The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-27
.GRIZZLED VETS
TENTING ON old
CAMPO
Thousands Upon Thousands Pouring
Into the Windy City for the
G. A. R. Encampment. i1B
A PATRIOTIC SONG SERVICE.
Attended by Throng at tho COLI
seum-old Soldiers Will En- ~
joy the Coming Week. /.

CHICAGO. Aug. 2s.-Despite q ra,n,i
which fell at times with the energy Of o
stream from garden hose and degnn-i
Grated periodically into q cold, soaking
drizzle. the Grand Patriotic and Sacred
Song Service at tho Coliseum tonight
was attended by q throng which taxnd
the capacity OF the inmense building 20
the utmost The exercises began at 9
O'clock and between that hour and Z
O'clock the sidewalk on Wabash ave-
nue. was impossible for q block IN both
directions. A large detachment OF po-
lice was on hand and the officers had
their hands more than full In handling
the crowd. The jam In the doorways at
5 o'clock was terrific and although none
was injured, many gowns and coats
were badly wrecked. Itis estimated
that fully $4,000 people were packed into
the hall, and thousands more were un-
able to gain admission. &! :
Bishop Samuel Fellows of Chicago,
who gained renown as q fighting man
on the battlefield before he won dis
tinctfon In the pulpit and who Is the
chairman OF the encampment commit
tee on religious exercises. presided. On
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reenusred by the band. the vast audience
joined In the Lords prayer, being led
by Rev. Frank Gunsaulus, of Chicago.
anu then Bishop Fallows extended a
warm and eloquent welcome to the Wis
itlns veterans. a responsive reading
was led by Rev. J. D. severinshans, OF
chicago, and Bishop Fallows then In!
troduced commande-in-Chief Shaw,
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oafne IN by thousands.
Veterans and visitors to the encamp-
ment came In by the thousands to-day,
every incoming passenger train being
packed 10 the doors. railroad officials
estimated that fuliy 5000 people ar
rired during the day. OF which number
$500 we're members Of the 9. A. r..
'S'VVo strangers had arrived previously.
over 1l,ooo OF whom were veterans. a
total OF $4,000 already In the city, and
reports from the railroads and from G.
A. r. headquarters Indicate that to-
morrow's arrivals VIII swell the NUM-
Der to a record breaking total Recep.
ton committees were at all railroad
stations TO direct the; veterans to their
hotels and lodging houses.
They were tenting on the, old camp
grounds In Lincoln park tonight. In
spite OF the dreary drizzling rain and
the water soaked ground. the light OF
The lanterns slimmered through the
iinssof white tents along the lake shore
drive and I group of old soldiers sat
under a shelter tent around a ruddy
campfire and sang Marching Through
Georgia" and told stories OF the fight
Ing for the Union.
Seventy members OF the Allegheny
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