New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-20
STREET SCENES IN CONCORD.

POOR RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS FOR REACHING THE
vuLAGE-DIvIsIoN OF THE LARGE CROWDS BE-
TWEEN THE ORATORS STAND AND THE EATING
PIACEs-THE VISITORS KEPT BUSY LOOKING AT
THE SOLDIERS COME AND GO, AND LAUGHING AT
THE IIISERANT Vendors
lBY TELEGRAPH FROM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT
CONCORD, April lot was well to have seen
Concord lrs for ii had from Lexington to Con
cord the celebration the latter village must have
seemed comparison But to get 10 either place
one must lrst secure train and the bnging Of the
railroad people would have spoiled the enjoyment OF any
festive day The Ftcbburg Railroad in comparison with
the Lowell Road, managed respectfully though all the
arrangements better suited to stcass bschwOOds
than TO great city 1t 10 disagreeable 10 think what
would have the suffering Of those crowds had been
a sbowery day, for there shelter provided for
then and no pretension of keeping order. train
advertised to leave the Ftchburg depot at 10 H. but
arriving the station dense crowd OF at least lOOO
persons besieng the tightly closed small door that
gave admission to the depot this door opened occa
sonally long enough 20 admit small number, who once
inside were forced TO the struggle at the ticket
Office and were then passed into the division that gave
access to the There they got inside the best
they could. When could be shipped or squeezed
in or made hang 10 the platforms the cars went
out and the performance was repeated with another
batch Of the siveIing people outside The morning WAS
bright and sunny, but bitterly cold and and the
waiting outside was most unpleasant Boston people
like these crowds and monster celebrations, and it seems
strange that no depot makes provision for them They
would all have been found wanting on such a day as
this. The ride to Concord slow and tedious, es-
pecally 10 those who, like your correspondent, were
obliged TO stand all the way.
On reaching Concord the streams OF people divided,
great number running down the embanknen and cutting
10 where the orator Of the day. Mr. George
william Curtis, with Mt. Emerson and Mr. Lowell, were
to spread their feast of good things before the people
BY far the greater part Of the crowd however, srged In
black river the town Itself where something to eat
seemed TO be the only attraction Tic village presented
beautiful appearance with its really tasteful decora-
tons, but there very little hustle. Everybody
seemed TO feel that there time enough and were dis
posed 10 take pleasure OF the day lesurey Tn the
middle OF the about the Mddlescx Hotel swayng
crowd was gathered amused by the cries Of itinerant
vendors every Of indgesbc food in the cake and
pastry line, sellers OF quack medicines, propri-
ctors Of electric batteries weighing machines,
and all the belongings OF country fair.
Bands Of military and civic deruatons and squads Of
cxtemporc "COntnenals." in the quantcst variations
on the old uniforms, kept arriving from ncghbcring
town. A deputaton from Providence wore scarlet
blankets with black bands made up into toGas, which, If
not very graceful were at least comfortable looking and
took of some OF the edge Of the thermometer There was
q squad Of men, too in uniforms OF heavy blue
flannel with cooked hats bound with white, which had
a very handsome, manly appearance Ims squad was
made OF Stout HANDSOME,
The people enough do looking at the soldiers come
and co. laughing at the cheap quacks the gingerbread
men, and the two one-egged French sailors whom we
know SO well in NewYork who stumped over these alien
streets yelling tho Marsellaisc to very unsympathetc
cars I am sorry TO say that the general impression
made upon this wideawakc population was that these
two individuals had their hind legs doubled up
under their jackets, and that their French was
put on After eating great deal more cheese, dough
mute apple pie currant cake crackers and pop corn
than could have been good for them, the crowd sent
large c achment 10 the orators tent round about
which things took different aspect The carriages that
had contained the invited guests were allowed to have
their turn at being honored and there was such super
fluffy of military lay and ordained, that good deal OF
1t had nothing better to do than to escort these empty
carriages in deuding way about the stree" 10 the
music OF drum and fife. As these fragInentary process
sous marched like Leigh Hunts refractory pig, down
all manner OF street and each one dragged third or
sixteenth part Of the Gowd after IT, making believe 1t