Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-06-23
BUNKER HILL,
A Procession Seven Miles in Length


Boston, June 1.-THE Bunker Hill
Centennial has been an all-day affair
In Boston. Business of all kinds hav-
ing been suspended, and the weather
being cool and pleasant, there was
general turn out of participants and
spectators, both classes being so great
as to be almost beyond enumeration.
The route of the procession was seven
miles long and it occupied nearly five
hours passing one point, so that many
who secured favorable places to wit
ness the display consumed nearly the
whole day before they were fully salts
fed. believe it would be no exagger-
alton to say that there were thirty
thousand men in line. Major-G General
b. +. Butler, who commanded the
division of the Massachusetts, Militia,
rode at the head of the column coming
to review at about 10 o'clock, A. NJ, in
front of the State-bouse, where Gen.
w. II. Sherman, Governor CASTOR,
Vice President Wilson, Senator Terry,
of Michigan, Ex-Governor Boutwell,
and General a. +. Burnside. and
many other distinguished person re-
viewed the parade.
GENERAL BUTLER IN HIS GLORY.
General Butler had three brigades in
his division, numbering about ten
thousand men, and including ten regi.
ments, several battalions of cavalry
and companies of artillery. The pre-
vailing uniforms were blue, though
the trimmings and plumes gave varie-
ty and brilliancy to the line. General
Butler rode a spirited charger, and
seemed to be in his glory, rs he was in
his feathers and war paint. He is
good rider and was unanimously APP
plauded. The review lasted from 10
O'Clock till noon, and included the Wis
ting military organizations, as well as
the Massachusetts militia escorting
them. When the review was over,
and there was pause of half hour
while carriages were being filled at the
State-house, "Uncle Ben" as every
body calls him, rode up and congratu-
lated the Governor that the review
, was over. The Fifth Regiment was
halted near by, having the left of the
division of visiting organizations, and
the Seventh New York the other post
of honor, the right. General Butler
said to the gentleman addressed
"Well, | suppose you are glad this is
the rear of the military, and, pointing
to the Fifth Maryland, added, I'VE
In passing for review the infantry
, commands labored under disadvantage
on account of the narrowness of the
! way for large company fronts, such as
, those presented by the Seventh New
York, which marched with fronts OF
= twenty-four files, while the Fifth
/, Maryland had only eighteen files to
the company front. The field and
staff officers of the Fifth Maryland
a were mounted. 1t occupied from noon
} to three o'clock p. NJ, for the head Of
the procession to reach
e BUNKER HILL MONUMENT,
. and the exercises at that point were
begun soon after, continuing till Z! p
NJ. The exercises were conducted un.
\ der an immense canvas, covering five
thousand persons, who We're admitted
! only by card to seats numbered to cor.
respond with their tickets. Every one
/ present was, therefore, comfortably
. seated. While Judge Devens was
] speaking, Gen. Sherman, who receiv-
ed great ovation as he rode in the
procession from the State-house to the
d, monument, was called to speak as 9
q national representative, and said the
. call should have been made upon Vice
d L w llSOu VI OIt vi lllt Juukts
p of the United States Supreme Court
who were present. Gen. Sherman
o took occasion, however, to return his
+ thanks for the enthusiastic reception
q with which he had been greeted. Gov
CASTOR, of Massachusetts, who was
p escorted by splendid body of fine
2 looking young men, comprising the
I Boston Light Infantry battalion, rode
q a superb black horse, and, like Gen
: Sherman in his carriage, had to remain
q uncovered nearly the whole time Of
o the procession, responding to the accla
!. nations of the public. Gen. Sherman
. said the demonstration was one of the
: grandest spectacles he had ever wit
q messed. Speeches were also made by
! Cows. Hartranft, of Pennsylvania
q Bedle, of New Jersey, and Dingley, o
r Maine.
4 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR AT THE MoNU
MENT.
Il During the forenoon, before the reg
ular exercises, the Knights Templar o
n Richmond and Boston, numbering
n fifteen hundred men, went out to thu
a Battle Monument where ex-GOverno
< Walker, of Virginia, who had come OF
If with the Richmond Commandery
" made a brief speech, expressing tn
view that the Union will be cementeC
"A by stronger ties than ever, and tina
n the lesson We have learned in the pas
has not been in vain. Virginia ant
/ Massachusetts stood here to-da,
v shoulder to shoulder to commemorat
'e an event in which they had common
Il heritage, and the highest desire of hi
!. heart was that in all the future the.
n mig bit exemplify by their conduct how
~ good and how pleasant thing it wa
# for brethren to dwell together in uni
/ ty. The Governors remarks were re
d ceived with great applause.
s. THE PALMETTO AND THE PINE.
)r The South Carolinians planted
l palmetto and pine tree on Bunke
a. Hill, and the palmetto attracted mucl
ID attention.
G. In regard to the visiting military or
AZ CARNATIONS it should be stated that tn
Of Seventh New York, the First Pennsyl
es vania, of Philadelphia, and the Fiftl
y Maryland received the greatest ap
"a plause. The Ninth regiment, Massa
al chusetts, wearing read coats, although
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