The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-23


first annual encampmenr of the Grand
Army OF -hs Republic. During the night
hundreds Of veterans and their friends ar
rived. and today they are coming BY thou
sands. II i estimated that from I5ea0 TO
=, 90 came in today. TIE various rail-
roads entering Buffalo report that In adj
dlsion 70 the hundreds Of regular trains.
schedules have been prepared for 24s spe-
Gals 10 arrive here by Tuesday noon
Among the prominent arrivals are j. Corey
Winans Of Camden. chief OF Clarksous
staff, and Daniel Ross. Of Wilmington.
Del. candidate Tor junior vice command
eT-in-chief.
Camp Jewett, as the city OF tents IS
known, is ali ready for the inhabitants.
and while Il Will not be formally opened
until clock tomorrow afternoon.
number Of posts are already installed.
Ample arrangements have been made al
the camp and elsewhere for the care OF the
sick Three hospital tents have been erect
Cd al Camp Jewett, each n charge OF
competent staff Of physicians
Among the later announcements Of can
didates to succeed Commander in Chief
ClaFkson are The names OF John G. LAIshan,
OF New Hampshire; George II. IRnis. Of
Massachusetts: James A sexton. Of Chi
cago. and J. L. ). Goblin. OF PENNSYLVANIA
Col Nlnltns OF Camden, chief Of Clark
sons stan. estimates the number of visit
ors 10 Buffalo during the week at 30 30,
making the largest encAmpment ever held.
IN speaking OF the choice Of the veterans
for the next encampment, Col. Winans said
that 30 far as his information went there
was but one choice among the delegates,
and that was Cincinnati. There seems TO
be feeling, he said. among some of the
Eastern people that san Francisco wants
the encampment. but this Is a mistake.
San Francisco Is preparing 20 make a bid
ia 1885 With regard TO the encampment
being held In Richmond. Va, he asserted
there is nothing IN IT, The people down
there do not want IL, and the veterans do
not care 10 go there. The chief objection
he said. was the certainty of unpleasant
complications over the color line. Not
withstanding this view, the Young Mems
Business Association, OF Richmond, has
opened headquarters here ana is making
an effort TO secure the encampment.
Col Winans says Pennsylvania will send
the most people to the encampment, with
New York second and Ohio third in at
tendance.
The decoration Of the city with bunting
and electric lights Is elaborate. Nearly ev-
cry building in the business section is be-
decked. on Main street, opposite ST.
Pauls church. in the business center Of the
city. stands the welcome arch II Is a
monster structure. in the form OF a mono
gram. composed OF the letters &c. a. r"
This is surmounted by two shields, stand
ing on which is a golden eagle, bearing on
ITS beak an electric device with the word
Welcome" AT night $500 incandescent
lamps illuminate the arch.
In Lafayette park are displayed twenty
two designs. representing the various army
corps badges.
Across Main street. looking northward
from Lafayette square, stands the tri-
umphal arch. The structure Is built 10
IT. . 4
Ing high above the street. The large CEN
ter arch spans the street at a sufficient
width 10 admit the passage OF the coll
umns and on each side Of the center arch
are smaller arches Of the same design.
block beyond the triumphal arch at
the entrance to Chippewa street. stands
another arch, the gift of the colored peo-
pie
At the circle. at the junction Of North
street with Porter and Richmond avenues.
are the reviewing stands marked by the
national colors. There are two of them
placed one on the north and one on the
south side Of the street. Their total seat
ing capacity Is 409o. President Mckinley
and other distinguished guests will review
the parade from one Of the stands
Camp Jewett, named in honor OF the
mayor Of Buffalo. city Of Z, 500 tents. pro-
vided for the accommodation Of the visit
ing @. A. r. men. IS situated at the front
Of a broad plaza on the city park system.
adjoining Fort Porter and overlooking
Lake Erie. the mouth OF the Niagara river
and the Canadian shore. Al its entrance
on Porter avenue. few blocks below the
reviewing stand is another arch II is
made to resemble granite and forms an
imposing entrance The tents in Camp Jew
ct are mostly Of the Indian tepee pattern.
They are arranged IN streets the central
avenue being named IN honor Of Gen
Grant on the north the streets are named
after Gems Sheridan NcCleuand Meade
Pope and burnside Those 20 the south side
are Sherman and NcCook. The cross ave
nues are Franklin. Porter. Hancock. Rose
Grams Hooker Mcdowell. Schofield. Nc
Pherson. Stanley. Logan. Haneck. Bell.
Thomas and Granger.
~ the exit from the camp and on the
Hne of Fort Porter r3mparts stands the
hfth and last arch. II IS IN the form Of
a horse shoe. and finished in imitation OF
iron
one OF the most brilliant features will
DC the living shield. which WIN be pro
du,ed on Wednesday the day Of the pa
r8de -Four thousand children from the
schools viii form the shield. which viii
stand on Chippewa street below Dea-
ware avenue. az the point where the line
OF march turns from Chippewa stree, into
the avenue. Its position vii be such as
20 face the marching columns the two
blocks The children have been on re-
hearsai for weeks
The platform on whi-h the children will
sit viii be built squerelv 7~ross chin
pewa street cutting oT all tram, Y il
20 resemble 2 large nd stand the seats
grading upward as TIE Elevation increases.
This VIII give the shield she anDesrsnoe
intended. namely, % resting on an easel.
The seating space wll ba square ard the
figures. dressed In rcd white ana bIue
WI be 81 arranged as - form the ont
line ~ 2 shield WITH re5 and white striree
ana WITH white stars FRI e blue field sur.
rounded Ply 8 border oF black Rows If,
black eoruerts are IN form the black
BACKGROUND while i9vs and girls dressed
e. red white ana blue ~ rn fr tae s.s~s
sGd STRIVES and tne sef7 IRE children
- 'Ae shield WIZ 81 sided trto +v-o r.
lefs 20 avo3 the fatigue - remaining
iu position far about seven hours TIE
frsr 2p8 wlf tske thes~ rfs-es a. IRE
morning fuse before -hs rase ~ .Aa -
uno moves. and wi remain IN rasi.to~
rrtI aho1t hsf a. ere rre-assif,v Aas
passed Trrr thsv v ..} Poo relieved s.v- +h.
SECOND division. whi~1 vs. raruai7 a. ra-
st'7n u~..l ere 1as- man fr tAe Nov- v@~,-
e.s-e department has passed III. The emil
trea - ere shield vtI an saw Ions es-w
ratio~al anthems ans ca-rf,-f, sor~s -
t1s areo-Dra~ iwen- ~ r1-tps~
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