Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-08-20
DENOMINATION IN BURLINGTON

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The announcement of the great news that
the Atlantic Telegraph was at last in actual
working order, together with the first des
patch over the cable given in the FREE Press
of Monday evening" was received with al
most as much surprise as was the original
intelligence of the laying of the cable. The
minor fact that the Queen and President had
exchanged greetings, received on Tuesday
morning, and announced by our neghbor of
the Times in an extra, served to remove the
doubts of the still incredulous, and cele-
bration of some sort was the next thing
thought of. Carolus Noyes Esq, for the
Selectmen, issued proclamation to the peo-
pie of Burlington in the afternoon, inviting
them to join the authorities in suitable
indications of rejoicing, and our citizens res
ponded heartily to the call. AT eight o'clock
P. NJ, the demonstration began. A salute of
one hundred guns was fred from the Battery,
the bells were rung and the most general
illumination ever known in Burlington took
place. Court House square was, of course, the
principal focus. "Pecks block" with a
light in every pane of glass in the three
stories) was a blaze of light. The buildings
Of the Merchants, Commercial and Farmers
and Mechanics Banks, and the stores in
Bank Block were brilliantly illuminated.
The store of Mr.. b. Turk bore Transparent
cy, with the words Europe, America,
United" in variously colored letters. Platts
store opposite displayed a double row Of
gas Jets in the windows. The Beehive and
MIR. Hagar's store were lighted with candles
in every pane of the three stories. Messrs.
Brinsmaid and Hildreth displayed fireworks
in front of their store. The windows of w. F.
Armstead, c. Benns, and of the Telegraph
Offices on the south, and of A, S.Dewey and
H. Burnett on the west side of the square
were especially conspicuous from tho num-
Der and brilliancy of their lights. The Ameri-
can displayed lights in every window The
Custom House was brightly lighted with gas
and lanterns on the roof. The Hall, rooms of
the Selectmen, and the Offices of Messrs Hard
and French, in tho Town Hall building,
were bright with numerous lights. Church
street was regular blaze. Mr.. Lovely's
four story building showed number of
lights in every window. The stores of Messrs.
Childs, Perry Murray & Co., Miles & Howe,
Dow, Bradley, Brown, Baxter, Pierce,
Brinsmaid, Fuller, Ferre, Abraham, Spear,
and others, were illuminated. Conspicuous
on Church street, for brilliancy, were the
stores of Mr.. Isham, & c. F. Stamford and the
Times printing Office. The corner of Church
and College streets was not the darkest spot
in town. Mr.. Moshers windows were glo-
rious with no end of fluid lamps. Lyman's
store and the rooms of DR.. Lewis above, Mr.
Partridge's store, tho three stories.each of the
buildings occupied by James Mitchell, Blod
gett & Sweet and the Free Press building,
all shed radiance from hundreds of lights
The private residences of S. E. Howard, H.
P. Hickok Mrs. Buel, Mrs. Deming, Horace,
Henry and E. c. Loomis, Mrs. Moore, Mrs
Foot, Prof. Marsh, and others, were brightly
lighted up, and lights were displayed from
the College belfry. The Lake House and
NJ. Noyes' block were also fully illuminated
and looked splendidly. We were unfortu-
nate enough to lose our memoranda of the
various illuminations, and cannot give from
memory a complete list of those --l.o Pai-
.ivipateu put 1t will be perceived that the
general display was by no means contempt
jble The Howard Guards, headed by the
Cornet Band, and escorted by the Young
America fire company with torchlights, pa
raded on the Square, marched through the
principal streets, and fired numerous salutes
in front Of Peck's block, the American, Ho-
ward House, Lake House, (where they were
invited in and handsomely entertained, } and
the Times Office, and dispersed at ten
o'clock after giving numerous cheers for the
Cable, Mr.. Field, the Queen, President, &C.,
and things in general.
Of course the streets were filled with peo-
pie of both sexes, and rejoicing and congra-
tulations were the order of the evening. The
entire demonstration, especially taking into
account the short time for preparation, was
certainly creditable one to the people of
Burlington.