The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-25
GUNS ROAR.
Continued from Page L.

IN the COrfluurs or tno lfOQuol~ Ilotoii
spurs were jingling ana sabeTs clanklnR,
as the officers of cen. Clhrkson stan
hurried 10 the headquarters OF the com
mander-in-chiof, 20 report Co the chlei OF
stan From east and north there came at
intervals the rattle ut drums, anu the
clear notes of the bugle.
Posts Of the derartment OF Illinois ana
some from the department OF Wisconsin
wore on the march by q O'Clock, Inc
music and the tramp of marching feet
brought cheering crowds t1the lttle do
tachments as they phfsid ana tho hum
OF expectancy grew in a roar OF exsto-
ment as tho tiIno for the moving ot the
procession grow nearer
Excursion trains on every one OF tho
many lines leading into Buffalo began 10
pour thousands Of recruits into tho al
ready cOngestcd thurCughtnres ana the
railroad stations swarmcd like beehives.
The street cars 0s thoy pushed slowly
down to tho center OF the city by inn
provsod sido street routes, woro filed 10
the point OF distress and excursion boats
wero screeching their whistles in the
harboor i'm an ondeayor 90 get 10 dock
with tholr quota OF spectators. !
ON The MARCH.
Gen. Clnrkson and his staff rode from
the lroQuOs Hotel 20 the Hotel Niagara.
as soon as the stall had assembled on
Eagle street. In front of the Niagara the
slhI NitH up III lllt anu Ven. Alufkhpu
waitod upon President Mckinley 10 es-
oort him 20 the head Of the column.
At 10 o'clock the president left the
Niagara, accompanied 10y the escort Along
the way 10 the point Of formation tho
president was choored 20 the echo Ar
riving at tho corner OF Main and tho up
per terrace his carriage took the position
at the head of the 9olumn. directly behind
the citizens committee, the nom bers Of
which were mounted.
At 10 80 O'CLOCK the command to march
was given and the procession moved. To
tho roll of drums, the blare of trumpets,
the clash of cymbals and tho sOrCeching
OF flies the Grand Army of the Republic,
headed by the president OF the United
States. took its triumphal way through
a sea of elboying, cheering people. Tho
sidewalk on each side of the main street,
as far as the eye could reach, was filed
with solid masses
The path of the parade stretched out n
long white ribbon of asphalt. Into this
gulf of admiring oountrymen tho head of
tho procession plunged for two mile
march In the great square In front Of
the Erie County Bank, aud at great
improvised grand stand. the immensitv
of the crowd was seen for the first time
To be fully appreciated.
FLOWERS AND SONG.
The arch of welcome was in the form
~
standing out TO the right and left like
great wings of red and blue. In stand
formed by crosspIeces for the ~ was
stationed a band which PLAYED Hail To
the Chief as the president Of the nation
and the commander in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic passed through the
monster portals.
Tho people gave "a mighty cheer and
president Mckinley" "Comrade Me-
Kinley, THE Grand Army" could be
heard above the roaring tumult
by the time President Mckinlev and
General Clarkson had passed bsneath the
triumphal arch, which spans Main street
at tho junction Of East and West Tennes-
see ana Huron streets fully three quarters
of n mile had been covered A along tho
route the President acknowledged the
salutes of the crowd.
Once clear from the portals of the arch
the President saw before him the great
living shield and caught the music of
2, 600 voices, lifted In anthems. As the
columns approached the shield, the human
sympathy that had been rent up for an
hour broke ont in one tuinultuous climax
OF enthusiasm. As the banos. President
Mckinley and the marching mon Cnme
closer, the children of the shield sang and
the men and women, young and old. rose
and waved and cheerod for the Grand
Army of the Republic and Conraio Me-
kinley.
The business center OF the city had now
teen passed by tho right Of the line and
Delaware Avenue. famed az one of the
great residence streets OF the country. lay
before tho advancing pageant Flags.
bunting drapores in every conceivable
design fluttereu from the palatial mansions
along the line Of march. A bevy of young
girls dressed in white and weighted down
with BEAUTIFUL flowers. threw basketful
after haskettul OF garlands under the feet
OF the OLD soldiers. under the feet that had
trudgei bleeding ofttimes on the weary
marches OF the war Ot Freedom.
For the first tine President McKinley's
face showed the emotions tnat its usual
immObility concehls. For u mument he
looked 10 one side, then tho calm face
TUNED once more to the front, ana
warm, kind smile Illuminated it IA the
flowers dropped from tho dainty hands
that tossed them.
THE DIVISIONS.
As soon as the Department. cf Illinois
had from it5 place OF formation on tower
Main street, taken up the march, tro de-
partment Of Wisconsin fell iu and brnught
up tho roar f frat division. The spclnd
division WIS composed OF tLe great &c.
rartmout a PeEns 5lyanig, while tha tliId
division was composed Of the department
az ohio. Tho feprth divition consisted
OF tho depHr moutS Of Com Get cut ard
Mas lt m salts.
4 llb 'aN lAl AtlAtlNN "a -NtW stTFtNs Ntlllt
California, Rhode Island. New Hnmp.hirr
Vermont Potomac, Virginia North
Carolina. Maryland and Nebraska, i'm tie
order named, formed the tttu division.
Ihn ,oug-tments Ot Mithighr. Indiana,
and ioTh c,mTo H. aigth division.
The .cvctth O.vIsiou w.s tumu1srd ~
= oloraIo, Wv r,uR, kanstG Delaware
Mis.uuli Al.skh OirY... nlitucky u,st
Virginia, S0Gt IAsnt'. Vast inatun
ArSsu,as New MeSi,o Utah Tennessee.
Louisiana. Mississippi, Florida, Montana
Texas idaho, Arizona Georgia. Ala
bnnh, North Dakota, Oklahoma aud
Indian lCuit1ry.
BOOMING THE WEST.
a large delegation of tGliforrians has
arrived. They come wi;h tLo twu-f1ld
purpose Of dischlrging their duty Gs dole.
gates and 90 boom san francisco rs tho
place Of holding the next CuCgmpmcat
Mhii1 the delegates sClpWr'y insist tnat
t7ey Aro hero 90 secure The cIranprnunt
for rnu francisco for '.N it D. saIo to
wager that they expect 90 capture iJ for
ga and this b. the WAY thuy reason
Should Cincinnati get the Cucnmpiurut
for 'gN ana everything now points that
way, knowing as thov 90 thgt luilulgl-