New-York tribune., 1897-08-26

all through the war Marching with Mr.. Suth-
erland was Margaret Heath, OF the same reser
walton. She sent TO represent the Indian
post CT Wisconsin, the only organized.
BATTLE-FLAGS CIEERED
pennsylvania sent nearly six thousand men.
II was splendid array. and the men marched
we'll AT the head Of the column rode Depart
ment Commander William ID. Stauffer. mounted
on his famous horse Powder. a distant relative
, of Old Badly. the noted charger that carried
GeneIAtsMeade through the war. Well up
the front came Queen City Camp. Sons Of Neter-
ans. carrying the twenty-scven battie-worn flags
| OF Meade Post. At the sight of these and at a
signal from the President the crowd rose a
angle person. and cheer after cheer given.
Then came the veterans OF Ohio. and Governor
! Black turned TO President Mckinley and con-
graduated him upon their fine appearance. The
Ohio veterans all seemed to think they knew the
President personally, and cheered him as they
passed by The stand. The President recprocated
! by bowing with great cordiaity. and he clapped
| his hands when Canton Post went by. Four
score regiments in the Union Army repre-
sented on the silk gudons carried by the mem
bers of Army and Navy Post of Cleveland.
Grim veterans from Connecticut and Massa
chusetts marched in the fourth division. Hun
dreds of them were of advanced age. but that did
not deter them from putting the vigor Of old
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| thusiastic All along the line crowds cheered
them. and they in turn bowed their appreciation
OF the compliment.
AIGER WITH THE MARCIlERS.
! Three we'll known men marched with the sixth
! division-General Alger. Secretary Of War: Gov
ernor Pingrec of Michigan. and General Lew
Wallace. The first is member Of Fairbanks
Post of Detroit. Governor Pingrcc belongs to
Detroit Post NO 3Sl General Lew Wallace
| tno Grct -iSip oF no
ment. Mir. Pingree was color guard. General
Alger joined the President on the reviewing
stand. ,
| The Minnesota veterans each carried small
nag in one hand and a cane 10 which was at
tached an of corn and bunch OF wneat III
| the other. At the head of the Minnesota DIVISION
| marched fourteen men carrying a beautiful
| American flag 22X36 feet. These men were all
Past Department Commanders.
Kentucky had eight hundred men in the par
adc As they came before tho reviewing Stand
thousands of eyes caught sight of banner
bearing Lincoln's picture and as the ihscrlp'lom' @
nshed 1O3.02j men for the Cnloh' WAS S'eh' "
deafening cheer went up.
THE NEW-YORK DIVISION.
The Ncw-yorx veterans came to Buffalo eight
thousand strong They were superior in num-
bers to those from any other State. Colonel A.
d Shaw led them Governor Black looked
| pleased rs he saw the flag inscribed "New-fork.
and there was an outburst of cheering from the
five thousand residents of NowYork who sur
rounded the reviewing stand. All parts OF tne
state were represented the delegat,ohs lroin
New York and Brooklyn being especially large.
Farnham Post. headed by the Cathohc fro-
tectory Band, of seventy-iVc pieces, mace a SEN
sation as Il came marching along. II has a large
number Of fine-looking men in its ranks All
the veterans OF this post marched wei. lhey
we're commanded by Colonel John Campbell and
among the members were noticed Fast state
Commanders Atkinson. Phelps and Humphrey;
Commodore Brewer, OF the Naval Veterans;
Colonel Joseph Lang. Of the 18Th Highlanders'
and Commanders Tenant and Alfonso.
Kotos Post No 81 OF New-York. was pre-
ceded by color guard with sixteen flags car
ried by various regiments in the war Actlhg
as escort to the color guard were toihradeS
Wenk Lanniers. Starr. Porr. Miller hlckinah
and Hess. all one-armed veterans. Two nun
dred veterans marched in this post c"nllat%iucu %
by Colonel Frederick GetZeiser. IalaIctte foS'
marched exceptionally we'll Among It's members
was General Daniel Butterheld
Senator John Raines marched at the heau ol
the veterans from Canandaigua Governor
Black pointed out Senator Raines to president
Mckinley Senator Ellsworth president pro
tenn. of the Senate. was In the first rank OF '"e
veterans from Lockport ,
The New-York veterans were the rear guard.
and when they had passed the reviewing STAND
the President departed for the Niagara Hote.
THE PRESIDENTS COMMENT
president Mckinley. after his return to the
hotel tonight, said of the parade
even 10 a veteran the sight was a most sur
prising as we'll as inspiring one. 1t Is 100 pau
that every child in the country couid not see
IT, for it would surely inspire patriotism ana IN
culcate all the good qualities that go 10 make up
the American citizen. had never suppSthn aS ,hn
until to-day that so many brave survivors OF lhe
war were capable of following martial music
through city streets. Such display OF pa.tI.
otic courage cannot iaii 10 "e Vi "V"''' ~ va
entire country" -, lit,
The President has promised that he will visit
the Grand Army Of the Repubhc Ehca'ipl"tmt iI i
| at Camp Jewett tomorrow morning ne III
tended going there this afternoon. ana an ar
rangelnents had been made for MS recept!oh'
but he concluded that he was too weary MIS-.
Mckinley and Mrs Alger were Doth worn ou'
to-day and could not attend the evening 'N'i
senator Hanna dined with the President this
evening He said President and Mrs. Mckinney
had decided to board his Yacht to,morrow az
ternoon and go from here to Cleveland. Secre-
tarv and Mrs Ager will be Of the party
There were reception to the President al
Nnsic Hall this evening reception given by
Mrs Catherine F. Hirst, National president OF
the Ladies Of the Grand Army Of the Repuollo'
at the Iroquois Hotel and reception by MIS-.
+ c. Woodey. National president of the Army
Nurses at the Women's Union
MKINLEYS TALK AT A CAMPFIRE
4 LITTLE ADDRESS on THE UNEXPECTED OUT
COME OF TIE WAR.
Buffalo Aug. 25.-Late last evening President
ucTinlov accompanied b. Commander-in-chief
C,arkson visited the campfire at the Deia"are
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church. where he
was received with great enthusiasm. The Presi-
dent spoke as follows: ,,,
Gentlemen: 1 am only come 10 this splendid
rresencc tonight that / might pay my respects 10
nv. old comrades and lay AT their feet my trlputr
OF love and appreciation and affection IL mas a Deon
fhirty-siy wears since the beginning oi tle sIedt
Civil War and thirty-two since It's close IL scen,s
NOT so lona nor far away, ana when We iehirin.
hor that more than a million OF the soldiers OF hat
war sill survive and that in this noDie clty to-hsh
are the representatives o. that srandeat aiS .in
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