The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-19
Correspondence OF the GLoBE.l
The Bunker Hill Centennial.


1875. The current emotion of the day has
been patriotic enthusiasm, which has per-
vaded alike the joyous youth and persons
of mature age. The whole population of
Boston has Joined heart and hand with the
civic authorities in the work of commemo-
rating the glorious anniversary. This day
will not be easily forgotten in future years.
The citizens of Boston, with their guests
and visitors, may point with exultation
that they participated in the first centen-
NAL observance of the battle of Bunker
Hill, which was fought on the summit of
Breeds hill, through the excellence OF
American engineering judgment and Brit
ish faulty. AS the well drilled militia
coumns-mere tokens and intimations of
the military power of people undlsturbed
and secure in the strength of sinewy arm
passed in review before the thousands upon
thousands of spectators, memory reverted
to the dread occurrences hundred years
ago, when a thousand or more rudely
armed artisans, mechanics and farmers met
the attacks on the summit of the command
ing slope, OF regiment after regiment OF
British regulars, who never before were
routed. The utmost stretch:of imagination.
with the aid of the best Typographical maps
that the skill of man could produce, would
convey to the mind an adequate i'm
preston of the terrible drama enacted at
Charlestown one hundred years ago to-day.
The lurid flames of burning town, the
continuous roar of cannon from British
vessels and batteries, the expectant, half
breathless hush, CHASTITY and exhausting in
solemn silence, of large number of spec
tators and the picture is one that can only
be partially conceived, much less portray
ed in words. These scenes are however
nothing more than the haunting visions of
the past. The outlook of the day is peace
full, cheerful and hopeful. In this spirit
the celebration of the centennial Of Bunker
Hill has been carried forward to-day with
the presage of continued harmony at
home and abroad.
The details of the festivities have un-
donbtedly been laid before the readers of
THE GLOBE ere this by telegraph, which l
will not endeavor to supplement, by any
description of my own. Nothing was
wanting to the completeness or grandeur
of the commemoration, as the published
programme clearly Indicated This docu.
ment, however, did not mention all that
had been done by the city and state au-
thorties to give eclat to the celebration.
The beautiful decorations of the public
buildings of Boston, the splendid adorn
ment of the common, the municipal &C.
commodatons for the invited guests OF the
state and the military of sister states, will
the extensive adornment of private dwell
lings, and warehouses, added to the illumi
nation of some of the most imposing ed
ifices, and rendering the common to-nigh,
resplendent with beautiful lights, fully at
testing the comprehensive extent of the OBJ
servances which marked the great ami
versary. The procession exceeded in ex
, tent and elabOrateness all the out of doc
displays this country has ever witnessed
Teeming thousands throngcd the city
cheerful, and patriotic, having good tint
generally, fully enjoying this unparalleled
day and occasion.
, THE DAY.
A condensed statement of the proceed
t ings, perhaps, will not be without interest
! at the risk even of the general review
: which may have been sent out by the as
n ISOLATED press. The bells in all parts o
Y the city rang out their clear and cheerful
e tones at sunrise, noon and sunset, and ma
y tional salutes were fired at the same tim
q at Charlestown navy yard, East Boston
d South Boston, Dorchester, Roxbury, Yves
: Roxbury and Brighton. At nine o'cloc
II the divisions of Massachusetts, volunteer
l. assembled on Boston Common, and III
l. column began to move, Major-General Il
&c F. Butler in command, passing Boylesto
t, street to fremont, down fremont to Bea
n con, through Beacon to the State houf
where they were reviewed by the member
T. of the executive and legislative department
re of the city government and their guests
a The column then passed down Beacon t
+ Dartmouth street, where the civic organi.
ii atoms took their place in the line. I'll
,e city government, the New England societ
ID of New York, the state officials and the
d. guests joined the procession at Charl'
r street. The grand procession moved a.
8, cordng TO the programme. The exercis,
ID in the tent were cut short by the late hol
c. (six o'clock at which the procession reacl
m ed the monument. The Grafton of Ge
I'd Devens was a mastery effort, worthy {
k the man and the occasion. The address
of of the several governors and eminent Gil
I'd zens were all brief and in good taste, al
he the literary feast of the day, althoul
as somewhat disarranged, was appropria
&c and satisfactory.
nj THE REUNION.
at The reunion of sentiment between tho
lg who have been alienated by war and poll
On cal strife was one of the marked and valu
w BILE features of the commemoration. Sou
ng Carolina greeted Massachusetts, throul
It, representatives, who, though in marti
d. array, were charged with messages of co
,y cord and good will to New England. TT
re two sections of the Union, north and sout
fraternized on the same platform of equ
H. rights and Joined in the heartest wish