Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-06

ADE~NA AMI NAV AL OrrIAEfkG
WERE DRIVEN OVER THE
ROUTE AHEAD OF THE VET
ERANS AND FINALLY VIEWED
THE PARADE-S5 900 MEN IN
LINE-PATRIoTIC AIRS SUNG
BY 5000 SCHOOL CHILDREN.
PHILADELPHIA. September g.
This is the big day OF the Grand
Army encampment and the city was
alive at an early hour. The presence
in the city of President Mckinley in
creased the interest and his drive over
the route of the parade aroused the
greatest enthusiasm among the
throngs on the streets. Admiral
Sampson and the captains of his squad
ron made formal call upon the Pres
ident before 9 o'clock Mr.. Mckinley
receiving them in the reception room
set apart for him during his stay at
the Hotel Walton.
Afterward the Presidential party, in
GLIDING the admiral and the captains,
entered carriages and went over the
route of the parade. The Presidents
carriage was dr~wn by four richly
caparisoned bay horses. With the
President We're Mayor Ashbridge and
Gen. Louis Wagner, chairman OF the
G. A. r. executive committee.
AS the President started up Broad
street a great wave of cheering started
that never ceased until the President
had traversed the entire route OF the
parade and back again. The stands
along the route were erpwded and their
occupants would rise en- masse and
cheer.
The Presidential party drove down
Chestnut street past the historic State
house where the nation was born, and
as he passed the President took off his
hat wild outburst OF cheering fol-
lowed. The party reached the review
ing stand at 10: 10 O'clock, and the Pres
ident waited in the rooms Of the direc-
tor of public works until the head OF
the procession reached the stand, when
he again made his appearance. Taa
object in driving the Precedent Ric
route was to give him chance to zee
the people and the decorations. e / to
give the people an opportunity TO SEQ
the President
The head OF the procession moved at
10 O'Clock down Broad street. east side
of city hall 10 Market, TO Fourth, 20
Chestnut, to Broad, to Pine, whers the
parade was dismissed. Tho di ice
covered was FIVE miles. Independence
Hall was passed during the march. and
caps were lifted and colors dipped by
the veterans A chorus Of 1000 school
children occupied portion of the grand
stand on the north side OF the city hall
and sang patriotic airs as the veterans
passed.
Post No. /, from Rockford. Ill. thu
oldest Post In the Grand Army, headed
the line Gen James w Latta, Of this
city, was chief marshal. Among the
many relics OF the civil war which
appeared in the parade was the worn
and stained flag which foated at tho
head of the line Of the Illinois division,
and at the right Of the George II
Thomas Post No 5. This flag vas used
at Gen. Thomas's headquarters. Il was
carried at the right Of line In the soci-
ETY. OF the Cumberland In Chicago AZ
the reception Of Gen. Grant on his re-
turn from trip around the world
Disabled veterans rode in carriages
following the department Of Pennsyl-
yania, at the end Of the line. In or
der came the departments Of Illinois,
Wisconsin, Ohio, New York. Connect
icut. New Jersey, Maine. Rhode Is-
land. New Hampshire, Vermont. Po-
tomac. Virginia, North Carolina. Mary
land, Nebraska, Michigan. Kansas. Min
nesota, Missouri. Kentucky, West vlr-
ginia, Washington, and Alaska. South
Dakota. Thirty-fiye thousand men
we're in line
At no celebration since the centen-
NAL has this city seen the crowds which
line the streets along which the YET
Grams passed. The Avenue OF Fame
with its snow-white columns and fes-
toons Of bunting and laurel was the
favorise view point.
From the front Of the building TO the
curb the people were In solid mass
and even breathing was difficult. AS
result Of the crush about 400 men, wo-
men and children we're overcome and
taken from the crowd to various hos
pitaIs.
When the Ohio posts appeared. the
aged paraders became wild with en-
thusiasm. One veteran broke ranks
and standing before his comrades.
shouted. Three cheers for the biggest
man on Major VIM. Mckinley.
OF Ohio
This invitation for cheers was fol-
lowed by mighty roar which vas
echoed and re-echoed among the spec
tators for blocks.
Mr.. Mckinley enjoyed the occasion
with the spirit Of q man unfettered
with high Official honors and the cares