Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-07-06

GRAND TURN OUT CT THE A. o. R.-rHE SCREW
GUzzLE HOSE IN ALL THEIR GLORY.
Gspecia to the Commercial
New CASTLE, July G.
For weeks past tile residents of New Castle
and vicinity have been ON tip toe of excitement
in anticipation of the ''Centennial parade of the
''Screw Guzzle Hose and Steam Fire Engine Co.
No AS Oh" A veil of mystery which envel-
oped this A. o. II. (Ancient Order of Rapscal-
lion) excited lively curiosity as well as deep in
terest in the minds of the ladies' especially, in
regard to their appearance and movements
Vino arc they9 What are they going to do +?
Where did they come from these and thou
sand and one other questions of similar import
we're necessarily falling in silvery cadences
from the lips of the beauties who thronsed the
Streets to all of which the only answer that
could be returned was
"1he earth has bubbles as the water has,
And these are they"
Who the Gtizzles are and what they come to
do are questions which may never receive satis-
factory answers. Your correspondent shrewdly
suspects that they are the original Alabama Ku
KluX- or something else.
True to the intimations that had been thrown
out, at o'clock on the afternoon of Friday, that
"Mystc krewe" assembled at the board fence.
Being thoroughly disciplined they were under
the silent orders of their noble chief, and his
efficient aids quickly formed into column, and
at the proper signal to the soul stirring strains
of martial music, like Mullgans Guards they
''marched and marched away"
A more incongruous conglomeration of shapes
and sizes, and more inharmonious blending of
colors could not even be imagined. 1t was the
realization of the witches song
f'Black spirits and white,
Red spirits and gray,
Mingle, minge, mingle,"
Which were presented in view as the long line of
Hla1 ~ into
where vast concourse Of people had assembled
to ''see the sight" In their march from Vine
street to the Town Hail. they were greeted
with continuous shouts and cheers. ''By
golly," said one demonstratye darlley,
81 neber seed de like befo - if dere
aint de debbil, sartin shuro." And true
enough there was his Satanic Highness, as large
as life and twice as natural, with horns, hoofs,
tail and all. Then there We're several tribes of
Indians, bloody minded warriors, armed with the
deadly 5owahawk, and evidently "spilin' for
fight" and their meek-eyed squaws laden with
papooses and other domestic furniture. Next
came the masculine Mrs. Caudle, and her etfem-
mate husband, the former driving an ox-a 240
teanl-and the latter minding the baby.
The "DOctor" was there, also, with his intel
lectual consort winch We suppose was to show
that all doctors are 'henpecked.' But we can
not attempt to enumerate or describe the yaTi-
GUS characters represented.
The procession was halted for a time, in front
VI lhe IoMh ti"lt anu petn6 ioIAeu lhto holloW
quare, We had the entertaining ceremony of
banner presentation. With appropriate speeches
by representative of the4ower 2Oof New Castle
and the standard bearer of the Screw Guzzle
Hose and Steam Fire Engine Co., banner upon
which was the Original Blue Hen and her chick
ems, was presented by the former and accepted
bo the latter.
The weather was propitous the storm of the
evening before having eflectnally laid the dust
and modified the temperature. The whole affair
was a most pleasing diversion, and in every par
ticluar a complete success.