Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12

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the motionless air. Side by side in the
Impoverished hospitals along the line of
march lie wrinkled warriors and little
schoolgirls.
Flag Plan Abandoned
SO oppressive was the heat that the
plan calling for the appearance of the
living flag in the procession was
abandoned and parents sighed with re
lief as their little ones were restored
to them.
Incomplete figures show that at least
100 children were taken from the street
and fifteen or twenty old soldiers car
ried in the ambulances. Many OF the
victims, young and old, recovered as
soon as they were placed in the shade.
Those treated at the emergency hospi :
tails numbered about forty, fifteen Of
them Grand Army men and thirty chill
dren. There were no fatalities.
The casualties would have been still
more numerous but for the provisions
made by the committee on health
Through it's foresight drinking water
lemonade coffee and sandwiches were
served freely to the paraders at the
place of rendezvous and water was to
be obtained all along the line of marcf"
Three relief stations attended by train
ed nurses insured prompt and capable
aid for all sufferers.
Parade in Hottest Hours
The hours of the parade were the hot
test of any day since the beginning OF
the encampment At II o'clock, when
the column got under way, the weather
bureau thermometer registered tenn
perature of 85 degrees. The mercury
rose until noon, when it touched 81. 1t
was at the meridian that the chlldren,
performing their evolutions as living
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alton from the asphalt pavement ana
the entire absence of breeze gave the
sun it's most serious effects.
Ten minutes after one, when the
procession was disbanding, after pass
ing in review before the commander
in-chief and his staff, the sky clouded
over, the roll of thunder was heard in
the mountains and the thermometer
dropped to rs degrees. This low tenn
perature continued for fully two hours.
And yet notwithstanding this dis
comfort, the parade was magnificent.
The five thousand soldiers, walking
four abreast, had a complete right, of
Way over a mile of street 100 feet in
width. Every sort of vehicle was eX-
cluded from their path and ropes ana
guards confined the throng of specta-
tors to the sidewalks and the review
ing stands.
Hundred Thousand Saw Spectacle
Fully 100000 persons saw the spectacle
Every division 'got it's mead of ap-
plause, as, with playing band and IN
dicative pennants, 1t swung into the
arc of view.
They came, not with the accoutre-
ments of war, but with the insignia
of peace and industry. The Nebraska
delegation carried ears of yellow corn.
The sunflower was the badge of the
Kansans. The Minnesotans were
bearers of sheafs of wheat and the
Green Mountain boys of Vermount
wore sprigs of pine in their hat bands.
1t was in the eleven companies of
the 18th United States infantry from
Fort Douglas that the Vetrans saw
themselves mirrored as they were 40
wears ago. The smooth-faced young
sters of the regulars with arms at
carry, swung down the street with
perfect stride and with the jaunty air
worn by the veterans of today when,
as volunteer recruits, they went forth
to battle.
Column Moved Slowly
The column moved slowly. There
were frequent pauses during which the
old soldiers admired the elaborate tri-
colored drapery of the tall buildings
and waved to the enthusiastic spec
tators and the spectators gazed, as if
for the last time, on the vanishing
army. Yet there were many comments
upon the vigor of the Grand Army
veterans as they appeared on parade
Those who might justly be called fee
bic, were much in the minority. The
years had frosted the heads of all and
many an empty sleeve and timber leg
bespoke the stern reality of war, but
there were a surprising number of
alert, hearty men who seemed quail
fed to keep pace with the regulars
from the fort on the hill.
Arkansas had the distinction of
sending the smallest diVision-there
were but four wearers of her badge.
Illinois made the largest numerical
showing And. at the rear, came a
little band whose banners evolFed
memories of the prison days. On the
white backgrounds, the watchers read:
Libby" "Andersonville," Macon, >
"Tyler," Belle Isle" and the names
of other confederate prisons. This
division consisted of the union ex-
prisoners of war.
Day Declared Holiday
BY proclamation of the governor of
the state and the mayor of the city,
tHe udy was d hoiluoJ' anu lOhS pSiolS
the formation of the parade vantage
points along the route of march We're
oVercrowded with spectators. Ropes
were stretched along the streets, which
were kept clear of all traffic.
At $50 o'clock the various depart
ments assembled on South Temple and
First, Second and Third South streets,
adjoining Main street. Two blasts
from a whistle in the Tribune building,
and tha column formed
At 10 o'clock three sounds were
blown from the whistle, and the pa
rade of 1909 was in motion. The col
umn entered Main street under the
caves of the Mormon temple and
passed the statute of Brigham Young
in the following order:
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