The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-07-01

Bunker Hill, and festoons of laurels
were hung from the pillars. upon which
were painted the scenes of the battle.
The city hall, in School street, WAS faced
with portraits of Warren and Put
nam, with surroundings indicative of
the part they bore in the initial strife.
AT THE MONUMENT.
In consequence of the delay in start
ing the procession, the commemorative
exercises at the monument was begun
at much later hour than was intended.
1t was not until o'clock that the large
audience in the mammoth tent erected
on the hill was called to order. In conse-
quence, the exercises were curtailed to
about one-sixth of the original pro-
gramme. George Washington Warren,
the President, introduced Gen. Charles
Devens, Jr., as the orator of the day.
The Grafton was confined to a graphic
description of the battle, and an elo-
quent appeal for the burial of the politi-
cal animosities engendered by the late
war.
Mr.. Warren, President of the Bunker
Hill Monument Association, gave his
torical sketch of the Society, closing his
remarks by introducing Gen. Sherman.
In the course of his speech, the
General stated that to-day's pageant
surpassed anything of the kind ever be-
fore seen. While the review of his own
army in Washington, at the close of the
war, exceeded it in numbers, yet it was
lacking III many of the attractive fea-
lures of to-days procession, and besides
there was lack of the spontaneous en-
thusiasm which characterized the entire
march. of to day.
Succeeding General Sherman, Gov
errors Hartranft, of Pennsylvania,
Beadle, of New Jersey, Ingersol, of
Connecticut, DINGHY, of Maine, and
Vice-President Wilson, made short adj
dresses. Speaker Blaine and Senator
Ferry were among the distinguished
people present. Darkness caused an
abrupt termination of the exercises, and
the audience was dismissed with the
benediction.
The number of strangers in the city
during the day is estimated by parties
competent TO Judge. as between 800, 600
and 100000. About half of these de-
parted that night, nearly all the trans
portation facilities of the railroads hay
| pose.
Long before the procession ended,
thousands of visitors rushed through
the streets to the depot, where they
found even standing room in the cars
was not attainable. Train after train
was dispatched and still the throng
about the depots and filling all the av-
enues thereto seemed rather to increase
than to diminish.
At late hour many thousands were
unable even to reach the depots, and
were compelled to postpone their de-
parture till next day.
IN THE EVENING.
In the evening the informal reception
was given by the Massachusetts Com
mandery of the Loyal Legion of the
was largely attended by the distin-
guished guests and military visitors.
The exercises were purely informal, and
exceedingly pleasant. The Fifth Mary
land regiment was entertained at the
Somerset Club. Various others of the
military organizations were being enter
tanned by the social and political clubs
of the city.
AT late hour in the evening, the
streets were thronged by crowds of
people attracted by brilliant illumina-
tons of the public buildings. The
state house and city hall were the OBJ
iective points, each presenting bril-
liant spectacle of gas jets, Transparent
cies and calcium lights, from each OF
the four portals.
On Bunker Hill Monument powerful
calcium lights were displayed, reflect
ing their brightness far out upon the
sea and adjacent country, various resi-
dences and private buildings were
illuminated, and there was a general
display of fire works throughout the
| city.