Show they are out in force at louisville THEY ARE GROWING and this year the distance marched ia shorter alli lury telegraphers meet louisville ky sept ll special the crowning event of grand army week the annual parade and review of the peterana vet erana of the war took place today aind was witnessed by a half million of people who lined the sidewalks windows and along the line of march in accordance with the resolution adopted lat year bv the council of administration the route of march was limited to twenty six squares or a distance of two miles and a quarter complaints having been made chat the routes heretofore chosen were too long for the veterans who are yearly getting more feeble and lead able to stand a long march in the heat of the day the early morning trains from interior points of the state as well as from indiana illinois and ohio brought tens of thousands of spectators and theae added to the hundreds of thousands thou ands already in the city made the central alreeta well nigh impassible ample police arrangements however had been made the roadway over which the parada was to pass had been roped kofl and altogether the arrangements for the proper movement of atie parade were admirable numerous public reviewing stands had been erected along the line of march and every eat was occupied long before the time appointed for the procession to move the veterans were aroused at half past five by a national salute of forty four guns fird from captain david castlemann Cast lemana battery of the louiseville Loui seville legion at phoenix hill by eight the citizens committee was assembled and mounted while the grand army band of canton 0 and alie louisville legion drum corps awakened enthusiasm about tho city hall square with inspiring muaia and taboos at half past nine the firing of one gun from phonix hill gave the signal tor the first division of the column to form and half an hour later the head of the division comprising the com wander in chief and staff liis escort tha columbia post of chicago the citizens Cit izena committee and board of managers the mayors of louisville jen and new albany and the visiting governors and their staffa were en route from the gait honeo to the locality assigned them every division was in readiness at 1015 but it was not until fifteen minutes later that the firing of three guns from phoenix hill gave tho tignal for the head of the column to move then with flags flying and a torrent of patriotic music the parade moved in the published order aba line of march was from beelby and treadway Bre adwAy west on broadway to fourth north on fourth street to west on to eighth street north on eight street to market and east on market to first estreet when the reviewing stand in front of the court aliouse w ia reached commander in chief lawler and tha distinguished guests in advance of the first division took their places upon reviewing tha veterans were heartily received throughout the line of march |