The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-09-19

over the hard granite pavemehtS'
Surgirg masses of people num-
boring in the hundreds OF thous'
ands, lined the streets and the
housetops, and took advantage
of every available point of view
along the entire length of tie
line of parade. In the down
town district the streets inter
secting and adjacent to the line
of march were one struggling
mass of eager and expectant hui
mainly. The column was over
eight miles in length and was
splendidly handled, moving stead
ily and with scarcely halt or
break until the entire line had
passed the reviewing stand.
The scene was most inspiring.
Aged octogenarians with totter-
ing footsteps, and others erect
and sprightly as in youth, plod-
ded patiently side by side, and
among the thousands who made
up that gallant host there were
a bare half dozen whom the IA
tigues of the march caused to
fall out before they passed
through the living sea of faces
. in the Court of Honor and the
reviewing stand.
f Promptly at the hour set for
the parade to move, General Leo
e Rassieur, commander in-chief,
r gave the signal, and the column
q moved forward. The solid mass
K es of humanity which crowded
t the avenue from curb to curb
o gave way like the parting of the
waves, and the march began,
q The governors of several
o states marched in line with their
{. respective posts. Even Senator
r. Hanna caught the infection of
/ the hour, and left the reviewing
? stand to march down the line
q with Memorial post. Every de-
e partment as it passed the Court
of Honor, and neared the living
~ flag of children formed upon the
!. grand stand facing the long vista
g at the foot of Bond street, was
- greeted with a patriotic chorus
! from the threats of thousands OF
- school children composing "the
- flag"
ie Mingled with the inspiring
~ strains of martial music and pa
ie triotic choruses was the unstint-
az ed applause of the populace,
With General Rassieur in the
reviewing stand were the follow
81 ing: Tom L. Johnson, General
's Henry S. Peck, Adjutant General
F. NJ. Sterrett, NJ A Taylor,
y Surgeon General Viking, George
Nv Stone, department commander OF
do Colorado; General John G. Black
uu of Illinois, General Joel Longer
y, ecker of Illinois. General DAME
III D. Sickles, Guy T. Gould, past
IS department commander Of Hi
nois: General Louis Wayne Of
- Pennsylvania. General James
- Barnett, Colonel Thomas Scot
of Illinois, L. E. Holden, anC
- General J. Warren Keifer.
,ro The parade was led by mount
an ed police. Following were The
local grand marshal of the par
- AIDE, Captain Russell E. BurdiCk
g and his staff.
IN Next came past commanders
90 in-chief of the Grand Army il
fou carriages. Then followed thu
no national council of admmistra
mt ton. Only Grand Army post
to participated. Depar M en- t
~ marched in the order of seniority
). with Illinois III the lead, excep
that Ohio, by courtesy, took tn
- left of the line.
;cb 1t is expected that the patriot
Of outburst will be duplicated thi
afternoon, when a mass meeting
-, will be held in praise and thanks
80 giving for the prospective re
- covery of President Mckinley
~ Senator Hanna, Governor Mas
81 of Or D, Mayor Johnson of Cleve
- land, General Rassieur of tn
Grand Army, Judge William h
Day of Canton, Senator Fail
Nd banks of Indiana, Charles Gros
venor, and the Rev. DR.. Mar
chester. the presidents pastor