The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-19
THE METROPOLITAN OVATTON IN HONOR
or THE SUCCESS or THE ATLANTIC
TELEGRAPH.
lrrom The Now YORK Herald, Aug. Is.


From the Now Herald, Aug. ISL
An intense excitement prevailed among all classes Of
~ citizens Yesterday In consequence Of the dispatches
rom the Queen and President which were published in
he morning newspapers. Many were incredulous, be-
eyng the too good to be true but the contirma
tv dispatches published during the day and the pub
Tdty given 10 She Queens message In f disspated all
doubts and the rejoicing was universal
On Change in the street. ferry boats, in all the
marts Of trade and in every family CIRCLE the one topic
If was the cable and the Queens message
E,y ia the day the British Queen terribly berated
bu u the afternoon when her message was given in full
complete revulsion in her favor took place. and euogies
an her and her message every tongue,
without any particular request on the part of the
ies our citizens spontaneously resolved TO celebrate
his great event beconngly Business in good part
slspended and an unusual number OF people thronged
e streets expecting sort of turn out. Had the
niagara arrived, her reception, and those board of
her would haze been most enthusiastic
An the public buildings and hotels had the national
aars flying throughout the day. The city and the
stars and stripes waved the City Hall One of the
features of these flag decorations the international
character they assumed. The coors, not of own,
hut of every nation, were represented to typify the
union Of divers natonaiities consequence OF the sue
cess of the cable The shipping in the harbor also
similarly decorated, and the coup eR entering the
harbor presented by the numberess steamers mag
nifccnt.
The demand for newspapers carly in the day very
great and it is probable that not so many sold since
the loss of the Arctic.
was the intention Of Mayor Tiemann to have the
lues fired off at nine o'clock in the morning, that
citizens could be made OF the fact that the city
authorities intended to celebrate the event properly by
some mistake however, the Scott Life Guard to whom
was nrsted the duty Of firing the salutes ordered
out at SUNRISE and the firing took place at six o'clock.
national salute Of thirty three guns fired the
Battery and similar number in the Central Park One
hundred guns were fired off at the time In front of the
Ho1l eariy large fis
assembled to witness the firing, and much rejoicing
manifested.
But this salute was not deemed satisfactory and at
noon two hundred guns discharged. The
Scott Life Guard, who manned the guns were in uni
FORM and were commanded by Gen Ward. First Lieut..
VIM III. Browne had general charge of the firing, and
commanded in person in the Park. There six
to each of the sxpouners, of which there ten in
the Park and ten the Battery Second Lieut.. John d.
MacGregor had charge of the guns on the Battery.
Precisely at the guns began to thunder forth, at
intervals of ten seconds between each shot The lively
manner in which the guns managed showed that the
members of the Scott Life Guard had not forgotten the
lessons they had learned the batteclds of Mexico
The arterists in full uniform except cartridge
boxes Largo crowds witnessed the firing and the en-
thusiasm was very great The old liberty pole on the
Battery had it the flags of both nations and for once
the Union Jack got hearty cheer American soil This
thundcrous welcome to the continued until one
O'clock but the Scott Life Guard continued duty all
the afternoon expecting the arrival of the Niagara which
arrived during the day
In tho suburbs cannon also fired off and the
youngsters Throughout the city kept up iladc of small
In accordance with tho request of the city authorities
the sections Of the various churches olled the bells yes
terjay at The peals rang out merry welcome to
the Queens message and the triumph OF science over
The following description of the pyrotcchnic display
will be read with interest;
At quarter to o'clock handsome balloon was sent
off from the roof of the hail. which announced to the
inpatient that g tho fireworks would notwith-
standing the ncemency of the weather during the after
noon, be let off cheer announced its fight to the
aerial regions and rocket after rocket succeeded From
the roof of the hall showers of rockets which attained
an Incredible altitude, succeeded, when the City Hail.
like the transformation of fairy CASTLE became pal
ace of Light. All the windows were simultaneously
illuminated and with the aid of three thousand seven
hundred candles, the hall of q the city fathers shone
Respondent in the surrounding gloom. shout of nd
mrton followed, and cheers for the cable succeeded
Dodworth's Band, which stationed on conn,o-
dious stand near the east gate, then struck up Hail
Columbia which followed by God Save the
Queen, and they continued during the night to play
popular and enlivcnng airs At each gate crimson green,
and other fires ignted and until the close of the
evening continued to burn brilliantly Rockets Shells
balloons of candles shells with colocd stars colorcd
bengaoes and flights then fired from the roof of the
Hall until presented the appearance of roaring crater
bubdung Its outpourngs occasionally, and presenting
the Appearance Of smoking Yesuvius. Some idea of
the roaring fire. may be conveyed when state that
upwards Of four thousand rockets fired together
with large quantity Of Shells carrying five colored fires
EACH and innumerabe quantity Of sky-rockets and
serpents the latter frequently dispensing number OF
the gentler sex who had assembled the balconies.
During the Pyroechnic display from the roof
hre balloons assembled from the front of the Hail. causing
the utmost excitement amongst the youngsters Mayor
1emann accompanied by several leading politicians
frequently the ground and by his presence and
Jadeous advice, maintained order he was most gra
cousy received and frequently chccrcd The great fea
ture Of the evening grand pyrotechnic piece cs-
pecmy Prepared for the OCCASION which placed in
front OF the Hall and concluded the dsplayof it
referred to the laying AZ the cable both the idea CON
veycd and the display of pyroechnica science rejecting
much credit on Mcssrs Edge
The illumination is thus spoken of
The recommendation Of the authorities for our citi-
zeDs 10 Illuminate their houses last night in honor of the
acessful laying of the Atlantic cable was In many in
stances adopted, though not universally il would
have been the day to have been known long enough
in advance The threatening state the weather during
the afternoon prevented many from making preparations
who otherwise would have illuminated their establish
mcns Still, with all these drawbacks the display was
one OF unusual magnifccnce and heartily entered
into by all who had the and opportunities to make
demonstration.
The In the neghborhood Of the Park and in
broadway exceedingly splendid and recalled the re-
markabe occasoncd by the rejoicing Mt the success
OF the American arms in Mexico in ls4s The popula
ton turned out to give force to the temonstra
ton, and to see what was to be seen"
THE CELEBRATION IN PHILADELPHIA
From the Philadelphia Gazette, August IS