Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-17

May 2S. 1865
For the last week the current Oh
travel to Washington has been s'eao-
Nv increasing in volume, and the eH
,ro trains coming in. although near
~ doubIe the capacity of the usuai
ga;ns have proved entirely mao
snuate to accommodate the publlc: II
is estimated that each tram SIM
yesterday. morning has prousT, ~
over one thousand passengers I'M &C
S,.nared ;s the average number on
nrd;narv occasions. Not only nave the
neonle poured in over this route, pu'
the steamers from AleNanorla naa
been loaded down, and the roaos 80
inp to the city thronged by countr!
naonIe from far and near. Such d
D~nronrse never assembled before IN
Washington. ,- fror,
the hotels. and hundreds spent tne
nipbt in the open air and at sunrise
this morning occupied points along
the Avenue commanding 1aVorapie
views of the column. where thes
maternity waited till o'clock
The Avenue having Deen Sieam nc -
during the night, at daybreak was
we'll watered by the fire department.
and about o'clock cavalry patrois
were posted at its intersection WIN
streets, to prevent teams from cross
ing and pedestrians from coilectihs
on the flag crossings.
The Public Schools.
The pupils of the public schoois OF
the CITY assembled at an early hour'
snd Zach district, accompanied by the
trustees, teachers and heaoed by
hand of music. marched TO the Gap
itol, the girls taking posltloh Oh
the steps of the northern portico aiio
the bows on the hillside. where. as the
under the QlreCllOH
of Prof Daniel, they sang numper
Of appropriate pieces, including the
.sBattie Cry of Freedom. When
Johnny Comes Marching Home, VIC
tory at Last" The girls, dressed IN
white, and the boys in white pants
and black jackets, and displaying
miniature wreaths and bouquets'
formed a most picturesque assem-
blage, attracting great attention
from the passing troops
A Movement.
The movement in connection with
the review commenced yesterday art
ernoon the 9Th Corps, Maj. Gen.
Parke. marching across the Long
bridge to the vacant ground east OF
the Capitol, where II bivouackeo ioI
the night. and this morning FORMED Oh
East Capitol street the heao OF III, rne
column resting on list street east Inc
Engineer Brigade and the ProVost
Marshal Generals Brigade bivouack-
ed for the night on the virginia shore
near the Long bridge and crossed AZ
3o'clock this morning, taking posi-
ton on A street north. prepared TO
follow the cavalry in review. the otn
CORPS. Mai. Gen. Griffin, crossed the
Long bridge Immediately after. and
moved eastwardly sufficiently Tar TO
countermarch, forming on Pennsyi-
yania avenue, with the head of the
column also on LIST street east Inc
I'd Corps, Maj. Gen. HUMPHREYS moved
at Z am after the 5th Corps across
the river, and formed in column on
the streets of the fifth ward. south OF
Pennsylvania avenues prepared TO 1ol-
low the 5th Corps on LIST street east
in the procession.
The Cavalry Corps. Maj. Gen. Mer-
rift, formed on Maryland avenue,
with the head of the column abreast
of the northern entrance to the Cap
itol, prepared to move at o'clock.
The Stands.
On Pennsylvania avenue. in front of
the Presidents House. four stands
were erected by the government. The
main pavilion, on the south side of
the Avenue. designated as No. l. and
which was occupied by President
johnson and Lieut.. Gen. Grant mem
bers of the cabinet, heads of civil and
m1I1Iary anu Tile Soi Pc
diplomatic, was beautifully festooned
with American and battle flags, and
decoratedwith flowers and evergreens.
Immediately over the center of the
PAVILION and at each end of the same
were large-sized stars formed of
Mowers and evergreens, while the
following names of battles in which
many of the troops had participated,
were conspicuously displayed from
the top of the pavilion: Gettysburg,
Richmond, Vicksburg, Shiloh. South
Mountain, South River and Wilder
ness.
From this stand the band of the
18th New York Regiment discoursed
s some fine music. Stand No. was on
the north side of the Avenue, imme-
diately opposite the main pavilion.
Here the band of the 14th Regiment
Veteran Reserve Corps was stationed.
while the seats were occupied by
gress. judges of the United States
and their families. This stand was
Also handsomely decorated with flags
Stand No. 3, on the east side of the
center pavilion. and No. 4, On the
west side, was occupied by officers.
members Of the press, wounded SOL
diers and invited guests. Admirals
aud commanders of the Navy were
also assigned seats on these stands.
On the east side of stand No. 2 were
aSnumbeF of stands which had been
erected by the various state agencies.
A number of these stands bore suit
able notices, among which we noticed
particularly Connecticut greets all
who bravely fought. and weeps for all
VINO fell. massachusetts, greets the
country's defenders
Stands for the use of the officers
and their families of I'd. 5th and 9Th
Corps, and the Engineers Brigade
were erected on the west side Of No.
z, and were densely crowded with
About o'clock the principal stand
began to fill up. Maj. Gen. Hunter,
president of the conspiracy court
Maj. Cen Hancock and Maj. Gen.
Torbert, with their ladies' walked
slowly down the pavement and en-
tered the stands. greeted with waving
handkerchiefs and clapping Of hands.
Next Maj. Gen. Augur, commanding
the Department of Washington, join
ed them. and in few moments a
deafeninG cheer. that rolled along the
line with increasing volume like a
wave. announced the approach of the
great soldier, Sherman. The general,
followed by few of his staff with
uncovered head. passed quietly along.
and UP into the station assigned him,
while the roar of the enthusiastic
multitude grew louder. Scarcely had
the cheers subsidized. before the other
end OF the street took up the peal and
exclamation the coming Of Gen Grant,
who. accompanied by Mai Gen. In
gals and Maj. Gen. Barnard, also
moved uncovered. and with gestures of
Acknowledgement to the stand, where,
by this time. the numbers concealed
their individuality from all except
those in the immediate vicinity. Mem
bers OF the cabinet, major generals
officers of the Navy. members of the
diplomatic corps, Mayor Wallach, and
other distinguished personages follow
ad. m MI Gllin,r ho