Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-18

The Great Wide Awake Display In BOSTON.
The republican torch light demonstration in
Boston. on Tuesday night, 10th, was bril-
liant success, and called together more than
10000 wide awakes from various parts of New
England. So many thousand torches and col
ored lanterns, displayed as they were on Tues
day night, rendered this procession more
unique and attractive than any previous torch
light gathering in New England Boston
" as fairly aglow with torches, and the multi
tude ofspectators far exceeded that of the great
Fremont procession in 1856. Companies of
wide awakes were present from Rhode ISL
and, New Hampshire, and Maine, though
eastern and central Massachusetts, furnished
the largest number.
All the wide awakes were first mustered on
and around the common, and the effect pro
duced by their innumerable torches and vari-
coored lanterns, thickly spreading their light
over the large space, was beautiful beyond de-
scriptioD. The procession was formed and
the march commenced at o'clock, continu-
ing between four and five hours, during which
time, the wide awakes travelled from one end
of the city to the other, amid fine display Of
illumiuations and PROCEEDINGS, marching
about ten miles before they were dismissed
i'll llaymarket square.
In the first division, drawn in a barge, rode
Gov. Banks, Hons. John P Hale, Henry Will
son, Arson Burlingame, Charles Francis Ad-
ans, and other distinguished republicans
Their barge was Immediately preceded by the
Bangor Wide Awakes, who were headed by
| eight giants and six Penobscot Indians, the
latter in war costume. The Boston companies
which completed this division were full, and
none looked better than the colored wide
awakes Of ward six.
The state of Maine furnished enough COM
panies for the second division. In the third,
marched the New Hampshire and Rhode Isl.
and delegations, and tile following five divis-
ions were made up chiefly of Massachusetts
companies.
Worcester county was represented by the
wide awake clubs of Worcester, Milford, and
Marlborough The Worcester wide awakes
were accompanied by the National Band, and
they numbered LAG men. Their transparency,
which found much favor with the spectators,
was heart-shaped, signifying that it hailed
from the Heart OF the Commonwealth" and
it bore several happy devices, handsomely
painted by Mr.. Woodward, member of the
club. The club won considerable praise for
their fine appearance There were no torches
in the procession to be preferred to theirs, and
the National Band never played better than on
their long march. The Milford club were ac-
companied by the Milford Brass Band They
carried lanterns, and numbered 100, rejecting
credit on that portion of the county. The
| Westboro' Lincoln Guard numbered 60.
1t was a remarkable and -eminently sue.
cessful demonstration, and Notwithstanding
the dense crowds who witnessed the procession,
there were nc attempts at disturbance by the
opposing elements. The Worcester Wide
AwakeS reached home about o'clock Wednes-
day morning, having been nearly iour hours
on the road They left the cars at Washing
ton Square, and, forming into line, marched
with lighted torches to Brinley Hall, startling
early risers by this unusual morning display