The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-27
By THOUSANDS
VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR AR
RIvING AT CHICAGO.
All Indications Point to a Record
Breaking Attendance of the Old
Soldiers and Their Friends.
TWO GREAT MEETINGS SUNDAY
CONTINUOUS RAIN COULD NOT
DAMPEN THE ENTHUSIASM.
Patriotic Speeches by Several Notable
Men at the Night Song Service
at the Coliseum.
SESSION HELD FOR CHILDREN
FULLY TEN THOUSAND PERSONS
PRESENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
Members of the Old Guard ssTenting
on the Old Camp GrOund--The
Days Arrivals and Events.
Patriotic Speeches by Several Notable
Men at the Night Song Service
at the Coliseum.
SESSION HELD FOR CHILDREN
FULLY TEN THOUSAND PERSONS
PRESENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
Members of the Old Guard "Tenting
on the Old Camp GrOund"-The
Days Arrivals and Events.

CHICAGO, Aug 26.-Despite a rain which
fell at times with the energy of stream
from a garden hose and degenerated pc
riodically into a cold. soaking drizzle, the
grand patriotic and sacred song service at
the Coliseum tonight was attended by
throng which taxed the capacity of the i'm
mense building TO the utmost. The exer-
cises began at s o'clock and between that
hour and o'clock the sidewalk on Wabash
avenue impossible for block in both
directions. A large detachment of police
was on hand and the officers had their
hands more than full in handling the
crowd. The jam in the doorways at
o'clock was terrific, and although none was
injured many gowns and coats were
badly wrecked. 1t is estimated that fully
1900 people were packed into the hall, and
thousands more were unable to gain ad-
mission.
Bishop Samuel Fallows, of Chicago. who
gained renown a fighting man on the
battlefield before he won distinction in the
pulpit, and who is the chairman of the en-
campment committee on religious exercises,
presided. On the platform with him were
Mayor Harrison, Commander in Chief
Shaw of the G. -. r.: the Rev. Thomas c.
Iliff, of Salt Lake City, Utah; Gen. Daniel
E: Sickles, the Rev. E. G. Hirsch. of Chi
cago, and host of department command
ers OF the G. A. r., as well as the local
officials in charge of Chicago's end of the
encampment.
After a musical selection had been rem
dered by the band, the vast audience Joined
I in the Lords Prayer, being led by the Rev.
Frank Gunsaulus, of Chicago. and then
Eal 1o1 nd ell
quent welcome to the visiting veterans.
| responsive reading was led by the Rev. j.
| D. Severinghaus, of Chicago, and Bishop
| Fallows introduced Commander-in-Chef
| Shaw. who spoke at some length on True
| Patriotism" He dwelt the services
| which had been rendered to this nation in
| particular, and TO the world at large, by
| the members of the Grand Army, and
| pointeo out the need of training the coming
generation in the duties which patriotism
demands of the nations citizens.
| The Rev. E. G. Hirsch delivered a pa
triotic- address. and the Rev. T. D. Wallace
| pronounced the benediction. Between the
| addresses musical numbers were given by
| the band of 100 pieces, and vocal selections
| were given by soloists. quartets and the
chorus. all of them being applauded fran
tically by the audience. which was in an
! intensely patriotic frame of mind.
| During the afternoon a service for chill
dren was given at the Coliseum which was
attended by fully 10000 people. Addresses
| were made by Commander-in-chief Shaw,
| Bishop Fallows and the Rev. B. w. Ar
net, of Wilberforce, o.
| Veterans and visitors to the encampment
| came in by the thousand to-day, every in
coming passenger train being packed to
| the doors. Railroad officials estimated that
| fully 5000 people arrived during the day,
| of which $1,000 were members of the G. A.
r. Forty-five thousand strangers had ar
| rived previously, over 1000 of whom were
veterans, a total of $1,000 already in the
| city, and reports from the railroads and
| the G. A. r. headquarters indicate that
| to-morrow's arrivals will swell the num-
Der to a record-breaking total. Reception
| committees were at all the railroad stations
| to direct the veterans to their hotels and
/ lodging houses.
| They were tenting on the old camp
grounds in Lincoln Park tonight In spite
| of the steady drizzling rain and the water
| soaked ground the pale light of lanterns
1 glimmered through the walls Of the white
| tents along the lake shore drive and a
group OF old soldiers sat under shelter
or around a ruddy camp fire and sang
| Marching through Georgia" and told
| stories of the fighting for the Union.
Seventy members of the Allegheny City
Post No. 12s, arrived in Chicago to-day
| and marched TO Lincoln Park where I'm
| the midst of heavy downpour from the
gray skies, they went into camp. With
them were a large number of veterans
States. together with many friends of the
| cid soldiers. The entire body, numbering
400, took up quarters in the thirty-five
| tents which have been pitched in sight of
the lake at the southern end of the park
| Miss Clara Barton. head of the Red Cross
| Society of the United States, arrived to-
| day TO attend the encampment
She was accompanied by Mrs. Allen S.
| Mussey, of Washington, vice president of
the American Red Cross. and other Of
| ficials of the organization.
Unless the unexpected happens. IL is prob
| able that Major Leo Raisseur, of st. Louis.
will be elected commander -in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic for the COM
| ing year, at the business session Wednes-
day. General John c. Black, of Illinois.
| who has been prominently mentioned for
| the office and who, although he has made
| no canvass. had developed considerable
| strength among the veterans of the West
| ern and Northwestern States. has declined
10 be a candidate. This apparently leaves a
clear field for Major Raisseur. as no other
| name has far been mentioned by the
veterans already in the city. and the indi-
cations point to his unanimous selection
at Wednesdays meeting.