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Last evening vas oiyen M by our citizens to
general reioicinp md relcone. in honor Of our
Jistingn,ahed o,asts .and nost b,i1,;ant1v and
noblv WA The aame attended to The chief in
terest had sprupg up..aad centered about the
arrival of the excursia:a tIain over ths Michigan
Central and Great Western Railway, learing
Buffalo and Niagara Falls yesterday morning,
and reaching here in fifteen hours and half,
The demonstration owed it's first inception to
The desire on the part of our residents Of New
England orieiu In annropriatelv ,relcome the
Massachusetts and other New England deleea-
tions which were to form portion of the pas
sengcrs Of this train. From this origin, however,
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zens generally was awakened and called cut,
and last evening was made notable By one Of
the most striking and beautiful spectacles ever
witnessed here. -:
The Michigan Central train was 10 arrive at
9;a5 r. X. As TINT time drew uear thousands
Of spectators began to gather along the lake
shore and in the ereat depot structures. the
terminus Of the line here. All along
Michigan avenue the residences were nearly
all of them ilu1ninated, and mast macically
beautiful effect WIS the result, the lipnts fash
ing back from and multiplied countle.sly in the
waters Of the Like shore basin.
4 little after O'Clock. the Wide Awakes."
left their Hail. led of by the Light Gtfhrd Band.
They were out in better numbers than before.
and presented splend;d appea1anca with their
brilliant torches. After marching and counter
marching some time as the hour of the arrival
Of the train drew near: they took their position
in line along the Lake shore off the loot Of
Adams street.
Promptly on time. the head.li2ht of the
"Rambler'' passed Twelfth street, aud a rocket
from Park Row care the siqual. looked for br
thousands a1onp the lake shore and IN The ~.
mense Passenger Denot. the entire area of ub;c1,
fire hundred fift in hnath 5v ons Auad,td and
sixtv-stre4 in pidM Ind been cleared of cars
nad now was throneed with IN eager crowd. all
exnectant, VERY mnny ladies' were there md
many Of the strangers now in our city. Az
the train moved slowly UP the long pier, half.
minute guns we're fred by the Chicago Light
Artillery, and rockets from the foot OF jackson
street.
As the engine entered the depot the enthusi.
asm Of the crowd broke.forth in cheers for "old
Massachusetts, Tor " Ne" Eo glana," DC. No
one "no Sas Tue sesae ~ 'n's une1use "'li ever
forget it. The artillery pealing, the htght Of
The rockets. the cleaning windows from the
ont;,a ros;da,ca front ,f mr. c;tv tha v,.t da,ot
e..s ~ 70, ~, W. ~'y' ,a' =, A'' oso@
ea'nce h.leo win Inc eager crowd, the e1eur-
sion traiu safe from its flying trip ACROSS the
neninsular State. about II land il. messengers.
l"..- - .hs" ~, ~. So, .:1s r. ten' ,.,se.
aao' o. .1ea' 'vs ~. He ut'' 'nne' VI .ne eS'ern
shore Of Lake Michigan, MI constituted tout
tastmNe wonderful a=d zare.
And bere the ,ecent;on enaed tbere uae M.
..."u.- 1e ne lne ep.',a SINCE . Sas4e wa, mAa ~"
tning la1etposeo 10 oeiaJ an instant tne pro-
gress of the excursionists to their hotels. The
folloyinc from our snec;al renorter. comnrises
tbc ch;ef featurea of The dax. on boari th;.
train and along its route,
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Ne" aofA eeotFai ano 'ne 1'ona'o ano ne"
aoFk toaos arrived az N'agaF- fals WIN la1ge
numbers oi oe'egates TO '1e sa''ona' oon'en,
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