The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-09-06
Soon after the sunrise gun was fired

Soon after the sunrise gun was hred
| Tuesday bands began to play and the
post commanders began to lead their COM
panies to the rendezvous at Randolph
street and Michigan avenue. Around the
Illinois Central station and in the thor
oughfares adjacent thereto were thou
sands and thousands of blue-coated vet
Grams. There was much wheeling and
countcrmarching in response to COM
mandS. much cavorting of spirited horses
and much braSsy blare from scores of
bands. Finally IL troop of mounted pO-
iicemcn formed a line clear across the
street, Col. James ii. Wood. chief mar
shall, and his aids cantercd in behind
them and the procession was under way.
\ shout all along the line of march her.
nlded the approach of the columns head.
The white banner Of peace and the
Stars and Stripes led the column. as,
heraldcd by twelve trumpeters, it march
cd south through the army arch and into
the Court of Honor. First there was the
Pageant of Patriotism" Gen. Daniel f..
SickleS of New York commanding. Es-
corting him was the famous Lafayette
Post of New York. and then came the
Old Guard Post of Washington, whose
members lost limbs in the civil war.
The guests of honor were next. among
them being Gen. Nelson A. Miles, the
Duke Nad Duchess de ARGOS and the pres
idents of the Woman's Relief Corps, ;he
Ladies of the q. A. II. and the Army
Nurses Association. Thus the column
approached the reviewing stand. There
was brief stop TO allow the noted guests
to take their seats. Then the flag of the
G.. A. Il. was hung out, the Stars and
Stripes and the banner of peace moved
forward again, and the long, tedious
march was fairly under way.
Col. Joseph ii. Wood. grand marshal
Of the day. led the column. escorted by
the citizens committee, mounted, 100
strong. and then came Wisconsin, leading
the veterans of the Grand Army. The
bands played Tramp. Tramp, Tramp.
the Boys Are Marching" and there was
a swelling of hearts in the breasts of the
thousands of onlookers as the little hand
full of survivors of the famous Iron Brig
ade marched by, led by Gen. Edward s
Bragg.
The veterans of the Badger State were
followed by those from PcnnSylvania.
their old battle flags attracting much at
tention. Ohio made a magnificent show
ing in the second division. and was fol-
lowed by New York, the Bilwell- Wi!ke-
son Post of Buffalo having the honor Of
escortinS the commander in-chief Next
came posts from Massachusetts. Connec-
ticut. New Jersey. Maine, California. Ne
vada, Rhode Island. New Hampshire,
Vermont, Virginia, North Carolina,
Maryland. Michigan. Nebraska. Iowa
and Indiana. Indiana had the honor of
having more men in line than any other
of the visiting States. Following it were
the veterans from Colorado and Wyom-
ing Kansas, Delaware, Minnesota. Mis-
souri, Oregon. Kentucky. West Virginia,
South Dakota, Washington, Arkansas,
Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, Idaho.
Arizona and other States. Illinois. with
the battle flags of the State, bringing up
the rear of the parade.
The signal gun for the start of the pro-
cession was fired shortly after 10 o'clock.
and the parade was nearly five hours in
passing the reviewing stand.
The veterans marched twelve abreast.
There were no divisions in the parade
anu IL uiONeu Us compact Hii>S, tue
States and posts being distinguished by
guidons and banners. Because of its
simplicity. the ranks We're formed and
moved away with little difficulty. Only
1876 posts in the United States were un-
represented in the procession.
In the reviewing stand were Command
crin-chicf Shaw and his staff. the Duke
and Duchess D'Arcos. Grand Army. city
and encampment officials and prominent
Chicagoans.