American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-07-15

John Schenectady Brooks, President of
Old Line Wing Caucus; Bro. Henry Clay
Whitman. orator Of the day; Hon. Balder.
dash Whaler Carlisle, John Lycurgus Tut
hill, and other prominent members Of the |
Old Line Wing Party, who, together with
the Weeping Committee, were especial |
guests OF Commodore John Catastrophe
Rsiney.
As each vessel reached its dock, the Ger.
emony Of debarkation commenced in earn
est and the immense coneourse OF citizens
as they left the vessels. were received by
the military. and were formed in process.
ion in the following order:
Bro. Aaron Aurelius Ebright. assisted
by Bro. Ticonderoga Wise, having assum
ed tie responsible duties of the lamented
"tall young Senator" Bro Sir Isaac New
ton Sohleich. Br~. Henry Clay Whitman
orator of the day, in an open Barrouche,
drawn by six strawberry roans. The
Stringtown Band. No. Hose Company
Sugar Grove. Somerset mounted rang
ers Finance committee. Bro. JOE BELL.
Hamburg Band. Lancaster Light Imam
II try. Mayor and Comuon Council of Lo-
gan: Logan Rifles. Mayor McVeigh aud
Common Council of Lancaster. Field
Marshall Ebright and Aids G rand Militia
ry escort, composed of the Bremen Blues,
McCArtey's flying artillery. LithopoGs
Grenadiers and Lexington rifle COM
pany. TIE WEEPING CoMNIrrEE. En-
gine company. No. 4, Sugar Grove.
Bro. Juan Fernandez Sharp, with copy
Iof Lecompton Constitution
Steam FIRE engine, Bellzsbub, Of Sugar
Grove.
Bro. Themistocles Shonk. reader of the
Declaration Of Independence. Thornvflle
greys.
Bro. Patrick Cornelius Benadum with
, Treasury keys in military costume. Butch
ers association of Sugar Grove. Bro.
Thomas Bullion Cox in citizens dress
, Young Mems benevolent association Sugar
Grove. Independent draymen OF Sugar
, Grove.
Commodore John Catastrophe Rainey.
U. 8. Sailors from the feet Bro. An
drew Jehosaphat DildIne, bearing the Ar
| chieves. US. Marines. Bro. Geo. Con-
= sanguinity Harris. with United S. Colors.
: BROOKS Battery. Marine band, Citizens,
: &o,, &c.
S In this order the procession took it's line
!. Of March, up Race street, to the corner Of
8 Montgomery, down Montgomery TO WASH
. ington, out Washington to 10th avenue,
d through 10th avenue TO Grand street, to its
h. junction with Vandyke avenue. out Van
Y dyke avenue TO prospect Hip where the
' oration was to be delivered. and where
e mine host OF the Wild Injun had laid out
sumptous rppast. Standing on the Por.
9 lico of che Wild Injuu, we noted the time
b consumed while the procession WIS passing
= and it was just two hours and sixty nine
!, minutes and sev!nly. eight seconds. aud
arrived upon the grounds just minute be
d fore o'clock Bro. Henry Clay Whit
man, Thomistocles Shonk, Commodore
: John Catastrophe Rainey, the Weeping
r. Committee and other distinguished breth
g rem mounted the stand, when the Weep
IS ing Committee rehearsed the National air
g "Who's dat knocking at the door"
II Bro Themistoclss Shonk then read the
}. Declaration OF Independence, with beau
d ty OF diction and appropriateue Of EN-
phasis, which, if possible, added new pow
e er and force to the original composition.
6 We have never before seen so much feel
d ing and such power evinced in re 'ding thi
instrument. AS the reader took his sea
e the Sugar Grove Frog Band" performed
y the solemn dirge of
l. HAL Columbia"
" After which BIO. Henry Clay Whitman
10 enchained the vast concourse with strait
r of eloqu4nce. which has never been sur
passed since the days of Demosthenes an
~ Cicero.
81 1t would afford me great pleasure t
N give even brief synopsis of this eloqueu
J. appeal but feel that this report il takin
he up too much of your space and mus
E. forego the pleasure simply giving you th
4 beautiful sentiment with which he closed.
to "7He american Eagie-May his shad
l. ow never grow less !! ~
n This original and startling senttmer
is was received with deafening applause an
I'd the distinguished orator was torn from th
e. stand aad carried upon the shoulders {
TO his delighted auditors to the banque
lv where he was seated beside the Presiden
rs which was the signal for enera onslauSl
u" upon lne uelclOuS CoTH VduuS WniC
on had been lavishly provided by the pstrio
ss 10 OH Line Wing brethren ofthe City
'rt of Sugar Grove.
at shall have to omit the patriotic toas
II, which followed, but the anxious read,
" will find a full report in the Sugar GroN
20 Daily Sentinel, which had sixty reporIe
as on the ground. .
IS. The immense crowd now began to di
to perse which step WAS somewhat hastene
ng by gathering clouds and the mutternl
ol Of thunder in the West, which portende
NJ a storm. Up to this time no accident, (sa'
MS the one mentioned ahove) had occurred
he mar the festivities and would be glad
EN- close my account Of this days doings her
en- | am however compelled to record the Il
ad melancholy fact that nearly the enti
to homeward bound feet Of vessels were eitl
70. er wrecked dismasted or driven asho
st, and many valuable lives undoubtedly los
i'm The full particulars have not yet bee
hal asceriained, but it is quite certain that Il
RS. flag ship Corn Cob" was swamped by Il
gn gale, and finally dashed to pieces, just ou
IAN side the harbor.
The The following persons are known to
! saved. Commodore Rainey, Bro. Hem
ow Clay Whitman, several members of d
We ping Committee, Bro. John ScEene
ao. iady Brooks. Balderdash Whaler Carlisl