Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-07-12
roe Celebration In Mineral Point.

occasion would justify a more tun account
Of the nroeeedings, we venture to resume
the subject. even at the risk of treadins
snon the corns of the tender footed.
Arrangements had been made for the
ringing of the bells of the city at pre-
-;ealv o'clock in the morning. but at
that hour it was found that the rope at
toched to the bell of the City Hail had
been secured Seyond the reach OF any
e.cept those who had the control OF the
kew to the building, and the bel was not
allowed to be used during the day. The
rope of the bell of the Presbyterian
Church was cut during the night, so that
it was impossible to come to time with that
bell. Consequently the bell Of the Epis-
copal Church was the only one that per-
formed lis part of the programme IN this
respect
Al sunrise 1t was found that Il misun-
derstanding existed in regard to the firing
Of the salute Word had been given ont
by some offcious persons that the City
Council had forbid the firing Of the can
non inside the city limits. so that those
having that duty in charge did not come
to time, and instead Of the regular national
salute only three or four rounds were
fred, end they in the grove where the dim
ner was prepared.
The morning opened with strong indi-
entions ofrain. and for time many feared
n .'wet blanket was to be thrown over
the anticipated joys of the day. In short
time. however. both clouds and fears were
dispeled. and the continuous arriva' of
well filled vehicles from the surrounding
country gave evidence of throng OF peo-
pie such az was never before witnessed
in Mineral Point. and before the time for
forming the procession the streets wern
literally packed with human beings,
At IL o'clock Hon Joel G. SqHires,
marshal of the day. assisted by Adiutant
j F. Sudduth aud II : Keves, Esq pro
ceeded TO get the procession arranged
The Band the Zouave escort-a compa-
nv OF about forty bows in Zouave uniform,
Master Alfred Bishop. captain; Young
lady personating Liberty guarded 10y
representatives Of the army and navy
three small girls representing the red,
white and blue, each hearing n diminu~
1--WE national FLAG; thirty six Misses clad
IN white, .vi,h red and blue trimmings in
.erspersea with silver stars. eacn oeHrTH=
a small flar on which was printed the
name Of the State represented by the
bearer; the Glee Club; Returned Sol
diers; the Officers Of the Dav and the
Mayor and Civ Council, were formed in
good order Then was TO follow the citi
.ens, hut the marshals found it impossible I
to preserve anything ike an order of pro
cession among the masses The streets /
were quite too narrow and the crowd too /
anxious to see everything, TO observe any [
thing like order The procession with I
such of the crowd a chose to go. pro- /
eeeied to Terry.s grove, where the follow /
in. exercises were had:
Prayer ~ Rev. Mr. Uendrq
Music by the Band
Reading Of the Declaration Of Indie I.
pendence, ~ + J Campbell, Esq.
Singing ~ the Gloe Club
Gen. Thomas : Allen was then intro (
duced to the audience by Major Levi Ster
ling, President Of the day, the audience 1
risinS three hearty cheers as the General /
male his appearance.
ten. Allen addressed the crowd for n I
snort time IN which he aIiute 1 to the
many scenes of the WAY in which the old .
Miners Guards (the company from this
place with which he entered the ser,ice)
had participated lie spoke of the feel
ing of the soldiers in the field and their
anxiety TO hear from their homes. how
they reioiced at the words Of encourage
ment both n newspapers and letters, and
how their spirits were sometimes denrcss
ed with the knowledge that there were
some left At home Who had no word &c en-
enlargement or cheer for those who were
fighting the battles that were 10 secure
them peace and hardness at home H