Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-09-06
Wisconsin Veterans AT
Head of Great Parade
III Chicago.
War Broken Heroes Given
Glad Greeting Upon
Every Hand.
Pageant of Patriotism
Perhaps Last of Kind
To Be Seen.

Chicago, Aug. 29.-Tuesday was a
great day for the veterans. Along
streets filled with cheering multi
tude, past towering buildings gay with
the glow of the stars and stripes,
through arches of honor, beneath sus-
pended banners, and swinging portraits
OF illustrious leaders, now part of the
muster beyond that dark river whose
brink their feet had so often pressed
on fields Of death, $4,000 of the life
guard of the nation, the Grand Army
of the Republic. marched. 1t was their
greatest parade since that day in 1865,
when with ranks fresh from the tri-
umphs of war they had marched down
Pennsylvania avenue in Washington
with their faces turned toward home.
and their hearts filled with the prom
Use of the victories of peace.
1t was probably the last of the great
parades upon which the members of
the Grand Army will march on earth.
The average age of the veterans Is
life, its ranks are thinning fast, and
its membership has commenced to
fall away.
The last year Of the century across
the years of which they have emblaz-
oned so glorious record was most
fitting time for what so many of them
have declared would be their last re-
view and still more appropriate was it
that sun and wind combined to pro-
duce a day eminently suitable for the
occasion. A light breeze came off
Lake Michigan strong enough to lift
the banners out to the full length of
their folds and at times with force
sufficient to make it necessary for
more than one old soldier to grasp the
staff to keep the flag on high. Not in
many years has Chicago extended so
affectionate a welcome to the old he
roes.
The parade, which started at the in
tersection of Randolph street and
Michigan avenue, was about five
hours in passing given
point. The line of march
comprised twenty-seven of the city
squares. Even though the majority OF
the marchers were of advanced years,
the parade moved swiftly and without
breaks or disorder. The columns came
on twelve abreast well closed, solid
and compact. The formations were
almost invariably we'll kept, for the
men who had gone through years Of
desperate war without being guilty OF
struggling were too old to be laggards
now.
Twelve heralds in costume, each
bearing long trumpet, came down the
avenue announcing in mellow tones
the approach of the pageant of patriot
ism which followed close behind. Fifty
members of Columbia post of Chicago
wearing handsome uniforms of dark
green formed a hollow square in the
center of which were borne fifty battle
flags carried by New York regiments
Curing the war. The spectacle OF the
worn and tattered flags was greeted, at
lines with cheers and at times with a
deep silence more expressive than ap-
plause could ever be. Watcher the
crowd cheered or kept silence itshowed
deep feeling and from end to end or
the parade all hats were off as the flags
went by.
The old continental drum and bugle
corps OF New York city led Chaplin
Post, also from New York, and both
were heartily cheered for their excel
lent appearance in marching. Then
came the Arion Military ban1 of Mil
waukee, forming the vanguard for .he
various departments which marched
under the leadership Of their depart
ment commanders.
Wisconsin was given the right of the
line and as her column came turning
around the corner of Jackson Boule-
ward into the broad sweep of Michigan
avenue, and with bands playing and
colors flying, the army of the republic
came marching down the people
seemed to realize that here at last
came the true pageant OF patriotism.
In the grandstand erected on the
slope Of the Lake Front park near the
Logan monument, were gathered
scores OF officers who won fame in the
civil war, statesmen and diplomats. In
the cetner box of the reviewing stand
s were Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, rep
resenting President Mckinley, Com
tnander in Chief Shaw, Gen. Jos. Z.
Wheeler, Gen. Daniel E. sickles, Mayor
Harrison of Chicago and President W.
Fl. Harper. To their left were Acting
Governor Warder. speaker Davido b.
Henderson, Bishop Samuel Fallows,
|, Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom. To their
right the Spanish minister, Duke ID
4 ARGOS, with a party of friends, stood