The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-09
IN MARTIAL ARRAY
VETERANS IN BLUE MARCH As OF
OLD.
TOOK SIX HOURS TO PASS
ur1E THE SPECTATORS HUMMED
.srRAMP, TRAMP, TRAMP"

ror,mnnder-in-Chie Torrance Esti-
n,ated the Number of Men in Line
"a OOO-DeIegatiOns From Many
s.stes Bear Distinguishing De-
,,ces-Indiana Sends a Band Conn
,o.ed Entirely of WOmen-Presi-
don't Roosevelt Reviews the Pa
rode From His Carriage.
washington. Oct. S.-For more than
six hours to-day the people in Wash
;,eton hummed the chorus of the old
civil War song, Tramp. Tramp,
mann the Boys are Marching" and
Gov an equal time the veterans consti
tuting the G. A. r. made good the
claim. The parade was the climax of
the thirty-sixth encampment of their
order The occasion was in every way
worthy of the grand army.
BEGINNING at a few minutes past 10
o'clock, when the head of the column
moved from it's station at the capitol,
# was almost 5 o'clock when the last
sm,ad in the line passed the place of
d:sbandment west of the White House.
None of the soldiers were marching
any great part of the time, for the en-
fire line of march did not exceed two
miles and a half in length. but those
who composed the rear detachments
were on their feet practically all day,
much of the time being consumed in
waiting to take their places in the line.
The route of the parade was down his
toric Pennsylvania avenue, along
which many OF them march
ed as raw recruits in kgoing
10 the war in 1861 and 1862, and many
others as tried veterans on the oc-
casion of the grand review after the
close of the war in 1865.
Five Hours in Review.
More than five hours time was con-
sumed 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 Comman-
der-in-Chief Torrance ran as high as
10000 men.
The parade was reviewed by Com
manGer-in- Chief Torrance. who was
assisted by the members of the Pres
ident's cabinet and by Adjt. Gen. Fow-
Ter of the q. A. X. Secretary Hay
stood Immediately on the right of the
commander-in-c chief, while Secretaries
Root, Moody, Wilson and Hitchcock
and Postmaster General Paine oc-
cupfed seats IN their rear Occupying
seats well to the front were many vet
Grams of the Civil War, including Gen.
0. o. Howard, Cen Edward McCook.
Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, Gen. Caring
ton, Gen. ]. Warren Keifer and Gen.
Edgar Allan Sitting in the midst of
these distinguished eX-Union soldiers
was the eX-Confederate Lieut. Gen.
Longstreet He was escorted to the
front together with Gen. Sicxles and
When the two appeared side by side
they were greeted with hearty cheers.
II was said to be the first time that an
eX-Confederate officer had appeared in
q. A. R. reviewing stand.
Scattered here and there in the pro-
oeSslon were ladies, and once in a while
glrl appeared as the daughter of the
Itglment There was one female band
composed of ladies hailing from Water
100, Ind, all of whom wore long ma
room colored dresses. They played a
l@'rlouc air as they passed the review
lLg stand and were loudly cheered In
Ceed, whenever ladies occupied a place
IN the line they were applauded not
withstanding their presence was for
pidden by general orders.
DissIhSuIshInS Devices.
In many instances the departments
representing states carried banners Or
pSdges or other devices intended to at
tract attention to especial state charac-
tenstics or productions. The Georgia
men wore open cotton bolls in their
Eats and the Alaiba mians the same in
sigma in their coat lapels. The Mime
SOFA men held aloft a broad placard
announcing that TO be the Bread and
butter state. South Dakota's men
marched with long sticks bearing Oh
me point long ears of yellow corn. The
FIorldlans We're decorated with palms
ana p1neapples the Louisianians with
cotton and sugar cane and the Vernon
teis with ferns Every Kansan in the
t@rade. and there were several hundred
OF them, carried an umbrella painted
Oh the outside to represent the huge
suh1oWer. This probably was the
most unique display made by any
STATE though it was only little more
80 IMAM that of Iowa, whose members
edch carried a big ear of native corn
as a canteen.
Iexas carried high in the air a lone
nIlVer star set between a pair of inn
heAse Texas steer horns The Okla
homa contingent as usual pressed the
selalms Of that territory to admission
INTO the union of states: One of the
1Ichlganders held up a big gray roos-
oer' put he was too subdued to crow
as ne passed the grand stand, though
ne was vehemently urged to do so.
bryan Post ofaTrenton, N. j., carried
hornets nest (vacated) and a pla-
, "ard held aloft announcing that
Ihere are still left some of the spring
v1ckens of 1861" The Maryland d.
slsion was preceded by forty tightly
11urled and badly worn battle flags.
n aney were wound about pike slaves
ana surmounted by wreaths of laurel.
Negroes Were Checred.
"A number of negro men marched
a. ~ the columns from Kentucky, Mary
ssald' Georgia and the District of Co
lulfl nla In many cases they were ac-
..ollpanied by their own bands and
icy We're generally received with
ulcers as they passed along.