The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-10-10
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!. Down the Line--Historie Pennsy.
. Z vanIa Avenue the Scene Of the Great
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Washington, oct. 9:--F'or more than
six hours the people in Washington
humrled the chorus of the Civil war
song, :, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys Are
Marching and during those hours
the, veterans constituting the Grand
Army of the Republic made good to
claim The parade was the climax Of
the thirty-sixth ,encampment} = of the
order. The occasion was in every
way worthy of the Grand Army and
the parade did not fail appropriately
to delineate the spirit of the war and
the memory of glorious achievements
the army seeks to keep green In the
minds Of the American people. IT,
Beginning at few minutes past 10
O'clock, when. the head of the column
moved from its station at the Capitol,
UT sWasS almost s o'clock when the last
squad hi the line had passed sthe place
4of disbandment west ~ the White
House. None sof the soldiers was
marching any great part OF the time,
for the entire line 81; ;fmarchs4did not
exceed two and one-han miles in
length, but those who composed the
rear detachments were ON their feet
practically all day, much Sof the time
being consumed In waiting to take
their places In the line The route
a.of the parade was down historic
:Pennsylvania avenue, along which
many, Of 4 them marched as raw re.
cruits III \ 1861 q and 1862, and many
Others on the occasion of the grand
review after the cloSe sof the war in
1865. The participant nts III the simpos.
5ing pageant entered With life; and
vigor into the. spirit $of the occasion.
Each counts tenance hare evidence OF
the 10y the expSrtences brought to the
individual. but it3 Mas evfAsnt that
there was "a the occasion much of the
RESTORATION of youth for most of them.
The "old boys" for the time being
evidently were II
IRsiivlns the Days q Thsir Youth. s BE
Not many OF them exhibited traces sot
age in their marching. Almost wfth-
out exception they walked along with
alacfity and kept step with precision.
= II the veterans had, needed any
spur to their enjoyment, they woulf
have found It easily in; the crowds
who thronged their pathway and i'll
the smile which providence bestowed
upon them, for the weather was per-
feet. The spectators were limited in
numbers only by the capacity of the
broad sidewalks, the stands, the
parks, the windows and hOusetops
along the line Of march. The govern.
ment buildings and the schools we're
closed for the day and practically the
whole population Of Washington
turned out to do honor to the veter-
ans. along with the 100000 visitors to
the city. y~. -, .. .,
The crowd was enthusiastic, and
.outspoken in admiration, greeting
every division of the procession with
cheers and dismissing it with a God.
speed. that had In 1t both praise ana
feeling,
The president of the United States
also lent his energies to the enter
tainment of the capitals guests. I'm
able to endure the, strain. of reviewing
the column from the stand he rose
from his reclining chair and rode up
and down. the line. The unusual in
terest thus. manifested was appre'
ciated by the old soldiers and the
president was everywhere received py
them with loud applause.
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 Commander
in-Chief Torrance: ran as high as 80.
900 men. At night the veterans hetG
,camnfires in. the ,&bis tents = i'll tho
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