The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-25
FOURTH EDITION
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
CONVENTION AT PITTSBURG.
Congress - Liberty - Union
Justice -SGeary!
SCENES IN THE SMOKY
CITY TO-DAY.
Decorations of the Com
ventiOnaI Hall.

SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE EVENING TELEeRAPB,l
Sunrise In PIttsburg.

ESPECIAL DESPATCH 10 THE EVENING rELEeRAPB.l
Sunrise In PIttsburg.
PIrTsBURe, September 25.-The sun rose this
morning on the smoke-begrimed city of Pitts
burg, enveloped in clouds and mist. There was
every token of stormy day, but in few hours
the SKY cleared Off beautifully. and the weather
became almost oppressively warm.
Pittsburg Crowded.
With early dawn, the city was crowded with
eager people parading the streets, and adding to
the general enthusiasm. It would be impossible
10 estimate the number of strangers in town;
their name is legion. They have filed the hotels
and boarding houses to overlooking, hundreds
finding no better accommodations than a cot on
the floor of unfinished rooms. Large numbers
OF citizens have thrown open their private resi-
dences, and are entertaining the "Boys in Blue'
in sumptuous style.
The Great Convention.
The greatest enthusiasm prevails throughout,
and the success of the Convention Is thus Sc
cured beyond doubt The streets present grand
and brilliant display of bunting the National
colors being flung to the breeze from many pri-
vate dwellings, and all public buildings, except
the United States Court House and Post Office
and the office of the Post the Democratic organ.
Wreaths of evergreen, Chinese lanterns, and
small flags are numbered by tens of thousands,
The Decorations of the Hall.
The decorations of the City Hall in which the
regular sittings of the Convention are 10 be
held, are profuse and elegant. Over the Presi-
dents platform two large American flags are
drooped in the form of semicircular canopy.
In the rear of this is large canvas, containing
the names of the leading soldiers and sailors,
and the motto, "For Governor, General John
Geary-the Hero of Fifty Pitched Battles"
The chandeliers on the edge of the platform
are decorated with evergreens and red and
| white roses. BY the side of the chandeliers are
| immense bouquets of flowers, each surmounted
| by three large fags stacked in the manner of
muskets. Over each window is arch of ever
| greens.
Between the windows are shields, stars, and
| flags, surrounded by wreaths and festoons of
evergreen; while surrounding the entire Hall
| an immense string of evergreehs is suspended
in iestoons. From the gas brackets in the centre
| of the ceiling is large wreath of evergreen,
intertwined with red white, and blue, and sur
| rounded by long festoons of evergreen and roses
The rear of the hall is entirely covered with
wreaths and festoons in similar style, sur
rounding the following mottoes:-'The Loyal
Ladies of the United States-they gave their
hearts richest jewels, prayers, and united
! do not desert it now;" There can be no
lasting peace while the flag of the Union
cannot wave unmolested over the graves of
our fallen comrades;" ''The Volunteer
Soldiers and Sailors-In peace the bulwark of
the law; in war the strong arm of public de-
fense," Honor to the Heroes Of Liberty, Hu-
manity, and Equal Justice" etc. 'r.
The whole effect of the decorations is grand
and imposing in the extreme. The Hall was
| filed during the morning with large throng of
delegates and citizens, who were in raptures
over the profuse display presented.
The Wigwam
in which the general meetings are to be held is
situated on the outskirts of Allegheny City, and
is plain frame shed, which will shelter about
ten thousand people. Near it large tent Is
being pitched, which will accommodate many
thousands more.