Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-05-14
TIRE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
co.uPLErED o.r .uosD.xs. LAST.
The Event Celebrated Throughout
the Country.

CHICAGO. Bay l0-The celebration of the
completion of the great interoceanic railway
connection to-day, was the most successful
affair of the kind that ever took place in Chi
cugo. and probably in the West. IL was en-
tirely impromptu. and therefore almost every
man, woman and child in the city did their
part toward making il a success. The pio-
cession was unique in appearance and I'M
mense in length. the lowest estimate putting
it down at seven miles. Every merchant,
every trader, every dray man. every milkmdn.
every express company, had his or their BUSH
ness wagon in the line. and generally filled
with boxes supposed TO contain goods direct
ed TO merchant of every CT y aud town be-
tween here and China Brigham Young
seems to be far the largest cons gnee, as about
every one of the three or four thousand BUSH
ness wagons had one or more packages mark
ed 10 his address Almost every wagon had
some pleasant motto or device got up secan
DIM drtem. Just before the procession NOV
ed every tug IN the lake or lake frort, some
fifty in number, 81 ened their whistles. and
sci up scream which seemed TO awake the
echoes from the other side of Lake Michigan.
Shortly alter this the Court House sounded
its tintInnabulailns. announcing that the last
spike in the last rail was beng driven home
and then the procession moved and continued
To move Until o'clock. when it dispersed.
During The moving Of the procession Vice
President Coltax received the following DIS
patch:
PRoxoxroRY SUMMIT UrAB, May 10.
Hon. Schuyler Cofax, Vice President;
The rails were connected to-day. The prophecy OF
Benton to-day is fact. This is the way to India.
q. NJ, DODGE,
JOHN DUFF,
SIDNEY DILTON,
T C. DURANT.
This evening Vice President Colf,x. Lieut..
Governor BlOss, and others, addressed large
audience at Library Hall in winch they
spoke eloqueuily of the great era which this
,,as marks in eur history.
During the evening there was alsu a gener-
al indu gence n tr works bonhres, illumin-
aIiohs. dc.
New DIRK, Nav l0-News was received
this afternoon ct the completion of the PacIf-
&c railroad. hundred guns were fired IN
the City Hall Park, and Mayor Hall frward-
ed a cong atulaIory message To the mayor of
san Francisco.
commemorative celebration had pre-
vinusly been held in Trinity Church. at
which a telegram forwarded by the chamber
of Commerce I" a similar boiy in San Fran
cisco was read. An address was delivered
by Rev. DIR Vinton. After prayer and the
FeadIngot portions of the Episcopal service,
the organ pealed and the chm rang as the
Coz gregatioh left the church
Flags are on the Hall aud many public
a al private buildings were displayed all day
in homer of the great event
dispatches from Philadelphia Washington,
and malay other places, report much enthusi.
assn the news
The bell of Independence Hall. at Phila-
delphIa, was esp.ci lily brought into use to
commemorate the complexion of the cont-
mental railroad, and the scene there generally
was more enthusiastic than any since Lees
surrender
SAN FRANcIsoo, May lO--The Pacific rail-
roid eien, aIioh to-day was the greatest ocea-
SION ever known in San Francisco
The procession was immense. Business
was suspended, bells rung and salures fired
from all the guns in the harbor at Sacrament
to The event was celebrated in the most
magnificent manner.
ST LOUIS. May 10 The fire alarm bells
in this city were struck at six minutes To two
O'Clock this afternoon, the response to the
blows of the hammer which drove the last
spike in the Union Pacific oailroad. Quite
crowd assembled al the telegraph Office
M dch int r st was manifested on the occa-
SION. Every body is reioiced at the compile
ton of the grandest enterprise ever accom-
phshed by mortal hanis.