The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-07-05
PATRIOTIC PAsTINIEs
How 'The Day We Celebrate" is Spent
Here and Elsewhere.
It Cir. .cinnati Does When Three
sundays Come Together.

Cincinnati has excelled herself tc-GAy
in observing the Fourth Of July. Former
years have furnished more imposing GER
emOnies perhaps, but never before has
there been more general observance o.
the day since John Cleves Symmes took
out a Government patent for the wilder.
nesslying between the two Mlamis, down
TO the present day, when fully three hun.
dred thousand people have walked the
streets OF this city and suburbs and
offered up their devotions ON the altar Of
patriotism. Some have gone to listen to
the eloquence Of Fourth of July orators,
others have taken occasion to make fam.
quiet hooks, others have been tripping
the light fantastic toe, others have ex.
pended a great deal OF strength and
sweat In tossing and striking at COM
pound substance OF rubber, leather and
wood known as q baseball, while still
Others have attested their patriotism by
mixing 1t with something more ardent,
or at any rate more exhilaratiHg.
The day was commenced this morn
ing In the regular, genuine old-fashioped
way. The boys, who were placed under
school regulations and the Mayors
proclamation, have been firing O run
ming salute all day in honor of John
Adams, John Hancock and the other
patriots who signed the Declaration OF
Independence, and though their guns
have amounted to nothing more than
shooting-orackers of less than one-eigth
ounce caliber, still they have served the
good purpose of making sleepy pedes-
fr1ans execute a variety of highly inter-
esting gymnastic performances in order
10 avoid their range.
The sentiment that inspired Arnold
Winkelreid when he gave his life for his
country did not begin to manifest itself,
however, In the breasts of older people
until about half asst O'Clock, at which
hour all the streets were crowded with
people hurrying toward that objective
point where they had concluded to
j6pend the day. Some were carrying
beavily-loaded baskets that contained
fefreshmen' ?, after the New England
style OF observing Independence Day.
btreet car lines did thriving business.
The tide of travel paused In Its course
down town to enable the pleasure seek
eIs to take look at the big procession,
after which it poured on toward the rail
road depots, the Public Landing and the
Inclined Plane, from whence 1t diverged
10 points UP and down the river, Gum
minsyille, Spring Grove, Camp Denni-
son, MILFORD, Clifton, Ayondale, and
other suburban places.
The grand procession in the cIty, how
syer. was the chief feature Of tie day.
Nothing looks better on the Fourth than
military in moderation to suit our re-
publican ideas, and the managers OF the
procession had just about enough of the
article to make US think of the old Con-
tinettal times and the heroes OF '16 with
out overriding the thing. Then the dis
tribution was good. There were some
old and tried warriors who had fought in
Che Wilderness and marched "dOwn to
the sea" with Sherman; there were
Others who were willing en0slgh ana big
enough to do likeWiAe IN case Opportuni-
II should offer; aud then there were the
Hnton Cadets, all Of them good speci-
mems Of ply steal boyhood and approach
ing manhood, to give US an idea OF what
we could do in the future by way OF
making the eagle scream.
But about the procession itself. 1t
formed ON Eighth street, between 7 and 81
O'clock, right resting on Plum, display
ing westwardly. 1t was expected that
. company of troops from Newport Bar
racks would take part in the procession,
put oWuS w boAle uuhIoiuaple cauSe
they were not present. Their place was
supplied by the National Guards, how.
ever, and the missing link was well re-
placed. The procession was formed in
The following order:
]. Grand Marshal and staff.
.. Camp Washington Dragons.
4 City Police, with Band of Music.
& Colonel Robinson and staff.
g. Military Sinton Cadets with Drum Corps.
Turner Cadets. Cincinnati Light Guards, Har-
tison Guards, queen City. Guards and Lytle
Graye.
pany, National Guard and Centennial Guards. |
g. City Officials.
q. Citizens on Horseback.
10 Board Of Fire Commissioners in Car |
ii. Fire Department.
The city officials rode In barouches,
The citizens on horseback made PROM
fnent feature in the procession, not less
than five hundred horseback riders par
The procession moved east
Dn Eighth to Elm, north on Elm to Lib
erty, east ON Liberty to Vine, south on
Vine to Twelfth, east on Twelfth to Main,
south ON Main to Eighth, west on Eighth |
10 Vine, south on Vine to Fifth. 1t then
marched east on the north side of the
where 1t was reviewed by
mayor JouuSeou anu Otu6F CILy OWClal6
and all the county officers. 1t then
to Fourth and Walnut, east OH
Fourth to Pike, south on Pike to Third,
vest on Third to Vine, north ON Vine to
Fourth, west on Fourth to Smith, north
pn. Smith to Fifth, west ON Fifth to
Mound, north on Mound to Eighth, and
EAST on Eighth to the City Buildings,
uhere It was dtsbanded.
LHng before this time, however, the
ytty had become comparatively quiet.
Areat numbers Of people had gone 10 the
country, and were luXuriating in clear
skies, pure air, plenty of shade and
3reen grass. Having obtained one look
it the procession on its long and tor.
Iuous route, they had hied them away to
Screen fields and pastures new."
The Clifton demonstration seems to be
irawing the largest crowds, but whether
his is owing to desire to hear the truly
rood Deacon Of the Gazette or not, is
lard to say.
The day was heralded in in Clifton by
! beautiful peal of five minutes duration I
rom the bells on all the village churches. |
These have been and will continue to be | /
epeated at intervals during the day. Att /
Ialf past nine O'clock the exercises were
commenced by the reading of the Dscla- !
'ation of Independence by Mr.. Theodore | Il
JOOk. and speeches of John Adama and n