Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-07-05
THE FOURTH.
DAY OF JUBILEE IN CEDAR FALLS,
treat Enthusiasm-An Immense Con.
course OF PEOPLE!

raiis ana the vast numbers of people
from abroad who were present to par
ticipate in and witness the exercises of
the day. In many respects 1t excslled
the celebrations heretofore held in Ce-
dar Falls, and may be safely put down
as one of the finest anniversary cele-
brations ever held in Northern Iowa.
Notwithstanding the predictions of
many that 1t would rain and the hope
that it would not, tho morning opened
up beautifully and favorabiy, and con-
tinued so during the day. A National
Salute at sunrise aroused us from our
slumbers, reminding us of the fact that
the morning of another Glorious Inde-
pendence Day had dawned upon u.s.
Soon the excursion trains from the
East and West began to arrive with
large delegations from adjoining towns,
teams began to pour in from the coun-
try and by nine o'clock Main Street
was but dense mass OF human beings.
The train from Waverly for this place
had three cars crowded full. Eleven
counties besides Black Hawk were rep
resented and some quite largely In the
celebration.
At ten o'clock the procession was
formed on Main Street under the direc-
ton of j. M. Overman, Officer of the
Day, assisted by T. Salisbury, who
was also in command of the troops.
First came the Iowa Central Band.
followed by three companies of the G.
A. r.. and. the band of Jones & Co.'S
circus. Next the carriages and wagons
containing speaker, chaplain, soldiers
of 1872, and others who chose to form
in the procession. The rain of the
night before making the streets muddy
prevented the people on foot from Join
ing in the procession. After marching
through some of the principal streets.
they repaired to the park, where the
usual exercises on such occasions, of
music, prayer, reading of the Declara-
ton of Independence, &c., were fol-
lowed by an effective address by Gen.
n. b. Baker, the Orator on the occasion,
who paid most deserving tribute to
the noble defenders of our country and
earnestly called upon the people to aid
the needy soldiers wives and children
who have been left penniless by the loss
of their protectors. @' ..ss. 81
The General, In his appeal to the pat
riotip hapaynlapas L., bnl,.Je - .u......--a
and disabled soldiers of Iowa, the wild
ows and families of those who have fall
len or died in the service, and i'm his
appeal to those i'm power, to our legisla-
tors, and those who expected to be cam
didates hereafter, he earnestly entreat-
ed them to consider we'll their duty
towards the soldiers orphans. He also
stated in relation to the killed, wound
ed, disabled, &c., of the u. S. Volun-
teers in the late war that of the whole
number in the service, 06,0S9 Were
killed or died of wounds received, 1884,
33l died of dis ease from April LIST, 1861
to the close of the war. About 175, 900
men were discharged for disability and
other causes. The whole number mus
tered into service was about 2,7OO, 900.
or tine Iowa Volunteers 135 officers
were killed, SO died of wounds, lis died
of disease. ...... e..
> OF privates 1857 were killed or died
Of wounds received In battle, 1D7 wore
killed by accident, S,648 died of disease
9,761 were discharged for disability.
About 900 men were mustered in
from Iowa.
At the conclusion of tho grafton, Mr..
Melendy proposed three cheers for the
Iowa soldiers, the heroes present of
1912, and for General N. b. Baker, the
"model Adjufant General" which were
giveu with the. widest enthusiasm,
The Beaeditionwas pronounced by Rev.
ID. Russell, when the crowd dispersed
for dinner, Of which they found an
abundance at the well filled tables
spread by the ladies Of the Baptist and
Episcopal Congregations, for the bene-
fit of their churches.
At half-past three the Fantastic In
vincibles, headed by the grand chief,
E-Tegun Cha Eau Cha, entered town,
accompanied by the "Bedadukan" Bell
Ringers, bands from the Russian pos
sessions, &c. Hating I'm front of the
Carter House, the Minstrel Troupe gave
a foretaste of their entertainment pro-
vided for the occasion. Passing up
First Street to the Park the exercises
commenced, and here we might just
say was when the "Gazelle" came i'm.
The grand chief -, orator on the
occasion, was introduced in very neat
and appropriate speech, by ID. -, we
suppose. The orator, whom We again
suppose to have been B. made tell
ing speech, giving some happy "hits"
on the people, all the way from "Green-
lands Icy Mountains to India Coral
Strand" We judged others enjoyed
1t as well as ourselves from the applause
which greeted almost every sentence.
Then followed the grand entertain
ment Of the Minstrel Troupe, which
for fun and RIGHTEOUSNESS excelled
we ever witnessed. 1t would
be Impossible to describe the uniforms
and different representations, they be-
ing among the things in this world that
must be seen to be appreciated; indeed,
we might say this of all their exercises.
We will only add that the whole per-
Torrance was a decided success, and
the manner in which 1t was all gone
through with, elected praise from all.
The exercises of the day closed by
grand display of fireworks on the
Park in the evening, presenting most
beautiful and magnificent sight. The
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