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

remarks. He was frequently interrupted bv
| applause, and his reception was on the
Wnoie such as must have considerablv
tickied ms vanity. Hon. B. Gratz Brown
acqullea himself with that success which is
sure 20 attend everything he undertakes.
1nere is an elegance and polish about tie
man that impresses people at once. and IL
was very noticeable on this occasion that
Uratz Brown still retains strong hold upon
tne anections of the people. His appear
ahce was greeted with cheers, and his ele-
CANT speech more than once interrunted
| by vociferous applause. Cantain LANES p
Eads, the hero of the occasion, made brief
ana interesting speech-doubly interesting
from the tact that the speaker was the ac-
khowiedged father of the bridge. II there
9seI 1 =, mas oeen moment in the life'of James
d. h.aus 10 which in the future the sweetest
memories Will fondly cling it will be the
moment when, in the view of the thousands
OF P,lests ofSt Louis, he stood forth the sue
ces1-ul architect of the great commercial
nighWav OF the world. Tie "Star Spangled
banner was then sung by five hundred
picked singers, under the direction of Herr
rroeiich: AT its completion the mighty
crowd dispersed without an accident or a
bruise. thanks to the Grand Marshal Bar
rett's management. In fact we cannot too
iuiIy appreciate the work that Mr. Barrett
did. 1t was his energy, perseverance, and
eooiness that gave to the grandest display
tnis continent has ever witnessed finishing
touches worthy of the occasion.
THE FIRST TRAIN
passed over the bridge this morning at 10
O'Clock. Notwithstanding the fact that a
limited number of tickets had been issued,
fourteen cars were required to convey the
guests honored with these invitations, from
the other shore. There were no less than
tive hundred ladies and gentlemen on the
tram. The following notables were present:
Goyernor Woodson, Governor Hendricks
%. III. stephens, j. L. Stephens, Captain r.
Z. Gray, c. V. Riley, Z. w. Fox, State
Senator Allen, General Smith, T. A. Post,
Mayor Moffit of Detroit, Colonel Smith of
cincinnati, r. w. Wright, mayor of Oswego,
Kansas Governor Beveridge. James s. Roll
Inns, Senator Bogy, General Harvey, General
Hancock, c. /. Filley, Attorney General
Ewing, DR.. Daniel Read, Gen. Canington,
U. ). A, professor of dynamic engineering
in Wabash College, Indiana, Hon. F. p.
Blair, Major r. f. b. Pierce, Charlottesville,
Ind, Hon. Nick Bell, E. o. Stanard, Hon.
John Hinchcliffe, BellsviiIe, Ill, Hon. ]. E.
Harlow, secretary of state, Illinois,
Ex-Gov. Gustavus A. Koerner, Rev.
DR.: Brooks and Tom Collins. The
/ following were the ladies present:
Mrs. WoodsOn, Mrs. Able, Mrs. General
Ewing, Mrs. G. /. Filley, Mrs. G. B. Bray,
Miss Fannie Speak. The train, with Charles
Finkbine as conductor, started from the
Vandalia depot, passed slowly over the
bridge and upon arriving at the western
side was greeted with salvos of artillery and
shouts of the vast multitude that had assem-
bled to witness this grand triumph. The
tunnel was then passed through, and an op-
portunity afforded the guests to inspect the
work. Finally the passengers left the train
at the Main street landing and joined in the
gls6t procession. Three engines, Nos. 60, 6S
and 20 were required to haul the train.
FIRE WORKS.
The pyrotecbnic display in the evening
was intended to have been the grandest one
of the kind ever witnessed in the United
States. The expense had been enormous
and efforts were made TO secure an exhibit
ton without an equal in the history of cele-
braLions. The display was not in all respects
| successful, but 1t gave evident satisfaction
to the immense crowds collected. The
bridge itself presented the spectacle Of
huge arch of light, reaching from shore to
shore, while high in the air the rock
cts burst and the sight was visible
for miles around. Seventy-eight sep
| arate exhibitions were made eff
the different classes of pyrotechnics, and
among them the following were the most
| notable: grand illumination of entire
bridge; battery cannonade of variegated col
ors; mammoth bust of Washington, appro-
pirate lettering, bouquets of silver stars;
| tree OF American liberty, marooned jets of
silver spray; Union bouquet, thousands of
stars of variegated colors; the grand
engineering event of 1874, represent
ing the last two arches of the great
bridge, with state seals of Missouri and Hli-
4 nois, and representing the governors of the
two states coDgratulating each other over
the great event; grand temple of honor;
| colossal bust of James b. Eads, symbols of
| industry and commerce, represented by 10
comotive and steamboat appropriate notices;
railroad phantom, fiery train of cars. pre-
ceded by the goddess of liberty; pillar of fire
and streams of fire two hundred feet high !;
grand finsle-showing new st. Louis cham
ber of commerce building, appropriate
notices and marooned battery bouquets.