The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-18
THE BUNKER HILL.
CENTENNIAL,
A MOST REMARKABLE AS
SEMBLY.
The Procession over Five Hours
Passing a given point.
OVER 800, 900 PERSONS PRESENT.
GREAT HONORSTO THE REV.
OLUTlONARY REBELS.
Extraordinary Attention Paid the Ex-
Confederates.
EUTAw BATTLE FLAG CARRIED
BY SOUTH cARoLINIANs.
It ELECTS Immense Applause.
The Grafton Appeals for Burial of the
Sectional Animosities of the
late War.

ness on all railroads entering this city is
suspended to- day and passenger trains are
densely crowded. There are 100000
strangers quartered'in the city. As early
as eight o'clock some of the troops began
to assemble on Boston Common, in prepar-
alton for the great re- union Of the entire
active Massachusetts militia by Gov. Gas
ton. The decorations of the common and
surrounding streets are very effective.
The pavilion in which Judge Devens is to
speak covers great prat of the grassplat
near the monument. and booths and pavil-
ions of all kinds so cucumber the grounds
that the place is hardly recognizable.
The first feature of marked interest was
review of the entire body of militia by Gov.
CASTOR and the invited guests of the state
and city, General B. E. Butler commanded
the review. The state troops were we'll re-
ceived, but genuine enthusiasm was reser-
we'd for the visiting troops. The review
lasted an hour and half. 1t is estimated
that $4,000 to 10000 troops were in line.
The military divisions of the procession
were two hours passing the State House,
and was the finest display ever made by
the state militia. Among the distinguish
ed guests were members Of the diploma
tic corps, Vice President Wilson, Generals
Sherman, Burnside and Hawley, the gov
ernor congressman senators from Maine and
Massachusetts, and the governors of New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Michigan and
Mississippi.
The streets through which the process
sion passed were shut off at the ends and
no vehicles allowed on them during the
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o'clock and the march for Charleston be-
gan. and on Columbus avenue, through
which the procession first marched, there
was supposed to be $4,000 people. Col.
Chas. S. Fuller's division consisted of car
riages with the orators and chaplains OF
the day. United States officers, various
civil societies and veterans of 1912. Col.
Thos. S. Livermore commanded the fourth
division, which consisted of all the old Or
CARNATIONS of ex-Confederates towards
whom everybody showed the kindest atten-
tion. Nearly all the organizations in this
division ante-date the revolution, the Bos-
ton Ancients having just celebrated their
l3Sth anniversary, having served under
the old Colonial government, led the di
vision. Immediately following were the
guests, including as the most prominent
the Washington Light infantry, Charles
ton, S. c., and Norfolk artillery, and thu
Blues, of Norfork, Va.
The march was one continual ovation
The celebrated Eutaw battle flag, borne il
the ranks of Charleston Cadets, callec
forth warm applause. The fifth, sixth
seventh and eight divisions consisted of tn,
Lexington Minute Men, cadets from va
rious New England towns, Boston schoo
regiments, posts of the Grand Army O
the Republic, knights of Pythias, Ancien
Order Hiberpians, and Catholic Total Alb
stinence societies.
The ninth division represented tn
r trade and business of the city. Altogethe
it contained oyer 700 wagons The brew
ers had 100 teams in line. The procession
was five hours and ten minutes passing
given point, and was estimated to be te
, miles long. The decorations along tn
.. route were elaborate, both in private an,
public houses, especially in those of histol
ic interest like Faneull Hall and the Stat
! House.
Crossing the old bridge into the Charles
town district the procession passed unde
triumphal arch bearing the honore
names Of Prescott, Knowlton, Stark an
OmcIOy. L1S ueEcCS VI DuukCE I'LL.
City Hall vas faced with portraits {
!, Warren and Putnam.
George Washington Warren presided
! and introduced Gen. Chas. Devens, Jr., a
: orator of the day. The Grafton graphica
: ly described the battle, and appealed fc
the, burial of all political animosities c
;, the late war.
Q Gen. Sherman then made speech,
. the course of which he said this was til
most remarkable pageant he ever witness
+ ed in its enthusiasm.
/ Governors Hartranft, of Pennsylvanl;
a Bedle of New Jersey, Ingersoll, of Coz
t necticut, and Ding!ey of Maine, delivere
:. short addresses in turn.
: Darkness caused an abrupt terminate
of the exercises.
The number of persons in the city t
day is estimated at from 100000 to $50
OOO,and about half of these leave to-nigh
r The facilities for transportation are NJ
equal to the task, though every car an
d boat is pressed into service.
This evening an informal reception W,
= given by the Massachusetts Commander
Of the Loyal Legion of the United Stat
g., to Gen. Sherman. which was large
attended by distinguished guests. I'll
various military organizations are beiI
entertained by the social clubs of the cit
n At a late hour tonight the streets we
4 thronged by crowds Of people, attract'
Y by the brilliant iluminations on the prime
pal buildings. There is great display
fireworks around the city.
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