The National tribune., 1904-08-25
MONDAYS PARADE.
A Picturesque Pageant-Ex-Prisoners of War
Blue e-Jackets-Nava1 Observation-Disclosures
War Veterans-Sons of Veterans.

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| Blue-Jackets-Naval Observation-Disclosures
| War Veterans-Sons of Veterans.
Encampment week was splendid!y
opened by grand parade ON Monday, of
the sailors and marines from the Navy
Yard, and the fleet assembled in the har
Dor. the ExPrisoners of War, Mexican
War Veterans, Naval Associations. and
Sons of Veterans. This feature of En-
campment week is always brought about
| by Col. J. u. Walker, National Com
mander, Prisoners Of War Association,
and S. NJ. Long, National Secretary.
Capt. John Read, of Cambridge, Mass,
| late Of the U. S. Navy, was the Chief
Marshal. He was one of the officers Of the
| keOkuk, when she was sunk off Fort
Sumter. Capt. Read was later an officer
| i'm the West Gulf Squadron, taking part
| in the different engagements attending the
occupation of the Texas and Louisiana
coast i'm 1S6}-G4. He was confined in the
prison stockade in Texas, and after ex
| change was attached to the sloop-of-war
Kearsarge, but in 1860, at the close Of the
war, was compelled to resign On account
of shattered health, resulting from his i'm
prisonment.
Gov. Bates reviewed the parade as it
passed the State House, from a special
ed i'm front of the grand stand, and which
was adorned with tri-colored bunting. The
| Governor was attended on the reviewing
stand by ex-Secretary of the Navy and eX-
| Governor John ID. Long; Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor Guild, Senator Lodge, Rear-Admi-
| raj Wise, L. S. ~, commanding the Allan
| tic training squadron now in Boston har-
Dor: Lieut.. Redd, U. S. r.. Aid to Admi-
raj Wise: and Flag Lieut.. Dayton, on Ad-
miral Wise's staff.
The Governor of Massachusetts, staff
was also present in full uniform.
All of the grandstands which were
erected for the morrow's parade. the chief
event of the week, were filed. and with the
gay colOrs worn by the women. presented
very handsome sight. Enthusiasm was
manifest over the entire route. and natural
| ly enough the youthful paraders came IN
| for much applause.
It was just 1:07 when the head OF the
procession reached the State House. hand
| clapping greeting the appearance OF Capt.
| John Read (ex-Senator). q. s. n. the
Chief Marshal of the procession. Then
| came six battalions of middies, 1,sOO
strong, with Commander Z. E. D. W.
Veeder U. S. n. commanding U. S. S.
Hartford as brigade commander. The
fine lines of some Of the marines who were
far away from the music, and their excel
lent marching, compelled applause.
There was little more handclappins
when the Naval Brigade, with Capt. Buff
fnton. of Fall River, as brigade com
mander, hove in sight They compared fa
vorably with the marines and the middies
of the United States forces.
The first genuine applause came with
the advent of the Association OF Ex-Pris-
oners of War, 1861 to 1865, Col. J. d.
Walker. commanding, John A. Fairman.
Chief of Staff, and Maj. Charles G. Davis.
Chief Aid. They carried white flags with
Libby" "Andersonville," and the names
fered inscribed, appropriately enough, in
black, upon them. This feature elected
great applause Some of them carried
three or four Of these flags. One one
armed old fellow waved his cap, as lie hob
bled along with the aid of a cane, and
cheered vigorously Needless to say, he
was vigorously cheered in response.
The Kearsarge Naval Veterans. with
their flag bearing Farragut's familiar ut
terance. "D-n the torpedoes: go ahead"
were vigorously applauded The National
Association of Naval Veterans. COmmo-
dore w. Karsner, and the Essex Naval
Veterans, Capt. Austin Quimby command
ing, came next. With them were detach-
ments from Philadelphia, Pittsburg and
other cities. The Portsmouth Naval Vet
| Grams and other similar organizations pre-
sented a unique salute when passing the
reviewing stand, by locking their arms
across their shoulders at four abreast.
They also shouted, "Companions, salute"
and "Three cheers for the Governor" A
| hearty response was their reward.
There was great cheering as tie barges
containing the crippled survivors of the
Kearsarge and Alabama fight, off Cher
bourg, France, passed.
| One of the most notable features was the
presence of q Mexican War veterans, the
oldest being 81 years of age and the
youngest 73. These veterans rode in tally
no coaches. They carried banner on
which was inscribed the date "1S46'' and
''Palo Alto," "Resaca," "Beuna VISTA"
and the names of other battles of the Mex
lean War This feature was applauded.
The Legion of Spanish War Veterans,
the National Spanish War Veterans and
the Sons of Veterans, had the left of the
line. The ''boys' were greeted with hand
clapping. The procession was 35 minutes
in passing the State House.