The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-09
GLORIOUS DAY
FOR GRAND ARMY
The Old Heroes Marched Down
Pennsylvania Avenue.
CLIMAX OF THE EnCAMPMENT
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TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND GRIz-
ZLED WARRIORS IN LINE.
CLIMAX OF THE EACAMPMENT

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wv than six hours today the people
in Washington hummed the cho-
rus Of the civil war song. Tramp
Tramp! Tramp, the Boys Are March
ing" and for an equal time the vet
Grams constituting the Grand Army Of /
the Republic made good their claim. !
The parade was the climax of the thir- |
ty-siXth encampment OF the Grand |
Army and the parade did not fail ap- |
propriately to denote the spirit Of the |
war and the memory OF the glorious |
achievements the army seeks TO keep
green in the minds Of the American
people.
A Grand Sight.
| Beginning at a few minutes past 10
| o'clock, when the head of the column
moved from its station at the capitol.
It was almost o'clock when the last
squad In the line passed the place of
| disarmament. west Of the White House.
| None of the soldiers were marching any
great part Of the time, for the entire
/ line of march did not exceed two and
a half miles in length, but those who
composed the rear detachments We're
on their feet practically all day. much
of the time being consumed in waiting
TO take their places in line. The route
of the parade was down Pennsylvania
avenue along which many of them
marched as raw recruits in going 10
war in 1851 and 1862, and many others
on the occasion of the grand review
after the close Of the war in 1865.
Revived Their Youth
The participants in the imposing pa
geant entered with life and vigor into
the spirit of the occasion. Each de-
partment bore evidence of the joy the
experience brought 10 the individual.
but Il was plainly evident that there
was in the occasion much Of the restp-
ration OF youth for most Of them. The
''old boys for the time being evident
ly were reliving the days of their youth.
Not many of them exhibited traces OF
age in their marching. Almost with
out exception they walked along with
good stride.
II the veterans had needed any spur
to enjoyment, they would have found
il easily in the crowds who thronged
their pathway and In the smile which
Providence bestowed upon them, for
the weather was perfect.
The spectators were limited in num-
bers only by the capacity Of the broad
sidewalks, the stands, the parks, the
windows and the house tops along the
line OF march 10 hold them me gov
eminent departments and the schools
were closed for the day, and practical
" the entire population of Washington
turned out 10 do honor to the veterans
along with the hundred thousand Wis
itors to the city.
The crowd was enthusiastic and OUT
spoken in admiration, greeting every
division of the procession with cheers
and dlsmissing il with godspeed.
Viewed by the President.
The president of the United States
also lent his energies to the entertain
ment of the capitals guests. Unable
to endure the strain of reviewing the
columns from the stand, he arose from
the reclining chair and had himself
driven up and down the line. The I'M
usual interest thus manifested was APP
preciated by the old soldiers. and the
president was everywhere received by
them with loud applause. More than
fiVe hours time was consumed by the
procession in passing the reviewing
stand in front OF the White House.
There were at least $4,000 men in line
and the estimate of Commander-in-
; Chief Torrance ran as high as $4,000.
Tonight the veterans held campfires
in the big tents in the White House lot