Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-07-06
THE FOURTH OF JTlY IN OUR CITY
THE PROCESSION.
The Fire wOrRs---The Day Geuorull,

Monday was one Of the finest dsyspossible to be
imagined for an out Of door celebration, the day
being at once bright aud cool, aud the celebration
may be said to be perhaps the finest ever Witnessed
in this City. The 4th is so universally remarkable
for exceeding heat, that "hot as the ith Of July"
has become parlanoe for good deal too hot to be
comfortable. Sun strokes are generally part Of
the programme, but we are glad this year to have
nothing Of the kind to chronicle II was, so for as
our memory goes, the coolest 4th of July on REQ.
ord, and in the shaded portions Of houses, one al
most needed a fire to be comfortable Out in the
streets, however where the bright rays of the sun
had chance to shine. the atmosphere Was trans
ferred 20 the precise point Of comfort without op.
preston and the ihronging crowds could enjoy the
various sights and sounds Of the day without the
usual accompaniment Of being broied.
Decidedly the great feature Of the day was the
procession, which beat anything Of the kind ever
got up in Cleveland, $50 far a. we know at least)
The procession started at 10 olock, (processions
must always be allowed to be little behind time)
according to the order previously announced.
/ After the Military, which made splendid APP
pearanoe, and the City officials, etc ,came o car
containing thirty-three youog ladies representing
the several States Of the Union, each one bearing
a flag inscribed with the name Of the State repre-
sented The car was beautifully decorated, and
the young ladies' looked blooming enough to b'
united
Then came the Fire department, embracing The
entire force Of the City and making gallant up
peara nee with their beautiful engines.
Next marched the Father Mathew Total Absti
nance Society, temperance battalion Of 6O'
strong.
Next in order came the Children's Aid Society il
a building upon wheels, all looking neat aud com
Portable,
Then the Industrial School followed in sm.
lar car.
This was followed by a large blacksmith ant
carriage shop mounted upon wheels fitted up by
Lowmau Then came another from Rapperlee'
! shop. followed by stone cutters, coopers, pain
shops and every imaginable trade, all represente
in active operation.
There were also Brewers wagons, Express wag
) ons, etc, etc, Gd iafattm and to wind up th
3 whole came a bona ode returned Pixies Peakei
with regular miners outfit cart, ETC., drawn by
mule.
d The Grafton by d, White, Esq was listened {
by an immense crowd, and was eloquent and al
propriate ...
The exhibition of Fireworks took place at the foe
of the inclined plane between Ontario aud Senec
streets. This pyrotechnlc display was witnesse
: by from $4,000 to 10000 spectators and gay
universal satisfaction.
After the exhibition was over the immens
crowd simultaneously commenced marching up II
, hill or bank towards Summit street. which WI
completely filled with carriages aud horses Tl
= result was terrible jam. Men, women and chi
} dren were crowded squeezed and jostled agani
the horses.and wheels, and for a time matters bC
gan to look serious But fortunately the hore,
were quiet, and no serious accident occurred tht
we heard Of It ia a mystery how women viii
their little ones succeeded in escaping unhnrt
D., Crinones were contracted to the ir smallest pos,
II bic space.
e. Most Of the crowd adjourned TO the front Of Il
!" GRy's Armory, where the Sons Of Malta ho
I, their mysterious meetings, for the purpose Of VI
Messing the midnight procession OF that stran
io order. The crowd waited patiently till u ocloc
but no Sons appeared ;--held on till 2 O'Clock, Al
= stll no male descendants Of those famous Kuigi
Of Malta showed their ghostly hablmehts or III,
=, regaas Gradually It began TO creep into I
heads Of those waiting that they were badly 80
= aud that the Sons were merely experimenting
their patience to zee If they Uhe crowd) were al
to "loin the expedition" and go through the Isl
r teuanean passage"
The Regatta came of in fine style, and the /,
silver cups offered as lst aud second PRICES W,
contenGed for as follows.