The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-06-20
BUNKER HILL!
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A magnificent Military aud
Civic Pageant,
Enthusiastic Celebration Of the
Great Event.
The Most Imposing Procession
Ever Seen Ia America.
FrnternaI Iniermingiing Of
People from All Sestloua

lOhltiNl June lD,-HtW OI lnn llilc
hundred thousand inhabitants Of Hos
ton, or of the one hundred ihOusnn,
strangers who were qllnliered on thi
city last night, needed the clangOr o
the church bells or the thunder ui thi
aalules Of the cannon 10 arouse them
AZ sun rise to-day the whole town WA
astlr aud the whistles OF the loc0mO
lives that brought heavily laden train
In from the auherbH had already hegul
10 resound across the cauueways on III,
north and south Of tho city, All The
freight business on nll the ralroadl
that enter the city Is suspended lo-day
aud their passenger-oarlying capacity
IN taxed 10 the utmost. AZ early na !
O'Clock some of the troops began 10 as
semble on the Boston Common la pro
paratlOn for the great review of the
entire body Of active MaSsachutoll,
militia by Governor CASTOR, and the
sidewalks, aud even carriage ways, IN
all that nolghborhood, were donsely
throngcd The decorations Of the
Common aud oil the surrounding
streets aro wonderfully effective
no Purltnnichl neutral lInls ol
color. balconies, nagstails, arches and
pavllions, and even the trees, are all
Respondent with gay and brilliant red,
white and blue. After IN early break
fast have walked over the latter part
of the route which the procession Will
follow before II reaches Bunker Hin.
The decorations of Washi vgtOn street
extension from Cornhill on toward
Charles river bridge IL ~ effective as
that around the Common. The en-
trance of the bridge Is spanned with II
blue arch, and appropriate inscriptions
appear there and ut various places
throughout Charleston, informing
strangers of localities in their relation
to events of the battle. But | notice
comparatively few sentimental mot
toes. The arch IL Inscribed, "Charles
River British ships-of-war lay In this
river, and cannonaded Charleston Mt
1T Moulton's Point There Is an in
scription pointing out the landing
place OF the British troops, and giving
the hour of their dlsembarkment, the
redoubt on Breeds Hill where the
monument stands, the line of rail
fence sloping to the Mystic and The
place on Bunker Hill which an attempt
was made to fortify, and where Put
nam tried In vain to rally the retreats
ing Continentals, are all inscribed an d
are marked outas distinctly as changes
in leads of ground and its occupation
with buildings will allow.
The pavilion inwhich Judge Devens
Is to speak covers great part OF the
grass plot near the monument, and
booths and pavilians Of all kinds SO
cucumber the neigh borhood, that the
place is hardly recognized.
The grand column was organized as
follows: The Second Brigade, Gener-
al George A. Pierson, commanding,
had the right of the line, followed by
the First and Third Brigades; next
came the visiting troops, who were
received with rounds Of applause at
at every point. The greeting was
perfect ovation. The next division
comprisedsthe City and State Govern
ments, with their respective guests,
Colonel Charles Il. FulIer's Division
was escorted by Massachusetts Com
Loyal Legion, and consisted
Of carriages, with the Orator
and Chaplain of the Day, JUS
tices of the Massachusetts, SUI
preme Court, United States
officers, various civil societies, and We
terans of 1872 The greatest interest
was manifested in the Fourth, or Vet
eran Division, under the Marshalship
of Colonel Thomas l.. Livermore, as II
all old organizations,
including ex-Confederates, towards
whom every body appeared DESTROYS OF
showing the warmest attention. Near
ly all organizations in this division
antedate the revolution. The Boston
Ancients having just celebrated their
23Sth anniversary, having served under
the old Colonial governors, led the di-
vision. Immediately following were
the guests to whom Bostonians desir-
ed to do the honors of a revived broth
q, hood-the Washington Light Infant
nv. of Charleston, S. G., and Norfolk
Artillery Blues, of Norfolk, n. G. Men
in line, the recognition all along, the
route from their entrance into Column
bus avenue, to their withdrawal, with
other veteran organizations at Hay
market square, was one continual Oval
tion. and but q change opposition in
limo from the advertised programme
the demonstrations over their appear
ance might have interrupted the pro-
eress of the division, so anxious were
The people to tender them the hand OF
Fellowship. The celebrated Eutaw
borne in the ranks OF tne
('harlestoiiians, rendered their identity
when abreast of the multitude uninls-
taxable however, aud the public ex-
pressions were of the heartiest des-
cription.
consisted of Lexington Minutemen,i
cai,ets from various New England
tnw,,s. Boston school regiments, poses
NJ The Grand Army Of the Republic,
lsni,hts of Pythias, Ancient Order OF
Hibernians, Catholic total abstinence
societies, the order OF the Uhited
American Mechanics, aud many otier
4 THE 9th division wasmade up Wholly
Of representations from the trade and
business OF the city, many leaulng
mercantile houses as well as the large
mechanical establishments, contriou-
ting ears aud wagons laden with goods;
Instances of the processof manufacture
were shown by men ictually at WORK.
There were altogether $50 wagons,
drawn by 200 horses. The brewers
alone had 1000 teams in line. The pro-
cession was four hours and ten min
utes passing given point, and was es-
tinatcd to lie ten miles In length.
i,aeoration along the route, were gem