The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-09-08
MANY IN Line
Annual Parade of Grand Army
Veterans at Cincinnati I'm
usually Long.
Ohio Division Was o Mile in
Length, All Counties Being
Represented. "
Weather Was Perfect and the
Attendance Reached Fabu-
ICus Figures.
Meeting of the ''Blue and Gray"
a Feature Of the Days
Programme.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 6.-Today was the
red letter day of the National Grand
Army encampment-the annual parade
of the veterans. The attendance in
the city reached fabulous figures, &C
cording to the estimates of two dozen
railways that have been taxed beyond
their capacity, but the arrangements
were such that none have wanted for
food or shelter or suffered from heat or
want OF any thing. At sunrise all were
aroused by the salute OF 40 guns at
Camp Sherman. There were numer.
Gus meetings previous to the parade,
than the meeting of the "Blue and the
Gray" at the Chamber of Commerce at
9a m. This meeting had been ar.
ranged by resident Confederate and
Federal veterans with view of bring.
ing about the most cordial handshak.
ing over the bloody chasm. and it was
eminently successful. Meantime the
contest between Sexton of Illinois,
Shaw and Shots OF New York, Ander-
son of Kansas and Mack of Ohio for
commauder..n-cuiet goes on with much
animation, while Denver, Kansas City,
and Pniladel phia are making hot
contest for the location of the next en-.
campment.
The Grand Parade.
The parade of veterans Of the Grand
Army moved promptly at 10 a. m, led
by /. platoon OF mounted police, in the
following order:
First Observation-Disclosures Of Illinois,
General Nj A. Cochran and staff.
Second On--Departmcnts of Wis
consin and Pennsylvania
Third Divisioll-Department of New
York and Connecticut.
Fourth DISQUALIFICATION of Massa-
chusetts, New Jersey, Maine, Nevada,
California, Rhode Island Vermont, New
Hampshire, Potomac, Virginia, Mary
land and Nebraska.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures of Michigan
and Iowa.
Sixth Division-Departmen5 of Indiana.
Seventh Observation-Disclosures of Colo
RADIO, Wyoming, Kansas, Delaware,
Minnesota, Missouri and Oregon.
Eighth Observation-Disclosures of Ken
lucky, West Virginia, South Dakota
Alaska, Washington, Arkansas, New
Mexico and Utah.
Ninth Observation-Disclosures of Ten
nessee, Louisiana, mississippi Florida,
Montana, Texas, Idaho, Arizona, Geor-
gia, Alab ama, North Dakota, Okla
homa and Indian Territory.
OHIO Division Mile III Length.
The tenth division was composed of
the posts III the department of Ohio,
arranged by tho IS counties, with their
respective bands, and with Major
George B. Fox and staff in command.
The posts from the counties were
followed by Ohio regimental and other
assocla lions and the whole comprised
great proportion of the parade. This
DIVISION of the parade\was over mile
i'll length. All along the long line of
march there were casks of ice water
some places they were literally sup
piled with more substantial refresh.
ments. There were seats for thou
sands along Washington park on Race
street, around the posuoffice and at
other places, while the housetops as
we'll as the windows and every place
for reviewing the parade along the
line of march was occupied.
The ilne of march was less than
three mics with the reviewing stand
at Washington park, near the end of
the course. With the parade starting
promptly at 10 a. NJ, the reviewing
stand was reached shortly before noon.
The weather was perfect.