The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-24
Eleven Thousand Came to Town on
Nine Trains, md Seven Thousand
Go Out ON Seven.
REUNION OF TWO OLD COMRADES
WILLIAM MORRIS VISITS THE CITY
AFTER THIRTY YEARS ABSENCE.
He Served with Captain Hiatt and
Eagerly Welcomed Chance for
Chat ON War Times.

An old man wearing a faded soldiers
uniform and a red bandana handkerchief
tied round his neck sat on the steps at the
east entrance to the Statehouse at noon
yesterday. eating a lunch of bread and
meat and apples which he took from a
small shoe box. He was tired and he
leaned YEARLY against the large stone pill
lar at the right of the door.
Say. my boy, can you tell me where we
camped here in '61?'' asked the old man,
as young man stopped beside him.
1.-The soldiers. you mean?" asked the
young man.
Eyes. where is Camp Morton, I mean,"
replied the old man and his eyes bright
ened. II was with the boys in Camp Nor
ton in 1861. But indianapolis don't look
nothin' like it did when we came here to
be mustered in. L wouldn't know the place
at all. 1 didn't even know where to find
the Statehouse.''
well, you wouldn't know Camp Morton
now, either" said the young man. and he
sat down. Camp Morton is all built up
now. L wasn't born until long after the
war, but I'm sure you wouldn't recognize
the old camp ground"
THIRTY YEARS BACK
aspect not said the old man. Its
been a long time since l was here. Let's
see; ten, twenty, why it's thirty years ago
that 1 was here the last time. You see,
amt got much and all my people are dead
and / don't go round much any more
There's man here in the Statehouse
you might like TO see,'' said the young
man, IAN old soldier. HATS his name
Hiatt? why that name sounds familiar
f1rx, h..
Yes, that's what they call him around
the Statehouse."
why sure, / was in the war with Cap
Hiatt. Let's go in and him.
And the old soldier who hadn't been in
Indianapolis for thirty years saw Captain
mustered out at Camp Morton in 1866. The
old mans name is William Morris. He
lives in Marshall county, and he came to
Indianapolis yesterday morning on the
Lake Erie & Western excursion He and
Captain Hiatt had a long talk about war
times, and after walking about the down.
town streets an hour the old soldier went
back to the Union Station to wait for his
train.
The Sunday excursion business in and
out of Indianapolis yesterday amounted to
sixteen trains, or about 300 cars. The aver
age size of the train was twelve cars. Nine
excursion trains were run to Indianapolis
and seven out of the city. All of the trains
were heavily loaded.
CHOW ID OF 1S,Up.
1t is estimated that the crowds from
Louisville and Cincinnati and many towns
and cities over Indiana, Illinois and Ohio
amounted to about 1000. 1t is estimated
that fully 1000 people left the city the
seven excursions. Following were the
trains to the city:
l.. E. & w. from Sandusky, l., f. & w.
from Peoria, H., l.. K. e w. from Michigan
City and Rochester Big Four from Union
City and Elkhart, Big Four from Cincn-
natl 1.-TWO trains), Big Four from Nation,
ILL.,, Big Four from Champaign, ILL.,, and
c. Fl. & ID. from Decatur. Ill. The excur-
sions out of the city were: l.. Z. & w. to
Rochester and Michigan City, c., II. & d.
to Cincinnati, c., II. & ID. to Dayton,
Big Four to Louisville. Big Four to Aurora,
Vandalia to Greencastle and Terre Haute
and Pennsylvania to Madison.
The usual programme of band concerts
was given at Fairview and Riverside and
a number of the smaller parks yesterday.
The crowds at none of the parks were very
large, either in the afternoon or evening.
The Indianapolis Military Band gave a
long concert at Fairview in the afternoon
and evening. Herman Arndt's Military
Band furnished the music at Riverside.
The concert at Garfield given by
Mayers Military Band. Miller's City Band
was heard at Military Park in a fine con-
cert in the afternoon.