Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-07-08
The Fourth In Bloomsburg.

The Fourth I'm BlOOmSburg.
The day opened bright and warm. At
about seven o'clock A. NJ. some fifty or sixty
young men, disguised as Indians, under tho
Immediate command Of Baltzer IIeacOck as
Chief and Enos Jacoby as Pioneer hunter
and general manager, together with Friend
ship Fire Company No. J., Consisting Of
about fifty members), led by the Marshal Of
the Day, DR.. W. Fl. Bradley, and the
Bloomsburg Band, proceeded to theL Il Il.
Depot. where they received, in fine style,
three Fire Companies from Danvillc, on the
np.train, and tribe Of about fifty Indians
from Berwick, on the down. train. llnmc.
diately after the reception, all formed into
line and marched up Market street, with tho
Indians marching in front in single fle,-
one line on each side of the street: Marshal
Bradley and his Assistant Marshals, J. NJ,
'Chamberlin, Z. 5. Furman and Isaac Miller,
riding abreast between the leading chiefs Of
the two files. The head of the procession
having reached Main street, halt was made,
and, amid great whooping and yelling, tho
Indians faced inwards, and with the ringing
procession marched gaily through First
came the Bloomsbury Band, followed by
Friendship No. Of Bloomsburg, with their
Engine decked with wreaths and boquets Of
flowers. Then followed Stoes' Silver Cornet
Band of Danville, and after them the three
Danville Fire Companies, with their Hose
Carriages in order, each carriage gaily dec.
grated with flowers. On one Of them rode,
n small boy in tireman's uniform. The In.
dams resumed their line Of march behind
them, until the whole pI ocession had arrived
on Main street, where they were halted and
dismissed for half an hour after which time
the firemen proceeded to Upper Mar ket
street, without their Engines, and formed
circle, around which thousands Of cxpectant
people were soon assembled. Soon after the
Town Clock rung out the hour of ten, the
different tribes of Indians came from time
to time and from various directions rushing
through the crowd and into the circle, each
tribe as it came in danced wildly around for
few minutes, and then took the places as
signed them in the inner side OF the circle.
After short interval, the party representing
appropriate costume. After u parley with
Mr.. Jacoby. as interpreter, the gaudy robes
and other presents were displayed from q
huge chest, and the pipe Of peace was
smoked by all concerned.
The speeches i'll 'injin" seemed most elo-
quent, but, unfortunately, your reporter was
unable to understand them, not having been
educated in that language. Interpreted,
they meant on the one hand that Penn
would give so much for all the land that
could be travelled over by his runners in 80
many days, and the acceptance on the part
Of the Indians. \ huge paper, containing
the treaty, was then signed by all the par
ties. the chiefs making hierogyphic marks.
Next MIR. .JacOby was brought in as Capt.
Smith, and doomed to death, but saved by
Pocahontas, the fair Indian girl. :" This
was followed by the famous Rattlesnakc
dance by the different tribes. The Bands
cnlivened the occasion by their music.
The extreme heat rendered it impossible
to further dramatizc history, and the pro
cession marched to the front Of the Court
House and disbanded for dinner.
name of Snyder, to represent John Harris,
was seized by hostile Indians, dragged to q
tree, in front of the Court House, to which
he was quickly bound, amid demoniac yels,
and was just about being dedicated to the
flames and exposed to the tomahawk K and
scalping knife, when q friendly tribe flew to
the rescue, and in a fierce conflict roughly
released him from his peril.
At about three o clock the grand process
sion Of Indians and Fire Companies formed,
headed by the Bands, Nc 1t was q large
procession, and one OF the finest displays
ever witnessed in Bloomsbury. Two little
boys, Masters, Chet. l'ursel and Willie Beck.
ley, in red, white, and blue, uniforms, with
small tlass and wreaths, were seated Oh
Friendship Engine.
The procession, after marching through
the principal streets, proceeded to Snyders