The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-28
Many Indianians Were I'm Line and
Governor Durbin Rode In n Car
riage and Was Cheered.
ELEVEN KNIGHTS FRUSTRATED
CASE OF IRWIN BATNARD, OF
GREENvILLE, IND, Is SERIOUS.
Heat Became Oppressive During the
Mnrch-Woman's Ankle Broken
by Collapse Of n stand.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. FIT is esti-
mated that 100000 people to-day witnessed
the parade of Knights Templars. Thirty
thousand sir knights i'm full uniform were
in line, forming imposing spectacle with
which to begin the twenty-eighth triennial
conclave The march started at $40 IN.
and was finished at 1:30 p. m. after cover
ing a distance of four miles. The course
was protected by wires strung along the
sidewalks to keep spectators in check. This
innovation in handling holiday crowds was
considered highly successful, although
few adventurous spirits lodged under the
wire at various points along the route
when the police were not watching.
The weather early clear and cool.
but by noon the heat became somewhat op-
pressve. and there were eleven cases or
prostration due TO heat and exhaustion. Sir
knight Irwin Batnard, Of Greenville. Ind,
was overcome while marching. His condi-
| tion tonight was reported serious. The
| other cases were not serious. A portion of
the Y. NJ. c. A. reviewing stand. at Fourth
street and Broadway. collapsed. Half a
dozen people received bruises and Mrs.
James Carnahan, of Washington. suffered
broken ankle.
The parade started at Seventh and Main
streets and moved up Main street TO Brook
street. where officers of the Grand En-
campment, I'm carriages. Joined the march
ers Then the paraders moved up Market
street. Sixth street. jefferson street, Fourth
street. passing the court OF honor, Chest
nut street Floyd street Broadway, Fourth
street. passing under the grand arch. Ken
lucky street. Third street, Hill street,
Fifth street. st. James court and TO Cen
trai Park. where the parade dsbanded.
The official reviewing stand was at Third
and Hill streets but there n number
of others at various points. An extra
force OF police kept the crowd In order
and maintained perfectly clear path for
| the marcherS.
| OF life and color. Mile after mile OF toss
| Ing plumes and flutterng pennons and
| band after band discourslng stirring
marches held the crowd of spectators
| jammed against the wires until the last
| Knight left the ranks.
ABOUT leo INDIANIANS.
The communicates from Illinois Penn
| sylvania and Indiana. numbering about
100 each, occupied entire divisions. A de-
tachment OF mounted police led the march.
Grand Marshal John II. Leathers and his
aids following Immediately behind. Then
| came the Grand Commandery of Kentucky
acting as a special escort TO the officers
Il
carriages. When the grand master, Reuben
II. Lloyd, of California. stepped into his
| carriage every Knight within his sight
| brought his sword 10 salute
The first grand division OF the parade
was led by Winthrop Messenger grand
| commander of the conmandery of Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island, while COM
manderies from New York. Vermont. vir-
acted as aids. Arthur b. Foster grand
commander OF the Grand Commandery of
Ohio, guided the second division. COM
aids. Pennsylvania Templars. headed by
Thomas r. Pennan. their grand command
the Indiana Templars following their com
division there marched sir III knights gfts
TS% TSar marshal Mass a9d MSShgsn
grand commander of the Grand Command
cry OF the Lone Star State. Following. in
cation. marching under the leadership of
Charles 7. Kane, grand commander or
Illinois In the next division Grand Com
command OF the communicates oe Califor-
mia, Wisconsin. Tennessee and Georgia
Grand Commander Ira V. Mcmillan of
Missouri. In the ninth division comman-
| land. Nebraska and Arkansas were
grouped under the direction OF Graham
| Dukehart. grand commander of Maryland'
| The tenth, eleventh and twelfth diyis-
| ions were led respectively by j. X f.
| Steele. grand commander of West Vir-
| ginia. Grand Commander George Gibson
| of the District of Columbia. and r. T.
| Hurlburt. Sir Knight Steele was i'm charge
of commanderies from West Virginia. Col
| orado, North Carolina, South Dakota. Or
| egon. Washington, Montana. Wyoming
! North Dakota, Arizona, Florida and In
| dian Territory. Under Sir Knight Gibson
were the Grand Commandery and sub
| ordinate Communicates of the District of
| Columbia. Sir knight Hurlburt's aids
were the various mounted communicates
! Governor Yates. of Illinois. rode a gray
charger at the head of the comma nderies
| from his State. Governor Durbin of In
| diana owing TO a cold. rode i'm "A closed
| carriage. He was recognized, however and
repeatedly waved his hat through the
windows in answer to the cheers which
HURRAIIS FOR SCHLEY
The crack communicates from Chicago
Pittsburg and San Francisco attracted
| special attention by their magnificent an
pearance. Columbia Commandery. No. . of
| Washington. u. c.. came in for wild an
plause all along the route. as Sir Knight
Rear Admiral Schley is a member of il
and had been expected TO march with his
comrades. Although he was absent at everv
point in the course when the Washing
ton men appeared the crowd took UP the
cry. "Schley. Schley. hurrah for schley."
Later when the formal welcome to the
knights was extended by Judge Barker, of
Louisville. acting for Governor Beckham
| and ex-Congressman W. g. +. Breckin-
| ridge. the mention of his name elected ap-
| plause so enthusiastic that both speakers
| were compelled TO stop several minutes.
| Colonel Breckenridge delivered the chief
| address at this function. Grandmaster
| Lloyd responded briefly. The key TO the city
| was presented to him by Mayor Weaver
| IL was so late when the programme was
completed that there was little time for the
actual hataipaSo of the enCampment. Grand