The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-24
HARVESTING GLORI
Veterans of the G. A. r.
Rejoice IN the fIospi-
tality Of Buffalo.
FEAsTs FOR M'KlNLEY
Programme Of the Day at the
Great Encampment -parades
and Banquet.


BUFFALO N. Y, Aug. "a 1S97.-Another
beautiful day dawns upon the veterans
of the c. A. r. Crowds are still pouring
in. All night long trains were arriving at
brief intervals depositing their loads OF
veterans and sight seers. This morning
all is hustle and confusion at the rail-
road stations and as early as O. clock the
principal streets were jostling crowd OF
humanity. The features OF the day are
the arrival of President Mckinley at three
O'Clock, the banquet rendered him by
Columbia Post Of Chicago, and the parade
of naval veterans and ex-prisoners of war
this evening"
The President is TO be met by the Recep-
ton Committee and escorted by mounted
police, 200 soldiers OF the regular army
and local and visiting posts of the g. A.
r. to the Niagara Hotel, where he will
stop during his stay here. 1t is expected
that Governor Black, of New York, will
accompany the President. The pro-
gramme for the day also includes a
parade of naval veterans and ex-prisoners
of war; meeting of army nurses; re-
unions of the First, Second, Third, Fifth,
Tenth and Twenty fourth Corps; reunion
of Loyal Home Workers; convention ana
camp fire of National veterans; G A.
r. road race, an Illuminated bicycle
parade camp fire of ex-prisoners OF war
and numerous receptions rendered to ana
by the ladies of the various auxlhary
bodies During the day the follow
ing organizations hold reunions
United States Signal Corps ASSOCIATION
Twelfth New York Cavalry, Skin Nnltesa
-J..r, - xr+xrIf Iff,ftT-f n "
Infantry, Fourteenth Pennsylvania Cav
airy. Eighteenth New York Ind. Battery,
Seventy-fifth New York Infantry, Nlnlh
Rifles Fourteenth New York Heavy Ar
tilIery. Butterfeld's Brigade, First Diyis-
ion, Fifth Corps, Twenty-second New
York Cavary Nineteenth MaW New aorK p3iS,eru Ilp-
ll2th New York Infantry, Ind. Co. H Bat
terry, New York Sharpshooters, seventy
third New York Infantry, second r,Isl,, Flre
Zouaves. 126th New York Infantry, IWen-
ty-seventh New York Infantry, Thirty
third New York Infantry, First Veteran
Cavalry, Thirty-third New York ind n,
Battery, Tooth New York Infantry, Eigh-
ty-sixth Ohio Infantry, Pennsylvania
Reserve Association, Hath New York In
fantry, 142d Pennsylvania Infantry, sec
ond Ohio Light artillery, Secona Qnlo
try, Seventeen New York Veterans AS
ISOLATION, Seventeenth New York Bat
tery, Ninety-fourth New York 1,,et Veterans
Marine Brigade, Fourth Michigan CaVal-
nv. Berdens Sharpsheoters, Battery e
First New York Light Artillery, Fifth
New York Cavalry Veterans ASSOCIATION,
l04th New York Infantry, Third Brigade
First Division, Fifth Corps.
The feature of this morning was the
second parade of the celebration, and the
first in which Grand Army men took
part.
The Naval Veterans Association and
the Ex-Prisoners of War Association, TO-
\, lf
regiments and other organizations, COM
posed the Grand Army contingent OF the
parade.
FORMATION took place at $50 o'clock, on
Franklin street, the right of line resting
on Niagara street, under the direction OF
Joseph Stevens, Grand Marshall
taking its route down Franklin to Niagara
to Main, to Exchange, countermarching
up Main to North, thence to the Circle,
to the reviewing stand and then DIS
The order of procession was as follows:
Platoon of mounted police.
Buffalo City Guard.
Cavalry division.
Coaches. with survivors of Wiedrich' $
Grand Marshal Stevens and staff, and
seyenty- Rsgiaent bana Admiral
Cyrus Searss commanding.
Sixty-fifth Regiment band, and Ex-
Prisoners of War Association, Chas Il.
Coach with General William F. Seagers,
Past Department Commander and sur
vivors of Erie county organizations, un-
lows lows Twenty first Forty fourth Forty
ninth. l00th 116th, 155th, 164th and 1S7th
Regiments. Wheeler's Battery and Eatens'
Battery Eigsh Ninth Iweidtn Sn,d and Mmea7 Iwen7
Fiiles and survivors of companies raised
for other than Erie county regiments.
Sons of Veterans, Captain John Cronin,
The American Guard, composed Of
twelve companies of boys from the pub
lie schools of Buffalo, under command of
J. w. Willis.
The Naval Veterans wore the uniform
of the United States Naval Service, and
made a splendid appearance, as they
rolled through the streets in the swinging
gait of men-of-warsmen and the crowds.
which almost equalled those of last even
ing, cheered them to the echo.
The ex-prisoners of war We're from the
rank and file of the G. A. r. They wore
the uniforms of their respective posts,
and or their coats were fastened badges
bearing, the name of the prison in which
the wearer had been confined. As the
Earnes of Andersonvllle, Libby, Salisbury,
Belle Island Florence, Castle Thunder
and other places of historic horror caught
the eye of the crowd, the sheers became
The Sons of Veterans. especially Camp
O'Rork, of Rochester, fine company,
moving in heavy marching order, attract
ed IfQCll dllellluli.
The Buffalo Cavalry troop, and the
TIighlanders We'd with the survivors of
the Erie county regiments in the plaudit
of the populace.
Four hundred well drilled boys from
the public schools on the left of the line,
won the admiration of the veterans who
watched the procession
The different railroads centering here
have given estimates of the number of
passengers landed in Buffalo during the
twenty-four hours ended at midnight
The grand total foots up $4,000. sAs all
the railroads report expected arrivals for
and quite a few more specials early to-
morrow morning, it is estimated that
there will be at least 10000 more arrivals
before the big parade tomorrow, which
will bring the grand total of encampment
visitors up to the number that has been
expected right along. 350000.
M'KINLEY'S JOURNEY.