Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-12-10
From the Pittsburgh Post, .N1U. 20.
4 GREAT DiY IN THE IRON CITY
Grand Celebration Of the CsnteRnial .4nai-
uersary Of the Evacuation Of Fort Duquesne.

/ The tweniy-htth Of November, the one hun
/ dredth anniversary Of the occupation Of Fort
DnqueSne by British and Colonial arms under
General Forbes, was duly celebrated by our
citizens yesterday.
IL IS uot necessary for Us again 10 leiterate
the historical occurrences ot the period iul-
mediately preceding The evacuation of the tort
| ~ the French ioi ces about the 25ih OF Nevein-
/ ber, I15S, which Was in fact, The surrender of
all clam on the part Of France 10 the rich aud
fcrtlla valley of the Ohio Bradaocg's defeat.
in 1855; the change Of afairs upon the ac-
cession OF the Earl Of Chathqm 10 the head Of
the British Ministry, in 1857 ). the organization
Of tie three expeditions against IIoui,burc.
Ticoudcroga, aud Crown Point, aud Fort Da
qaesre, aud the success Of the English aud
Colonial arms here, are trat,ers of written his
io:y.
To us peculiar interest necessarily attaches
10 the litter egeui. The Father Of his Country
to0s par, IN the military expeditions here -
The snceess Of the mother country was at that
time eur own success. Tie occupation of the
dlsmaetIed and burning fort the birtn day
of our city. At that time il received its bap-
tsmal of Pittsburgh, in honor OF the great
statesman under whuse auspices tie camraien.
which resulted in establishing Apglo-Saxon
supremacy in the West, was Instituted.
a hundred years have passed since these
events occurred, and great aud fouri>hing
commercial city has grown up aroCnd tile spot
where the old fort stood. The astonishing
growth OF our Western cities is frequent sub
ltct Of wonier. The contrast between Pitts
bnrgh hun'ired years ago is most remarka-
Die one. The small frontier settlement is now
a noble city, IN the enjoyment of all the arts OF
peacf, ana the appliances of wealth, of cIyii-
cation, and of luxury.
We are proud OF our Iron City. With all
the dirt and smoke which surrounds US. her
haol'aiions are filled with true aud noble hearts
her mills, her factories, aud worksaJps are
wrought by the hands OF strong anI honest
labcr, an intelligent and Christian people
worship the Great God vito has gwen Us these
blessings III hundred temI les dedicated in his
natne and around US ani in our midst ou every
elie are seen aud felt, and enjoyeu, the e,t,
OF boCntitul Providence aud OF human pre-
fcss.
IN hundred years monuments of civi,iz,-
zahon have becu reared up which will Increase
tie happiness OF those who shall come after Us
d hundred told beyond what our lore!a Tiers el-
joJcd, or we now eui"y.
There Is Il hIUess and propriety in the celc-
6ration Of the first day IN the histofy of such
city, and the proceedings on Thursday were
enlinentiy appropriate TO the occasion
The day was unfortunately bleak NoveRiber
one, about uncomfortable for an ut-door ar
rangemcnt of the kind as the clerk OF The
weather could we'll have gotten up. 1t neither
rained nor showed nor frozc, but The weather
was threatening cou'mlngllug Of all varieties
of unplesanlness. But, in spite OF the weather
and the mud, the people turned out 10 thuus-
ands, and ut an early hour in The morning the
strcets were thronged by delegations of work
nen, societies, aud citizens, beaded by the mill
tary aud accompanied by bands of music. -
Appropriate banners, With suggestive nlottocs,
we're borne alOft, aud tue residences aud places
of business of many of our citizens were gaiIy
decorated With flags, banners, and embIemasic |
devices.
The booming of cannon ushered in the day,
aad at 81 early hour the places OF business in
the city wore very generally closed.
During the day there was much that was |
noteworthy to observe, but on euch an occasion |
reporters are compelled TO write as they rum
and may interesting facts will inevitably escape |
notice. The arrangements made by the various
committees were very happily carried out, and
following We give detailed account Of the
proceedings OF the day.
At uine o'clock in the morning The streets
very animated appearance. On
every avenue delegations were assembling uu-
der the direction of the chief marshal, prepa-
ratory to taxing their places The cortage-
II was expected that the immense mass woad I
be ready 10 move early as nine o'cluck, bu. |,
various delays were experienced in getting the /
delegation ~ their proper places, ard it was /
fully eleven o'clock before they started. The |
procession was two miles long, aud occupied