The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-22

during the day.
At Actan, Mass, guns we've fred ard
bells rung at sunrise, noon and sunset IN
celebration OF the centennial. The monu-
ment erected to the memory of Davis, Hay
ward and Hosmer, who fell in the Concord
fight, was appropriately decorated. DIR. q.
Il. Loring was the orator. In the evening.
ball closed the events of the day.
CONCORD, April l9.-The day opened
cool and pleasant. At dawn, an artillery
corps fired salute, near the old north
bridge. The salute was responded 10 by the
ringing Of bells and the beating of drums,
and an hour after sunrise this inaugural
feature OF the centennial was concluded.
The town i crowded with people, and trains
cannot accommodate the extraordinary
rush.
The crowd of carriages and teams from
neighboring towns and villages began to
| arrive as early as half-past six, and IRON
that time TO noon there was hardly n cessa-
| ton in the continuous stream OF travel
which set into town fru.r all directions. BY
| 10 o'clock there were, al the lowest estl-
mate, $4,000 people in the streets along
which the procession was to pass. Most OF
| the spectators massed themselves on the
streets and fields near the Fitchburg depot,
| from which the line was 10 start. RemarAa-
bly, good order was had. The procession
/ formed in fifteen divisions The military
companies began 10 arrive and form As
early as eight o'clock, and the invited
guests were promptly on hand. The Presi
| dent spent the night AZ the house OF {. X
Hoar, remaining there all the incoming, until
| the time for him TO take his place in the
procession arrived. Two large tents. one for
the delivery OF the Grafton and the other
Tor dining tent. were placed on the hill,
back OF the battle ground, the latter an
enormous structure of canvas, capable OF
seating 1900 persons.
The procession started about 1890 Il m.
and was Shout two miles long, about 5000
people participating in il. The procession
passed down Main street 10 the square,
thence over the historic road To the battle
ground where French's monument Of the
minute-men was unyail6d, amid firing OF
guns. The procession was magnihcently
brilliant, and was in five divisions.
The first contained the 5lh Massachu-
sets regiment, a. escort 10 all committees
; on monument and dav. The independent
corps of cadets, and Gov. Castor, OF Massa-
chusetts, and staff then came the Lieuten-
ant-Governor Of Massachusetts, the mem-
bers of the council, and State officers, sheriff
OF Middlesex, judges OF the supreme judi
cial court, judges OF the superior, probate
and other courts, the Newburyport, Nir-
ginia, association, the President OF the Sen
ate OF Massachusetts,, the Speaker OF the
House OF Representatives of Massachusetts
the Joint committee OF the Senate and House
OF Representatives OF Massachusetts, the
members of the Senate and House OF Rep
resentatives OF Massachusetts,.
In the second division came the L. :
Marine Band and Concord Artillery, a. an
escort 10 the President OF the L. ;. Gen
Grant was accompanied by Nice-President
Wilson, Secretary Fish and Gen. Babcock
: Besides these were Secretaries Belknap and
, Delano, ex-Secretary Richardson, Postmas
ter-General Jewell, Senators Dawes and
Boutwell,, Gen. Benham, Commodore Nick
; OILS, Representatives Bureigh and ONeil
l of Maine; Hoar, of Massachusetts, anC
Others. Then came the United State
Judges
In the third division appeared Governor
{ Dingley, OF Maine, Weston, Of New Hamp
!, shire, Peck, of Vermount, Ingersoll, of Con
= necticut, and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Val
! Zandt, OF Rhode Island, accompanied b,
tine Portland Mechanic Blues, the Amos
: keg Veterans, OF Manchester, New Hamp
{ shire, the Putnam Phalanx, of Hartford
Connecticut, the Providence Light Iniantr
Veteran Association, Gen. Burnside an,
the Ransom Guards, OF II. Adams, Vermont
:. In the other divisions were the Mass -
: ciety of the Cincinnati, the President an,
! Fellows of Harvard College, the Commit
u tee Of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge O
!; Free and Accepted Aiasons, the Council O
" the Massachusetts Historic Society, repre-
L sentatives OF The New England H.st0ri
= and Geological Society, ard delegation
from nearly everJ town in Massaca Jsett
! with the Acton MN ute-men as escort,
x corps OF the Grand ARMY OF the Republic
i byass band from Providence. the citizen
= OF Concord, and citizens OF other towns an
u cities. On arriving at the grand tent, III
u President aud Other dist. %, lid guests IN
:, tered, and an adde's vas delivered b.
Ralph Waldo Emerson; a poem was con
= tributed by Jas. Russell Lowell, and an ora
y ton by George Ni.ii:UI Curtis. Presiden
Grant left before the Grafton rs cOnclUd
ed, and was driven, at his own request, in
private carriage 10 Lexington, Gov. Ga-to
: and staff going by train. Judge T. H. Hoa
was PRESIDENT OF the day, and was seated b
= the great tent. On his right were Ralp
: ". Emerson, Rev. G.. Reynolds, chaplain O
: the day, and Gen. Iiawley, Of Connect cut
y On his left were Geo. W. Curtis, the orato
of the occasion; Speaker Blaine and Sena
-" tor Boutwell,. The Governors OF the Ne'
;" England States occupied tables near by
with their stats.
After dinner was disposed OF Judge lloa
y made an address, and gave as the irst reSrl
= lar toast, The l9th Of April, l11j." In ia
y absence Of the President, Blaine responds
I in a patriotic speech. paul Rivers Ride
was toasted, and 4 grandson of Rivers wa
!" called out.
:, Senator Boutwell, responded to toas
:. and was followed by Governor InsersOll, c
" Connecticut, Peck, OF Vermont, and Ding
= ley, OF Maine; Geo. VIM. curtis responde,
y for Rode Island, Gen. Iiawley, for ConneC
!: ticut. Judge Hoar made an address, an
!. closed by reading letter from Frederic
Douglass, which hreathed the true spirit Q
~ the occasion this brought the exercise
= to a close.
= During the delivery Of the speeches tn
. day gradually grew colder, and the peopl
slowly deserted the Pavilion, until, BY III
:, end OF the afternoon ceremonies, there va
-; not 600 people present.
3 During the afternoon all the visiting mi
y itary companies departed, 50 as 10 reac
:, home early tomorrow, and by six o'clOc
= the village assumed deserted appearance,
- when compared with the $1,000 person
'' within Its limits a. neon. The crushin
= and crowding AZ the ears WAS simply indt
y scribable. In the evening grand ball va
: given at Agricultural Hail, which wa
= beautifully decorated for the occasion. tn
President and staff made their al
:, pearanoe about hali-psst ten O'Clock, an
=, - were the centre OF attraction. The seen
!! was very brilliant. \ suppe. was served ;
:. midnight, and the great dag, with its crow
% and wealth OF ceremony, was over.
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