, 1876-07-09
! RACINE. IL
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= Special Correspondence Qf The Ifaoune'

Special Correspondence of The Ifaou0e+
RACINE, Wis, July 6.-HoonA! The patr1otsc
storm that has been eliminating for 80 many
weeks in our loyal city burst with terrible lury
on the eve Of *tyc glorious Fourth, = anu lasteo
with Increasing enthusiasm during tne 1ollo"lns
day, The grand finale was reachea "hen tAe
varieeated fireworks Illuminated the SKY on Zen
tepnial night, and everybody retired 10 tnelf
nests In palaces or novels With the pleasing sat-
isfaction that they had shown proper app1ecia-
tion of the heroic act that had made tncm lhue-
peudent. As noted above, the "hoora! !" was
inauguratcd on the night Of the sd. a COM
pauy Of sanguine young men. conercgateo W
the aGcm,' read the Declaration, guzzled lots
of yillalnous whisky, spcwed on the
sidewalk, and battered the eagle
with thousands Of frc.crackcrs. folo"lng 1ile
nncarthly disturbance raised by these unruly
n;cht marks came the shrill shrieks Of hundred
whistles, the clang Of belle and the roar Of
cannon. The very elements Joined in the hurry.
hnr1r. and danpcned the spirits of the 'patrlots
with the prcmonition Of stormy day. hnt LIZ
snn cauc IN glorfously, the sky remained cloudess
all day, and refreshing breeze tempered tne ~"
mosphere deliciously. detail OF the daS oo-
iues would occupy more space than can DC spuseu
go will simply mention the more promtnens .ea'
tnres Of the occasion. Just before noon It was es
t;moted that from Is, GOO to 10000 people OF
ercry acc. eizc, and ec1 verc huo'
died In a surging mass on Market square
| IN witness the ceremony Of 1aying the corner
stone Of our new Court House. Capt. Gilnert ,
Knanp the founder of our city, aud necessarily 1ae
n1dcst settler, otiicatcd as Master mason. = w
| linn C. E. Dyer spoke touchngly OF me len'1as 5
cenccs aesocnted with the old land -niarh, nu
mentioned the names OF the sixteen crmne menro
ers who had shaken the gavet from tue past p!ma,st
! Hench. Dr. Dekoycn closed with On elo9ueae 9ias
nrayer and the swcltcring nnss OF hanaiut3 ol1 IN.
! rnnis and fled for the East Park at t,le 'a1s 1s
he delicaces OF the eeasont in the line Of fe1esn m
ments were smilingly handed over the coun.er @ ~ :
ranf;yatne bar minds, p" who gathered IN mnnS
shekci for the treasury Of st; Lnke's Hosptaa.
Of eDd ike park were the leading tI9z %a,e %he
~q ,rsre there for the purpose Of commencing and a.
encouraging charitable deeds in the past and 1n
turc. The orator Of the day, Josepn III "a o1,
Of Frecport, reconnted thG manlio,a that WIS
ennnnssed to be sublime. An original poem from
~ Tilted nen Of Mrs D. A. Olin was then reaa, ~
and it's simple style and classic beauty HUa @ th th
| hearts OF the henrcrs more readily tna4 atu te
wiser eloquencc OF the tursla ts e1snrnction
Thcn Tqu followed the ceremony Of breaking ground
fnr n Grand Centennial fountntn, which whe per
formed by t. S. Blake, Esq. Fl. s Dusanq, hslii III
the speech addssss @ OF aPoS everybody
1,nnrayed and turned to the lcmonadc-
tent for square drink. The manage ss.
rnent Of the several refreshMent" stands IS woa}
Of more than passing mentlon anu l., ,ai anolne
iii other attractions in the city simply to desoae M
4ter time TO The noble object In view cannot oe ~
| hiehlv complimented. From early morning ~ una ~
iatc IN fhc afternoon these bright-eyeo elstea9
mereyr stood faithfully at their posts KNOXVILLE