The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-08-27
BOYS IN BLUE.
Magnificent Parade of the Grand Army Vet
ersns-There Were at Least FIfty Ihou-
sand Men in the Line.

erSnS-lneEe w ere al A@Co-SO - y
sand Men in the Line.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. 2s--When the
morning gun on the ramparts OF Fl
Porter doomed it's salute for the new
dav the sun was obscured by banks OF
feecv clouds at the east, which darken-
ed into blackness at the west
heavy mist rose from Lake Erie ano
lowered over camp Jewett and was car
ried back cityward by a fresh breeze
from the west But the sun soon broke
through the clouds. and gave promise OF
brilliant day.
Drums beating the reveille brought
the comrades from their tents. AIDES
de-camp, in the gold lace of the nation
al guard of New York, were dashlng
about the streets on their rearing
horses, looking with anxious care to
the divisions to which they had been
assigned Men and women, and even
children, began to post themselves
behind the long wire screens that
had been spun out along the line
of march during the night like an i'm
mense spider web. Every moment the
space along the front of the sidewalks
grew less, and soon those who had Sc
cured first place against the wires be-
gan to feel the pressure of the crowd
from behind, which squeezed them and
held them prisoners for the hours that
the parade would take in passing.
In the corridors of the IrOquOis hotel
spurs were jingling and sabres clang-
ing as the officers of Gen ClarksOn's
staff hurried to the headquarters of
the commander-in-chief to report to
Col. J. Corey Winans chief-of-staff.
From east and north there came
at intervals the rattle of drums
and the clear note of the bugle. The
posts of the Department of Illinois
and some of the department of WiscOn-
sin were early on the march. The
music and the tramping of the march
ing feet brought cheering crowds to
the little attachments as they passed,
and the hum of expectancy grew into a
roar of excitement as the time for the
moving of the procession grew nearer.
Excursion trains on every one of the
many lines leading into Buffalo began
| to pour thousands of recruits into the
| already congested thOroughfares, and
| the railroad stations took on the APP
| pearance of human beehives, from
which swarm was flying. The street
cars, as they pushed slowly down to
| the center of the city, by temporary
side street routes, were filed to the
| point of distress.
Gen. ClarksOn and his staff rode from
the IrOquois hotel to the Hotel Niagara,
as soon as the staff had assembled on
Eagle street. In front of the Niagara
the staff drew up in line and Gen.
ClarksOn waited upon President Nc
Kinley to escort him to the head of the
column. At 10 o'clock the president
left the Niagara, accompanied by the
escort. Along the way to the point of
formation the president was cheered to
the echo
At 1880 o'clock the command to
march was given and the procession
moved.
Amid the roll of innumerable drums
and the blare of the trumpets the
Grand Army of the Republic, headed
by the president of the United States,
took its triumphant way through the
cheering humanity. The sidewalks on
each side of Main street, as far as the
eye could reach, were filed with a
solid mass of people. From every win
dow faces beamed out and the the roofs
had population equal, if not greater,
than that of the windows.
At North street the last wheel in the
triumphal march was made. A few
blocks more of great mansions and
croppled lawns and the men in the adj
. h.
colors that marked the reviewing stand
at the circle.
1t was 3:47 when the last post of the
/ Ninth, or last division, moved, and 4:30
when they passed the reviewing stand,
and the presidential party left the
stand took their carriages for their
homes. 1t is estimated that over As, 900
veterans were in line.
At the reviewing stand large gaily
decorated compartment in the middle
of the 5000 seats for spectators had
been set apart for the president, the
| governor, the secretary of war
and other distinguished guests.
Archbishop Ireland was the first
conner to receive recognition from the
assemblage, a hearty cheer being ac-
corded to him as he took his position
on the stand. Gen. Ruggles, the adju-
tant general of the army, and Gen
Sickles were recognized. Senator
Mark Hanna came to the stand
early but few people seemed to recog-
nize him and such greeting as he re-
ceived was from friends in the McKin-
ley portion of the stands.