The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-16
PARADE INCIDENTS

Comrade w. B. Thompson Of Lookout
post, One Hundred and Thirty-sixth
limos regiment, was mustered in in
1864, when Is years old. He is 81 now
and claims to be the youngest veteran
In line Of march.
A. J. Cahagan, of the First Tennes-
see, cavalry, was in the procession. He
halls from Chattanooga, Tenn, and is
said to be the "biggest little man" In
Comrade William schaff of South
Dakota was the biggest man of his
state, when in line with his boys today.
He is at 1929 Stevens avenue.
General W. J. Smith Of tho Army Of
Tennessee was in line, and in spite of
his 80 years kept step with the younger
boys. Smith is also q veteran of The
Mexican war. :.
Major George L. Gillespie, ex-Oonfed-
crate veteran, Of Minnea polls, acted as
guide to the Tennessee boys today.
Major George W. Patton Of the Sew
enty-thlrd Illinois, and past senior vice
the troops today. He is at the West.
One proud veteran in the Iowa divi-
sion carried live Plymouth Rock zoos
Ter srrmOunting a pole, and labeled
= jeff Davis, which brought a LAUGH
all aloIg the line. :
Rockford Post No. 1 Of Rockford. III.
had 9 unique relic In it's veteran fife
and drum corps. One of the ffers car
r1ed IN the end of his instrument an
az ann 1oi
"Lincoln and Hamlin.' '
The "bucktail band" of Grand Rap
ids, MIMI, was a feature of the Penn
sylvania department. The old buck
tall regiment was enlisted in Pennsvl-
vania and would not stand to have The
band march with any other state.
Shortly after Commander Tanner
arrived IN the reviewing stand the
ponce patroliji!ng upper Hennepin failed
for time it looked as tho the line
Of march would be blocked directly in
front of the official stand. Among the
veterans there, was a tendency to
preak ranks upon passing the COM
mander-1n- chief, and people who were
watching the parade above the review
ing stand on Hennepin did not see the
procession at Its best.
A woman fainting in front Of the
Bridge square grandstand was picked
up by one Of the Sons Of Veterans
corps and carried into the city hall
Grams who were passing the stand
halted for a moment and cheered the
Red Cross man.
One Of the pathetic incidents Of the
parade was the number Of veterans
who sat or stood along tie line Of
march and watched their comrades as
they went by: In many cases the vet
Grams who did not march were not dis
abled, but simply felt unequal to the
task: AS one old soldier expressed it,
still young, and T don't believe there
is man In the parade who will not
feel the effects Of the march. The
time is coming when we will 90 by in
carriages, if there is parade at ALL"
Conspicuous figures among the vete-
| rams were quickly recognized by the
crowd and Individual ovations were
frequent. Among the men who were
singled out by the crowd for special
ovations were General Black of. Hi
nois, General Wilder Of Tennessee, and
| General Grant Of Minneapolis.
Patriotic airs were most popular with
the spectators and the bands and fife
and drum corps were heartily applauded.
"Dixie' played on the line Of march
was cheered both by civilians and vete-
rams.
The Minneapolis parade was notice
| able for the absence of features not
connected with the Grand Army and
the veterans. Here and there a SOL
dier IS wife, son, or daughter marched
in the parade, but the different de-
| partments had been requested to make
the parade parade for veterans alone
and interest was conferred in the vete-
| rams.
Wherever post carried battlefag
or flag which looked as tho it might
have seen service the crowds went wild.
but the soiied, battle-riddled embiems;
were far more popular with the crowd
than the bright clean flags. 80
frightened at the uniforms Of the
Red Cross men q boy partly overcome
4 by the heat at. Nicollet and Fifth,
/ struggled to escape and refused to di-
vulge his name, thinking that he had
! been arrested. He was finally forced
into an ambulance automobile and taken
to the emergency hospital.
John Browns Bodyo was started
by the veterans from Kansas, as
/ they marched. AS the long line Of sun
j flower state men came down the street,
i the GLORY, Glory, Halleluiao Of the