The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-13
. ST. LOUIS.
The National seugerfest.

ST. LoCIs, June l2.-Thls is general
holiday, business being suspended.
Thermometer $50 and weather pleasant.
The grand procession in honor OF the
eighteenth National SeugerfEst came
OF with great ecLat and enthusiasm.
Twenty Ave miles of the streets were
decorated. The extent and cost OF the
decorations were never equaied in this
city and it is believed has been the most
extensive ever known in any CITY in the
United States. Hon. A. B. Barrett
was grand marshal and had q large
corps OF aids. Two hundred and hty
societies, including military, artillery.
800 policemen, go singing societies,
secret AMI social, were represent
ed. Th. number OF visiting =ocie-
des participating we're ONO, ~;
Indiana, Il; New York, |:
Illinois, Is; Kentucky, 3; Iowa. };
Michigan, !; Nebraska, |; West Eic-
ginia, |; Minnesota, | Colorado, |;
Missouri, :. The fire department, with
seventeen apparatus, participated,
being the first parade for them Tor five
years. The State, county and city
officials also were 10 the line. Five
hundred lady singers, dressed in white,
were in carriages. Prof Franz Abt.
Mayor Brown, Henry orr Stutz, PresI-
dent, and E. Trohlich, Musical Director
torthe S;pngerfest, were in carriages and
were enthusiastically greeted. The
procession was three and halt miles
loug, and contained $4,000 persons. 1t
was two hours and a half passing a
given point, and five hours and a hal
passing over the entire route, six miles
long. Fully 100000 people were spec
tstors OF the procession. The city IS
crowded with strangers. There will De
a general illumination and pyrotechnrc
d isplav tonight. The affair is partici-
patel 10 by German Americans, Irish,
Swiss, and Italians. Fully 10000
strangers are in the city, and large
numbers are ou their way here. The
first concert will be given tonight.
Crov. Brown will deliver a welcoming
address TO Senator SchIrZ. TIE ora
ton will be in German.
THE CONCERT.
The reception concert Of the SI nger-
lest was attended BY 1900 people. The
orchestra consisted Of l6G musicians
and the choir OF 900 singers, one halt
ladies'.
Governor Brown, of Missouri, msie
a welcome address, the Hon. Henry
Oversraz, the President Of the Seny>
fest, introducing him. The sentiment
OF the Governor remarks was wide
spread and iull OF interest, bat his re-
marks were not very enthusiastically
received, as be could not make himself
heard by halt OF the Assem- blage. He
sooke Of the death of amusements
among Americans, and very beautifully
set forth the power and the mIssion OF
music.
The Governor concluded with an
appeal to aIl Americans to receive
with true iberality OF feeling all foreign
people, believing that the highest de-
velopment OF the American people IN
the future would be com mbiuatIon OF
the best qualities OF all nations.
Franz Abt was introduced and re-
ceived with great applause. He led
the male chorus 10 ais evening hymc.
Senator Scnurz was enthusiastically
received and made German Grafton
which sbouuded with witticisms.
90 the outside of the editice. the
streets were blocked with ten thousand
people listening to the musical per-
formauces. Everything was successful
and no mshsps.