The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-20
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, office Northwest cor.
of Main and 18th Sts.
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD
The Centennial Enthusiastic
cally Observed!
Patriotism at Fever Heat I!
"a Shot which was Heard
Around the World"

LEXINGTON, April l9.-The populs-
tion of Lexington is 1900, and it is est-
mated that there are already 10000 per-
sons here. The train leaving Boston at
9:29 \. NJ, took seventeen car loads full.
and three thousand people were at the
depot waiting transportation, while hun
dredS ut stations all along the route
were unable to get on board.
Glorious Day.
LEXINGTON, April l9.-With the ther-
momcter at twenty, u cloudless sky
ushcred in the 18th Of April. At a. NJ.
the old town was instinct with life and
with ringing of bells and booming of
canon. Long before day carriages and
wagons well filled with pedestrians be-
Gan pouring into town. At 9 \. NJ. the
whole town was alive with bustling hu-
manity. Arrangements in every particu-
lar were most complete. The monster
tent in which is TO be observed the grand
Centennial dinner, presents u striking
appearance and Is most perfectly arrang-
ed with plates TOR $40 persons. Every
seat had been disposed Of this morning,
and most eXorbitant prices were asked.
and offers made by those who had and
those who had not tickets. The first
train from Boston came crowded, and
from all the ad iOngss gsstownS hundreds are
swarming in. Everything indicates a
splendid day, and gloriously successful
affair at Lexington.
There are from 10000 to SO, 900 people
here. and it is impossible to get anywhere,
Promptly at 10 the ceremonies in the
tent began, the immense pavilion being
crowded 10 Ovcriowing and thousands
>urglng about the entrance unable Il
"ain admission. \ raw, cold wind has
prevailed. rendering it extremely ua-
comfortable and testing the patriotic EN-.
thusiasm of the multitude to the utmost.
At 10 o'clock, the superintendent of the
Lowell road telegraphcd to Boston To
sell no more tickets for Concord,
the single track being 50 blocked up with
the numerous trains that it Was impO>>I-
BILE to transport them beyond this. To
this fact Lexington is indebted for Scye-
ra! thousands who were compelled to re-
man here from want of transportation.
President Grant will arrive at the battle
ground. Oh his way from Concord by
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CONCORD, Aprii I',-l ne u"y opened
cool and pleasant ana AT DAWN an "i',''
l"ry corps hred Il salute near the o'u
North bridge. Inc saiutc WIS rrSP"!'"-
ed to by the ringing OF bells ana beating
of drums and an hour after sunrise me
inaugural feature oi the Centehhi"I oo-
scrvance was concluded. Inc exercises
according to the programme are pro-
grc>SIng smoothly amidst the greatest
enthusiasm.
The.crowd of carriages and teams from
nrlpbhorinr towns and villages began to
arrive rs early as half past six, and from
that time till noon there was hardly n
cessation in the continuous stream OF
travel, which set into town from all di-
rcctions. Bv ten o'clock there were at
the lowest estimate thirty thousand peo.
ple in the streets alone, through which
Inc proccssion was to pass. Most OF the
.nrctators ma>scd themselves in the
.irerts and fields near Fitchburg depot,
from which line the procession waS to
start. Remarkable good order was pre-
served. The procession formed in five
divisions. The military companies began
to arrive and form as early as s o'clock,
and the invited guests were promptly OH
hand As to the number who took part
in the procession no estimate can be
formed. President Grant spent the night
at f. K. Hoar's residence, remaining
there all morning until time for him to
tane his place in the procession, the first
division was given up To the State au'
thoritics, Governor Castor and Council
Judges OF Courts and the Legislature
. President Grant 5 position was IN the
second division IN company with promli'
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member. of the Senate and House Of
P,.nresent,tiycs and other national
,,airers Tho President was seated in an
omnr corria,,e drown NV fonr no, 80. .,nJ
,in, occn,nnonicd nv Virr.P,esiinrt
W;,.nn lie howcd frruuontIv TO peop!,
on ,ha sidewalks os he passei along. Tn,
,,r,r,.,sion moved =, 10 o'clock. its rou,,
hnin.up Main street to the Square. then
mn Monument street to the old bridge
and across this to the Provincial parade
grounds, where tents were erected
Sslutcs were fired at intervals during the
moving Of the procession Two iarg'
tents, one for tn" delivery OF the Grafton
and the other for dinner tent, were place.