Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-08-28
Representatives Of 1000 Posts
In the Parade-Five Hours to
Pass Reviewing Stand
PYTHIAN DOlNGs IN OETROI'
Kentucky Legislature Meets to
Repeal GoebeI Law1Boers
Reported Defeated.
|DIyERTlNG TROOPS TO MANILA

Chicago. Aug. 2S-The grand parade
of veterans of the civil war occurred
this morning. Streets and buildings
were resplendant with decorations and
the line of march was crowded with
thousands upon thousands of cheer
ing people. Notwithstanding the age
of the members of the Grand Army of
the Republic, more members of the
organization announced their inten-
ton of joining the line than expected
by the most sanguine veterans. Old
soldiers from every state of the union
were in the march and throughout the
length Of parade. 1000 posts of the
Grand Army had representation. The
parade. which started at the intersec-
ton of Randolph street and Michigan
avenue, was about five hours in pass
ing given point. The line of march
was short, and from the start to the
south end of the Court of Honor, where
it disbanded after passing in review
before Commander-in-chief Shaw,
comprised twenty-seven city squares.
Even though the majority of marchers
were men advanced in years, the pa
rade moved swiftly and without breaks
or disorder. The columns came twelve
abreast. well closed, solid and com
pact. The formations were almost
invariably well kept. The marching
column was headed by detachment
of the city police. Behind came a
band Of seventy pieces and then Chief
Marshal J. H. Wood. with his imme.
diate stalf, a regiment of assistant
marshals and aides and then behind
the great band OF the second infantry
Illinois national guard, Commando der-in.
Chief Shaw and star. Ahead of the
carriages, containing Acting Cover
nor Warder, in place of Governor Tan.
ner. Mayor Harrison and Executive
Director Harper, who, with Command
er-in-cnief Shaw occupied the review
ing stand during the parade. marched
La Fayette Post No. 141, New York,
commanded by Allan G. Blackwell.
Cheer after cheer went up as Gener-
al Daniel e. Sickles accompanied by
his aides, rode past the reviewing
stand. All along the line of march the
general had been given the most fat
tering greeting Fifty members of Co.
lumbia post, Chicago, formed hollow
square in the center of which were
borne fifty battIefiags carried by New
York regiments during the war. The
spectacle of the worn and tattered
flags were greeted, at times with
cheers and at times with deep silence
more expressive than applause. All
hats were off as the flags went by. A
long line of carriages followed the
battlef1ags, each containing ladies, of
ficials of various organizations a
ed with the Grand Army. Close be-
hind the carriages came three platoons
members of Columbia post, acting as
rear guard, while score of veterans
as special escort, marched beside the
vehicles. Bidwell Wilkeson post, Of
Buffalo, had the largest number OF
men in the ranks of any organization
outside. of Chicago. g.
Lieut. General Miles arrived in the
city from Washington at $40 a. IA,
He was met at the Union station by
Major General Wheeler, commanding
the department of the lakes, and by
Col. e. C. Abdill, of General John c.
Blacks stan.