Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-08-12

VETERANS AND CHILDRtN
CARRIED TO HOSPITALS
Hundred Thousand People
Cheer Gray Haired Host
Marching With Regular Army
and Utah Volunteers,

BY Morning journal Special Leased Nirel
Salt Lake. Aug. tl.-rhc glare and
heat of the midsummer sun today
thinned the annual parade of the
Grand Army of the Republic, the fea-
ture of the forty-third encampmcnt
ana wrought stil more suffering
among the hundreds Of children who
participated in the formation of the
living flag.
The numerous ambulances patrol-
ing the line OF march ON Main street
lwere in requisition constantly Side
by side, in the improvised hospitals
ralonS the line of march lay Wrinkled
warriors and little school girls.
SO oppressive was the heat that the
plan calling for the appearance of the
living flag in the procession was aban-
doned
Incomplete figures show that mt
least loo children aud from fifteen to
twenty old soldiers were overcome.
The victims generally recovered as
N'pii 40 lli'A Niit l'iti''h III NiA' ''litANi~i
|Therc wee no fatalities.
The casualties wouid probably have
been still more numerous, but for the
provisions made by the committee ON
health Through its foresight, drink
ing water, lemonade coffee and sand
wiches were served freely to the pa
raiders at the place of rendezvous and
water was to be obtained all along the
route without leaving the ranks, The
relief stations attended by trained nur-
SEES insured prompt and capable aid
for all sufferers
Ten minutes past l. o'clock. when
the procession was dishanding. the sky
clouded over the roll of thunder was
heard ana the thermometer dropped to
rs degrees where it remained for sew
oral hours. And. yet notwithstanding
the discomfort the parade was grand
success The five thousand and more
old soldiers, walking -four abreast. had
the complete right of way over mile
of street 100 feet in width. Every
sort of vehicle was excluded from thrr
path and ropes ana guards confined
the mighty throng IF spectators TO the
and the viewing stands
Fully 100000 persons saw, or tried
to see the spectacle. And whether
they saw or not they checred ana
again.
1t was in the eleven companies of
the fifteenth United states infantry
from Fort Douglass that the veterans
saw themselves mirrored as they were
45 years ago. The smooth faced
youngsters of the regulars with arms
at carry. swung down the street att
perfect stride and with the jaunty air|
worn by the veterans of today. when
as volunteer recruits, they Jared forth
in defense of the flag
There were many comments uponl
the vigor Of the grand army veterans
as they appeared ON parade. Those
who might justly be called feeble werel
much in the minority
Arkansas had the distinction of
sending the smallest divsion-there
were but four wcarcrs Of her badge
Illinois made the largest numerical
showing And. at tlre rear. came lit
tie band whose banners evoked thel
darkest pictures Of the civil war Onl
he white back grounds the watchersI
read:
Libby" "Andersonville,' Macon,
Tyler" Belle ISLE and the names
1f other Confederate prisons. ThisI
division consisted of eX-prisoners of
war.
Two veterans Of the war with Mex |
leo are attending the encampment
and occupied a carriage in the grand
parade. one is from OHIO and tn
other from Utah.
Tho business sessions of the Wo-
mans Relief corps were begun this |
afternoon National President Mary |
l.. Gilman. reviewed the history and |
york of the order. II was reported |
late tonight that none OF the sufferers
Frustrated by the heat and excitement
ut the day is in "a serious condition.