The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-22
AGED VETERANS IN
PARADE ONCE MORE
Eighteen Thousand Survivors
of Civil War Reviewed by
Vice President.
SCENE MOST INSPIRING
John Z. Gilman Of Boston Likely to
Be Elected COMMANDMENT
Chief.

Atlantic city. y. j.. sept 21.-With
step devoid Of its elasticity. bent by
weight or years. but with the old spirit
that won them many a victory on the
field ~ battle. the Union veterans Of
the civil war today again marched in
review.
Eighteen thousand IS the estimated
number or veterans who passed the
grand stand and received the salute OF
a andor-in-chicf.
Fine weather favored the old SOL
diers. which accounted for the UNI
usually small number who dropped out
of limo. Ia an. there were not over
twenty cases or exhaustion. and none
of these amounted Co more than tenn
porary fatigue.
Many ~ the states were represented
10y mere handful Of veterans. Tho
smallest delegation was Arizona. which
had just one old veteran in line. who
Eot nearly az much applause as ne
marched along as did the big army Or
PENNSYLVANIA. which had the largest
number
Inspiring Spectacle.
The spectacle was "a stirring one
Every building along the line or march
was literally hidden by the national
colors Near the end OF the march
great army was reviewed bv COmmau-
dcr-iu-Chiof Samuel r. Van SAINT
ON one side OF him. on the reviewing
stand. stood the vice president Of the
United states. and on the other was
Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles.
z. S. a.. retired. They were I'm the
position OF honor on n grand stand at
Park Place. near the famous board
walk. so placed that they could get a
splendid view OF the parade coming
and going.
TIE parade formed at North Caro-
liua and Pacific avenues The route
was comparatively short. 60 having
been deemed unwiSo 20 subject the old
soldiers fp undue fatigue. Tho orders
were one hundred steps 90 the minute.
Silas fowler Headed Parade.
Silae fowler. chief OF staff to the
commander-in-ch was marshal Of
the parade. with Walter r. Edge OF
Atlantic City a. his chief OF staff. The
first troops u line were the city caval-
~ of Atlantic city. and the advance
guard was maze M Of n provisional
regiment OF the sons Of Veterans under
the command Of Colonel Henry Stew
art Then came the COMMANDMENT
chief and his staff. under the personal
escort or the famous 4. S. Grant post
OF Brooklyn. Following these came
NINN NNNNL I|Nf WI NNl IT'D UINNa NfaNfN
hv the department OF Illinois. because
Of tho seniority OF its organization.
The old soldiers marched en- their re-
spective departments fra the following
order
Wisconsin. Pennsylvania. Ohio. New
York Connecticut. Massachusetts,
Maine. California. Nevada. Rhode ISL
end. New Hampshire. Vermont. De-
partmcut of the Potomac. Virginia.
North Carolina. Maryland. Nebraska.
Michigan. Iowa. Indiana. Colorado.
a.. Missouri. Oregon. Kentucky. West
Virginia. south Dakota. washington.
Alaska Arkansas. New Mexico. Utah.
TcuncSsee. Louisiana. Mississippi.
Florida. Montana. Texas. Idaho ARR
zoua. Georgia. South Carolina. Ala
hanna. Nortn Dakota and oklahoma
Then came the National Association
Of Navai Veterans and the National
Association or cv-Tniou Prisoners of
War. The department of Ncw jersey.
the host 81 tho occasion. brought up
tho rear or the limo Of old soldiers
Following these came the Third rcgi-
rnent New Jersey national guard.
Hail To the Chief"
Tho procession started ON the min
ute OF 10 o'clock. reached the review
ing stand an hour later. and was two
hours and a half passing that point
A. the commaudcr-in-chicf APP
preached tho stand band played
HAIL 90 tho Chief" Saluting the vice