Evening journal., 1905-09-07
REMNANTS OF ARMY
PARADE IN DENVER
Veterans Ranks Are Thin
ming but Their Determi-
nation Strong

Denver Sept. AFTER night OF show
ers. just sufficiently heavy to make the
streets good for marching, cloudiess
day and pleasant temperature were the
auspices under which the annual parade
Of the Grand Army OF the Republic took
place yesterday.
woefuliy thinned in numbers, but stir
strong and determined and anxious TO
march once more. shoulder 20 shoulder,
as in the days Of 81, the blue-coated
veterans put forth their best efforts, and
no hardship. no ordeal, was too great for
them when they formed in line and step
ped on to the music OF many bands and
drum corps.
Many who marched the two miles to-
day We're exhausted when the end was
reached and many others, weakened by
age fell out Of line long before the Jour
ney was completed. These totterlng old
veterans regretting their inability to re-
main in the parade and giving every evil
dence Of their feelings. would be cared
for by the persons nearest at hand, led 20
a place where they could rest and recover
from their exhaustion. IL was COM
mon sight to see a gray-haired old sol-
dier sitting on the curbing gazing visit
fully at his more sturdy comrades as
they PASSED him by.
STREETS WAS THRONGED
The ovation given the marchers was un-
stinted. The streets we're packed with
people and the windows and roofs OF the
buildings along the line Of march swarm
cd with humanity. The cheering was
continuous. and the grizzled old war
riors were kept busy bowing acSnowl.
edgements and raising their hats IN
courteous salute.
II took the parade three hours and five
minutes TO pass the grand stand ir
front of which was the reviewing stand
On the latter stood the national officers
Of the Grand Army and distinguished
! guests. and in the grand stand sat thou
sands Of spectators. Col. Harper NJ
Orahood, chairman Of the parade com
t, mittee estimated that 1900 members OF
the Grand Army participated in the pa
. rade
Kansas carried of the honors for th'
, largest representation. having nearly 90
men in line. The Colorado and Wyoming
departments came next, with 1900 men
Illinois. Pennsylvania, Iowa, Ohio ane
Missouri had large delegations Fifteer
bands and more than half that number
of drum corps supplied music for the
marchers
A horseman was unseated by his fright
ened animal and in falling broke finger
A surgeon stationed near by set the I'm
ger and the man was astride his anima
I,-a g., H.. ..,fr h.f,~.a ffn r.,.ntaea ealo
l had proceeded two blocks. The strai
OF marching caused John Donaldson. q
= st. Louis. 10 be stricken with heart fail
S ure. He was carried to a hospital in a
!. ambulance. His recovery is doubtful
+ MAN IN GRAY IN PARADE.
one former Confederate soldier in era
q uniform rode in the parade, waving n
IS Stars and Stripes and bowing 10 the q
I. plauding multitude. Later he appeare
s marching arm in arm with an aged We
e eran OF the Union Army
g Gen. John r. King. of Baltimore con
mander-in-chief Of the Grand Army q
the Republic, rode Immediately after CO
r George E. Randolph. grand marshal q
n the parade. and his staff who led tn
5 parade, preceded by a platoon OF noun
a ted policemen and fife and drum corps
t The various State departments marche
e. in the following order:
d Delaware. Illinois, Wisconsin. Pennsy
,; vania, Ohio. New York. Connection
Il Massachusetts. New Jersey, Maine. Cal
l. fornia. Nevada, Rhode island. Ne
J. Hampshire. Vermont, Potomac, Virginia
= Maryland Nebraska, Michigan, Iowa, II
:, diana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri. Or
" gon, Kentucky. West Virginia, South D'
y kota- Washington. Arkansas, New Mex
! leo. Utah, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alississil
= pi, Florida, Texas. Montana. Idaho. AT
II zona, Georgia, Alabama, North Dalot
IS Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Colorado an
g wyoming