Evening journal., 1897-08-23
VETERANS MEETING
Buffalo In Gala Attire For the @
A. r. Encampment.
CAMP JEWETT IS THE RENDEZVOUS
Named In Honor OF the Mayor OF tn,
City-It OverIooks Lake Erie, the
Mouth OF the Niagara River
and the Canadian Shore.

Buffalo. Aug. 2S-Buffalo is all ready
for the army Of veterans who are OF
their way here to attend the thirty-firs
annual encampment Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic. Hundreds of veterans
and their friends have arrived, and they
are still coming in by thousands. The
various railroads entering Buffalo re-
port that in addition to the hundreds OF
regular trains schedules have been pre-.
pared for 245 specials 10 arrive here by
tomorrow noon. Among the prominent
arrivals are ]. Cory Winans. chief OF
Commander in Chief Clarkson's staff
General j. r. Lewis, past junior vice
commander and General Daniel Ross
of Wilmington, Del. a candidate for
junior vice commander in chief
Camp Jewett as the city Of tents is
known, is all ready for its inhabitants.
and while IT will not be formally open
ed until this afternoon. number OF
posts ere already installed. Ample ar
rangements have been made at the
camp and elsewhere for the care Of the
sick. Three hospital tents have been
erected at Camp Jewett, each in charge
of a competent staff Of physicians.
The camp is named in honor of the
mayor of Buffalo and is situated at the
Front, a broad plaza on the city park
system, adjoining Port Porter and over
looking Lake Erie the mouth of the
Niagara river and the Canadian shore.
At its entrance on Porter avenue. few
blocks below the reviewing stands is
an arch. 1t is made to resemble granite
and forms an imposing entrance.
The tents in Camp Jevett are mostly
Of the round class known as Indian
tepee. They are arranged in streets.
the central avenue being named in hon
or OF General Grant. On the north the
streets are named after Generals Sherl-
dan, Mcclellan, Meade. Pope and Burn
side. Those to the south side are Sher-
man and McCoOk. The cross avenues
are Franklin. Porter. Hancock. Rosen-
Grams. Hooker. Mcdowell Schofeld
Mcpherson. Stanley. Logan, Halleck,
Bell Thomas and Granger
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 in imita-
ton iron.
The honor Of flying the first pennant
from any tent at Camp Jewett belongs
to Reno post, No. 4. Of Williamsport Pa.
Clayton p. White Of Williamsport was
the first veteran to arrive and is quar-
tered on the steamer Idaho. which has
been assigned 70 the naval posts.
Candidates For Commander.
Among the late announcements Of
candidates to succeed Commander In
Chief Clarkson are the names of John
c. Iinehan of New Hampshire, George
H. Innis of Massachusetts,, James A.
Sexton Of Chicago. and General j. p. S.
Goblin of Pennsylvania.
Colonel Winans of General Clarkson's
staff estimates the number Of visitors to
Buffalo during the week at 200, 900, max
ing the largest encampment ever held
In speaking of the choice of the veterans
for the next encampment, Colonel WI
mans said. so far as, his information
went. there was but one choice among
the delegates, and that was Cincinnati.
There seems to be a feeling, he said
among some Of the eastern people that
San Francisco wants the encampment
but that is a mistake. San Francisco is
preparing to make a bid in 1899.
With regard to the encampment being
held in Richmond, he said. there is
nothing in It. The people down there
don't want it, and the boys do not care
to go there The status Of the negro IS
so different in the south from that in
much unpleasantness
Notwithstanding this view, the Young
Mems Business association OF Rich
mond has opened headquarters here and
are making quite an effort to secure the
encampment.
In conclusion, he said, in his esti-
mates, Pennsylvania would send the
most people to the encampment with
New York second and Ohio third in at
tendance.
Buffalo In Gala Attire.
Buffalo has put on an elaborate gar
ment of red and white and blue to well
come the war heroes. Her bouquets re-
quired the reaping Of acres Of flower
gardens her Jewels are a myriad OF
electric lights, and her brooch will be q
living thing, fashioned as a monster
shield The red stripes, the white
stripes, the blue field and the stars, viii
be made up Of children from the schools
1000 of them in ALL
Bunting Of the color of the flag
draped, suspended, woven and festoon-
ed, floats everywhere. Here and ther'
a knot of black Grape stands out ii
somber relief from the prOfusion of gay
colorlngs telling its story OF those
whom death has mustered from the
long line of blue Buildings, public ant
private, on almost every street beal
proof Of the work that has been goinl
on for weeks. of the lavish expenditure
of money, of ingenuity, skill and art
Nearly every window in the business
section has some catchy design intend
ed to compliment the old soldiers. Lift
figures of men in blue and gray grasp
ing each other by the hand, stacks o
arms entwined with the stars anC
stripes. tents. glowing campires anC
everything pertaining to the incidents
and art of war served for the decoration
maker.
The broad asphalt streets, for whicl
the city is far famed. stretch a lOnl
white pathway beneath the overhang
ing decorations and between the wall
OF draped buildings. On Main street
opposite the Erie County Bank build
ing and st. Paups church, and at tn
junction of several streets. formin
what is generally regarded the buslnes
center of the city. stands the welcom
arch. II IS a monster structure in tn
form Of a monogram composed Of IN
Letters &c. A r" The arch or span,