The daily gazette., 1876-05-10
FIRST EDITION
GOING TO THE CENTENNIAL.

HEAVY TRAVEL OVER TINE p, W. d AND
DELAWARE RAILRoADs-LocAL cENTEN-
NAL NOTES.
Despite the rain of yesterday, the pa
triotism OF the people, backed by their
faith in "ola Prob" who predicted clear
ing weather before morning was sufficient
to induce large numbers to make their
departure last evening, for the City
of Brotherly Love- The afternoon
trains on the Delaware Railroad were
crowded, and travel on the north bound
N. Y. and Washington express was SO
heavy that the train was divided into
two sections. The 7:20 train also carried
full load of passengers, and q special
train Of five we'll filled cars, from Balti-
more arrived here at 9;l5 o'clock. At $3.50
the regular evening train frem Bslti-
more passed through, and the midnight
trains were unusually crowded with the
extra Centennial travel.
At o'clock, this morning, a special
train of twelve cars left the p, w. & b.
r. X. depot, for the Centennial grounds.
Eight OF these cars were occupied by
passengers, and the others were doubt.
less filled at other stations up the road.
The 500, $50 and 9:22 o'clock trains,
which run direct to the grounds, were al
so, well filled, the morning trains from
the Delaware and Baltimore roads also
bringing mt mbers Of passengers enroute
to the exhibition. On the whole, the
opening Centennial travel has fulfilled
all expectations, and gives promise of a
steady continuance during the EIhibi-
tion.
LOCAL CENTENNIAL NOTES.
Ts-day the works OF the Harlan & lIol-
lingsworth Company are closed, SO that
all their employees who desire may at.
tend the Centennial opening. Other
smaller establishments are also closed
but there is No general suspension Of
work.
| The display of bunting about town
to-day, is very large. Nearly all thu
Market street business houses have tb,
colsrs out, and across King street, be
tweon Second and Third, three larg,
flags are suspended. Numbers Of store
on various streets, are also patrioticall.
arrayed.
At the p, W. & b. Il. X. Depot, tn
display of bunting is unusually fine
The depot building, and all the surround
ing offices are brilliantly arrayed in flag
of all nations, and large buntings wav
from several flagpsles in the vicinity .
the depot. The locomotives are ais
adorned with small flags.
hardware store, Market street, abov
Second, contains a picture Of Washing
ton, surrounded by a large flag. Unde
the picture OF Honest George" is
little hatchet," trimmed with RED
white and blue ribbon. The upper WIZ
dow exhibits the horse pistol of III
side by side with the large seven-shoote
of the present day.
Geo. Wilhelm, at 722 Market street
has erected large flag pole 7S feet higf
from the top of which float the Nations
, colors.
: Numerous horses on the streets hav
their harness trimmed with small flag
At Du Points Banks, this morning
, flags were raised, and . salute OF 100 CUR
/ fired.
The Centennial joke ON the street
: this morning was, THE banks will
/, closed to-day-at three o'clock"
) Including passengers by both reguli
and special trains it is probable that b.
tween 1000 and 5000 persons went ov'
: the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bait
: more railroad to be present at the opel
. ing of the centennial exposition to-da,
They were from Baltimore and Washin
:. ton, the South and the West. This do
Q not include the passengers from tn
T city and state, and points on the z.
& b. II. X. above Wllmlngton,whlch WI
!. probably swell the total to. between 60
and 1000.
The entire front of Jas. Bradford
@ @ st ore, on east Third street, was fixed I
n with flags, this morning The City III;
o. was also decorated with bunting.
C The 8:2O Centennial train cempris
> fifteen cars, all well filled.
: AtI0.30 O clock, the City Hall bell "
!" given Centennial swing, and the engl
house bells joined in the chorus for sc
eral minutes. The bells were also ru
lur or again at noon. -,
u So many Wilmingtonians w went to Ph
ade,phia, this morning that our stree
present a vacant and deserted appe;
on ance.
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