New-York tribune., 1897-08-23
READY FOR THE VETERANS.
nr,rrALo's BEAUTIFUL WELCOME TO
THE GRAND ARMY.
THE WHOLE CITY DECORATED WIN '"''
-1oNA1. CoIORs-IMrosING ARCHES oN
THE LINE OF MARCH--A SHIELD
FORMED OF TWO THOU

FORMED OF TWO THOU
SAND CHILDREN.
,c,,o ,ry ., I'm honor Of the veterans OF the
c-,nd Army Of the Republic. who VIII hoiu 'he"
annual cncampmcnt here August 2S-Zs bu""'' 10
mt on a garment of red. white an" p''
bououct required the reapng OF acres o' nv"
,or ,owcls arc MYRIAD OF electric hghts; h''
brooch will be q living thing. fashiohed ~ =" "'o ,
,,er shield the red and white stripes ana the p'"e
,cId and stars of which will be children from INC
,chools four thousand Of them IN All
Runtinc of the colors OF the flag. crapeo' BUS
pcndcd woven and festooned. hoa's e>e.' W" =,
Here and there knot OF black crepe s'snns o"' III
sorhro ro,ief from the orofuson Of gay colorinss'
,ou,v tie story Of those whom death mas mus
tered from the long line Of blue BuiidinsS p.'".
and private in almost every street pear p'oo'
the work that has been going on FOR weeks u 49," ',
lavish expenditufe Of money. OF ingenuity. NN''
and art Nearly every window In the business sce.
,,o, has some catchy design intended 10 compliment
the old soldiers Lifc-sSe figures or men !" ''u'
and gray grasping each other by the manu. S'''"'
Of arms ,wined with the Stars ana S'rP'H' ""'s,
Glowing campNros and everything pertaining ~
,ha Incidents and art Of have served lor '"e
decorato maker f., =,
Tho broad asnhalt streets for which the city II
fsr famed stretch long. white pathway oehca,"
the overhanging decorations ana between '',e W.
of drapcd buildings. In Man-st.. opposite 'he T'
County Bank Building and St Pauis Chu'c"' an"
a he
&c generally regarded the business centre o'
,be civ stands the welcome arch. 1t is mon
st.r structure in the form of a monogram com
ncsed of The letters &c. A. r.. The span Is lof"ie"
bv the logs Of the letter "A which Is IN wni'e'
while the c. and r. are in red ana Di"e' inns
* surmountcd by two beautiful shields. s'ahoi"s
On which is golden eagle. bearing IN us peaA
an electric device with the word welcome ms
&c a thing OF beauty by day, and at nsh' II i
illuminated by 200 electric lights.
Passing on 10 Lafayette Park. in the centre OF
which stands the Soldiers Monument. the veterans
who fought in any part OF the great s'russie ""'
he able 10 pick from the twenty-five corps badge
designs displayed the one under which they dS
battle. These corps badges. like the welcome a'ch
will he illuminated at night
THE TRIVMPHAL ARCH.
Looking norihward from Lafayette Square. the
glistening facade of the triunpha! aTch sahdS o"'
like a massive wall OF granite across Maln-st lh'S
is another tribute by the citizens OF Bu1aio 10 'he
soldier guests The structure is built to represent
q niece of solid masonry. standing high ABOVE 'he
street and divided into three openings The large
centre arch spans the street az suhiclent "'d'h
TO permit the passing of the marching coiuh'ns
and on each side Of II are smaller ones OF 'ne
same design. The riumphal arch Is situated al 'he
iunr,ion OF Main and East Genesee SITS. near
Huron A broad asphalt square opens 10 tHe vas.
Of the structure. giving TO its fine archnectu'a'
features the benefit OF an expansive view from
three sides.
