Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-09-24
REVIEW Of GRAND
ARMY VETERANS
Made Splendid Showing in Parade
at Atlantic City,
ABOUT 10000 VETS in LINE

Passed in Review Before Vce-Presi-
dent Sherman, National Commander
Van SAINT, General Miles, and Other
Notable Personases-Some Hobbed
Along on Clutches and Others Lean
ed Heavily on Stout canes-GeneraI
SickIes in Line.
Atlantic City. N. J., Sept 22.-The
Old Vets made splendid showing in
the great Grand Army parade through
the principal streets of the City by the
Sea yesterday. The crowds along
the sidewalks cheered, and ladies'
threw flowers al the veterans
The bullet-rent and bloodstained
Custer flag was carried by members of
Custer Post, Baltimore, and behind 1t
four old soldiers dragged the Custer
gun, which has been in % national
parades of the Grand Army. The gun
was in charge Of Joe Trax, Of New
Castle. Pa, who was Clusters orderly,
and wi b him marched Daniel Tatem
and other men of Custer Post, who
were with Custer in the sixties. Sa
Iutes were fired from the gun a. diff
ferent points along the line of march.
The parade was the real feature of
the Forty-four h National Encamp-
ment, which will settle down 20 bust
ness today after a round of reunions,
campfres and receptions, which be-
gan last Saturday night. About 10000
veterans were in the grand column OF
Civil War heroes that swung down At
Iantic avenue with a steady tread AMI
passed in review before Vice Presi-
dent OF the United States Sherman,
National Commander Van SAINT, Gen.
Nelson A. Miles, Governor Fort OF
New Jersey, aud other distinguished
soldiers and citizens on gaily decor
ated stand on Park Place. near the
Neutrality-suspicious. Hotel. Sojourn-
-ers at the big Boardwalk hotels de-
clared that they never before saw any
thing like the parade in Atlantic City.
1t was an ideal morning for 1t, being
just cool enough to make marching
pleasant. Gen. John r. King, past
commonder-in-chief, and Major Noble
H. Creager, United States Army. were
in the Maryland line as it went past
the official reviewing stand.
1t was a great parade. In the line
were veterans who had lost limb at
Gettysburg or on some other battle
field half a century ago. Some hob
bled along on crutches, others leaned
heavily On stout canes. Ninety per
cent of the marchers bore the i'm
press of time. but very few of them
were forced to give up and drop out
before the reviewing stand was reach
ed despite marches to point of forma-
ton before the parade started. Many
OF the men gave evidence of remark
able preservation. Many long, white
boards were seen.
Some of the uniforms looked brand
new, others were faded. Some of the
veterans wore the caps in which they
fought in in the Cos. But every heart
was true. Women along the line clap
ped their gloyed hands enthusiastlcal-
ly and her0cally fought against tear
or a lump in the throat as the MANNED
limped along behind old battle flags
that could net be unfurled because of
their battered condition. When wo-
men, far out from windows along the
line Of march, waved flags at the vet
Grams small, silken flags, the flag foc
which they fought so CALAMITY, the old
men in blue CALAMITY raised their
caps or hats
Brigadier General Daniel f. Sickles,
Fighting Dan" who lost a leg at Get
tysburg, was singled out in the fifth
Of the line Of carriages in the first di-
vision, His crutch beside him helped
to make his Identification easy.
None of the veterans in line got a
warmer reception than those who
came from the home of the Confeder-
acy. Tennessee, Louisiana Georgia
and Alabama were in the parade, and
their greeting was most cordial North
Dakota and Oklahoma followed the
Southerners. 1t was 100 p. m. when
the last boy in blue" passed the
stand,