Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-08
GRAND ARMY
Parade Of the Veterans in
Washington.
PRESIDENT REVIEWS PROCESSION
British Steamer Wrecked and Sunk
in a Dense Fog.
GENERAL BRAGG TRANSFERRED TO CHINA


comrades; it may be the last march we
will ever take part in"
This was what q gray-haired veteran
of Iowa said this morning at the hour
announced for the different state de-
partments of the Grand Army of the
Republic to move toward their forma-
tion places for the big parade. The be-
lief that 1t might he their last chance
to march again shoulder to shoulder
is what led many OF the age-worn vet
Grams to brave the torture that fol-
lowed for several long hours. Fortu-
nate it was that no serious results fol-
lowed and much of the credit of that
is due to the physicians of Washing
ton, who, almost to a man, volunteered
their services for the occasion. Fol-
lowing each division there was the
surgeons corps Of strong young men
and the army ambulances.
But the old veterans stood the tire
some ordeal wonderfully well. The
great majority of them marched with
precision, even if they were not as
quick at obeying commands as in the
old days. And they demonstrated that
forty-five years does not take man
out of service, whatever may be the
civil service rules. They carried the
old flag, and some of them carried
their muskets and knapsacks and
blankets. They were on their feet
from early morning before the parade
began, and several hours on the march
in the middle of the day, though the
route was greatly shortened as COM
pared with those of previous encamp-
ments.
1ne arrangements were all that
could be desired but a Grand Army
parade is too big an affair to be with
out great fatigue. They may march
again. but not many more years, and
there are many who think that the
spring spectacle because its greatest
fatigues fall upon those whom the peo-
pie would shield rather than burden.
1t was 1880 o'clock when the signal
guns to start were fired. The start
was made from the Congressional
Library building. The white banner
OF peace and the stars and stripes led
the column. The flaming stripes and
starry field of the nag were the more
brilliant beside the white silken ban
ner, above which perched the white
dove OF peace with sprig of ivy in its
beak So the column approached the
reviewing stand, and then between
hA n m nlar in oh of nf
the Grand Army, General Eli Torrance,
of Minnesota. Beside him rode Col.
3. Noel Brakeman, grand marshal of
the day and his aides. who escorted
the commander to the stand, while the
beauty and chivalry of the national
capital gave him a welcome BETTING a
hero who conquers in peace. On the
reviewing stand were seated the presi-
dent and cabinet officers and numerous
other dignitaries.
The flag of the G. A. r. was hung
out, the stars and stripes and the ban
ner of peace approached, and the col
umn moved forward again and kept
moving for several hours. The execu-
tive committee of the Grand Army and
the Sons of Veterans escort leu the
way, and then came Illinois leading
the veterans of the Grand Army. The
bands played Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, |
the Boys Are Marching, and Columola |
post, of Chicago, 100 strong, marched |
down Pennsylvania avenue as brayely |
as they marched on that memorable |
day of the grand Teveiew of 1865. But |
the strains of music and the applause |
took the heart out of many of the old |
soldiers and the only wonder is that it |
did not make them all as sentimental |
as were many of those who looked on |
and let the tears course down their
cheeks as they saw the Grand Army |
on probably its last grand review.
Numerically Pennsylvania and New ,
York carried off the palm in the pa
rade, though Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
did not fall far below in the number
of veterans in line. Wisconsin fol-
lowed Illinois, in line, with Walcott !
post, of Milwaukee, leading. Then |
came the Pennsylvania posts and their
old battle flags, which attracted much
attention. Ohio led the second division
and was followed by New York, the
Lafayette post, of New York cIIy, and
the Bidwell-Wilkinson post, Of Buffalo,
attracting especial attention by their
neat uniforms and excellent marching.