The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-05
Fair, or partially cloudy, wtth indtca-
tons of light rain, the ne1t taoenty-foar
hours.
Centennial Fourth (!
How 1t Was Celebrated In
Cincinnati,
AND HOW OTHER PLACES DID LIKEWISE
Cities and Towns in Gala
Array, and Everybody
Happy.
Parades, OratiOns, Decorations,
Salutes and Fireworks.
Incidents and Accidents OF the
Great Day.
Parades, OratiOns, Decorations,
Salutes and Fireworks.
Incidents and Accidents Of the
Great Day.

OF the Fourth Of July ever known was
that seen in this city yesterday. The
procession, the main feature of the
day. was even beyond expectation. The
weather was favorable, not so warm as
IL might have been, and the people in
that long line was not subjected to as
much discomfort by the heat as was an
ticipated. 1t required one hour and
twenty minutes for the procession to
pass a given point.
All along the line of march the crowds
stood patiently watching, and there were
not less than two hundred thousand
spectators of the novel pageant as it
trudgsd and wheeled along. Promptly ON
time the procession was formed, near
the corner OF Seventh and Freeman
streets, the police battalion under COM
mand OF Sergeant Riley marching to the
rendezvous from the City Buildings, and
the First Regiment of National Guard 8,
Col. q. b. Hunt at its head, coming from
Plum street near Fourth, and marching
to the stirring music OF the Cincinnati
Orchestra.
The post of honor in the main line was
given to the Lyle Grays, Captain John
SON commanding. Folio wing the Grays
came the Irish Centennial Guards under
Captain Welsh.
The Wayne Guards, Captain Robert
kosrnlein, with their blue aud white
cockades, came next, followed by a
squad of pioneers with axes and red
uniforms, just in advance of the Robin
son Light Infantry, Captain E. Potter
Dustin commanding.
Next in order came. the Division OF
Centinentals, Major General A. E. Jones Q
commanding, to whom In a great meas
ure the public are indebted for this Rev.
olutionary display. General j. A. Rem
ley, who commanded the First Brigade,
with his numerous and finely uniformed
staff, were near the head of the column,
just in the rear of the company of the
sixteenth Ward Volunteers headed by
Captain Anderson.
The Fifteenth Warders came next
under Capt. Van Ansdol, and followed
Companies A and b, of the Twentieth
Ward, came now, under Captains Gregg
and Hand respectively. Capt. Winans
and a good sized company represented
the TWenty-second Ward.
Col. Lyons second brigade Of the First
Division OF seventy five mounted men,
and Capt. Andy Hens company OF artll-
lery came next.
Next was two companies from the
Twenty-third Ward, numbering about
forty men each. Preceded BY good
company of the Twenty-first Ward Col,
II. G. Young came with the Third Brig
ads, and after them Company A of the
Nineteenth Ward Volunteers, under
Captain Shott, Company b, Capt. Gil.
dea, Company @. Captain Williams.
Gen. 5. l.. OampbelPs Second Division,
headed by a squad Of pioneers and
command OF Col. McAllister and Capt.
j. l.. Jeffries came next.
The Second Wards two companies,
Captains Foote and Best, were just in
advance Of fifty men from the Fourth
Ward, Capt. W. II. Devine at their head,
who marched like veterans 10 the music
OF the LoVeland Band.
The Ninth Ward had a good-Iooking
company Of forty or fifty me1, with Capt.
McDonough at their head, just In al.
vance of Capt. Reeds squad of boys
from the same ward. The rear OF the
Second Division was brought up by
Capt. Tighman with large company
and small body of Continentsls from
the Eighth Ward.
Third Division, General Jacob COM
manding, was composed Of the follow
ing: Body OF police, Lieut.. Schmidt, of
Bremen Station, at their head; General
Jacob and staff; nliy Turner Cadets,
Capt. VIM. Stsonner; squad OF Mexican
veterans; four carriages filed with
prominent citizens; in the fifth car
riage rode Ex-senator s. HI. Benton and
Major w. j. Nelson, oil Texas; veterans
of the Ninth, Twenty fifth, Tenth, Fifth,
Twenty eighth and Forty.seventh Ohio
Regiments; wagons bearing tableaux OF
camp scenes, tattered battle flags; the
Deutsche Landwehr, the German Civic
Societies, with beautiful banners; next
came the ward displays.
First In line was the Twenty y-first, with
the Storrs Township Fire Department.
Twentieth Ward, a decorated wagon
and company OF infantry.
The Eighteenth Ward Continentals,
with two companies of sixty.fve men
each; one company Of nifty men, and q
company OF thirty-five boys, all under
command OF y. II. Scott, Grand Marshal,
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