People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1893 — AS OF YORE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

AS OF YORE.

Comrade* of the Late War Afaln March Side by Side, This Time, However Through the Peaceful Streets of a Bustling City—The Grand Army Parade at Indianapolis—Fully 28,000 Old Soldier* in Line. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept 6.—The old soldier had a brisk time of it Monday night, with public receptions, camp fires, and other entertainments, formal and informaL The sun had scarcely risen when the people began to gather along the thoroughfares of the line of march to see the parade—the biugest one Indianapolis has ever witnessed. The great column began forming early in the day at the corner of Meridian and Seventh streets, and the line of march was down Meridian street to New York, west to Pennsylvania, south to Market, east to New Jersey, south to Washington, west on Washington past the reviewing stand fronting the courthouse to Tennessee street, where it was dismissed. Promptly at 10:30, the designated hour, the booming of a fifty-pounder gave the signal that all was in readiness for the head of the column to move. The posts were formed in columns of platoons, twelve columns to each platoon, single rank, and with intervals of tour paces between platoons. The boys from Illinois, by virtue of seniority, had the honor of the right of line, following immediately after the chief marshal and his staff. , The comrades from the world’s fair state turned

out in goodly numbers and presented an admirable appearance, the Chicago posts especially winning enthusiastic plaudits. Following the Illinois division came the detachment from the Keystone state and behind these a large and creditable representation of the veterans of Ohio. One once familiar face was missed in this division, that of the late ex-President Hayes, who for many years had never missed the opportunity of inarching on foot with the comrades of his post. New York followed Ohio. The department of Wisconsin, which was headed by the celebrated eagle, “Old Abe,” which has led the Badgerites at every encampment since that of Columbus, held five yeara ago, made a good showing, both in point of numbers and appearance, and the Massachusetts delegation came in for many loud cheers. Connecticut was sandwiched in between New York and Massachusetts, and after the latter the departments followed each other in this order:

New Jersey, Maine, California, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Potomac, Virginia and North Carolina in one department, Maryland, Nebraska, Michigan, lowa, Colorado and Wyoming combined, Kansas, Delaware, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon, Kentucky, West Virginia, South Dakota, Washington and Alaska combined, Arkansas New Mexico, Utah, Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi in one department, Florida, Montana, Texas, Idaho, Arizona, Alabama, North Dakota, Indian territory, Georgia and Oklahoma The rear of the column was brought up by the department of Indiana, which comprised nearly one-half of the entire number of veterans in line. Every post in the state was represented by a goodly proportion of its membership and in many instances every comrade of the post roll was in line. There were bands of music by the score, flags and banners too numerous to count. Indiana had promised at Washington to do itself proud if it was given the national encampment, and it more than redeemed the pledge. Along the entire route the spectators were massed solid from the ropes to the building line, spreading over lawns, filling windows and porticos of residence and business blocks alike, and in many cases preempting the roofs. There was no lack of enthusiasm and the special features of the parade were cheered to the echo from square to square. Numerous stands were erected at points along the route, the official reviewing stand being placed on the grounds of the courthouse on East Washington street. From here the veterans were reviewed by Commander in Chief Weissert Ex-Presi-dent Harrison stood on his right and Gens. Lucius Fairchild, of Wisconsin, and Lew Wallace, both of whom marched in line until the stand was reached, on his left Each veteran saluted the commander in chief and the ex-president as they passed and some of the more enthusiastic doffed their hats and gave a cheer on going by the stand. A cursory estimate places the number of men who participated in the parade at 25,000.

THE SOLDIERS' MONUMENT.