Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-09-07

street, Col. James III. Wood, chief mar
shall, and his aids cantered in behind
them and the procession WAS under way.
A shout all along the line of march her.
aided the approach OF the columns head.
The white banner of peace and the
Stars and Stripes led the column. as,
heralded Ivy twelve %truinpetcrs, it march,
ed south through the army arch and INTO
the Coil, OF Honor. First there was the
pageant of Patriotisi,i," Gen. Daniel u.
Siclles of New York commanding. Els
cortins 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 y. Miles, the
Duke and Duchess de ARGOS aud the pres
idents of the Woman's Relief Corps. the
Ladies of the G. A. II. and the Army
Nurses Association. Thus the column
approached the reviewing stand. There
was Il brief stop TO allow the noted guests
to take their seats. Then the flag of the
G. A. X. 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 committees, 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 We're
followed by those from Pennsylvania,
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 Bidwell-W ilke-
son Post of Buffalo having the honor of
escortins the commandments. Next
came posts from Massachusetts,, Conncc-
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 veterans marched twelve abreast.
There were no divisions in the parade
and it moved as n compact mass, the
States and posts being distinguished by
guidons and. banners. Because of its
simplicity, the rainks were formed and
moved away with little difficulty. Only
1876 posts in the United States were un-
represented in the procession.
The spectacle Of gray-haired old fight
ers trying vainly to %straighten the bent
shoulders that once were square and
strong, and to keep step to war tunes and
battle hymns, and their feeble efforts to
fight fatigue, put pathos into n scene
that was already pathetic, md told the
story of the army's last retreat before
Father Time. Some dropped from the
ranks before the march was over; others
leaned on comrades shoulders and game
" tramped to the finish, aud still others
pushed along, heads up, steps firm, fit fol
battle with any foeman that ever lived
Thirty thousand Of them marched