Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-06

70 make marcnlng burden TOT the
old veterans who claimed the day as
their own. The right of the line on
the opening day was given to the
men who sailed the seas during the
civil war. The heroes of river and
sea of the civil war are a small band
now. OF the 1872. 900 men enlisted in
the navy in the early days of the war
less than 1000 marched yesterday.
Chicago, Aug. 29.-For four hours
and half yesterday the thinning
ranks of the Grand Army of the Re
public passed in review before their
leaders and before probably mil
lion spectators, packed in almost solid
masses along the four miles of the
line of parade.
Probably 10000 veterans took part
in the parade. For four hours and 20
minutes, most of the time with ranks
almost perfectly aligned, they filed
past the reviewing stand on Michigan
avenue.
1t was shortly before 1o:30 a. m
when the head of the column started
from the corner of Michigan avenue
and Randolph street and an hour
later it was filing past the reviewing
-
the sidewalks along the line of march
were packed from curb to wall, the
windows of the immense office build.
ings, gay with fiuttering flags and
bunting, were filed with sightseers
while along Michigan avenue, where
were erected the beautiful columns
and arches forming the court OF
honor. the crowd was so great that
the hundreds of police had great diff
ticulty in keeping clear the line OF
march.
In the reviewing stand were Lieut.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, COMMANDMENTS
Chief Shaw. Gen. Wheeler, Gen. Sick
les, Mayor Harrison ana ". IL. Har
per. 70 their left were Speaker Zen
derson, Bishop FallowS and Senator
Cullom and to their right the Spanish
minister, Duke D'Arcos, with a party
of friends, stood an interested spec
tator.
The first cheers from the reviewing
stand were given for the famous old
war eagle of the Wisconsin troops
"Old Abe" the stuffed figure of which.
borne aloft by bucIlsl<n-dressed vcr-
eran, was heartily greeted by the
crowds and saluted by Gen. Miles and
the others in the boxes.
A few moments later George G.
Meade Post No. /, of Pennsylvania
filed bv. Borne alOft by 2i veterans
were as many battle flags, tattered
and torn by bullets, and close behind
them ten equally ragged corps flags.
They were the first of the many bat
tie flags carried in the parade that
were seen by the thousands along the
line of march and everywhere the
ragged banners were greeted witn
cheers.
Chicago, Aug. 0.-Wednesday was
strictly a day of business for the g.
A. II. The convention opened at 1920
O'Clock and from the start business
was pushed with energy. The open
ing session was entirely of a social
character and was open to the public,
The afternoon meeting was of an ex
ccutive character.
Chicago, Aug. 31.-Commander-in-
Chief Leo Rassicrlr, st. Louis.
Senior Vice Commander-E. d. Mill
kin. Portland. Me.
Junior Vice Commander-Fran
Seamon. Knoxville. Tenn.
Surgeon General-John \. Wilkins,
Delta, o.
Chaplain,in-C -Chief-Rev. A. Drahrns,
San Quentin, Cal.
With the selection Of the above Off
GERS and the choice of Denver for the
national encampment of 1901 the
thirty-fcurth national encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic prac-
tically came to a close yesterday.