The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-07-06
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American independence was celebrated
at Salina with becoming pomp and GER
omony. All the patriotism which had
been corkcd up for the past few years
and put away for use on the Fourth day
of July, 1876, poured out in steady and
mellow streams last Tuesday. Salina
expected crowd Of people, bat not such
d jam as filed up the streets and avenues
on that day. Salina was surely in heA
best holiday attire, and everybody was
surprised that she looked SO well. At
least 5000 people must have gathered
in our city during the day. Never be-
fore was such O mass Of human beings
collected together in the central and
western portion Of the State. AS early
as seven o'clock in the morning teams
commenced coming into town and BY
ten, wagons and pedestrians made q per-
feet jam on Santa Fc and Iron Avenues.
As it always happens on the Nation'5
birthday tho weather was hot, and only
in the shady grove could person be at
all comfortable. By 9 o'clock people
had pcrchcd themselves in wagons and
carriages, ON dry goods boxes, on barrels,
in Bccond-story windows and on top of
buildings to watch the Fantastic Parade,
which took place at about 8 o'clock.
Tho fantastic boys dressed themselves at
tho Park building and moved from
thence into town, headed by the band
playing tho Rogue'5 Marcia very ap-
propriate tune for the occasion; for
never was there moro rCguish and
piratical looking band Of fellows seen
in the world than those who marched
about town that morning. To describe
the dress of each rogue who figured in
the parade wonld DO disastrous to our
patience as well rs the patience Of cur
readers. After all it would be but to
say that tho procession Was composed
Of Guy Fawkes', niggers, clowns, giants,
dwarfs, gnomcs, witches, devils, genii,
etc, etc. Mules, horses, and oxen
hauled this nondescript outfit on their
trip. 1t was certainly most amusing
procession and as good fantastic parade
as any one is liable to sec. The wagon
fitted mp by our cntcrprlsing harness
maker, Sir. r. IL. Dihlo, attracted special
attention. His trade was fully repre-
oentod by the worhmcn who were busy
at the different branches Of the harness
and saddle-making business. We would
hGvo been glad to have seen other trades
represented in the procession. Dihie's
effort was certainly most complete
success. Following this came the grand
procession which formed at about 10
o'clock, and was made up about rs stated
in the published programme. Just in
the roar of tho carriage of the chaplains
was the handsomely decorated wagon
containing young ladies deliberately and
elegantly costumed, who represented the
nations. The young ladies pcrsOnatcd F.!
the nations rs follows:
Columbia-Miss Katie Cantwell.
Germany-Miss Emma Klineieldt.
Iroland-Miss Annie Doncgan.
Spain-Miss Mimic Palmer.
Russia-Miss Ida Williams.
England-Mis Jennie Sargent.
France-Miss Lusie Glrard.
Switzerland-Miss Matte Gricr.
Swcden-Miss Hida Sander.
Scotland-Miss Tina Hanna.
Belgium-Miss Celia Henry.
Africa-Miss Kattio Donogan.
Following this was the wagon con-
aiming tho ladies representing the
States, and in the midst of them Brother
Johnathan CIV. Il. Geis) and the Goddess
Of Liberty Miss Rose Fitzgerald). We
ire unable TO give tho names OF the
aides representing the States. Follow
ng this wagon came Salinas fire com.
hook and ladder company
Ooing dressed in their new and hand
some uniforms. The. boys looked mag
The procession made grand
spectacle. A largo number of citizens
cams lengthcncd out the train which
moved along TO the Park. By some
mistake larger proportion of teams
we're driven TO the Park bsforo the
Grand procession had been formed. We
that one person who counted
ne wagons which crossed The bridge
hat morning made the number seven
lundrod. Upon the arrival of the pro-
.ession at tho Park The crowd collected
round the speakers stand, and the
President of tho day, Mayor Radclif,
CON announced that the time had ar
lved for the commencement of the ex-
Uses. The Mayor presided with ease ;
nd dignity, and proved himself splen-
lid presiding officer. After music Rev.
7. B. Dooloy delivered the opening
prayer in the Episcopal form Of service,
which was read in very impressive /
aannor, and at the close the doxology