The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-06-28
From onr own Corrssnondent.

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From our own Correspondent.
The Jubilee-The Frocession-The
Opening The Grand Chorus, &c.
The first week of the Worlds Peace Jubilee
is nearly at its close. The boom of cannon,
the peal of bells, the rush and stir of humani-
ty in every direction, in this wonderful Bos-
ton, indicates that the day has dawned when
the roar OF artillery is 10 longer the prelude
and accompaniment of war, but rather the
harbinger of n universal peace and brother
hood among men.
The Jubilee, to be understood should bo
seen and heard. Mere words will not dos
cribe the series Of grand concerts that the CITY
of Boston, assisted by other intelligent nations
of the globe is giving to the music loving
crowd which has gathered at her gates. One
feels like uttering the benediction upon this
city,
''Pease be within thy walls, and prosperity
within thy palaces"
Monday was the grand opening day of the
Jubilee. The early dawn revealed the houses
and streets gsily decorated with the flags of
all nations, our own glorious stars and stripes
predominsting. The head quarters of the diff
ferent foreign military bands were heavily
draped with the respective colors as well as
our own. The Warwick House entertains the
celebrated band of the Grenadier Guards of
London, and was literally covered with the
British and American colors. The same was
true Of the hotels where the Prussian and
French bands were quartered. About o'clock
the crowds began to gather in and about the
"comnIon." watching for the coming of the
bands and organizations which were to form
into procession at that place. After great
deal Of delay the procession got started about
10 o'clock, with platoon of police at its head,
followed by Gilmore's Band, Drum Corps,
several companies of the First Regiment, sew
eral musical societies, the German Band, Ger
mania Rife Club, Roxbury Horse Guards,
Turner's, Marine Band of the United States,
Lodges, National Band, Bos:,r FusiIeers,
Orangemen, Native Britons tho English
Band; Boston, Jameston and Newton Caledo-
MIA Clubs, French Band, Victoria and Albion
Societies, and other benevolent organizations
with their bands. And ! am proud to say
that our own Marine Band presented a very
fine appearance. They used, upon this occa-
sion their new instruments. The procession
passed through several of the principal streets,
and halted at the City Hall in School Street,
where the formal receptions of the foreign
bands took place by Mayor CASTOR. The
Prussian Band first marchud into the Alder
manic Chamber, and was welcomed to the
hospitalities of the city. Saro, the leader of
the band responded in German, which was
interpreted by Mr.. WaIlach-I will not give
you report of the speeches, as they will oc-
cupy too much of your paper-ne1t came the
English Band with tho same ceremonies.
am told that the Marine Band was to have
had a similar reception, but was cut off by the
crowd so that it could not enter the
City Hall; and right here the police arrange
ments most signally failed. They seemed ut
tsrly powerless to control the immense crowd
that jammed into School Street; for it was
with the utmost difficulty that the bands could
leave the City Hall, and cross the street into
the Parker House, where the city had prepar-
81 spendid entertainment for them. In fact,
the Marine Band, SO dense and unruly was
the crowd had TO enter the Parker House by
side entrance. And here, o. what feast of
things and flow of soul there was: the Prus-
slams and French, so very recently in deadly
combat, sitting together around the festive
board; the English and Yankees, who only
few short years agone, enjoyed a nice little
passage at arms, now toasting and appIauding
each other as old time friends The Prussians
and French may, under all this, hate each
other, but no doubt exists of the brotherlv
feeling between England and America: for
didn't the Britishers play Yankee Doodle In
the streets of Boston on this last anniversary
of the battle of Bunker Hill? "a good Joke, +"
as the World says.
After the tnasts and speeches, the line was
again formed, and after marching through
two or three more of the principal streets,
halted at the Norwich House, where the escort
left the Grenadiers. The Prussnns went i'm
mediately to the Coliseum. This over, at 1
o'clock the members of the press were received
by the City Government, at Fanuel Hall. Your
correspondent was not present, but learned
that it was splendid affair. Two long tables
groaned with the weight of good things spread
for the Strengthening Of the inner man.
The speakers stand was beautifully decorated
with flowers rich and rare, Mayor CASTOR
"talked sweet" told them about the ''gIories'
and sacred memories" that clustered around
old Fanuel Hall and the City, melting them
to greater deeds of valor with their pens, SO
that the whole earth should resound with the
wonderful achievements of Gilmore and Bos-
t ton. The affair is horalded as "big thing
4 since almost every State and prominent news
paper of the country was represented.
All this while the deople have been pouring
r into town by the thousands; coming by rail,
2 boat, private conveyance and horse-cars, from
l everywhere and in every direction The no
= tells are filled TO suffocaton, rooms are not to
T be had at any price. A bureau of accom-
{ mediation has been established, by one of the
: committees, to provide boarding and lodging
places for visitors. l heard of one man, to-day
: who went to the bureau and inquired if it cost
, anything for board and lodging, and when
f told eyes" said if he had known that he would
t have stayed at home
Among the visitors and invited guests pres
s snt, are Governors Geary of Pennsylvania
n Washburn of Massachusetts, Harvey of Kan
: sas, Wilmot of the Province of Nova Scotia
n Cooke of the Territory of Columbia, and 9th
ers equally we'll known. President Grant anC
other distinguished men are expscted mex
# week.
J, It will be sufpeIuous for me to attemp
IS a description of the Coliseum, as no doubt you
It readers have read the details in the metropoli
e tan papers. l will only say that it is in size
/ proportions and decorations, all that has beer
k said of it. To be appreciated it should be seen
g It is immense, and truly it looks gay with tn
r, flags of all nations flying from its towers an,
= projections. Even the visitor can only get
IS true idea of Its size, by entering the building
g. From the interior one can measure with th
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