Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-07-06
celebration Of the Fourth,

cises-clear sky, good air ana neat ne
extreme.
We can not say definitely at wha
a hour the celebrating exercises commen
eed. but have an idea that the 4th Q
July, 1870, was not more han an hou
old, until the bells of Warren rung GU
their merry greetings. The whole cit.
n was around at an unusually early hour
for the reason, we presume, that the roal
of cannon, the clangor of bells and burst
!, ing of fire crackers, etc, were a disturb
ing element quite irreconcilable witt
= morning maps.
At an early hour people commenced
pouring in by railroads and private con
veyances from all quarters. To enter
tain the crowd the programme ofamuse-
ments opened early, at 81, when balloons
l commenced going up-2 large ones
having been provided-and balloon as
tensions were the order every 80 min
utes, or less, during the day.
THE PROCESSION,
At 10 O'Clock, formed on Market street
in the following order, and passed
through the principal streets: Martial
Band, Carriages with Orator and Officers
of the Day, Warren Cornet Band, Steam
Fire Engine drawn by four horses, Hose
Cart drawn by members of Steam Fire
Company, Martial Band, Neptune En-
CINE No. ,, drawn by four horses, Hose
Cart drawn by members of the Com
pany.
THE FIRE COMPANIES
Presented a very snowy and attractive
appearance, their uniforms being neat
and handsome, consisting of a red shirt,
black pants, and cloth caps. The En-
gines and Hose Carts were very beauti-
fully trimmed with flowers, flags and
evergreens. A noticeable feature in the
ranks of the Steam Fire Company were
four little boys dressed in the snowy
Zouave uniform. Too much praise can
not be awarded both the Fire Companies
for the good taste and the completeness
in which their part of the programme
was carried out.
EXERCISES AT II STAND.
At III the exercises commenced at the
stand. Hon. c. E. Glidden, called the
assembly to order, and announced the
names of the vice presidents chosen for
the day. Then Dana's Institute gave us
the Star Spangled Banner. Prayer was
offered by the Chaplain of the Day, Rev.
E. II. Yingling. The "Marsellaise" by
the Institute, after which the Declaration
of Independence was read by Josiah
Robbins, jr., Esq, and read exceedingly
well, so much so that a patriotic Hiber-
MAN was heard complimenting the read
er with the remark-"That was a grand
spaach of your'n, so it was r' Another
piece of vocal music, and then came the
Grafton by Gen. I. R. Sherwood. AS We
hope to have the Grafton in full for our
paper, we will not spoil it by an attempt
to give a synopsis. 1t wa a capital
speech-out of the beaten track of Ordi-
nary fourth of July orating-hence so
much the better. Our national career
was briefly reviewed; past, present
and future eloquently referred to-
Things present and things to come-in-
GLIDING the Woman's Suffrage, the Chi
nese, and the Norman questions, were
spicily served up-the speaker being ON
the side of cradles VS.. ballots, and seem
ing to have less fear of Chang and Eng's
panganism than Brigham Young's Do
lygamy. Whether every body agreed
with the positions taken in the Grafton,
or not, on the several questions discussed.
we do not know, but Of this we are sure,
that all were agreed in the opinion that it
Zone of the best fourth of July
speeches they had ever heard"
Judge Glidden concluded the exercises
at the stand with a few very happy re-
marks, and the audience was dismissed
for dinner in a capital good humor.
AFTERNOON.
The afternoon hours were taken up in
a variety of diversions. The Steam Fire
Engine Co. entertained the people for an
hour by firing up the steamer and throw
ing water-a sight that was new to- great
many. Next on the list came a couple
of contestants for the s. prize of the sack
race. They appeared on the west side of
the square, encased from head to heels in
large sacks, and ran the length of the
square, looking oddly enough, and max
ing awfuIly awkward strides. This
through, the crowd were ready to see the
tub race, with goose teams. After thou
sands had sat for an hour or more bask-
ing in the sun on the river bank, the
geese made their appearance, up the riv-
er, but either from lack of training, or a
disinclination to be considered more off
goose than nature had designed, the web
footed racers proved manageable, al
they were perseveringly labored
by gentlemen known to be ''sound
the goose" If the whole goose f1otil-
la had been blown up with a fire cracker,
and went to the bottom of the river, the
crowd on the bank would have been de-
An accident of that kind would
doubtless have been a great relief to the
gentlemen goose-drivers.
FIREWORKS.
In the evening there was a grand dis
play of fireworks on the west side Of the
river. The east bank being in an am
phitheatre form, was a very favorable
position to witness the sights from. The
gentlemen having this feature of the eel
ebration in charge, were very successful
in their selection of pieces, in their prep
aratiOn and in giving a magnificent dis
play-the bestWe have ever witnessed in
Warren.
THE MUSIC.
The music furnished by the Warren
Cornet Band won many compliments
for the young men who have but lately
it. Considering the shOrtness of
the time they have practiced, they are
hard to beat.
Dana's Musical Institute occupied a
platform on the Park, and gave the peo-
pie some stirring patriotic airs, and by
the part they took in the exercise, added
not a little to the pleasure and enjoy
ment of the day,
The martial musicl'ths car piercing d,
fife and soul stirring drums" of the mar
bands, was the right kind of music
an sold fashioned celebration" 1t
good.
GALL WAS LOVELY" |,