The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-07

allVe with people. As time wore on the
crowd became jam. and early in the day
the observer in the court house dome noted
the fact that north, south and west. as far as
a view of the principal streets coald be OBJ
talned, the eye rested on an unbroken
LIVING MASS
OF men, women and children ofevery grade
OF life, and every nationality under the sun
all mixed together in an inextricable con-
fusion, now standing stationary as their
progress was barred by some opposing
wave that rolled with mighty force against
their course, and anon surging away in
solid masses as the doubtful report of some
new excitement spread itself on the wings
OF rumor among them. 1t had been an
nouneed that the procession would start at
9 O'Clock, and little after the appointed
hour the greet host started on its appointed
| travels. In the van a solid platoon of "a
| poncemep, the finest patrolmen on the
force had been selected for this service.
The sight of that ponderous phalanx of blue
clad pioneers was sufficient to inspire re-
spect in the bosom of the most irreverent
vagabond in the city, and none cared to bide
\ the shock. The police were the salvation of
the parade to-day. With0ub them there
could have been no procession. for such i'm
mense masses ofpeople as clogged the streets
are not easily handled except by a power
that Is recognized intuitively or from habit.
No amount of persuasion will inffueDas an
excited, heated crowd to move with alacrity
IL requires an authority that is capa-
bic of making itself felt as well as heard
Next came the cavalry, presenting fine
appearance and exhibiting the air which
distinguishes the soldier in line from the ci-
Villains The ladies especially looked lov-
ingly upon the military,as ladies always do,
and every man in the ranks, down to each
high private, made conquest to- day, and
could be happy did he but know who, a.
mong the hundreds of thousands OF behold
ers, was the lady his warklike. bearing con-
quered. The marshals of the day had work
enough and did il we'll. The arrangement
of the monster procession, and the avoidance
OF all vexatious entanglements was a task of
no small dimensions but the manner in
which the programme was csrried out,
showed that for once the right
men hrd been put in the right place.
THE PROCESSION WAS IMMENSE,
being made up of all available organizations
in the city and extending in single line for
miles. All the social, political and secret
societies of the city were in line, as also
representatives of the public boards and
municipal organizations of the city. The
mechanics and manufacturers had an i'm
mense exhibition of their extent and
strength, while nearly every prominent
business firm in the city was in line by some
unique testimonial. The line closed by the
full force.
THE CHRISTENING.
In connection with the christening the
following communication from Postmaster
Filley to Mr.. Walsh will be read with in
terest:
ST. LOUIS, July 8, 1874.
SIR-I confide to you the waters sent to
me from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans,
and from the Northern lakes and the Gulf
! of Mexico. by the respective postmasters of
Boston, w. L. Burt: San Francisco, James
Coey; New Orleans, G. w. Reynolds;
Chicago, General John Macarthur; and of
, the Mississippi, taken from beneath the
arches OF the bridge, to be delivered to
your wife-the daughter ofone of the earliest
friends and promoters of the great structure
and ever-enduring monument of st. Louis
engineering triumph and enterprise-to
chrlsten the Great National Highway and
dedicate IL to the commerce of the world
upon the morrow's national holiday.
Very respectfully, etc,
CHAUNCEY /. FIILEY,
Chairman of programme committee.
Julius S. Walsh, Esq.
As the head of the procession reached the
/ western entrance of the bridge the baptis-
! NAL ceremonies were appropriately con-
Quoted by the fair high princess of the oc-
casion, who sprinkled the massive structure
with the crystal waters contained in four
! glass bottles. inscribed as below:
First-Pacific Ocean water, from James
! Coey, postmaster San Fracisco, to Chauncey
: l. Filley, chairman programme committee
. bridge christening, July 4tb, 1874.
Second-Atlantic ocean water, from w.
, L Burt, postmaster Boston, to Chauncey i
! Filley, chairman bridge committee, bridge
christening, July 4th, 1874.
Third-Lake water from General John
Macarthur, postmaster of Chicago,to Chaun-
cey j. Filley, chairman of programme COM
mittee. Bridge christening July 4, 1874.
! Fourth-Gulf water from @. w. Reynolds,
. postmaster of New Orleans to Chauncey l.
{ Filley, chairman of programme committee.
, Bridge christening July A, 1874.
Fifth-Mississippi river water taken from
under the arches of the great bridge.
The conclusion of the ceremony was
, greeted with enthusiastic cheers from the
= immense concourse of people assembled to
. witness the imposing spectacle.
THE CEREMONIES.
: Under the grand tent the ceremonies were
IMPOSING and appropriate. The visitors
present formed a brilliant assemblsge. Hun
dreds of prominent officials, civil and mill.
tary, ladies, In bright attire and all the
, ''prominent citizens" were there, and all
we're interested ard impressed. The cere-
monies began with prayer, and in the
prayer, noble in lis language, returning
; thanks, asking FOR aid in works even
grander and better, the heart of the vast as.
T. semblage Joined. After the prayer came the
speeches. Then Mayor Brown made the
address of welcome, and our thousands
? of visitors had the opportunity
= of gazing upon that extraordin-
f ary man. It was proud occasion fol
Brown. To be born great is well, to achieve
greatness is admirable, but to have greatness
thrust upon you by the sheerest accident il
5 the greatest bliss of all. Brown has had
Q greatness thrust upon him. Whittingtor
: and his cat are nowhere as compared with
$ Brown. Our mayor is a man who is self
i made and an example to young men from
Q the country who may be in the city to-day
!, 1t is with pain that the Journal admits the
r exigency which compels the omission of the
: mayors speech which was quite creditable
: The song s'Spanning the MississiDDi.n mex