The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-16
$4,000 IN LINE.
Parade of the Grand Army of
the Republic.
Forty two States and Two Terri
tories Are Represented.
VIEWED BY A HOST.
Massachusetts H ad l35 Posts I'm
Line of March.
Column Three Hours i'm Passing
Reviewing Stands.

Boston, Aug 16.-Twenty-six thou
sand survivors of the union forces
which fought in the civil war marched
through the winding streets of historic
Boston today and over 100000 people
who had assembled from all sections
of the United States saw pass in review
| the G. A r. This was the great fea-
| ture of all the events of national en-
campment week, the occasion being
made a holiday throughout the greater
Boston. whose residents focked to the
Through streets, brilliantly decorated,
between ranks of spectators who cheer
ed, waved banners, applauded in every
possible way who sought to show them
honor, the veterans marched for hours.
At the state house the parade was
reviewed by Governor Bates, with Gov
ernor Van SAINT of Minnesota and sew
eral former ssachusetts governors,
Senator Lodge and Booker T. Washing
ton. At City hall Mayor Collins with
former mayors and the mayors of near
by cities saw the pageant and on
Boyleston street, Commander-in-Ch Chief
Black reviewed comrades who had
come from AZ states and two territories
The day dawned clear and fairly cool
for, the great parade of the veterans,
the day was generally observed
as holiday by all classes
of business. During the night many
trains came in with posts and delega-
tions and early in the day when the
crowded specials from points within
100 miles of Boston began to arrive
traffic at both the big terminals be-
came choked- The people jammed the
train sheds and then, spreading out,
began to fill the sidewalk space along
the line of march. There was a pros
pect of warmer conditions as the day
- ,I~ cIrf los a nd
bright sun cheered alike the hearts of
veteran and spectator.
Early in the forenoon arrived the
last division of the invading Grand
Army. From California to Maine and
Massachusetts, and the states between
a host had come and at 10 O'Clock,
the hour set for the parade to move,
$4,000 men were in line.
Along the line of march at every
available point, viewing stands had
begun to fill early. Arrangements had
been made for veterans who were
physically unable to engage in the pa
rade or who did not care to do so,
to view the procession from stand in
Winthrop square. During the night
the final decorative touches were
placed and today the center of the
flags, bunting and streamers of red,
white and blue. In the formation of
the parade, Edwin H. Kingsley post
of Boston, was given the place of
C. Black commander-in-chief of the
G. A. R. Charles N. Mcconnell was
chief of staff.
FOrty-two States Represented.
Forty-two states and two territories
were represented in the column, be-
sides the Potomac division, made up
of the Old Guards of Washington, D. |
c. Each state comprised a division |
with the exception of Massachusetts, !
which had two divisions. there being !
135 posts in line from this state. New
England posts numbered about 1000 |
men; New York had two battalions |
West Virginia 18 posts. Kentucky II |
posts, North Dakota 10 and Mime |
sofa 8 posts. The Maryland delega- |
ton numbered about 1000 men and |
that from Ohio about 750- California |