The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-21
TnRISTERN sCIIUTZEN PHsr.
Interesting Account Of the Fostivll--lon-
srs puid the Americans

The proes cdings Of the schuiEen Fet we're in.u.
gusgteJ 10 Brsrnen on santH5, July lGih BY Erand
pgocas1on Of usarly ten thousand eehuIen, vhicn
ut pArAded all the public Frests and ihen dism'rsi
at tho sohutEen PlAtE, or Park" half q mile ION
ule city vhere every arrangement had boon made
ior the festival. The American "schutIen" were
greeted With q rousing Demonstration A. thoy came
upon the grounds, vhers several large build
ings had been erected for the aceommota-
ton Of the munmen and the public.
Abou, sixty acres Of ground we're enclosed and With
in this space the people assembled, manifestins the
greatest interest and enthusiasm. In from, Of the
syrpd entrance . she'd sishteen hundred feet In
length hsd been erected for the shooting matches Al
one end tho targets for long tof one thousand
feetl we're erected, and At the other extremity, ate
range Of dr hundred feet other targets we're placed.
A .paco Of two hundred feet reserved for tho
mAi ksmen. One hundred tarseu we're pilcod In
nne fog the long range, and fifty targets wore SINH
lAIly posed for the short Two Oft tarsev
., long range expressly dsv9tsd 70 the trials Of
skli for the grand prize, ~hich oonsistst
Of the -shield and key" thu city OF Bremen.
formed By IN Arrangement s.ona thsu,and Feat
Thaler" or medals struck sIpressy 70 commemorate
the oecssion. Each m~rk>a.ss vu allowed two
shots a. these tsrreu, aud whom VI he'd trted their
skilL u vss discovered that three Individual had
each struck the oeatre with both balh Ihi' 1ie"
xas decided by drawing ioh the psize be'ns sdIudf-
ed TO Adeph Adrian. Of Go;tinsen. His opponents
hs, received other prizes valued At nine and sight
hundred thale-s. Trio targets Tor general shooting
were governed by rules which permitted any mafks-
man 70 fire As onon a. he pleased. Whoever struck
the "centios" ten tlmes oLtaileds silver Festival
theier. ono hundred and eighty oeutre' was
rewarded By . silver goblet. very largo
number Of other prizes vcr awarded con-
si.ting Of silver figures sni ware watches rineh
drinking hornA knives 6c- not to forget the pilses
sent from the United States viz. An American
buggy, WAthLm gold watch, and sp'tngheid rihe'
III. Yaniee carriage attracted the most attention.
Tho Festival lated eight days. On The nrh' inc
Americans had spurgs Of their ovn. TheJ sAaom i
bed in front Of their hotel, md marched 70 he
Shooting Park, whero q Mr.. Schultz, OF Ban Fran
cisco, mAde . speech and presented them VIE an
American flag. otLsr speeches ueTe Lon mals IN
order, the Whole affair beins witnessed ~ large
crowd Of people, Who svidsnty sppreclalsd 'hs
Yankee rsy olkrnAkins presentations. During the
.ptlts festival Tho weather was all thu. could Be
desired and the srestest soodfselirg vAs manifested
Each evening, e0O or 800 sinyps men and women
yocallzed tho airs Of Germany and America hTe-
works being dispiay0d during the inern.sdons and
at the close Of each days entertainments The fes1|
val vas very well managed throusho the direr
snt buildings being Substantial structures on. Of
which deserves especial notice, VIZ the Dnn,s Do
loon, wherein nearly ave thousand peopls eoua "
socomIn ods,ed With sests and each person served
promptly a. his Appstiie inclination desired rh'
edible. and drinkables consumed may bs ESTIMATED
In tons comprising all kinds Of fare that German
, appetite Graves.
In this connection should be mentioned an ineidsn
which created considerable eIeitsmsnt among ih
, AmaTieaaa pr. SsAesiald. Oas n hs ASAfiHA