Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20
City ealy Decorated in Honor Of
Veterans Reunion.
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PRESIDENT REIBLEY ATTENDS
He and Secretary Alger Receive a
Generous Welcome.
DETECTIVES ODD BLUNDER

the COS, 1t must have been dissipated
today, at least in the hearts and minds
| OF those who witnessed the celebration of
the twenty-eighth reunion of the Society
| Oh the Army of the Potomac. From one
END TO the other this city is gay with
bunting. with flags and with all the en-
plems indicative of the great victorious
struggle in which the men who marched
today as guests were active participants.
PUBIC buildings, stores and private dwell
ings bid welcome in mass of loyal color
ing. From the earliest hours of the morn
ing there was the martial tap of the drum
and the blatant welcome of the trumpet
as the hosts of National Guardsmen and
the smaller assemblage of SCARED and
aged veterans came in on the various
trains as the city's guests. Troy had made
ample preparations for them. Every pub
lie hall. and in some cases private build
1ngs, had been turned into temporary arm
cries for the accommodation of the visiting
hosts. and by noontime fully 5000 partici-
pants in the celebration had joined with
hundreds of thousands of spectators from
the surrounding cities in filling the streets
with enthusiastic celebrants.
Arrival of President Mckinley.
The arrival in the city during the early
hours of the morning of President Nc
kinley was the first feature of the day
that attracted attention.
President Mckinley and Secretary Alger
arrived in the city at 0:30 o'clock on Presi-
dent ELEPHANTS private car attached to the
regular train which left Plattsburg last
night At the station he YVES met by Adjt.
Gen. Tillinghast and Gov. Blacks military
secretary, Col. Treadwell. There was a
crowd and plenty of cheering, but the
President refused tc speak, and entered a
carriage and was driven at once to the
Troy House, which will be his headquar-
tiers. At 10 o'clock he was taken with his
PARTY to see a great collar factory. with
over 1000 girl and women employees at
work. Senator Edward Murphy accom-
panied the President and Secretary Alger
them through. Every one of the 1000 en-
ployes was decorated with flag. and
| many OF the machines were also adorned
with tie national coiors. In each room,
except the laundry and machinery room,
the OF eratives stood up when the President
entered and cheered vociferously. The
President refrainsd frC m the herculean
task o. facife personally each pair of fem
mime eyes, and cCntented himself with
81 aking hands with few. After the in
spection he said: 1T was not only a novel,
but to me very wonderful sight"
AT the conclusion of the inspection the
President and escort went across the river
to the Wateryliet arsenal. where the inter
esting work of shrinking gun jacket upon
a gun was Witnessed. The national salute
was fired and the guard turned out, and
at the Misrepresentation OF things. AS the
party crossed the river every boat within
a mile of the city water front blew salute.
Fooled the Detective. -.
There was curious incident before the
parade of the troops.i The chief ;of he de-
tective force, impressed with the rasponsi-
Kitty Of the protection he must afford the
President, was riding; along the route of
the march, when he .espied red flag way
| ing from staff attached TO tree. He
stopped and asked who was holding an
auction. and somebody near by shouted,
Anarchist to kill Mckinley; that's the
signal"
In an instant, with visions of Canovas
and Faure, the flag was torn down and the
staff broken. Then the grand marshal of
the day appeared, and, with much anger.
declared that the flag was signal 10 the
National Guard troops to prepare for a
| marching salute. The flag was restored
Following closely upon the arrival CT
President Mckinley. the various army
| met independently at headquarters here
| tofore established for them and held their
| business meetings.
Had Il Great Parade.
The parade in honor of the President and
| the Army of the Potomac was one of the
largest ever seen in Troy; nearly 1,S00
guardsmen were in line and about 1000
survivors Of the late war. The three Ma
| tional Guard companies Of Troy acted as
escort to the presidential party and Gov.
| Frank S. Black and staff.
| The National Guard companies taking
part in the parade were the 10th Battalion
of Albany, the 21st, 9Th and 18th Separate
Companies of Troy, the 1th Separate COM
pany of Cohoes the Sd Separate Company
of Hoosic Falls, the 9th of Whitehall, the
| 14th of Kingston. the 18th of Glens Falls,
l
DIST of Mohawk and the 10th of Amster-
DAM The Grand Army portion of the
column was formed as follows: Troy Cadet
Band. Lew Benedict Post, No. 5, Albany.
10 men; G. L. Willard Post, No. "a, Troy,
1OC men; William B. Tibbits Post, No. al,
Troy 20 men; John McConihe Post, No.
49, Troy; John A. Griswold Post, No. 3a6.
dT Troy Band. e, l.: M Wheeler Post; No;
Post, No. 294. Hoosic Falls; Patrick Kane
Post. No. 312, Watervliet; Henry Ensign
Post. No. 5Gs. Cropseyvill; w. A. Jackson
eran Association, I'd Regiment New York
Volunteers; 125th Regiment New York Vol
! unteers; 169th Regiment. New York Volun-
teerS.
All along the line of march the parading
column was greeted by the thousands that
lined the pavements and filed every point
of vantage.
Tonfghfs and TomorrOw's Program.
The various corps representing the di-
visions of the Army of the Potomac will
| meet this evening for the election of Off
GERS and the transaction of other business
In the evening at 8 o'clock the meeting
| will be held at Music Hall. and set pro-
gram will be; gone through with This
program includes sorne remarks by Presi-
dent Mckinley after. a brief Introduction
by Governcr1Black. The usual Grafton will
be delivered by Major C. A. Woodruff
United States army, and the poem by Cap
tain Rossiter w. Raymond, U. S. ". Late
in the evening the presidential party will
go to Saratoga, where Mrs. Mckinley
makes her first visit They will be guests
at the United. States Hotel, where they
will remain until Monday when, together
with Governor Black. they will go to Buff
| faio to attend hesannual encampment of
the G. A. R. From there 1t is the Presi-
dents intention to go to his home at Can
ton, Ohio.
Hunting Suicide. Relatives.
BOSTON, August 20.-Superintendent of
Police Eldridge has received a letter from
Coroner O. J. Henzier of Toledo. Ohio, ask
ing for information in regard to Harry