The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-08-29
MONSTER
PARADE
Veteran Drops Dead While
In Line

OF the bTdUu army ol lilt iNNphbtN pHN'@
ed in review before their leaders and be-
fore probably a million spectators, pack
ed in almost solid masses along the four
miles Of the line OF parade.
il marked the climax OF the thirty
fourth annual encampment, and was, ac-
cording to Commander-in-C Chief Shaw,
the great day iince when in Washington
the most powerful army on earth. march,
ed in review to their final dlsbandment
FOUR HOURS TWENTY MINUTES.
Probably 10000 members Of the army
Of veterans took part in todays pa
rade. For exactly four hours and twen-
IS mintnea most Of the time with ranks
almost perfectly aligned, but OCCASION
ally faicrlng under the burden of years,
they filed past the reviewing stand on
Michigan avenue saluting as they march
ed by. General Nelson \. Miles. Com
inander-in-Chief Shaw, Geenral Daniel +.
sickles, and the Spanish minister, the
Duke Of ArcOs.
Weather conditions were almost i'-al
for the parade The rays OF the sun
were we're veiled by light. deecy clouds,
and even when unobscured. their effect
was greatly tempered by cool breeze
which blew steadily off Lake Michigan
q tian ever before maped out for the
annual parade. but. Notwithstanding
here. and there, a veteran. exhausted,
drcpved cat OF he ranks. Especially wa
this true after the reviewing stand was
passed. and many pathetic scenes were
witnessed down the lorg stretch Of Mich
igan avenue at the veterans fell by the
wayside.
A SAD INCIDENT.
The cne e,;.eC silly sad incident oesm ed
to mar in a degree tho glory Of the pa
rade, Charles BecA-ith, Of Algonz',
Michigan, dropped dead as the line was
filing past the corner Of Michigan ave-
nue. 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 com
rades passed on.
THE START.
1t was shortly before 1920 a. m. when
the head Of the column started from the
corner Of Michigan avene and Randolph
street and an hour later it was fling past
the reviewing stand. For hours before
that time the sidewalks along the line OF
march were packed from curb TO wal.
the windows Of the immense office build
ings, gay with fluttering flags and bunt-
ing, were filled with sightseers, while
along Michigan avenue there were erect
ed the beautiful columns and arches form
ing the court Of honor, the crowd was
SO great that the hundreds OF police
had great difficulty in keeping clear the
line of march And all during the hours
that the veterans tramped by this sea of
humanity roared it's welcome.
FAMOUS OFFICERS.
In the grand stand erected down the
slope Of the lake front park, near the
Logan monument were gathered scores
of officers who won fame in the civil war
In the center Of the box Of the reviewing
stand were Lieutenant General Neson A
Miles. representing President Mckinney;
Commander-in-Chief Shaw, Gen. Joseph
Wheeler. General Daniel f. Sickles, May
or Harrison and w. II. Harper
To their left were Acting Governor
Warder, Speaker Henderson, Bishop Fal-
lows and Senator Cullom and 70 their
right the Spanish Minister Duke Of Ar
cos as they entered the reviewing stand.
"OLD ABE"
The first cheers from the reviewing
stand were given TO the famous OLD war
eagle of the Wisconsin troops, "Old Ane
tho stuffed figure of which borne alolt
nv a brawny buckskin dressed veteran
was heartily greeted by the crowds ana
saluted by General Miles and the oth-
ers In the boxes The post escorting 'Old
Abe" was closely followed by Lucius
Fairchild post, which startled the cro"ds
bv stopping in front Of General Niles ana
Commander Shaw and giving the FAMOUS
.'Rab. 'rah," OF the Wisconsin OhlVeI
sity. 1t was somewhat cracked ana Zee
ble. but It showed the undimmed splIlS
nat made the iron brigade famous ana
II started the crowd TO cheering again
A few minutes later George q. Meaue
most No. / or Pennsylvania hled pS,
Borne aloft by twenty-four silver halreu
veterans were as many battle hags' TAI
tered and torn by bullets, and close pe'
hind them ten equally ragged corps NAG
They were the first OF the many paVu'
flags carried in the parade, ana ever
where the ragged banners were sree'o0
with cheers. They were followed by Phil
LID Schuyler post, with eight battle hags
Knapps battery OF Pennsylvania, with
three guidons, and Lytle post No. l2S, OF
AUeghaney city, with three battle hags
Nearly every post OF the Pennsylvania
section, I'm fact, proudly marched behlnc
one or more Of their mute reminders
Of the southern battlehleds, and every
standard was saluted and cheered
New York was rich with these emblems
ORourke post, No. /, Of Rochester, N
y, the veterans all In uniform and car
rying rifles held aloft two civil war ban
ners. Captain Post No. 2, of Buffalo
headed by the old Continental drum anC
bugle corps, carried twenty three flag,