Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-28
VETERANS IN GRAY
IN MARTIAL ARRAY
Confederate Reunion Comes 10 a
Close IN q Blaze Of Glory in
The Crescent City.
COlUNBlA''s CREW IN PARADE
One OF the Most inspiring Sights Was
the Flag Formed by the Many School
chlldren in Honor Of the Old Sol.
diers-aenersI Ice Leads His One
lime Followers,
tRy Associat, d Press.l

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NEW ORLEANS, April 27.-For two
days The Confederate reunion has dc,
voted itself to Unsatisfactory was Civ
Ell over to the glorification of the
cause that died long sincc. but still
lives on
& Today's great parade In honor VI the
.Confedcracy was set III motion BY a
signal gun from the cruiser Columbia
The day was ideal III all respects for
the event.
The hour set for the formation was
II o'clock and the time for the move.
ment of The. column thirty minutes lat
er.
Line OF March.
The line OF march was from Canal
street along ST. Charles to the Lee
Circle, three-fourths of a mile away,
around the circle and back to Canal
street upon camp street, which is but
one block from st. Charles street. The
utmost distance marched by any or.
I. ganization was little more than two
Y miles. nm.
An escort Of mounted police came
I first and tnGfl Major 6 General Albert
Estopinal. the chief fmarshaI 5of the
parade. with u gittering staff In gray
and gold G5
General Ice Leads Column
After this Gathering group of horse
men came General Stephen ID. Lee. the
conlmander-in'ehicf of the United Con.
federate veterans and the members Of
his staff. The ladies Of tho Confeder.
ate Southern Memorial Association
and the Daughters of the Confederacy
In carriages we're next The old sol.
diers were next in line. the transmits.
sisslppi department, under General W.
l.. Calell, having the right of the line
and followed by the Tennessee depart.
ment General Clement a. Evans. and
the Army of Northern Virginia. under
General c. Irvine Walker.
Old Soldiers Cheered
ne old soldiers were as matter of
course the chief objects of interest to
the crowds that lined the street and
their welcome was most hearty and at.
fectionate. They repaid their greeting
In kind as they strobe along yelling
and waving their hats.
General Lee mounted upon superb
gray horse, was an especial object of
admiration and merely as picture,
he deserved all that he received. His
great popularity, added to his hand.
some appearance, produced a contin,,-
Gus chorus of cheers as he rode along
hat in hand
General Cahell rode with all old sol.
der holding his bride for the gener
ais hands arc none too strong these
days and 1t Is not certain he could re.
strain fractions horse for any great
length of time. He was the recipient
OF much attention throughout the pa
rade. =.
Accident Narrowly Ayersed.
Adjutant General Mfckle, who rode
bay horse fair to look upon. aud
difficult to sit upon. proved himself
most accomplished horseman and
early in the day while riding along Ca
nal street was compelled to throw him
self from the saddle to prevent his
horse from falling over on him.
General Clement a. Evans of Geor
gia, who is the mildest of men in ord
nary life. looked the picture of the
fighting man he really Is as he swung
his spirited horse from side to side
General Evans was cheered mos,
heartily as he rode along.
Old Uniforms in Line.
OF the veterans the Tennessee con
tingent evoked perhaps the most ap
pause. for the reason that seyera
camps carried muskets and worke uni
forms of faded Confederate gray.
Several battle flags that had seen
service in the civil war were carried
In the parade and all of them were
objects of pride and regard by the
crowd
The marines from the United States
cruiser Columbia and the Nationa
Guard of Louisiana closed the parade
The marines especially we're wildl,
cheered, their excellent marching ant
snowy. white uniforms catching the
fancy of the crowd IN
Children Form a Flag.
At Lee Circle. where the parade
turned to retrace its steps toward Ca
nal street an enormous Confodorait
flag was formed by grouping hun
dreds of school children The young
sters and the veterans mutually cheer