Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-18

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Light Infantry, Of Charleston, South
Carolina, and the Norfolk Artillery
Blues, OF Norfolk, Virginia, were in line
The recognition sll along the route, from
their entrance into Columbus avenue tC
their withdrawal with the other veteran
organizations at Haymarket square,
was one continued ovation, and but foT
the change OF position in the line
from the advertised programme, the
demonstrations at their appearance
might have interrupted the progress
OF the division so anxious were the peO-
pie TO tender them the hand of fellow
ship. Tie celebrated Eut6W battle-flag,
borne in the ranks of Charlestonisns,
rendered their indentitY by the multi
tude unm!stakeable, however, and the
pubIc expressions were of the heartiest
description. The fifth, sixth, seventh
and eighth divisions consisted Of Lex
lngton minute men, cadets, from various
New England towns, Boston schools,
| regiments OF the post of the Grand Army
of the Republic, knights of Pythias, An
| Clent Order OF Hibernians, Catholic
Total Abstinence societies, the order of
United American Mechanics and many
other organizations, The ninth divi-
| sion was made up wholly Of representa-
tives from the trade and business of the
| city, many leading mercantile houses as
well as large mechanical establishments
! contributing carts and wagons, laden
! with goods ard implements in many in
| stances, and the process of manufacture
were shown by men actually at work.
| There were altogether over seven hun
! dred wagons, drawn by two thousand
! horses. The brewers alone had one hun
| dred teams in line. The procession was
| four hours and ten minutes passing q
| given point, and was estimated at ten
miles in length. Decorations along the
| route were generally elaborate. The
| greatest private displays were made in
| Columbus avenue (Where were also
| stands for school chiidren), Chester
| park, Washington and fremont streets,
| yet much was done in the business Sec
ton through which the procession
passed. The public buildings, places of
historic interest, and the clubs ard ho-
tells on the line of march, were tastefully
faced with bunting, and there
were bits Of history inscribed up
on some. The old statehouse
near the scene Of the Boston massacre,
the first contact with the British trSops.
Faneuil hall, the cradle of liberty, the
old Christ church from which the beacon
light was hung that night, that warned
the country of the approach Of the ene-
my, and the approaches to the mOnu-
ment grounds were among these crossing
the old bridge into the Charlestown dis
trict. The procession passed under a tri-
umphal arch, bearing the honored names
of Prescott, KnOWltOn, Stark and Pom
erOy, the heroes Of Bunker Hill, and fes-
toOns of laurel were hung from the pill
lars upon which were painted the scenes
of the battle. The city hail, in School
street was faced with portraits of War.
ren and Putnam, with surroundings in
dicative OF the part they bore in the in
itial strife.
In consequence of the delay in start
ing the procession, the commemorative
exercises at the monument were begun
at later hour than was intended. It !
was not until six o'clock that the large !
audience in the mammoth tent on the |
hill was called to order, and the conse- |
quence was the exercises had to be cur |
tailed to about One-siXth of the original |
programme. George Washington War |
ren presided, and introduced General |
Charles Devens, jr., as the orator of the |
day. The Grafton was confined to a
graphic description of the battle, and an
eloquent appeal for the burial of all Do
political sLimOsities engendered by the |
late war. Mr.. Warren, president of the
Bunker Hill monument association,
gave historical sketch Of the society,
closing his remarks by introducing
General Sherman. In the course OF his
speech the general stated that to-day's
pageant surpassed anything of the kind
he had ever seen. While the review Of
his own army in Washington at the close
of the war exceeded it in numbers, vet
it was lacking in many of the attract
i've features of to-day's procession; and,
besides, there was lack of that spOn-
tsneOus enthusiasm which characterized
the entire march of to-day. Succeeding
General Sherman, Governors Hartranft,
OF Pennsylvania, Beadle, Of New
Jersey, IngersOll, of Connecticut, Ding
ley, of Maine, and Vice-President Wilson
made short addresses. Speaker Blaine
and Senator Ferry were among the dis
people present. Darkness
caused an abrupt termination of the ex-
ercises, ard the audience was dismissed
with a benedictiOn. The number Of
strangers in the city during the day is
estimated by parties competent to Judge
at between three hundred and three hun
dred and fifty thousand. About one
half Of these will depart tonight, near
~ all the transportation facilities of the
railroads having been msssed in the city
for that purpose. Long before the pro-
cession ended thousands of visitors
rushed to the depOts, where they found
that even standing room in the CARS was
not attainable. Train after train was
dispatched, and still the thrcng about
le depo's and filling all the avenues
hereto seemed to rather add than to
diminish. At late hour this evening
he streets are thrOnged by crowds OF
people attracted by the brilliant iIlumi-
nations of the public buildings. The
'tathOuse and city hall are objective
points, each presenting brilliant spec
,acle of gas-jets, transparent and cal
,ium lights. From each Of the four pOr- ,
ais Of Bunker Hill monument powerful I
calcium lights are displayed, rejecting
heir rightness far out on the sea and
he adjacent country. Various residences
ire Illuminated, and there is a general
display oflfrewOrks throughout the city. ,
The celebration of to-day has far exceed
ID any anticipatiOns that could have
)een formed ,