The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-26


the divisions to which they had been
assigned. Men, women, and children
! began to post themselves behind the
long wire screens that had been spun
out all along the line of march during
! the night like an immense spider web.
Every moment the space along the
front of the sidewalks grew less, and
| soon those who had secured first pla ce
against the wires, began to feel the
| pressure Of the crowd from behind.
which held them prisoners for the
| hours that the parade would take in
passing.
SPURS AND SABRES JINGLE.
In the corridors of the Iroquois hotel
! spurs were jingling and sabres clang-
| ing as the officers of General Clark
! sons staff hurried to the Headquarters
| OF the Communicated to report to
| Colonel j. Corey Winans, chief of staff.
The posts Of the department of
Illinois and some of the department of
| Wisconsin were early on the march.
| The music and the tramp of the march
ing feet brought cheering crowds to
| the little attachments as they passed.
and the hum of expectancy grew into
roar of excitement as the time for the
moving of the procession grew nearer
General Clarkson ard staff rode from
the lroquois hotel to the Hotel Niagara
| as soon as the staff had assembled on
Eagle street. In front of the Niagara
the staff drew uD in line and General
Ciarhson waited upon President Nc
| klnley, to escort him to the head of
| the column. At 10 o'clock, the president
! left the Niagara accompanied by tbe
escort. All along the way to the point
OF formation, the president was loudly
/ cheered
HEADED BY THE PRESIDENT.
AT 1890 o'clock the command to
march was given and the procession
| moved. To the roll of innumerable
i drums and the blare of trum9ets. the
! Grand Army of the Republic, headed
! by the president of the United States,
took UP its triumphaI way through the
seas of cheering humanity.
| IN the great square in front of the
Erie County bank the first glimpse was
caught of the real immensely of the
procession, for here the close walls OF
the houses opened out on either hand
and the great tide of humanity poured
out from the narrow street as from a
funnel and swept in solid mass OF
blue and gold beneath the arch of wei
come. On the balcony of an arch a
band played Hail to the Chief as the
presidents carriage passed below. The
people on the grand stand gave a
| mighty cheer, which was taken up and
| echoed back by the hundreds in the
plot to the west. president McKin-
| ley,' 'Comrade Mckinley" 1.-THE
| Grand Army" could be heard in the
roaring tumult.
| As the veteran color guard, the old
battle flag battalion, passed, heads
were uncovered. There were 80 battle
| worn, shot and torn flags carried in
the parade by camp l, Buffalo Sons OF
| Veterans, in company with Meade post
of Philadelphia. The old color guard
| was under command of Captain Nor
gan and Edward Curtis.
THE LIVING SHIELD.
AS the head If the pageant Wheeled
into Chippewa street and passed un-
der the gaily decorated arch erected
by the colCTed people of Buffalo, the
president saw before him great living
shield and caught the music of 1000
young voices, lifted I'D in the nationa
anthem. Men, women, boys and girls
in the large stand arose and waved AND
cheered for the G. A. r.
AS soon as the department. of Illinois
had moved from its place of formation
in lower Main street and taken up the
! march, the department of Wisconsin
fell in and brought UP the rear of tht
| First division. The other divisions
made up of posts or individuals from
all the states of the Union, then fell
in line.
Some of the representations were
very small, Alaska, New Mexico anG
Mississippi having but one man each
| in line. Oklahoma had two, Alabama
| md Arkansas three each, and Montana
and Texas five each.
It was 3:47 when the last post of the
last division hove in sight. and 49,
| when they passed the stand and the
presidential party left the stand ani
took their carriages for their homes
It is estimated that over $1,000 veterans
we're in line.
Naturally the greatest interest #. tht
day centered about the movements Of
| President Mckinley and Governor
Black The president. although not re-
| firing till o'clock this morning, wa:
up quite early, and with General Aigei
watched with great interest the hustle
] in Camp JeWett, the entrance to which
is lust opposite the presidents window
General Alger remarked that 1t wa,
very reminiscent of the days of th'
war but the president replied smiling
~ that the big Descent a meaP' res
tauTant just outside the walls dispeIlet
any such thoughts.
THE REVIEWING STAND.
At the reviewing stand a large gail,
decorated compartment in the middl,
II the 5000 seats for spectators hat
Been set apart for the president, til,
governor. the secretary CT war ant
Their distinguished guests. Archbishop
reland was the first to receive recognf
ion from the vast assenbiage a hearty
cheer being. accorded him as he took hi.
position on the stand. General Ruggle
the adiutant general Of the army, ant
General Sickles. were recognized. Sen