The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-29
THE GRAND ARMY PARADE
Forty Thousand Veterans March
Through Chicago's Streets.
The Column Led by the White BAN
ncr of resce and the Stars md
Stripes Washington Given IA
Prominent Place ia the Linc-Gid
Flags Eornc by Tender Hands.

CHICAGO. Aug. 2S.-Forty thousand vet
erans of the civil war passed in review to-
day before fully one million cheering com
patriots. The occasion was the annual
parade OF the members of the Grand Army
of the Republic ard the crowning spec
tacular event of the grand national en-
campment of that organization.
An inspiring sight was presented as the
veterans swung down Michigan Boulevard.
Their steps trifle hating, their eyes
trife dim, but their wrinkled cheeks aflame
with never-dying patriotism, a great host
of the soldiers who fought brave men in
an awful war marched under battlefiags
with bloody histories behind commanders
who led them into revels of death and
| carnage, and between banks of uncounted
humanity who looked and learned lesson.
There were men Scared and manned in that
parade, there We're men bent with age,
but they trudged along under the August
sun as full of fire and enthusiasm as when
they stormed Southern ramparts and
charged commands worthy of their steel
1 third of a century ago.
The white banner of peace and the Stars
and Stripes leo the column, as heralded by
| twelve trumpeters it marched west on
| Randolph Street and into the court of
honor. First there was the Pageant of
Patriotism. Gen. Daniel E S.ckles, of New
York. commanding, and then the famous
Lafayette Post, of New York, followed by
the Old Guard of Washington. The guests
of honor were next, among them being
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, the Duke and
Duchess De ARGOS, and the presidents of
the Women's Relief Corps, the Ladies of
the G. A. R.. and the Nurses Association.
Thus the column approached the review
ing stand.
Opposite Hubbard Court there was brief
stop to allow the noted guests to take their
seats. When the flag of the G. A. r. 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 w. H. Wood. grand marshal
of the day. led the column, escorted
by the Citizens Committee, mounted, and
100 strong. 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 cn-lookers as the little hand
full of survivors of the famous Iron Bri-
gade marched by, led by Gen. Edward S.
Bragg. The veterans of the Badger State
were followed by those from Pennsylvania,
their old battle flags attracting much at
tention. Ohio made a magnificent showing
in the second division and was followed
by New York. the Bidwell- -Wilkeson Post,
Of Buffalo, having the honor OF eseorting
the eommander-in- chief.
Next came Massachusetts,, Connecticut,
New Jersey. Maine. California, Nevada,
Rhode Island. New Hampshire. Vermont,
Virginia North Carolina, Maryland, Mich
igau. Nebraska. Iowa. and Indiana. In
ana had the honor of having more men
il. line than any other of the visiting
States. Following it were the veterans
| from Colorado and Wyoming, Kansas,
Delaware. Minnesota. Missouri, Oregon,
Kentucky West Virginia, South Dakota,
| Washington, Arkansas. Tennessee, Missis-
/ sippi. Texas. Idaho. Arizona, and other
! States. Illinois. with the battle flags of
the State. bringing up the rear of the
parade.
The gun for the start of the procession
\ was fired shortly after 10 o'clock, and the
parade was nearly five hours in passing the
reviewing stand. The veterans marched
| twelve abreast. There were no divisions
| in the parade. and it moved as a compact
mass. the States and posts being distin-
| guished by banners. Because of its sim
| plicity the ranks were formed and moved
away with little difficulty Only 1856 posts
| III lHG bHlltu SldA1o were uuItpItStultI
| in the procession. Fifty ragged and torn
battle flags in the Pageant of Patriotism
attracted great attention.
But one untoward happening marred the
occasion. Charles Beckwith. sixty-five
years old. with Sheridan Post No. 4. De-
partment of Michigan, fell dead in the
| ranks just as his division swept into the
avenue OF fame. The day was cool. though
the sun shone brightly and there was no
suffering that could be charged to the
weather. Emergency hospitals had been
established in every block along the line
to do except now and then to revive some
woman made faint by the pressure she
had been subjected to in the crowd Of spec
tators. The veterans had no use for the
medical corps.