The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-29
ABOUT $4,000 MEN IN LINZ
POSSIBLY THE LAST GRAND PARADE
OF THE AGEING VETERANS.
Miles and other Well-known 0mcers
in the Reviewing Stand-Reuntons
and Receptions at Night.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2s.-For four ara a half
hours to-day the thinning ranks Of the
| Grand Army of the Republic passed In re-
view before their leaders and before prob
ably million spectators. packed In almost
| a solid mass along the four miles OF the
| line of parade II marked the climax OF
the thirty-fourth annual encampment, OF
| the association OF veterans who filled the
pages of history with deeds CT heroism dur
| ing the weary years of the civil war, and
was, according TO Commarider-in-chief
| Shaw, the greatest parade since that day
| I'm Washington when the hundreds Of thou
sands of veterans, the most powerful army
| on EARTH marched I'm review TO their final
disbandment.
Probably $1,000 members of the army OF
veterans took part I'm the parade. For ex-
actly four hours and twenty minutes. most
| Of the time with ranks almost perfectly
aligned, but occasionally faltering under
| the burden OF the years, they filed past the
reviewing stand on Michigan averue. salut-
| ing as they marched by General Nelson A.
Miles, Commander -in-chief Shaw. General
Daniel E. Sickles and the Spanish minister.
Duke d'Arcos
Weather conditions were almost ideal for
| the parade. wearisome enough at best for
the silver-haired veterans. The rays OF
, the sun were yeiled by light fieecy clouds
nearly all day, and even when unobscured
| their effect was greatly tempered by cool
breeze which blew steadily OF Lake Mich
| igan. The lire of march. too. was much
| shorter than ever before mapped out for
| the annual parade. its entire length not
being over four miles, but Notwithstanding
| this here and there veteran. dazed anc
| exhausted, dropped out Of the ranks.
Especially was this true after the review
| ing stand was passed AND many pathetic
scenes were witnessed down the long
stretch of Michigan avenue as the veterans
| fell by the wayside. One especially sad
incident occurred to mar in degree the
glory of the parade. Charles Beckwith, OF
Algonac Mich, dropped dead the line
was filing past the corner OF Michigan
avenue and Madison street The parade
was halted for a moment. the body of the
veteran who had responded to his last call
was tenderly removed. and his comrades
passed on.
PACKED FROM CURB TO CURB
1t was shortly before 1880 a. m. when the
| head of the column started from she corner
| OF Michigan avenue and Randolph street.
| and an hour later IL was filing past the
viewing stand. For hours before that time
the sidewalks along the line OF march were
packed from curb to wall. the windows OF
| the immense Office buildings. gay with
| futtering flags and bunting. were filled
with sightseers. while along Michigan ave-
| nue., where were erected the beautiful col
umns and arches forming the court OF
honor the crowd was so great that the
| hundreds OF police had great difficulty In
II
during the hours that the veterans tramped
| by this sea Of humanity roared its welcome.
In the grand stand. greeted down the
slope of the Lake-front Park near the Lo-
gan monument were gathered scores OF
officers, who won their fame In the civil
war. statesmen and diplomats. In the
center box of the reviewing stand were
Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles repre-
| senting President Mckinley, Commander
in-ehief Shaw. General Joe Wheeler Gen.
Daniel Il. Sickles. Mayor Harrison. OF
| Chicago, and w. ii. Harper. To their left
were acting Governor warder. Speaker
David Henderson. of the House OF Repre-
sentatives. Bishop Fallows and senator
Shelby NJ. cullom; and to their right the
| Spanish minister. Duke d'Arcos. with
| party OF friends. stood an interested spec
| Miles and the Duke d'Arcos as they EN-
tered the reviewing stand.
The marching column was headed by .
detachment of the city police under fhs
| command of Lieutenant Flynn. which in
battalion formation. swept the street from
curg TO curb Behind them came a band
| of seventy pieces, and then Chief Marshal
]. H. Wood with his immediate stan. con-
sisting of Colonel III. s. DIETRICH, Colonel
J. Z. Stuart and Colonel e. r. Young A
regiment OF assistant marshals and aida
came Gathering, and then. behind The band
OF the Second Infantry OF the Illinois
National Guard, came Commander-in-chief
| Shaw and the members of his stat COM
prising Adjutant General stewart. Quarter.
master General +. j. Atkinson. Inspecto,
| Genera, r. j. Cummings. Judge Advocats
General Ell Terrence and Chief OF Staa
| j. Cory Winans.
Ahead of the carriages containing acting
Governor warder. who supplied the place
of Governor Tanner. Mayor Harrison and
Executive Director Harper. who. with
commsnder-in-chief Shaw. occupied the re-