Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-07-06
Our Celebration Of tho Fourth OF July.

Vkonuuy ., 1907
Our Celebration of tho Fourth of July.
A much finer day for the celebration
Of the "ever glorious FOURTH" than We
enjoyed last Saturday, could hardly
have been vouchsafed to the people Of
Gold Hill and Virginia. All the night
before, p~remonitory symptoms Of fun
to come were heard in the occasional
popping of crackers, firing Of pistols and
the execution of such like ambitious
noises, and at sunrise old General
Grant" from the sagebrush-serried
ramparts of Fort Homestead, Numbered
forth his hoarse s~alutations to the Amer
lean people, loyal or disloyal, every
where. At an early hour flags and
streamers were displayed from the flag
stats of mining works, prominent insti-
t%utions, across the streets, and in fact
every place where such couldbe expected,
and Old Glory" loated proudly in the
morning sun from the new flagstaff on
the loft pinnacle Of Mount Davidson.
Virginia being settled upon for the
great parade, by nine o'clock the streets
began to assume quite a stirring ap-
pearance. Firemen and soldiers were
hurrying to their respective rendezvous,
and the ladies on the balconies, the lit
tie girls and boys, everybody, were ar.
rayed in their best holiday attire.
Wagons after wagons, too, rolled in
from the country around, loaded with
men, women aud children, coming to
see the parade and the general fun, and
all bearing the national %colors, even the
horses being decked with little flags.
The quantity Of fire crackers and other
Eliminating compounds of villainous
saltpetre aud tough paper uoisily con-
sumed during the day was enormous,
as usual on such occasions, and both
old and young America were in the
hight Of patriotic felicity. The only
lugubrious ~couutenances to be seen on
this joyous occasion were among those
Of the Democracy who sulkily yet
wishfully stood back, looking OIL like q
poor boy at q candy frolic, foolishly
allowing the Republicans all the fun
and honor of celebrating the day.
THE PROCESSION.
About 10 A. NJ. the National and En-
met Guards, with the Metropolitan Brass
Band at their head, passed out along G
street to the Divide, where, on the pa
rade ground selected, they were re-
viewed by the Governor and staff and
other military authorities. The Com
panies each presented q very fine and
soldierlike appearance, especially the
Emmet Guard, who paraded in their
beautiful and appropriate new uniform
for the first time. The numbers in each
Company, exclusive Of officers, were as
follows: National Guard, 81 muskets /;
Emmett Guard, 81 muskets; Sweeny
Guard, 81 muskets. The Fire Depart
ment made a very handsome turnout, as
they always do, dressed in their red
shirts, FIRE hats, belts, etc., and with
their machines all decorated aud trim
med with floral wreaths, evergreens,
flags and appropriate emblems. Com
panies No. 2, 3, 4 and 6, had each a
beautiful canopy surmounting their en-
gines, under which vas seated n pretty
little Goddess of Liberty" The fol-
lowing were the pretty little God
desses aforesaid No. 2, Miss Louisa
Melsing No. 3, Miss Peters /;
No. 4, Miss Eugene Marmiesse;
No. G, Miss Katie McGinn. The Fire
Companies numbered respectively rs
follows, including officers, axemen, flag
bearers, marker, ETC., according to our
W private estimate as they passed
along: No. l, 40 men; No. 2, 6s; No. 3,
SIS; No. 4, 70; No. 5. II; No. 6, 4s. A
detachment of SO soldiers, too, those
who fought under Grant, and smelt
powder smoke on the sauguinary fields
Of the Southern rebellion, were in the
procession, walking that same precise
straightforward step as when they fol-
lowed Grant "On to Richmond" or
with Sherman went " Marching through
Georgia" 1t was nearly noon when
the iremeu, followed by n long line Of
horsemen and carriagcs-one Of them .
four horse barouche containing Alder
man Adams. the only one Of the Vir-
GINA city authorities who was Loyalty
patriotic enough to turn out on this &C.
casion in honor Of the birthday Of the
American nation-passed along Z street
to the Divide, where they were Joined
by the military and the Gold Hill por-
ton of the procession. Returning
down b to Carson street, they again
passed out along G street toward the
Divide in the following order: Marshal
and aids, circus band, Governor Blasdel
and staff, Mai. Gen. Van Bokkelen and
staff, Brigadier General Winters and
staff, numbering in all some twenty-five
fine looking individuals, dressed well
and handsomely mounted, National
Guard, Emmett Guard, Sweeny Guard,
band Of music, corps OF veterans,
three Marshal's aids, Metropolitan Brass
Band, Virginia Fire Department sue
ceeded by Liberty Hose Company No
/. of Gold Hill, numbering about 10
men, their machine drawn BY a spank
ing team of six gray horses belonging
to Charley Van Gorder, the ribbons
being handled by Il driver who evidently
knew Just exactly what he was about.
The engine was most beautifully and
appropriately decorated with floral
wreaths, flags and rosettes, and SUR
mounted by a little boy Master Holmes)
in Continental dress, and little Miss
Emma Miller rs Goddess Of Liberty,
with the two little Misses Winterbauer
on either side of her representing "Gold
Hill" and "Virginia." The boys
and their machine presented al appear
ance inferior to none, and were in fact,
perhaps, the finest feature in the whole
processiou.) They were followed by
the Carson Brass Band of nine pieces,
in their beautiful Zouave uniform and
the other Companies Of the Virginia
Fire Department. Next came q band
Of music followed by nine car
rage loads of citizens, among
them the loyal Alderman Adams alone
in his CO carriage. The big six-horse wag-
on Of the Nevada Foundry, containing
John McCone, Esq, proprietor Of the
same, mounted upon the quarter deck,
supporting the staff Of a fine large
American flag, while the body Of the
wagon was occupied by about three
dozen workmen attached to the foun-
dry, all fine, able men, dressed in white
shirts, black pants and hats, and with
black belts about their waists bearing
the inscription, "Nevada Foundry"