The age-herald., 1898-09-08
@ys~A, sHE% FA ANNUAL PARADE OF (. 4. R. VETERANS Between Twenty-Five and Thirty Thou
 sand in Line. AIR WAS COOL AND BRAClNG Blue Coats and Heroes Of the Gray
 Mingled Together. THE BUSINESS SESSION TODAY Only Thing to Mar the Day Was an Accident to General Curtis-He
 Will Be Crippled
 For Life
HE BUSINESS SESSION TODAY

| centered m the great ainuai pdiauo oi 'io
 Grand Army of the Republic today. It not only eclipsed- all other events, but it also | prevented the meetings and reunions that
 were scheduled for today.
 | The veterans began assembling early for the parade and were too tired for meetings or anything else after the ranks were broken, shortly after p. m. The parade occurred under the brightest blue sky, and with everything in it's favor, and it sur l passes all expectations. The boys in blue
 are becoming gray, but they still en1oy | marching along. Some men met during
 the parade today who had not met since l they were mustered out over thirty years 1 ago.
 | Among the spectators were many of the | old Confederate Morgan Raiders who
 crossed the Ohio river and foraged all 1 around Cincinnati and throughout south
 ern Ohio during the war; There were also
 many Confederates here who were with l General Kirby Smith when he marched
 over the Kentucky hills within sight of the
 city. At that time the Queen City of the | West was as badly alarmed as Santiago
 during the recent campaign.
 | For Protection
 It was not so tOQay. w nat were kIoWh | in the war as the "Ohio squirrel hunters" today came marching into Cincinnati by thousands to protect the city. Most of them were armed with guns that had hung over their doors for years, and some or these weapons were not at all dangerous. even for squirrels. As the boys in blue and those in gray mingled together they laughed over the raid on Cincinnati as well as Morgan's raid, but in reviewing other experiences they were reminded of suffer- ing and the loss of beloved comrades. With
 the demonstration today the series of fes- tivities are almost closed and the business
 sessions of the Grand Army of the Repub- lie and its auxiliary begin tomorrow. During tomorrow evening there will be civic and industrial parade of unusual di-
 mensiohs with peace jubilee, but the
 business of all the organizations will pro-
 ceed in the morning and continue all Friday
 night. .->-t
 The parade started promptly at 10 a m.
 and was completed at 3:25 p. m. The av-
 craze time in passing given points was .
 little over four hours. and the general es-
 innate of the number in line was between
 25,OOO and 30,000 It was noticed that very
 many who wore the uniform of the order
 were among the spectators along ths line
 of march, Most of them did not feel able
 to parade. although the day was cool and bracing as in November. The parade was purely one of the grand army. AS usual floats and daylight fireworks and other at fractions were reserved for the peace ju- bilee tomorrow
 Carried Sugar Canes
 cto
 canes with cotton ornaments. Outside of the parade itself, the order was excellent, although there were several stampedes
 and several private platforms broke down. | No serious injuries are reported during the l day except to General Curtis, of Buffalo. l The line of march was less than three
 miles with the reviewing stand at Wash | ington park near the end of the course. With the parade starting promptly at 10 @.
 m., tha reviewing stand was reached shortly
 before noon. Here Commander-in-ChiefG Go-
 bin was surrounded by Vice-Commanders
 Alfred Lyth and H. B. Allen, Chaplain F. c. l Bruner. Quartermaster-General Chas. Bur l rows. Inspector-General A. Williams, Judge
 Advocate General Eli Terrence. Surgeon 1 General David Mackay and others of his | staff Mayor Gustave Tafel and other off,
 cers of Cincinnati, Governors Bushnell ot l Ohio, Pingree of Michigan. Atkinson of l West Virginia and other state officers and
 their staffs; National Executive Committee
 man William H. Armstrong, F. M. Sterrirt, | Thomas W. Scott, R. w. Hill, Lyman L.. l Caldwell, A. & Montfort, E. L. Wood Craig, l Past Commanders Louis Wagner, R. B. Heath, John s. Jountz, John P. Req, W.T. l liam Warner, John Palmer. A. G. Weisert. 1 J. G. Adams, Thomas G. I.awler. J. N. | Walker, J. s. Clarkson: Generals W. S.
 Warnock, D. B. Henderson, D. c. Chaser, l c. H. Grosvenor; Colonels J. H. Smith. H. | B. Kingsley, w. F. Orr, J. K. Hamilton, | D. L. Cocklery. c. B. Wing, Julius Felisch- man, Charles R. Fischer. H. H. Pettiman, D. D. Knox, L. K. Anderson, R. c McKin-
 ney, Albert Breer, s. A. Atherton, George l W. Healey and others.
 l While there were marked demonstra- 1 tions all along the line of march, yet the | scenes of the greatest enthusiasm were l witnessed as the different divisions passed 1 the reviewing stand and were saluted by
 the distinguished gentlemen on the plat l form. Seats had been provided for dis l tance of three squares along the park and | in a6 Gition there were any thousand in l them
 Marred by an Accident
 The first thing to mar the proceedings | of the morning was a serious accident to 1 General Curtis, one of the police oommis- | sioners of Buffalo. He was riding with the | police commissioners of this city and of | other cities, who were on the staff of the 1 chief in charge of the police that headed the procession. His horse slipped and fell | and in the fall the animal fell on General | Curtis in such way as to injure his spine l It was at first thought that he would not recover, but later in the day his condi- l tion improved. Still it is believed that he 1 was crippled for life.
 1 Previous to the parade there were many