Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-23

''1ru-y wa quite a holiday in thir
s,. elsy. tno D and air, perhaps, tempted
Uoar.. W ~ nan but the day was generally re.
OOn.1e md the streets testified, by thsil
otypuI 1913 passengers, that the anniversary
VI 'A0 birthday of the Father of his Country
"AS gala occasion. In the morning the
a na .lOnal colors were run up on the Public
ark. The public schools of the city were
not in session, and the Cleveland Library
Rooms were closed throughout the day.
Flags were displayed in various parts of the
city, over private and business houses, and
several of the engines at the depot were
tricksd out with flags in honor of the day.
In the morning the Mayor of the city re-
ceived the following telegram:
WAR DEPARTMENT., !
WASHINGTON, Feb, 2I-8 P. NJ.
TO tie Mayor'cf Cleveland:
It is ordered that National Salute be
fred tomorrow at noon, Feb. 22d, at West
Point and every Fort, Arsenal and Army
Headquarters in the United States, in homo r
of the restoration Of the flag of the Union
upon Fort Sumter.
By order Of Secretary of War. u
Z. D. TOwKsEED, A. A. G.
Acting Mayor Thomas Jones, Jr., accord
ingly ordered all the church and FIRE bells
to BE- rung and national salute to be fred
on the Public Square.
At noon Acting Mayor Jones returned the
following reply; Is -,-5 .-..e
CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 22d, 1886.
A national salute is being fred, and bells
are being rung here, in honor of the resto-
rstion of the National Flag upon Fortsum
ter. The City of Cleveland congratulates
you upon the great event, and the contin-
ued success of our armies.
THOMAS JONES, Jr.,
Acting Mayor.
Between twelve and o1e o'clock the old
secesh gun was brought out and fred by
squad of the sth Ohio Independent Battery,
under command Of Lieutensnt Henry
Fish.
At the same time the bells kept up en- in
finite clangOr, expressing as best they could
in their inarticulste way the joy of the
hour. Each discharge of the piece seemed
the signal for a renewal, with increased
vigor, of the clashing of the bells, as after
tke fash of lightning the violence of the
storm incI eases.
The following note shows how the day
was observed at the o. S. General Hospital
iu.this city:
UNITED STATES 6EEHRAI HOSPITAL,
CLEVELAND, Feb. %, 1865.
EDITOR LRADER - GeJ me, through thu
columns Of your valuable paper, which has
always stood By the side Of the soldiers in
the hospital, and advocated the cause of
our noble country, in behalf of the sick
and wounded here, express our sincere
thanks to our noble Steward, Mr.. McCabe,
for furnishing US with magnificent oyster
dinner on this glorious day, and also to
Sergeant poncsster and L. L. johnson for
gratuitously uperintending, and preparing
it for Us. The dinner was one well suited
to the occasion, and was thankfully re-
ceived by those whose misfortunes in war
have placed them here.
ION all occasions the officers of this hospi-
tai have shown their liberslity, and espee-
cially has Steward McCabe interested him
self in our behalf This generosity, as well
as the excellent manner in which our diet
is prepared by Surgeon Doncaster, places
us all under lasting obligations to them
and merely make mention of these bhiuSg |
that our friends at home, who read your |
paper, may know we are well cared |
fo-. WM. T. Mcdowell,
I24th o, vi.
The festivities Of the occasion concluded |
with the brilliant Second Annual Ball of |
The international Brotherhood of Locomo-
i've Engineers, in Ghapin's Hall last
night We understand it was largely at
ended, and was a very attractive and sue
,essfui affair.