The Republican journal., 1904-08-25

admitted by all.
upright, being literally unable to fall
because of the enormous pressure OF
the throng about her. The police were
able to rescue her only after liberal
use of muscular energy.
Going up Temple place the old war
standards of the Pennsylvanians were
greeted with the singing of America"
by the 22OO boys and girls composing
the Giving flag" 1t broke the forma-
ton completely for some minutes, since
the old soldiers stood rooted to the
spot, gazing at the children. A more
beautiful conception has never been
carried out in Boston.
After the stand was passed there
was full freedom for extended inter-
walls and open rank formation. The
march upon the smooth asphalt was
great relief to the veterans and en-
abled them to swing around into
Boylston street with the full 10 files
front and easy alignment of the old
army. Very interesting it was to see
with what abandon the old fellows
dropped into the familiar military step.
Gen. Black assembled the grand re-
viewing stand on Boylston street at
II. Is o'clock and never left it until 4.22,
when the last post went by him.
The generals extended hand to his
old comrades was his favorite gesture,
and was pathetic in it's manipulation.
Mrs. Black, who sat close beside her
husband, was evidently as deeply
touched as he by the manifest affec-
ton of every comrade, no one of whom
failed to wave his cap to his chief as
he passed.
Department Commander Field and
his numerous staff took up their posi-
ton Oh the right of the commander-in-
chief and reviewed the Massachusetts
department.
Exclusive of the bands and some few
struggling delegations, the figures, as
reported by the various posts, give a
grand total of Is, SOL men in the parade,
of whom Massachusetts furnished 49,
1872 comrades. The time occupied in
passing the grand reviewing stand was
five hours and seven minutes, which, of
course, includes the nearly 40 minutes
occupied when the column went astray
at the start. The length of march was
given as "a miles and it was covered
by Klnsley post and the commander-in-
chief in one hour and IS minutes.
DEPARTMENT OF MAINE.
Edward c. Milliken, department
commander; A. NJ. Sawyer, assistant
Acknowledgements; F. A. Garnsey, as
Sistant quartermaster-general.
Bosworth post 2, Portland, Charles
Mitchell commander, 100 men.
w. S. Heath post 6, Gardiner, H. C.
Nelson commander, 80 men,.
First Maine cavalry, Capt A. JeWett
commander, 200.
Dwinal post 8, Mechanics Falls, 7.
Waterman commander, 25 men.
B. H. Beale post 2, Bangor, L. T..
Tabor commander, IS men.
Seth Williams post IS, Augusta, O.
N. Blackington commander, 81 men.
w. S. Heath post Ia, Waterville, G.
H. Nelson commander, so men.
Farragut post n, Bridgton, Henry
Billings commander, 25 men.
Gen. Meade post 40, Eastport, H.
Harrington commander, 40 men.
Cutler post As, Togus, John Daley
commander, 80 men.
H. Dunbar post SO, Damariscotta, C.
E. Ames commander, 40 men.
Brown post 81, Bethel, F. Bartlett
commander, "a men.
W. L. Haskell post 1Os, Yarmouth,
H. Soule commander, So men.
J. r. Colby post Al, Rumford Falls,
G. W. Bisbee commander, 10 'men.
U. S. Grant post 143, Biddeford, G.
r. Andrews commander, 60 men.
Appleton post %, Pennington,
Charles Coburn commander, 30 men.
WHAT GEN. BLACK SAID.
81 am exceedingly tired, but l am
anxious to say that this is the gala day
of my life. The decorations are mar
vellously beautiful, the attendance ex-
ceeds anything since the encampment
here IA years ago, and the cordially of
the people is beyond comparison.
am too tired to say much, but just
tell everybody that everything was
more than best."-Gen. John C. Black,
Cemmander-inC G. A. R., to a
Herald reporter after the parade.
THE DISABLED VETERANS.
Long before the hour set for the head
of the line to reach Winthrop square
the stand there allotted to disabled vet
Grams was filed in every part. This
muster of the old soldiers, disqualified
by wounds, age and infirmity from par
ticipating in the parade, was pathetic
incident. Empty sleeves hung across
many broad chests, clutches were used
in numerous cases where legs had been
left on battlefield and in hospital, and
in one instance an invalid chair held
form that had been shattered beyond
repair in action.
But age and infirmity had not soured
the dispositions of the veterans. They
were in high spirits, chaffed each other
like schoolboys, and were ready to
laugh and cheer ON the slightest provo
cation. This was all the more notice