, 1870-06-29
THE SCHUTZENFEST
Getting to the Grounds Under Diff
culhes--Five Hours Consumed
in Going Twelve Miles,
Concluding Exercises of the
Ecstivaf-.kAvT1rt1ins.o of
Prizes, Etc.

The last day Of the Shaspshooters' festival. M,
Ing TO unforeseen accidents, was less satisfactory
than had been anticipated. The day set In as sui
" as lts predecessors. but this fact did not deter
inc atlenaanee OF Inc valiant rtnemen, who, to the
| NUMBER OF several hundred, took an eariy tram
Tor the grounds. Their wives, daughters sweet
neaf1s and friends were to follow In the afternoon,
anA, at ! o'clock. about 500 people, a ma,crlty
| ~ MnelaG o. the gentlcr sex, were gathered at
Before the cara were moved alongside of the He.
ssoast some thirty feet irom The platform aaif hour
| Without being thoroughly soaked, Finay Enc
Wav VAN tn mGveo ,Ns nut on reaching point nearly ha
connective lay win broken axle On tle trarr anG ~
thot nbopt four hours would be consumer in It's
tta ttemoxat Then there was wailing and iamcnta-
Mlnation to night 1t ont on that lne-aut what a
line It III 1t took all night 70 the Schutzer
s 1est everybody would 60, and there vas an end
~, npr1rE the delay, one Of the 6everest thunder,
, nali, anu rain storms that has ever visited the
hour ard half tic clouds shed perfect Nfsg,1a I
nnon the plain, which was supplemented by d hal
atofn tnat covered ne ground to the depth II sew
srnl inches with hall stones as big rs hickory nEts
Ine Lightning, meanwhile, was terrific a halt
dozen bolts descended within circuit of quarter
81 eida = ne !o 81 me f1n One shattered the west
o. the track, and set fire to the building. The
peiting rain fortunately extinguished the tiames
less than hundred yards OF the telegraph ONCE.
and alongside OF the passenger train, switched oi
On q slde track, stood q car filled With powder.
considering tie hav0c Of the lightning Ia that Vi
ciDttE, 1t Is almost miracle that sinrle iife Of
that i've hundred was saveL A bolt sent into that
Sooy H. nase speedily translated every soul on
Finally the storm passed over, and some parties
fcconnoitertng In the nclshboihood among the
treasures. Germans as they were. and situated ns
1ney nse,N were 10 discovery could have been more
Of iaa5 ' a5e
Of the discovery was conveyea 70 the thirsty souls
on bna1d, shout assembled 10 Gambrtnus' throne,
Jam about the impruvlsel bas mas trcmendous
unfortunately only two glasses, a dlpper, and q
M ba9ken bottle were all tie rcceptacles that could
the chances" was tedious work. Not q few vera
overcome with itnpatience, aud made their hats
anu caps DO the service Us receptac.es.
After tedious Ielay Of four hours the train
vas aeain got under way, and landed its anxious
ilcsght Vt the Schutzen ground depot All the
Up IN line to give the lost loved ones welcome.
ucat!ed BY the band, the merry procession moved
70 the festival hall, where ait Joined in the merry
Taken as whole, the Schutzcnfest hns been
the heat, and the distance to the grounds from tho
city, has been unexpectedly large, and everything
passed @ OF very pleasantly.
which were presented to the fortunate winuerB,
e,rsta. em,a much Pomp Of speech and cxhazatg
F. strelt, q Highland, Illinois, was crnwned the
k1ng q tue festival, having made twenty centres
out Of one hundred consecutive shots, at dis
tance cf ESQ feet The accompanying prize con-
Sisted Of rs and q basket Of wine D. Wiget. also
o1 Highland, stood second on The List, having snade
II centres.
The largest number Of centre shots daring the
festival being b, Was made by George Benten-
Or prizes known as .unIon," there were s..
Tae frst, Of s11o, was wen BY D. Wigcs, Of High
land, bis tally standins 6s rings, for three shots
that conll hare been made Is IS.
Second PIize-R. Faas, OF Chicago, 66 rings, SIS.
Third prtze-John Feirer, Chlcags, q rings,
Fourth Prtzc-wm. schade. Chicago, Ct rings,
Filth Pr1zc-Nr, Johasen, Kewancc, GO rings,
sixth Prizc-Mm. BEGINNERS, Chicago, 81 rings,
Seventh PRICE,. Roggenhach, Chicago, 81
:. Eighth Prizc-G. 3. uunncz, Chicago, Sc rings.
Ninth Prizc-L A Schmidt, Milwaukee, IS ringa,
Tenth prize-Georee Beutenmn,ler, Chicago, IS
Eleventh Prizc-Joseph Kelly. Joliet, S. rings,
,Twcllth pr.ze-Fred. Hartmann, Chicago, IS
The rest Of the Lightweight were marked mate
!ia!ly lower, and the prizes were correspoudlnG!y
Fifteen contestants received prizes for polnt
shots being made within threc.lnch diameter at
Joliet 5000 tlrs tsss5: n i1ual. q chcaeo t Sc
William Shade, Of Chicago, fourth, }sls), and y.
StaIk, Of Chicago, NTH, {s1G).
The festival closed at O'Clock last evening. aud
The BharpshoOteIs4 with the rest OF the excursion
sss returned to the citT shortly aitei 10 O'clock In
high spirits.