The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-07-06
THE FOURTH OF JULY IN EV-
ANSVILLE.

which had been making for several week
for the Industrial Celebration, found read.
response in the hearts and pockets of ou
citizens, and willing heads planned and &C
tive hands carried out the designs necessary
to make the commemoration one long to bt
remembered with pleasure. Great expecta
tions were formed upon the strength of the
energy and skill of the persons having the
preparations in charge. How nobly and
completely those expectations were fulfilled
let the imperfect description we shall give
of the stirring events of the day attest. In
tellectual and Physical Industry-twin sis
ters- Joined hands and produced such spec
tacle as Evansville never before witnessed
The day opened pleasantly. A canopy OF
light clouds shut out the heat of midsum-
mer sun, and mild southeastern breeze,
freighted with balmy odors, tempered the
air into Arcadian softness. The rains which
had lately fallen had laid the dust and rend-
cred walking agreeable. 1t WAS generally
remarked that " the weather could not be
finer
People were early astir-aduitS with anx-
ions expectancy Of pleasure pictured on
their countenances children dressed neatly
and perfectly frantic with joy. 1t was
a grand gala day and carnival of delight,
and old and young turned out masSe, to
enjoy itin its fulIness. The boats at the land
ing were gaily ornameuted. Houses and
stores were handsomely decorated with ev-
ergreens, emblematic devices, patriotic de-
signs, flags, banners, and streamers. Main
street was one long vista of gorgeous colors,
and Locust, Water, First, Second, Third, and
other streets hauuted out to the breeze OBJ
jects fraught with soul-stirring associations.
At 61 o clock, according to the published
programme, three guns, fired at the foot of
Division street, announced the time for the
assembling of the persons to compose the
procession. The various trades with their
emblems were distributed, preparatory to
forming. on Division street and the streets
intersecting it, and in the large open space
above Kratz & Heilman's Foundery.
Some delay was made in waiting for tie
strangers. The Autocrat arrived at 0 o'clock
from Mt. Vernon and intermediate points
crowded with people. The Railroad trains
came in on time, at and 9.l5-one from
Terre Haute with $50 people, the other from
Vincennes with $50. The Dunbar and
Maid Of the Mist had also come up with
large crowds, and the Grey Eagle had ar
rived the night before from above with a
good cargo of humanity. The Masonic Gem,
Lue EaUes, d. B. Campbeu, and GresnUiUe
had also brought out of Green River hun
dreds of Kentuckians who came to join
hands with their Indiana bretheren in cele-
brating the day of our common independ-
ence. From the country and towns round
about, private couveyances had brought
not less than thousand of the " bone and
sinew to assist in commemorating the day.
river, 1000 by railroad, and 900 by pri
vate conveyance The hotels and many
private houses were thronged with guests,
and the streets were filled with the crowds
SuUuenIy LUTONu IuIO Iueul.
THE PROCESSION.
At nine clock, the discharge of a cannon
gave the signal for the procession to march,
Under the direction of the Chief Marshal,
William II. Chandler, the procession com
menced to move along its published line of
march, viz; Up First street to Mulberry
up Mulberry to Third, down Third TO Car
penter, down Carpenter to Clark, up Clark
to Fourth, down Fourth to Fulton Avenue,
down Fulton Avenue to High, up High to
Elm, down Elm to First, up First to Divi-
sion, up Division to Second and up Second
to Parre:t's Grove the place prepared for
the intellectual and gastronomic exercises.
The various officers, trades, musicians, cars,
etc, formed in divisions, and the divisions
formed in the published order, and we now
proceed to describe the minutia of the pro-
cession.
FIRST DIVISION.
Abraham Gumberts and John B. Hail.
assistant marshaIs. This division was led
by the Crescent City Brass Band, in their
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were playing their unrivaled music during
the march. The Greys' Rifle Company
followed, handsomely dressed in grey uni
form, and well drilled. Being new COM
pany, its numbers were few, but their
movements were admirable. Then came
the jackson Artillery, preceded by their
six-pounder drawn by two horses. The
members of this splendid company number
ed near forty; they were arrayed in blue
coats, black pants with red stripes, and had
their military hats set off with white plumes
tipped with red. They were mounted
on horseback, and carried a stand of splen-
did cOlors so heavy with theFrich ornament
alton as to hang down and hide the in
ScTiptiOnS. 1t was a gallant company o