The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-12
An Anpreeiate PIcture.

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All Appreciate Picture.
Every time the line of the parade was
halted. the division within sgnt OF tile
flag almost broke ranks TO get d closer
view. One halt came about u-lo CLOCK,
when Governor SpTy and Mayor braEs-
ford in their tail silk hats and frock
coats were directly in front Of the flag
stand. Thei" looks betrayed. their admi-
ration. and during the ere mtnutos the
line Of march was hslted, they voiced
their satisfaction with this feature OF the
day in the expressions on their faces
Time and again as a particularly enthu-
siastic corps Of veterans passed the nag,
they uncovered in its honor and cheered
till out OF hearing on their return UP
Main street. tt was shortly before il
O'Clock when Commander-in-Chief Nevius
passed the flag, and with his black horse
I'm stately step, his hat across his breast
in salute, the commander of the old sol
diers rode by, deep. respect and stronS 40
mlTdtlOn apparent in every line OF MS
face and posture. The children had been
trained for his arrival, and rose as one
as the commander passed by. 1t was
their salute to the head Of the Grand
Army
When New York went by three of the
marching veterans called. in almost
single voice, Sing US The Star-Spangled
Banner. And the children seemed to
catch the spirit that lay behind the re-
quest, for they sang with an enthusiasm
and voice not put into another song du-
ring the morning. When II was finished
the New York section Of the parade was
out Of formation, and every man and
woman within earshot was cheering like
mad. New York fell into line as best
they could and moved on Another COM
pany of trudging veterans took their
place and so it went all through the
morning hours of the parade.
The spirit Of the day and event was
in the crowd so thoroughly by the time
the flag was dismissed that the veterans
who came after were not given much op-
portunity to grievey so vociterously were
The crowd thinned out as the parade
narrowed down to the Utah department
and then turned and followed the rear
to the reviewing stand. This was to have
been the program for the living fla g.
under escort of a special detachment OF
soldiers from the Fifteenth infantry.
Blame the Contractor.
The responsibility for the large number
Of children who tainted on the flag stand
Is probably that of the contractor who
built it. at least that is the contention
Of Professor Wetzel and others in
charge Of the feature.
After sitting in the sun for three
hours, the march was abandoned be
cause the contractor didn't do as he
agreed to three days ago" said Professor
Wetzel yesterday. .t-.
The canvas for a canopy over the flag
stand was purchased, sewed and taken
to the stand Tuesday The contractor ap-
peared with only two men, who were in
competent to handle it, and that is the
reason the stand was unprotected from
the sun"
Early I'm the parade Professor Wetzell
was advised by DR.. SpTague that it would
be unsafe to work the children in their
exercises to any extent under the cir
cumstances, and DR.. Samuel @. Paul
assistant city physician, at y
o'clock strongly advised the dismissal Of
the flag.
It was acted upon at once. For three
hours they were on duty at the south
end end of the parade. DTs. Spraguc
and Paul, assisted by four nurses and
the hospital corps of the National Guard,
had the hardest kind of work caring for
the stricken little ones. The lawn of the
residence at 634 South Main street was
finally appropriated and used as an emer-
gency hospital. while the ambulanCes
were taking patients to the hospitals
proper
The police handled the crowd as best
they could and when the last of the Utah
veterans countermaTched and the crowd
fell in behind for the march up Main
street everyone on whom had devOlved
any of tine responsibility Of the living
fag sighed with relief and followed the
crowd.