Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-08-28
Forty-five Thousand Veterans
Participate in the Big Pa
rade at Buffalo.
MarChers Nearly Six Hours
in Passing the Presidents
Reviewing Stand.
Cheers of Half a Million Peo-
pie Greet the Surviving
Boys in Blue.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. 26.-Forty.five
thousand G.. A. r. men today marched
through streets glorious in flags and
bunting, receiving the ovations of half
million people. The president of the
Union they sought to save, himself
their comrade, was at their head. When
The line of the procession moved the
sky had not cloud. The rain storms
of the night left clear and bracing air
that was like tonic to the marching
men. The procession moved for hours
and AZ minutes. Along the route of
march 100 girls, dressed in the colors of
the flag, scattered flowers in the path of
the soldiers. President Mckinley rode
in carriage at the head of the process
sion and
At the reviewing stand he took his po-
sition with Commander.in-C Chief Clark
son and Governor Black. OF all the
throng viewing the procession no one
person was more enthusiastic or more
affected by the sight than President
Mckinley With his hand on his hat
continually uncovering to the national
colors or the salutes of the veterans the
president watched the array OF proud
veterans march by. 1t was certainly
q column to inspire admiration. Such
men as Secretary of War Alger, Gen
eral Lew Wallace and General John
Palmer walked side by side with the
negro or the decrepit pensioner whom
they had to assist.
/ The Parade I'm Detail.
The procession started at 10:30 and it
was 1880 when the head Of the column
reached the reviewing stand. AS the
staff and aides passed and saluted, the
president and Governor Black arose
and dotfed their hats, remaining stand
ing until the aged veterans composing
the staff had all passed. The Pennsyl-
vania division was very large one and
it was o'clock before it had gotten be-
yond the reviewing stand. The battle
fl gs carried by the post from Erie, Pa,
received special welcome from the
president.
Ohio came next, and ON her banner
coming into view there was a roar Of
applause. This was repeated, but with
more emphasis, when the Canton, O.,
post came along. At 1:30 the presi-
dent and Governor Black left the re-
viewing stand, just as the department
of Connecticut arrived at the place of
review. Lunch was served at a private
residence near by. The department of
Massachusetts was also
Disappointed at Not Seeing the President.
The stay at lunch was brief, however,
and by the time the Rhode Island dele
CATION had come in sight the president
places and the president was again
bowling and smiling and lifting his hat
to the veterans.
At 2:O5 p. IN. the Washington, d. c.,
division passed and was accorded a
special welcome by the president, the
colored veterans especially being recog-
nized. The Michigan division earned
great applause on its appearance. With
Lafayette post Of Indiana walked Cen
eral Lew Wallace and he received a
welcome.
At the head of the Minnesota division
drum corps of the oldest veterans at
tracted the attention of the president
and he gave them special recognition.
1t was $40 when New York's depart
ment commander, General Shaw, and
his staff saluted the president, and the
New York state veterans began to file
by. They comprised two divisions and
formed the largest department in line.
Nearly Six Hours in Passing.
General Alger joined the reviewing
party while New York's delegation was
passing. 1t was nearly o'clock when
the last of New York states divisions,
comprising brigade of Buffalo posts,
passed the stand, and after nearly six
| hours of constant attention the presi.
dent and Governor Black were driven
| to their hotel amid huzzahs of the old
soldiers and the applause Of the Vac.
crowd.
The closing event Of the day was
| reception to the president at Music
hall. Other events were reception by
Mrs. Catherine +. Hurst, president OF
the Ladies of the G. A. r., at the Iro.
uuois hotel, q reception by Mrs, u, @,