Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-09-19

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mercy was impressively effective.
Where before there had been the mu-
sic of war there was to-day the music
OF thankful praise that echoed the
words on all lips and in all hearts.
AS the Custer cannon from West
Virginia passed the reviewing stand
it was fired and a delightful touch of
realism given the parade. The can
non had been loaded and fired as the
gun crew of veterans that manned it
marched without delaying the process
sion minute. One of the veterans
who carried a musket scarcely ten
feet behind the cannon got the full
force of the concussion and fell in
the street. Before he could get up
9 detachment of ambulance corps men
had bundled him onto a stretcher.
But the veteran was unhurt. He
wrenched himself Tree from the eager
ambulance men. picked up his fallen
musket and reioined his command at
trot, while the crowd cheered and
cheered.
At the head of the Columbus body
of veterans, Gov. Nash and Candidate
Kilbourne, republican and democrat,
marched side by side, a remarkable
illustration of the extent to which
all, save that for which The Grand
Army stands, was forgotten in the
inspired festival of patriotism. They
were cheered to the echo. Ohio's
host was so great that it took about
an hour to pass the reviewing stand.
Grand old Pennsylvania took 20 min
utes 70 march her veterans past.
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President McKinley's post, Canton,
No. 25, marched past, the faces of its
veterans still a little drawn as they
thought of the man all would have
loved to see in the reviewing stand,
but there was joy at the presidents
escape, as well as regret in their
faces.
Ohio's army brought up the rear of
the procession. the last of the states
veterans passing the reviewing stand
at 1853 p. m.
ut has been a great and glorious
day for the Grand Army and for the
country. The parade was as nearly
perfect as parade of such an i'm
mense body of men who have not
been drilled soldiers for so many
years could be expected to be-" said
Commander-in-Chief Rassieur as he
turned. after saluting the last of the
long line of comrades who had
marched past him. He had stood bare
headed at the front of the stand
throughout all of the almost three
hours that Il took for the parade to
pass. Members of his staff said that
it was the greatest parade in the his
tory of the Grand Army of the repub-
lie.
The following meetings. were held
in the afternoon: L. S. Manned Sol
diers' league reunion, court room No.
l: Third o. V. |. meeting, room p st.
Clair street arcade; ForIy-third o. V.
|. reunion, Pythian Temple; Ninth o.
Y. Cav. reunion Y. VI. {. y. building.
24S Prospect street, 4 p. m; Tenth
o. V. Cav. meeting. 50 Public square;
First O. Heavy artillery reunion. room
80 Case building; Twentieth army
corps reunion, court rooms Nos. 4
and ).
An open meeting was held at the
Central armory in the evening for
members of the Grand Army. Wo-
mans Relief Corps, Ladies of the G..
\. X. and Daughters OF Veterans. Ad-
dresses of welcome and greeting were
made by Gov. Nash and Mayor John
son. They were responded to by the
heads of the different departments.
In the evening at Gray's armory
there was camp fire Of colored
troops. They were addressed by
prominent men.
Cleveland, Sept. 13.-The opening
session of the G. A. II. encampment
was called to order Thursday morn
ing in the opera house. There were
more tnan 1900 delegates present.
This was the largest attendance of
any session of the G. \. r. held in
years. The reading of Commander
in-Chief Rassieur's report took up al
most every minute of the first session.
Gen. Rassieur's arraignment of PEN
sion Commissioner Evans was very
severe. Occasions where the pension
commissioner is said to have been de-
relict in his duty were mentioned and
dwelt upon at great length. \ ma
iority of those present seemed to be
in sympathy with his utterances, espe-
cially after he explained that his at
tack was not on President Mckinley,
nor his administration. but against
the acts of one man, Henry Clay Ev-
ans. Gen. Rassieur was frequently
interrupted by applause.
At the close of Rassieur's address
Senator James Il. Hawley. of Connec-
ticut, was called 10 the platform. SEN
ator Hawley is the oldest past grand
officer at the encampment. Senator
Hawley commended Commander Ras-
sieur's address, especially that part
referring to Commissioner Evans. He
quoted instances of alleged injustice
which had come under his personal
attention, one or two of which he
had succeeded in having congress rec
tify.
After sending message to Pres
dent Mckinley congratulatin@ him on
his escape from death at the hands
of would-be assassin the convention
recessed until 3 p. m.
The afternoon session was devoted
to discussion of Gen. Rassieur's re-