Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-05
OFF FOR THE GRAND REUNION
Over One Thousand Nebraska Veterans Go
to Washington EnCampmsnt.
OFFICIAL TRAIN PULLED OUT LAST NIGHT
wabash, Rock Island, Northwestern
Burlington, Illinois Central, Mil
waukee Garry Thei Quota OF
Grand Army Delegates.

About 1000 civil war veterans from Ne
braska, with their wives and families. will
be in Washington to attend the annual en-
campment OF the Grand Army of the Re-
public. which convenes there Monday.
With Commander Steele and Junior Com
mander Kenny Of Fairbury and Blair Ie-
spectively, at the head Of the column, over
600 strong heroes Of 1876 will depart
from Chicago at noon today over the Wa
bash for the national capital to respond
once more to the bugle call and meet and
mingle with their comrades from other
states around the old camphres.
The official Nebraska train, which is the
Rock Island, from Omaha to Chicago and
from there to Washington. the Wabash,
left Omaha at 8 o'clock last night, COM
posed of ten cars. The Burlington will send
out one special car from this city and an
other from Superior: the Northwestern has
already sent four specials filled with veter-
ans and the Illinois Central, two one oc-
cupied exclusively by Nebraskans and the
other by Oregonians. The Burlington, Illi-
nois Central, Northwestern and the Milwau-
kee passengers will travel over the Balti-
more & Ohio east of Chicago. Aside from
it's special Nebraska train the Rock Island
sent out at 1855 p. m. yesterday a special
train to be loaded with Iowans along the
line through that state. At Des Moines a
very large delegation was taken aboard
and by the time the train reached the state
line on the east It was we'll nlled. These,
with the Nebraskans Carried by the Rock
Island, will be delivered to the Wabash at
Chicago.
The Wabash special from Chicago will
be an elaborate train. 1t will be composed
of fifteen cars or more IL found necessary,
comprising tourists and Pullman sleepers
and every other sort Of car that goes to
make up a modern and comfortable train.
This special will be under the personal
supervision of Harry 2. Moores, general
agent OF the Wabash in this city. Mr.,
MoOres went to Chicago with the Rock
Island people and stays with the veterans
who take the Wabash until they have re-
turned from their great journey.
This train will go by way OF Niagara
Falls, where a very brief stop will be made
Sunday; Buffalo. Harrisburg, Baltimore and
other interesting points. making such stops
as the schedule will permit. 1t is billed
to arrive in Washington Monday.
National Irrigation Congress.
Railroads are exercising great interest in
the convention Of the National Irrigation
congress, which begins in Denver Monday.
The Union Pacific will have personal repre-
sentatives there. one Of which will be C. e.
Wantland, who happens to be chairman OF
the national executive committee OF the
congress. George McDonaugh, Union Pa
eihc immigration agent, also will be present
for the company.
The Union Pacihc's special interest 10
this congress and its unusual zeal in lrri.
CATION in general just now, is based upor
the proposed reservoirs, five of which ars
to be established throughout the west. the
first one TO be located in the South Platte
valley. near Sterling Colo, 70 be known