New-York tribune., 1897-08-26
or THE GREAT PARADE.
reY rE1.EGRArH 70 THE TRIDuNEI


fry TELEGRAPH 70 THE TRGDrNEl
,rr,,o Arc o5-Prcsident Mckinley to-day
rode a, the head of a column of veterans OF 'he
c,.u War which has rarely been equalled IN
,o,n; ~ numbers since the first grand review was
hold n Washington at the conclusion oi '"a'
ra~ over thirty years ago. and theh ne hao
-. ,,,oasu-c Of looking his old comrades IN the
,occ &c they passed by the reviewinE-stahd' II
,s estimated that in the nine dNisiohs '"e'e
we forty thousand men. all members oi t"c
c.and Amy Of the Republic. Inc oay was
s,ritiuglv beautiful rain had 1a"eh ouri's
,icb, which cooled the air, and. although
,he sun shone out of blue SKY al ho '''''e "''e
tic rays a source Of discomfort
rho Presidents room In the niagara ho'ei
80 o,,, on the white tents in park near pv'
- - 600 veterans encamp every night. lhis
4,, this ramp was the scene or active prep
,,o,s for the review and shortly after
.o,ocl, nosts of the Grand Army began "'a 81"
. awav from the camp to the Terrace III -"''',
=. over two miles away. where the line oi H'"i'"
voc ~ be formed The President hiilseii @'"''N
.ar tho Terrace about 10 o'clock IN compah!
.'.h Governor Black and General fooer' H.
zach Of Philadelphia, Past Commanue'% III
Chief Of the c. A X.
SCENES IN THE CROWDED sTRhEIS'
=, n,a,,c through the city the President saw
-. houeo decorated with American haSs' anu
.ho larger buildings with red, whte anu '
,,,.,nr as we'll Main-st Is a prod" '"'' go
pun''"e .,,o d,snlav OF thousands Of fags from
Gee buildings gave 1t hahus'"' o,,,a coo
.,,,nc north along the street, one co"i' SO
- e,,,oring in the breeze. the TWO trlu'-
.ho, arches a G. \. r. arch ana o"e
49, washington Arch in Newly orR'
".r r,aouo,ks were TANNED with people. hah-
.noo,e think that Buffalo has had an auui
,,o 600 persons to its populauoh ''''
,, The resident population ana '"eS'
.o,s crowded the sidewalks, s'oops 'e' 10
e.ords and windows of houses for TWO NM
.,..o,, tho Terrace ard the revewihs -S'""' ~
.Ao circle in the north of BuffaIo'
,he President arrived at the Terrace he
.,od ,nasscd about II in various s"e9'
.,o,,eard veterans. roar OF che'''
.ro,, those who saw him. The freSu'i
r,ago was placed almost in the VAIL an, ?.
600 o,c,ock the soldiers began marchins. IL
~. no mentioned here that the hhai.i' w.
was thus begun ala NOT e"u
in the afternoon -, -, The
oi,i7ons committee led the way, all OF 'he
,o-,,hars attired in black and riding hahuso'
horsos Then came General Wlham = Du' Wv
crnorjntendent of Police of Buiialo' WIFI 80
,oon mounted policemen. just IN auNa"o' ~ "
carrioce containing the Presiden' anu
,,,ooL aud carriages in which sat Mayor 'e"c'''
1ru,o,, Uengerer, ex-Congressman Dahiei ~
1ockwood r. B. Adam, ex-Postmas'elue"
Wilson s Bssell. Christopher hhhcN' oeo'S
trhan ir John n Scatcherd, ex-MaEoi C
:, pisbop Howard H. Baker, c. D. r. Stowi's
and Alfred Lyth. ,, .oor,
Tho President also had as musicai esooi'
a.,,. hovs clad in a red Zouave uniform the
orohe,s Of Cooks Drum and Fife Ciuo' VI
cbicaeo Inst back of the Presidents carriage
or,o one in which rode General hsoi''
Commander in Chief of the Grand Army OF '"e
Ronublic Following General CiarKsoh was
,,,c,uresoue figure clad in buckskln ana "eaiiii
lilo eombrero who rode fine horse we'll lie
as nojnted out as Captain Jack CraWloru'
the poet scout
GREETINGS ALONG THE LINE.
Tho President was welcomed with cheers
o,orvvhere along the line Of march lhere was
a multitude perchcd in the open space AT 'he
iunction of Niagara and Main sts ana mere '"e
welcoming shout Of tremendous Noiu'"e'
n, Mckinley bowed right and left in response
n the cheers and to bows Of his fellow-ci'lzehs'
Men waved their hats and cheered again ana
AGAIN and It is doubtful IL In the two miles oi
49, r,arch tho President again put his hat on
his head
4, Nia-ara and Main SITS. the Presidents car
..,,o ,ossed under the gigantic arch composed
f tho letters G. A. r. Then there was great
ou,hurst ~ enthusiasm. The white arch op-
,osite the Genesee House in Main-st had near
I. q big reviewing stand. and here once more the
cheering was incessant until the Presidents
carriage had turned into ChppeWa-st
Al the junction Of Chippewa-st and Delaware
ave stand had been erected to be occupied
bv children Some of these were clad in red
others in blue, and others In white ana they
were arranged in their seats on the reviewing
stand so as to represent the shield of the Union
This living shield Of two thousand children
burst into song as the Presidents carriage
reached the spot. The song sung was Tramp
Tramp Tramp the Boys are Marching Win
voices full and strong the children sang away
until the President came close to the stand and
looking up. lifted his hat and smiled Ihen In
one body the children rose to their feet and
cheered.
FLOWERS SCATTERED BY FAIR HANDS.
The carriage OF the President from this place
went on for three-quarters of mile along
Delaware-ave Bumalo's mos; beautiful street
lined with trees and stately houses set back
from the thoroushfare and SURROUNDED win
awns and gardens Flags. bunting. drapery In
many designs ruttered from the mansions Inc
lawns were peopled with beautiful women IN
gala dress.
Out before the steadily moving columns came
croup of beautiful girls clothed in the colors OF
the flag and weighted down with flowers. Hand
rul after handful basketful after basketful they
scattered under the feet OF the old soldiers
kindly smile Illuminated the Presidents face as
the flowers dropped from dainty hands
BEGINNING OF THE REVIEW.
At North-st the procession turned and pro-
coo1od four or FIVE blocks To the Circle. where