The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-08-31
SAILED THE OCEAN Blue.
The Men Who Fought Their Coun.
try's Battles on the Water Had
Their Day at Chicago.
eRAnDpARAOE or The NAVAL VETERANS.
They Were Joined BY the sons 0f
Veterans. the Boys Brigade and
EX-Prison~rs Of War-Dedtcatiom
Of the Naval Arch ut the sOuth
End Of the Court Of Honor.

Nntcago, aug. -..-- ms was 'n0 day
of the Grand Army encamon,cnt set
inside for the men of the navy. aud
from morning TO evening the ems gas
of the men of the sea were given
precedence over the battle flags OF
the men who fought on land. Two
thousand strong. the men who fought
with Farragut. Dupont and Porter,
along the Atlantic coast, in the gulf,
and up and down the Mississippi river,
marched through the streets, which
were packed with a cheering. APP
plauding multitude.
The Younger Generation.
Beside the men who fought ahoat
from '6l TO 'Gj came the younger gen
Grafton who helped to demolish Mon
tojo's fleet in Manila bay. and made
glorious history when Cervera sailed
out of Santiago harbor TO over
whelming defeat. With the veterans
of the navy marched n band OF men
whose lot during the war comprised
the worst of hardships none the
less was ms full OF glory rs the career
Of the brayest fighters of them all
These were the members of the AS
ISOLATION OF EN-Prisoners Of War.
ny Way of Prelude.
The parade, which was but a pre-
Jude to the great march Of the Grand
! Army. Tuesday. started AT III o'clock,
from the corner OF Michigan avenue
and Randolph street.and after short
march through the down town
l .lt
at jackson boulevard. and passed on
south under the beautiful army arch
nj Van Buren, street, through tie
court of honor. and out under the
naval arch at Michigan avenue and
Hubbard court, where il passed in
review before Commander-in-Ch ief
shaw of the G.. a. r.. Acting Gov.
Warder. representing GOV. Tanner
Mayor Harrison. Commander Jones. Of
the sons of Veterans. and Comman.
der Atwell of the EN-Prisoners OF
War.
The Parade.
Chief Marshal ]. f. II. Foss. OF Min
ncapolis. headed the parade. attended
by Lieut.. w. j. Wilson. Capt. Joseph
l.. brigham. past commander: Past
Commander Seelcy. Past Rcar-Ad-
miral Daniel +. Keely Lieut.. l.. c.
Garden. Capt. l.. " Christian. Lieut.
j. A. jameson and Ensign l.. G. Lind
ley. who composed his staff.
The first organization in the col.
umn was composed of sailors FROM
the revenue cutters Fessenden and
Morrill,. Then came two crews Of the
United States life-saving service. The
naval militia of Illinois. which IN
cluded hundreds of men who fought
in the navy during the war Of l>es.
the Naval Reserve Veteran assccia
ton. members of the Sons of Vet
Grams. the Boys Brigade. the IN
Prisoners Of War. and then the Ma
tional Association of Naval Veterans
altogether about 5000 men.
Preceding the naval parade. the big
naval arch. erected at Michigan av.
enue and Hubbard court. near the
John a. Logan monument. and mark.
ing the south end of the court oil
honor. was dedicated. Although the
exercises were held at a comparative.
Nv early hour. an immense crowd wit
messed the ceremonies in honor of the
naval veterans.
The exercises were exceedingly sim.
pie. Shortly after nine o'clock, Maj.
y. a. Bigelow. secretary of the q. A.
H., Bishop Samuel Fallows and DIR. L.
T.. Murdoch, past commander. of Chi.
rage. and member of Farragut post,
G.. A. r.. who had been selected 10
| al .J<.Is 81 ~
a. X. headquarters at the Palmer
house. and. escorted by the Wilken.
son Post No. o. of New York. de.
tachment of the Illinois Associati ION
OF Naval Veterans and the Illinois
First Regiment band, were driven
; down Michigan avenue 10 the big
white arch erected in honor of the
: veterans Of the navy.
Dedication Exercises.
After the band had played "Ameri.
ca the crowd meantime standing
with uncovered heads. Bishop Samuel
Fallows delivered prayer. Commo-
dore George l.. Scavey, of the naval
veterans, then introduced DR.. Muir.
dock, who. in brief. eloquent speech
eulogized the gray-hcaded tars for
the part they took in the fight for the
union. and dedicated the arch to their
honor. Again the veterans and the
thousands Of spectators uncovered as
: the band played THE Star Spangled
banner Bishop Fallows delivered
the benediction and Commodore Sea.
vey and his escort left Immediately
for Randolph street and Michigan nv.
enue TO take their places in the pa.
rade of the naval veterans.
Naval Parade on Lake Michigan.
J The late afternoon feature of the