The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-22
GRANDEST DEM0NSTRA-
TION EVER HELD
in TEXAS.
Dallas Extends Her Hospital
ity with a Free and
Open Hand.
Complete RepOr. OF the Scenes
ana Incidents.

ing, ut an early hour yesterday
morning crowds of people commenced
flocking into the city from all
points, and long before the hour set
for the formation of the procession that
was to escort Mr.. Davis and other
guests to Colonel McCoy's grove ,hatl
been reached, no less than five thou
sand nonresident faces We're seen pass
ing to and fro along our thoroughfares.
AS the hour for the arrival of the
$3.50 train approached, squads stream
ed towards the Central depot in the
wake of the reception committee, anX-
lous to see the distinguished statesman
and patriot of whom they had heard
so much during and Isince the terrible
and knightly combat between the blue
and the gray. But the throng which
had taken such special pains
to be promptly on hand, was
doomed to disappointment, for the
train did not reach the depot until
1920. This had an obvious tendency to
increase the number assembled, and
when the train did arrive the largest
gathering of people that~l1ud ever as
sembled there, .ipon any occasion
greeted Mr. Davis with rounds upon
rounds of hearty, welcoming cheers.
He was received by the city officers
and the committee on reception, ana
after an informal address of welcome
from the'mayor, carriages were taken
and the party drove to the San Jacinto
hotel. After brief rest, Mr.. Davis,
escorted by the committee of reception,
came out and entered the carriage,
when the procession took up the line
of march in the following order:
Four-horse wagon with Lancaster
band, Lamar Rifles and Stonewall
Greys, both marching by tours, open
order; carriage containing Messrs.
Sanger and Schneider, Dallas cornet
band, east Dallas Hook and Ladder
truck and extinguisher, with company
on foot; steamer City of Dallas, two
hose carts, the company Of boys who
have organized to supply the steamer
with coal at fires came next, uniformed
in red shirts and black caps, presenting
nice appearance; Dallas Hook and
Ladder truck fire companies on foot,
Thompson's band, carriage containing
the mayor and the distinguished
guests of the city, Jefferson Davis and
General Robertson, carriages contain
ing members of the council, visitors,
citizens, horseback and on foot.
All along the route vast crowds
lined the windows, balconies and roofs
of the houses. AT the Buckhorn cor
ner Mr.. A. H. Shepherd had an arch
of evergreen suspended across the
street, in the center of which was
star, and under it, formed of ever
greens was the "Welcome." A stream
err floated to the breeze bearing the III
scription, "God Bless jeff Davis"
The bell on east Dallas Hook and Lad
der company's house was handsomely
decorated, and chimed n, musical well
come as the procession passed by. The
procession passed under another arch
at Jockeys hall, bearing the word, in
evergreen, "Welcome." Nearly every
place of business in the city was closed,
thus giving all an opportunity to par
ticipate. The crowd on the grounds
was variously estimated at from sel Ell
thousand to ten thousand.
Arriving on the grounds, the lines
were thrown into open RANKS aud the
carriages containg the guests and COM
mittees drove through, the military
and liremen uncovering.
The guests were then conducted to
the stand, which was elegantly dec
Grated with evergreens and flowers.
Among the decorations was shield
bearing the Palmetto leaf of South
Carolina and Lone Star of Texas, with
the word "Welcome,n in evergreens.
The Palmetto leaf was first placed on u
flag presented to Colonel Il. Z. Nc.
Lures company; the star was captured
on federal flag at Manassas, and the
two blended together. 1t was made
by Mrs. Colonel Il. {. Mcclure. and
was most tasty and artistic piece of
work. .
The guests were then formally well
coined by General John j. Good In
the following address:
FELLOW CITIZENS have as
stlllUltu utlt W att htai WI
distinguished guest, the Hon. Jefferson
Davis, who has been ayouihful sol
der upon our border long years ago;
i'm fact, before the day of om republic
and colonel of the First Mississippi |
Rifles in the war with Mexico-United
States senator from Mississippi, secre-
tary of war during President Pierce's
administration, and to the south the
loved and honored chief around whom
clustered its fondest hopes ard most
devoted prayers during the bloody
now known us the Lost
Cause,"-a man eminent as "a soldier
and statesman and none the less emf
nent in private life; one, whBse name
and well-earned fame are a part and
parcel of past history, and a few short
years ago household word around
every hearthstone upon these broad
prairies.
As this, Mr.. Davis, is your first visit
10 this portion OF the state, deem il
Appropriate, briefly, to call your atten-
ion to its rapid growth, and the char
lcter of its citizens.
but little more than three decades
have passed since it was the home and
of the red man, and
hese illimitable plains the pasture
ands of countless herds of bison, wild
lorses, elk, deer aud antelope. From
ribal war disease, and the piercing
lille of the Texan ranger most of these
indians have been translated to hap
,ier homes andhunting grounds. The
,thers borne by the advancing and ir-
"star of empire" toward the
citing SUI, and with them have dis
ppeared these herds.
Thirty-three years ago, either from
isdain of civilization or through
pirit and love of adventure, John
teely Bryan pressed forward far in adj
ance of the settlements, and erected
Is humble but ever hospitable fort
pom the banks of the Trinity, the first :
ihite man who ever dared 10 do so,
nd became the pioneer Of this region I
r country. This fort became the ntl-
Ieus Of q settlement, and, after years
+ trial and prisBtion, prosperity
avped upon this band Of Adventures.
he fort is remembered with the /
lines that were, but In its place has c
-isep. as il by the hand Of magic, the n
sautifnl aud solid city Of Dallas, teem- v
x with a population Of fifteen thou u