Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-17
PHILADELPHIA Letter.
INAUGURATION OF THE NATIONAL ENlIlEl
TION-CKOWDS, ENTHUSIASM AND MUD.
PHILADELPHIA, May 10.

he visible demonstration which took
place to-day. Thousands who would have
thronged the city from New York, Btlti
more, Washington, Wilmington, Newark.
Recalling and other near cities. were de
tcrrel from corning. but tho lSands from
more remote localities, en- route for the
Centennial grounds could not turn back.
while thousands of visitors had already ar
rived, and it WAS impossible for the inau
gur,tion ceremonies to fall flat in default of
a large and distinguished audience.
At noon on Tuesday the limited express
arrived with the President of the United
States. bis cabinet, Justices of the supreme
court and the Emperor Of Brazil the lat
ter occupying 4 separate car. In the
evening :. special train brought members
of Congress. their wives and families, to
the number of about seven hundred. Gov
errors of states with their Stats had been
arriving for twoor three days previously.
and many mcmbcrs Of forei On legations had
been here for more than Il week. In spite
OF rain the various military companies pa
radrd the streets and bedragglcl their
splendid uniforms with mud. The many
forci @nrrs in the city cannot but form the
highest opinion Of the esprit Of our civic
soldiers. If they viii march through vile
and sloppy streets for mere display, what
would tliey not dare and endure in> pircd
by 4 great cause?
Early, at five O'Clock. on "Wednesday
morning, the transient and local p"pull-
ton Of Philadelphi;, We're awakened Chat
Is those of them that had been able in
spite Of excitement and anticipation to
~lrrO by the cracked and ancient tones OF
Independence bell. The rain was still
falling. and all signs, including old prob
abilities. h -tohrncI Il disagrecable dav
bit il WAS almost impossible TO see the
heavens. the view was Intercepted by 4
canopy of dripping bunting more various
~ col"rcL than .Jo>eph's coat The
American Il - too largely prclominattd,
fer lhi> AZ, an international occ.tsion and
the excess Of Stars and stripes will be
more appcop;i,tr on the fourth of July.
Indclrnd, nee ii III WAS literally ewa,hc,l
in bunting, 1000 wards it is said were used
in it. decoration: tn, coats Of arms Of the
/ original thirteen states were displayed
| from the windows, the color- Of all nations
were living from wires stretched from he
| >tcrIlc to the roof, while over Ill hoatrI Il
large FLAG Of the colonial times Over the
entrance Of the main hall was Il painting
Of ,lIc temple OF liberty twenty feet high
AMI sixteen feet broad >urmountcd by Il
life IL figure Of the Goddess of I.ihcrtv
IArr' were also two lag ii cure, OF Com
cree and Agriculture. one 4. each rul OF
thr building.
In spike If ne mail AMI run. rhiL.lcl-
phia turned uIt. it seemed, IL n.t>,c and
poured toward the Centennial grounds,
Fine street Cur, }y,rr cgrw,lrl 10 the straps
and Platforms every other Whcrlcl thng
WAS crowded, and the pr>cmrn;> were
thron@el with pedestrians, male and f.
male, veteran and Juvenile, all with lhcir
c.,cc> 81 toward Ftirmoln, Park.
b. nine o'clock tens of thousands had
reached the Cent nuil ground, and wrr,
thunlern- mob-iihr, for alnis,ion Nc
one knew where to find his special place Of
entrance, and the g;ttc-hrcpcr, were toe
fresh in their business to give the needed
information. About five hundred members
the = tie that va, designed for the admi,-
sion Of another class. bat these cntcrpriS-
ing Hphrmiir> shjrmi-hrd around the eli
conference until they found the proper
rate. and were able to reach the gran
stand in time to tind thcir seats ocrupic,
by the more cntcrpri>iny mob
At ten minutes after ten. Gen lI,vl,v
President of the Centennial Commission
appeared upon the speakers stand, IN,
loohing over the vast sea of heads, wavct
Il White silk handkerchief to lh, orchr,tr:
b'vond. Theodore Thom:l, lifted his wand
his orch, stra Of two hundred and fifty per
formers lifted their instruments. and tn,
medley Of national airs WI, begun an,
finished in the following order: l. Wash
inrton March, >. Argentine Republic
, (M;rchc de II I;cpnbleca). .. Austria
t Got cXh,ltr Franz den Kaiser /. Bel
GUM La Brabanconno. ,. Brazil, Hymn,
! Bra>elrril Nucional. 6. Denmark. Walks
: lied-dcn t1pprc I.anl>odat J. Franc,
t Lr Mar>ci!ai~e :. Germany, Was rs
dies Dcut>chcn Natcrlanl. g. Great Brit
g. cir del Re II. Netherlands, Vie nccr
! land>ch blood. l.. Norway, Nationt
Hymn. Is. Russia, National Hymn. II
Spun. Eicso's Spanish National Hymn
= i. Sweden, Nolksongen. UBevare Gud Va
k Kung) Switzerland, He'll der IIclvctia
= Il. Turkey, March. Is. Hail Columbia
/ 1t was very difficult to hear this music
: even ut Il short distance; the clouds ha
: been dispersed, the sun bcamcd warm
I and the enthusiasm of the crowd aros'
: to 4 midsummer ardor; they applaude
every hing and everybody. a number c
L boys and mon had the enterprise to seal
+ the two conspicuous bronze colossal WING
+ ed horse, in front of Memorial Hall, an
j they excited quite rs much attention 4
= the programme.
The music Of National airs wa, too Ions
" II thing th,t could not he helped; tn
{ prayer that followed, by the Right Rev
Bishop Simpson WAS al~otoo long. a thin
Il that could have been helped. After tn
II prayer, was sung the hymn composed b
Whittier, and sung by u chorus Of min
: hundred trained voices, accompanied b
tn" Thomas orchr-tr;. and tie mammot
organ in the main building. Then follow
= e., l>t. the pre- cntaton Of tie building
- to the 'niIcd States Centennial Commits
= sion. by John Welsh, President of til
" Centennial lnard Of Finance; ID the On