Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-06
Veterans Of Civil War Gather in
Washington.
THOUSANDS PARADE THE STREETS.
Medical Students at Kansas City In
duIge in a Riot.
A LABOR STRIKE IN CITY Of CHICAGO.

Washington, ID. c., Oct. 6.-The
latch string is on the outside and the
national capital has put the big pot in
the little one. Old glory was unveiled
to the breeze this morning and
thousands of visitors are expressing
their qualification at the warm, sin
cere and thoroughly hosptable recep-
ton rendered them by the people of
Washington. During Sunday local rail
road men estimated that fully 10000
strangers arrived over the various
lines with terminals in this city To
day there was twice the confusion and
twice the crowds about the depots
and up to noon the morning trains
had brought fully 10000 additional
people to the city. While the Grand
Army veterans were in the majority
it was a notable fact that hundreds of
the arrivals were merely sightseers
attracted by the low excursion rates
and a desire TO view the sights of the
national capital. All Sunday the streets
presented a crowded appearance.
Sightseers were on every thorough
fare in the central portion of the city,
viewing the other people the crowds,
the government buildings and the de-
tcorations and arrangements made for
the reception and entertainment of the
veterans.
Today the crowd was several times
as large. Pennsylvania Avenue and
others of the principal streets were
crowded early in the morning, and
the most of the people who were out
were strangers. Every train arriving
in the city brought large increases to
the crowd, and at noon the crowds
in the vicinity OF the capitol and other
centers of attraction could be com
pared only to the Inauguration day
throngs. Here and there in the crowds
could be seen the neat blue uniforms
and black gold-corded hats of men
who wore those colors during the war,
and everywhere these gallant men
were noticed with great interest by
the crowds of people. Today's arriv
ais included large delegations from
New England, New York and Pennsyl-
vania and from Minnesota, Illinois,
Indiana, the Dakotas, Missouri, Iowa,
Nebraska, Michigan and other states
of the West.
During the early part of the day the
national officers of the G. A. II. and
affiliated organizations reached the
city, together with other visitors of
note. and the escorts conducting them
from the depots to national encamp-
ment headquarters formed the first
parades of the week. General Torr-
ance, Commander-in-Chief of the
Grand Army; Commodore John o.
Shaw of the National Association of
Naval Veterans. Commander-in-Ch Chief
Alexander of the Sons of Veterans
and other persons who are to figure
prominently in the events of the week
were accorded enthusiastic receptions
and during the day were greeted with
cheers whenever they appeared on the
streets.
The first official number on the
weeks programme took place this
afternoon when Camp Roosevelt, the
group of huge canvases erected on the
White Lot for the various sessions of
the reunion. was formally dedicated
and turned over TO the veterans. The
dedicatory programme was an inter
esting one ana included patriotic
music by the Marine Band and ad-
dresses by Chairman Henry b. F. Nc
Farland of the district board of com
missioners, Secretary of State Hay
and Commandments Torrance. The
exercises began with an invocation by
Rev w. c. Davenport and concluded
with the unfurling of the flag and a
national salute of twenty-one guns.