The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-12
WAS A GREAT DAY
FOR c. AR. VETERANS
Parade Eight Miles in Length
at Cleveland.
VIEWED BY THOUSANDS
NINETY BANDS OF MUSIC AND
1os DRUM CORPS.

cleveland, o., sept 1.-the SurVlV-
ing veterans of the greatest struggle
the world has ever seen. that iron gray
hoste known as the Grand Army of the
Republic, have again responded to the
bugle call and today fell into line. as
they were wont to do in the dark days
of the civil war They awoke this
morning to the sound of reVeille, and
long before the hour set for the start
ing OF the parade they lined the streets
and avenues adjacent TO Euclid and
Case avenues, where the parade was
formed Old veterans prominent in the
affairs of the G. a. r. said it was the
grandest parade and the greatest day
the organization has ever seem
In a seemingly interminable line OF
blue, the various departments took W
their march over the hard granite
paVements- Surging masses of people
numbering into the hundreds of thou
sands, lined the streets and took ad-
vantage of every point of view along
the entire length OF the line of parade
In the down town district the streets
intersecting and adjacent to the line OF
march were one struggling mass OF
eager and expectant humanity
1t is estimated that nearly half a mil
lion people were spectators OF the mag
nificent pageant. The column was over
didly handled, the column moving
steadily and with scarcely halt or a
break until the entire line had passed
the reviewing stand.
Among the thousands of aged veter-
ans who made up the gallant host there
were scarcely half a dozen whom the
fatigue 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.
Promptly at the hour set for the
parade to move, Commander in Chief
General Leo Rassieur gave the signal
and the column moved forward. The
solid masses OF humanity which crowd
ed the avenue from curb to curb gave
way like the parting OF the waves. and
the march began
Governors in Line.
The governors of several states
marched in the line with their respect
i've posts and were proud to go afooi
with their old comrades in the old way
Senator Hanna caught the infection OF
the hour. and left the reviewing stand
to march down the line with Memorial
post
Every department, as it passed the
court honor and neared the living
flag of children, formed upon the grand
stand facing the long vista at the foot
of Bond street, was greeted with a pa
triOttc chorus from the threats of thou
sands of school children composing the
! flag Mingled win the inspiring strains
of martial music and patriotic Choir
uses was the unstinted applause of the
people.
With Commander in Chief Rassieur
in the reviewing stand were the fol-
lowing: Mayor Tom L. Johnson, Cen
eral David r. Hunt, General Henry S
Peck. Adjutant General Sterret, NJ. A
Taylor, Surgeon General Wilkins
George Stone. General John c. Black OF
Illinois. General Joe Long of Illiaois
General Sickles and General J, w. Kei-
fer.
In addition to the regular line of vet
Grams ninety bands and los drum corps
necessarily poured fourth patriotic and
martial music. A number of women
and children were overcome in the
crush incident to the parade, and the
Red Cross and city ambulances were
kept busy responding to calls, but nc
serious casualty was reported.
1t is expected that the patriotic out
burst of today will be duplicated or
Thursday afternoon. when a mass
meeting will be held in praise and
Thanksgiving for the prospective recov-
cry of President Mckinley. Senator
Hanna. Governor Nash. Mayor John
son of Cleveland, Commander in Chief
RasSieur. Judge William r. Day o.
Canton, Senator Fairbanks Of Indiana
Congressman Grosvenor and the Rev
DR.. Manchester. the presidents pastor
will address the meeting.