The Portland daily press., 1872-11-11
GRAND JUBILATION
Torchlight Procession
Illumination, &C., &c.

No better time could have been selected for a
grand celebration of our recent victory than
last Saturday evening. Sky, air and streets
We're favorable. AT an early hour the streets
were thronged with happy, expectant crowds.
The whole city was astir; soon after seven the
following companies, every man bearing a
lighted torch, assembled in front of City Hall:
Continentals, with Portland Band and Drum
Corps, Iron Zouaves Grant and Wilson Rang
ers, Pioneers, Light Artillery, numbering in all
some five hundred torches. The battalion was
under the command of Major Melcher, assisted
by the following officers: Capt. J. H. B. Nor
rill, Chief of Staff; Capt. H. HI. Rich. Adiu-
tant General; Lieut. w. H. Judkins, Assistant
Adjutant General Lieut.. H. r. Sargent, Quar-
termaster; Lieut.. w. B. Brookings, Aid; Lieut.
John M. Marston, Aid.
AT the boom of the cannon the procession
began its march, pursuing the following route :
Up Congress to Hampshire, Hampshire to Fed
eral, Federal to India, India to Congress, Con-
gress to st. Lawrence, St. Lawrence to Fore,
Fore to Atlantic, Atlantic to Congress, Con-
gress to Merrill, Merrill to Quebec Quebec to
North, North to Cumberland, Cumberland to
Smith, Smith to Congress, Congress to Locust,
Locust to Cumberland, Cumberland to Boyd,
Boyd to Oxford, Oxford to Pearl, Pearl to Cum
berland, Cumberland to High, High to Deer
ing, Deering to State, State to Danforth, Dan
forth to High, High to Congress- Congress to
Free, Free to Centre, Centre to Congress to
Market Square A large crowd of people ac-
companied the procession. ~
The route was easily marked by the roar of
artillery, shooting of rockets and fire balls from
roman candles The illumination, though quite
general and at some points very fine, was not
so extensive as we have known it in years past
All along Congress street the houses were in a
blaze, DR.. French's presenting very fine ap-
pearance. The corner of Federal and Hamp-
shire streets was in flood of light, abundance
of fireworks being let off here. On st. Law
renee street Gilbert's store was tastily festoon-
ed. At many points on Atlantic, Congress,
Merrill and Cumberland streets the houses
looked finely. LOCUST street greeted the pro-
cession with great brilliancy. The Hon. Josiah
Drummond was 'at home" and ready with
fireworks. Deering street looked splendidly,
the houses being lit from basement to dome
along its whole length, calling forth cheer after
and others exhibited fine illuminations. On
State street Hon. John Lynch was brilliantly
Illuminated. On Danfcrth street, Hon. Jacob
Mcclellan, A. P. Fuller and E. I. Eden food
ed their houses with light. High street showed
finely. n. F. Deering, H. N. Jose and w. S.
Dana made light of the occasion. Congress
Square had formation good time, barrels of
tar making huge bon-ires The people were
orderly, full of fun, and no whiskey appeared
to be stirring. We hear of no accidents or in
cidents worthy of note.
The companies on reaching Lancaster Hall
were invited into the hall and greatly relished
the oyster supper which had been thoughtfully
prepared by the City Committee After discus
sing pleasantly for an hour the merits of the
steaming biyalves, they were dismissed and
vent quietly home feeling satisfied with the
part they had taken in the closing scenes of the
great campaign of IL