A block bevond the trumphal arch. at the en-
trance to Chippewa-st., stands another arch 'he
gift of the small colored population OF Bulaio ~
the Grand Army. This arch Is Of pleasing oes's"
and like the triumpha arch. is composed OF large
ccntre and two small side arches. the three sretch-
ing over Chppewa-st. from curb to curp' us oe0-
orations are of bunting in red, white ana o'ue,
draped with evergreens and flowers. PICTURES %
war heroes and inscriptions expressive OF 'he oeo'
which the colored race owes the men ""o ea'e
At the Crce so called by reason Of large cirGu, ,,
pek Rcbmo15 at Snf are the reviewing
stands marked by the National coors, lhGIc ale
The south side of North-st. Their total seating ca
pacty is three thousand PresHent Chh1eS ,h Snorh
stand Between the stands the veterans VIII ~, MarCn
in nnal review before being dismissed py uiNIsio"S
CAMP JEwETT.
Car,n Jewett named in honor of the Mayor OF
Rnffajp a civ of three thousand five hundred tents
urovided for the aCcommodat tion OF the Nlsltihs "
r men. is situated at the Front broad PIAZZA
in the city park system adjoining Fort Porter and
overlooking Lake Erie. the mouth OF the NIaeaia rag "a
Portcr-ave few blocks below the reviewing
stands is another arch. 1t is made TO resemble
The tents in Camp Jewett are mostly of the round
known as the Indian tepee lhey syg are pamed
in honor OF General Grant on ne Srs norm N aire
Cieilan. Meede. Pope and Burnside; those to the
south side after sherman and McGook me @ cIosS
avenues HON odS McDoweil Schofeld Mcpherson.
Staniey. Logan. Halleck Beh. Thomas ana
Al the exit from the camp and on the line OF th the
Fort Porter rampsris stands hs n,'n and Sa q dn
ished in imitation of iron
WHAT THE BOYS AND GIRLS WILL DO.
Probably one of the most brilliant fea%,4reS % vii, vii
be the living SHE'D. already referred TO, wcn wi VIII
be produced Wednesday the day OF the ereao ea,
,Sd Shoots who have been for weeks under the
careful instruction of Professor Joseph Mischka ana
st"at work. which will stand in Chppewa-st.. tust
below Delaware-aver the place where me & nnr VI
lis position will he such as 10 face the marching
columns fer blocks on the line beyond the COZ COL
cred peoples arch. The platform on which the
chi,dren win bc placed will be built squaroy across
Chippewa-s. cutting of all iraihc ,ry IL VIII Is
atcd upward. This will give the shield the appear
TIE seating space vii. be square. ana rhe figures;
dressed In red white and blue, VII be SO ari5isei
"a 10 form the outline Of a shield vita RED ana
rounded BY border OF black BOYS IN S hiaSk gar
men,s will form the black background. While boys
and gir.s alike dressed In red. white ant blue; VIII
nm in the stars ana stripes and ne lea: n'se ',
children Of The shield will be divided n,o wo PAL %
10 avoid the fatigue of remaining IN pa1e i9l a1o9s ,
seven hours The rS Two thousand ~, VIII bea i"he Of br
column noyes ana viii remain Hn,i about ,, haf @ OF
iIevci by he second division which will remain IN
position until the las; man In he New- OK S'a'e
The children of the shield wi.l be no, only seen bu,
heard An day long they Will sing Nationsl anthems
pa'rOtlC
ore Of the fea lures of the musical programme Will
10 THE Song OF Freedom. composed cor the occa-
sion hy Mrs Robert Fulton.
THE EARLY ARRIVALS.
Hundreds Of old soldiers and their friends ar
rived last night and to-day they came In by thou
sands 1t IS estimated that nearly eight thousand
strangers were IN town yesterday. and that from
1900 10 5000 came to-day. The various railroads
entering Buffalo report that. in addition 10 the
hundreds of regular trains. schedules have been
prepared for 2ij specials to arrive here by Tues
day Among the prominen; arrivals are j.
Cory Winans chief Of Comma ander-in-C Chief Clark
sons staff: General J. X. Lewis. Past Junior Vice
Commander and General Daniel Ross Of VIII
mingtOn. Del. candidate for Junior Nice-C Com
nsnder-in-C Chief.
C9np Jowctt as the city OF tents IS known Is
ali ready for It's inhabitants. and. while IL Will
no; be formally opened until o'clock 10 morrow