The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-20
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY INTELLIGENCER
THE CENTENNIAL,
Great Crowds at Lexington and
Concord.

Great Crowds at Lexington and
Concord.
LEXINGTON, MASS, April l0.-The pop.
ulatiOn Of Lexington Is 1900 and 1t Is cs-
timated that there are already 10000 per-
sons hero, The train leaving Boston Mt
0;20 A. NJ, took seventeen car loads full,
and 5000 people were at the depot waiting
transportation, while hundreds at stations
all along the route were unable to get on
board.
CoNCoRD, April l0.-The day opened
cool and pleasant ut dawn. An artillery
corpa-GFed salute near the old north
bridge. The salute was responded to by
the ringing Of bells and the beating Of
drums, aud an hour after sunrise the in
augural feature Of the centennial Obser-
vance was concluded. The exercises, nc.
cOrdingtO tho programme, arc progress
ing smoothly amidst the greatest enthu-
siasm. The crowd OfCaFriages and teams
from neighbOring towns anil villages be-
gan 10 arrive rs early NJ half-past six,
aud from that time To noon, There wRs
hardly cessation in u continuous stream
Of travel which set into town from all di-
rectiOns by 10 o'clock. There were ut
the lowest estimate 10000 people in the
streets along which the procession was to
pass. Most Of the spectators massed
themselves IN the streets and fields near
the FitChburg depot, from which tho line
was to start. Remarkably good order was
preserved, Tho procession formed In five
divisions. The military companies be-
gan to arrive and form as early ~ 8
o'clock, and the invited guests were
promptly on hand. OF the number tax
ing part in the procession M estimate can
be formed.
President Grant spent the night at y.
Il, HOars residence, remaining there all
morning until the time for him to'takc
his place in the procession.
The first division was given up To the
State authorities, Governor CASTOR, the
Council, Judges Of Courts, and the legis-
lature. President Grants position was
in the second division, in company with
prominent military and naval officers Of
The nation, Judges Of the Supreme Court,
members OF the Senate and House Of Re
representatives., and other national officers
The President was seated In m open car
riage drawn By four horses, and was nc
companied by Vice President Wilson,
lie bowed frequently to the people on
tho sidewalks rs he passed along. The
procession moved at 10 o'clock, Its route
being up Main street To the square, then
up Monument street to tho old bridge,
and across this to the Provincial Parade
Ground, where tents werO erected. Sa-
luies were fired nj intervals during the
moving Of tho procession. Two large
tents, one for the delivery Of orations and
the other for dining tent, were placed
on the hill back Of the battle ground.
The procession and its attending speCta.
tors proceeded directly 10 tho former,
where addresses and OratiOns were deliv-
cred, Hon. Il. II. lIOar acted ms president
Of the day. After the OratiOns the COM
pany proceeded to the dinner tent, all
enormous structure Of canvass, capable Of
seating 1900 people.
LEXINGTON, April l0.-With the tller-
mOmometer al 26o, n cloudless sky usli.
cred In the 10Th Of April. At5 A. NJ. the
old town was instinct with life and with
ringing bells and booming cannon. Long
before day carriages aud wagons we'll
filled and pedestrians began pouring into
town. At 0 a. NJ. tho whole town was
alive with bustling humanity. The ar.
rangemcnts In every particular were most
complete. A monster tent In which is TO
he served the grand Centennial dinner,
presents n striking appearance and Is
most perfectly arranged with seats for
3,7l0 persons. Every sent had been dis.
posed of this morning and most exhor-
bltant prices asked and offers made by
those who had and those who had not
tickets. The first train from Boston came
crowded md from all adjoining towns
hundreds are swarming In. Everything
indicates splendid day and u glOriouSly
successful affair at Lexington.
BOsToN, April lO.-Tlls city IL deserted
by thousands, having gone to Concord
and Lexington. Business il almost slls-
pended. The mCnlbersOf the Legislature,
Governor and staff nnd nearly all the mil.
ilary companies left carly this morning.
LEXINGTON, April l0.-'TlIere arc from
forty to fifty thousand people here and il
is impossible to get anywhere. Promptly
nj 10 o'clock the ceremonies In The tent
began, the immense pavilion being
crowded to uvcrtlowing and thousands
surging about the entrance unable to gain
admission. A raw, cold wind has pre-.
vailed for some time, rendering II OK.
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