winans, of COMMANDMENTS
Chief Clarkson's staff, estimates tho
number of visitors to Buffalo during
the week at 100000, making the largest
encampment ever held. In speaking OF
the choice Of the veterans for the next
encampment Colonel Winans said that,
30 far as his information went there
was but one choice among the dele
gates, and that was Cincinnati. There
Beems to be feeling, he said among
some of the eastern people that San
Francisco wants the encampment, but
hat t, toIr mia tc
preparing to make bid in 1899. With
regard to the encampment being held
In Richmond, Va, he continued, there
Is nothing in It, The people down there
do not want it, and the veterans do not
care to go there. The status Of the
negro is SO different In the south from
that in the north that it would cause
much unpleasantness. Notwithstand-
ing this view, the Young Mems Busi-
ness association of Richmond has OPEN
ed headquarters here, and Is making
an effort to secure the encampment.
Colonel Winans says Pennsylvania
will send the most people to the en-
campment, with New York second and
Ohio third in attendance.
The decoration of the city with bunt-
ing and electric lights ls elaborate.
Nearly every building in the business
section Is more or less lavishly be-
decked. On Main street opposite St.
Paul's church, the business center Of
the city, stands the welcome arch. 1t
is monster structure in the form of
q monogram composed of the letters
&c. A. r." The arch. or span, is form
ed by the legs Of the letter "a" which
is in white, while the &C." and "R."
are In red and blue This Is surmounted
by two beautiful shields, standing on
which Is a golden eagle, bearing In its
beak an electric device with the word
"Welcome." At night $500 incandes-/
cent lamps illuminate the arch. In La
fayette park are displayed % designs
representing the famous army corps.
Across Main street. looking northward
from Lafayette square, stands the trl-
umphal arch. The structure is built
to represent piece of solid masonry.
standing high above the street. The
large center arch spans the street at
= sufficient width to permit the pass
Ing of the marching columns, and on
each side Of the center arch are smaller
Rrches of the same design.
at the entrance to Chippewa street,
stands another arch, the gift Of the
colored people.
At the circle, at the junction Of North
Btreet with Porter and Richmond ave-
nues are the reviewing stnds, marked
by the national colors. There are two
Of them, placed one on the north and
the other on the south sides of North
street. Their total seating capacity Is
1000 persons President Mckinley and
pther distinguished guests will review
the parade from one of the stands
Camp Jewett, named In honor Of the
mayor Of Buffalo, a city Of $500 tents.
provided for the accommodation Of the
visiting G. A. r. men, Is situated at
the Front, broad plaza, on the city
park system, adjoining Fort Porter, and
overlooking Lake Erie, the mouth of
The Cayuga river and the Canadian
shore At It's entrance on Porter ave-
nue., few blocks below the reviewing
stands, is. another arch. 1t is made to
resemble granite and forms an i'm
posing entrance.
AT the exit from the camp. and on the
line Of the Fort Porter ramparts, stands
the fifth and last arch. 1t is In the
form Of a horseshoe, and Is finished
Nm imitation iron.
One of the most brilliant features
will be the living shield. which will be
produced on Wednesday, the day Of
fthe parade. Four thousand children
from the schools, who have been under
rehearsal for weeks, will form the
shield. which will stand on Chippewa
street, just below Delaware avenue, at
the point where the line of march
turns from Chippewa street into the
avenue. Its position will be such as
10 face the marching columns for the
two blocks. The platform upon which
the children will be placed will be built
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