Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-16
IDEAL DAY FOR GREAT PROCESSION
Columbia Post of Chicago Escorts the
Commander-in- Chief.
MANY FRUSTRATED BY HEAT AND FATIGUE
George A. Penny Of Logan, Iowa, Seriously
injured BY Auto.
BUSINESS SESSIONS WILL BEGIN TO-DAY
Friends of the Three Candidates
for Commander-in-Chie Are
Conadent of vic
tory.

Conadent of vic
tory.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 16-For the fortieth
time since its work was finished and ITS
glory won the Grand Army of the Republic
was in line today. There have been mo
parades more gorgeous many specta 4
more dazzling and bewiIdering. but net, .
has there been In this country one morto
appealing and impressive than that which
passed through the streets of Minneapolis
during the greater part Of this morning.
The Grand Army of the Republic has
often marched before; Il will march again
next year and again the year after that;
It will march until its members can march
no more, and then II will commence its
greatest march of all--through time and
eternity and into its ordained reward.
Some small token Of what this guerdon
from posterity is to be was given the old
soldiers who filled the hotels today. They
were made to realiye that for the FIRST time
at least materiaiism was gone and the
days of the heroes would come again. At
times their ears were greeted by cheers
that drowned the roar and crash of the
many thousands-at times they passed
through living lanes, where every tongue
was still. every eye was dim and every
head was barred in reverence for what they
had suffered and wrought for the welfare
al their fellow men.
Parade IL Notable.
The parade was a notable AFFAIR, as such
things so. we'll handled. quick moving and
inspiring TO look upon. 1t was a day of
pride for the old soldiers In themselves
and for the multitude in the soldiers.
At the head OF the column. which moved
promptly at 10 o'clock was q mounted
platoon Of police. Directly behind the
police and at the head OF the parade proper
came the magnificent Cook band and drum
corps OF Denver. its snowy zouave uni
forms making splendid appearance The
twenty-five young women who form drill
corps and are portion of the organization
were especial favorites with the multitude
and were given a continuous ovation dur
ing the parade
Next came the chief marshal OF the
parade, Ex-Governor Van SAINT. and his
etan, General Fred B. Wood, adjutant gen.
eral OF Minnesota who was followed by ON
cere corlpoEins the regimsntal and star off,
GERS OF the Minnesota NationalGuard. Then.
marching in splendid. even ranks with
their formation superbly kept throughout
she entire parade. came the first OF the
old soldiers. Columbia post of Chicago. act
ing as the personal escort of the COM
mander-in-chief. Behind the post came
CommAnder-in-Chief Tanner. mounted and
attended by his personal stan.
Following the officers of the organization
came the men who were the life guard of
the nation--the heroes of the civil war.
The states marched in order of their ad-
missions to the Grand Army. linos'having
the right of the line. followed by Penn
sylvania. Ohio and New York in the order
named. Twenty other states followed these.
other states In Line.
The veterans OF Rock Island county Qlli-
nols) acted as the personal escort OF Com
mander Buck OF that department, this being
the first time in forty years that the escort
OF the department commander has been a
post situated outside of Chicago. The
escort OF 900 presented handsome appear
ance in their dark blue uniforms white
caps and white CATERS.
In the band which preceded the Rock
Island veterans were represented the ex-
tremes OF enlistment in the civil war. the
one being Anson NJ Hubbard OF Moline
who. although 80 years old marched in a
spriGhtly manner and blew his fife as
shriily as he did during the civil war. The
other extreme was seen In the person OF
Lyston d, Howe OF Streator. Ill., who was
the youngest man to enlist during the war
Thomas A. Martin, senior vice oomman.
der Of the department OF the Potomac, and
at Washington. became III while marching
In the parade and died as he was beins
taken to the emergency hospital. George A
Penny OF Logan, Ia stepped in front of ar
automobile ana was run over and seriously
injured.
The relief corps was busy during toda,
collecting the men and women who becam,
prostrated by heat and fatigue, and carry
ing them to the hospitals. Among thos,
f. krA- neaIa -
David Babb. Wilmot, s. D.: +. @. Daggart
Monmouth. H.; Mrs. J. C. Hegg. cresco
Ia; r. L. Bailey. Peoria. ILL.,; Samuel John
ION. Marshalitown Ia In addition TO thcs,
2rostrAtons there were many cases o.
exhaustion. none OF which Is serious.
Business session Today.
Tomorrow the business sessions OF thu
encampment Will commence in the auditor
ium. and win continue until some time ol
Friday. The most important matters Il
come up for consideration are the aboli
tion OF the canteen from the soldiers
homes. and the proposed erection OF
monument to Henry wirz by the womei
OF the south.
The friends OF r. r. Brown OF GAINESVILLE
o.. claim that he now has the best chanc
Of being elected commander of the Gran,
Army, They assert that he will have tn
votes OF his own state OF Ohio Illinois
Pennsylvania and New York, the fou
largest delegations present C. @. Burton
of Missouri and Captain p. II. coney o
Kansas are stir strongly in the night. how
ever. and both OF them express conndenc
In the outcome.
Colonel a. w. keeting Dies.
Colonel Charles w. Keeting OF Ne,
Orleans. for the past ten years commands
OF the Joint departments OF Louisiana an
Mississippi and who headed their divisio
in the parade OF the Grand Army OF tn
Republic today, was overcome by the heo
and exhaustion and died an hour afte
reaching the hospital.
Colonel Keeting was an examiner an
appraiser In the customs department
New Orleans. He enItsfaA tn a Mas