American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09

Inc Fire department made splend
i'd display. To name all the companie;
in the line would be impossible. Those
whose names we have omitted, if any
will understand that to write in the
midst of throng packed like figs in Q
drum is task that verges closely upon
the impossible. The Chief Marshal
Charles Darragh; was assisted by aids
as follows: Charles B. Mullen, Good Will
Engine; Samuel Henderson, Fame Hose;
j. II. Dallas, Shiffler Hose. The Divis,
ion Marshals were as follows: First
Chief, Daniel Stokes, Fame Hose. Aids,
John w. Garvey, Good Intent Hose
Lewis Sheets, Northern Liberty Engine
Second-Chief R. N. Nichuals, West
Philadelphia Hose. Aids, James. Pol.
lock, Harmony Engine; Abraham Jacobs
Independence Hose. Third-Chief,C ,Chas.
c. Overbeek, Good Will Engine. Aids
L. Reutschler, Lafayette Hose w.
Woolman, Union Hose. Fourth-Chief
+. Everett, Decatur Engine. Aids. co.
Blaukley, West Philadelphia Hose E.
Nickel, Taylor Hose.
We not ce the Good Will Engine.
Shiffer Hose, Lafayette Hose, William
Penn Hose, franklin Engine Reliance
Engine, West Philadelphia Hose, Fell
lowship Engine of Germantown, Lin cola
Hose, Washington Engine, Hibernia En-.
gine. Harmony Engine, Northern Liber>
~ Engine, America Engine, Taylor Hose,
Southwark Engine and Union Hose and
missed many oilers whose names we
could not possibly set down.
A oug cavalcade of citizens came af
ter the bremen, and by them the process
sion was extended TO much greater
length, -
stephen 7. Souder, Esq, Robert r
Corson, Esq; Henry - Gray, Esq. 4;
Lieutenant Galloway .. Morris, Colonel
George n. Wagner and Major Clayton
Macmicha"l dId Efficient duty as aids to
The Marshal
The procession moved up Broad street
20 Arch, dowo Arch to 1w.ltth, down
Iweinh TO Chestnut, down Chestnut 10
the Continental Hotel, anu there dis
missed.
Bunting, IN red, white and blue, was
displayed profusely along the entire
route Many OF the private residences
were Illuminated from ground floor to
roof peak. Horticultural Hall, at which
a splendid annual exhibition was in pro-
gress, flashed with light from every win
dow as the line moved by. The flag of
the Society, in red, white aud green, had
been displaced in the afternoon by the
patriotic hands of DIR. Rodney King.
Esq., President of the Pennsylvania
Horticultural Society, to give place, in
especial honor to General Sheridan, to
the red, white and blue
The Union League House was literal
ly ablaEe with gas cts, forming words of
welcome to the honored soldier sent from
New Orleans to Kansas by President
johnson. The procession moved with
some difficulty, in consequence of the
pressure of the crowd, but it reached at
last the Continental, and by the Ninth
street entrance General Sheridan was es
corted up its ample staircase.
OF course he was compelled to show
himself upon the balcony. There was
no light there, and dozen members of
the Harmony Hose Company with their
torches did duty as link, bearers. Gen>
eral Sheridan, General Cameron and the
Mayor, each carrying a bouquet stood by
the window. General Sheridan looked
out in some amazement upon the dense
multitude of people.
You have great crowd here, Mr..
Mayor" he said to Mr.. McMichael.-
"Where do they all come from ?'
"Ah !? was the reply, ''they only had
twenty>four hours notice that YOU were
coming. If they had known it forty
eight hours ago, you would have seen
something like crowd.
General Sheridan stepped upon the
Balcony, and then the welkin rang. The
cheering was that particular kind that
comes from the hea-t-the cheering that
when man knows he is its object, tells
him that people love and honor him
Bot no speech did he make, though cheer
followed upon cheer, like billow upon
billow, when great tide rolls in upon
the strand
Good night, good night, good night,
genllem
THIS wss General Sherilan's speech.
Having made ii he retired, and whatev
er else he said was said in the privacy of
a banquet given to him by his Philadel-
phia frle.ds when all outside of it was
completed
LITTLE PHIL SHERIDAN" AT INpE-
PENDENcE HALL.-A dense coucoufse
OF people swelled around the State House
Thursday noon, eager to get at least a
glimpse oF the gallant hero of the i'm.
mortal Ride It was unde rstood that
the hero would be formally recie$ed by
the Mayor and Councils of The city, at
the hour of twelve and half o'clock -
So great was the pressure that strong
cordons OF pfliee were necessary to keep
open a way through which the houored
guest could pass
Some time before the hour appointed
for the reception the way was made
clear, and all save those authorized 60 be
present were politely invited to retire.
The task was by no means an easy one,
for the multitude was great, and the Gu
riosity to look upon the honest face of
the brave Sheridan was something akin
to irrepressible. But space was uti-
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