The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1876-07-06
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$1,000 People in the City.
How We Celebrated.

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ushered in with much more than the usual
Fourth of July bell ringing, whistle blow
ing, gun'saluting, fag-raising and Hurrah.
The weather was all that could be asked
for; the principal streets were trimmed with
all sorts of flags, and devices in evergreen.
The streets were eArly filed with the various
societies gathering to take their allotted
! places in the grand procession which
! formed at about O'Clock A. NJ. aud started
I from Turner Hall for 2nd Ward Park. The
! order Of the procession was as follows.
A full rugged Ship with Indians
| throwing tea overheard, Car with thirteen
young ladies representing the original
States, Washington and his generals With
band Of Music, Koscusko and his guard of
| Polish Infantry in their uniform of last
century, State House at Philadelphia,
Pulaski and bis guard of Polish Uhlaner's
| 50 strong, Tribune Printing press printing
j. f. Plumb d Bros. Declaration of In,
dependence, Wenshenk's band, Car with 81
OF the prettlest girls we ever saw, drawn by
six white horses. The Veterans of 1872
our honored fellow citizen ben. Jones and
Mr.. Chas. Kappel, Committee of arrange.
ments, Speakers and Readers, County and
City Officers, Free Masons-Odd Fellows,
Sons of Hermann, Druids, Sloyanska Lipa
Society, Turner'S, Norwegian literary So
ciety,St. BOuifacius society, Bielng's City
bard, St. Nazians' Militia, Fire Engines
and Companies, Citizens and Grant Of
! hcials. The Manitowoc Militia were under
the Command of Capt. Fred Becker ard
the st. Nazians Company was Command.
ed by Capt. Schnurr.
The usual reading Of the old Declaration
of Independence and speech making fol
lowed their entrance to the Park. The
Rev. B.Stevens spoke in English and the
inimltable Chas E,olinger spoke inGerman.
Two more able or earnest men could not
have been found to crate than they.
While the Fourth of July has been talked
at for 100 years, they found new ideas
and new compliments for this the Centen-
uial year.
The return line of march was from the
Park down 9th street to Chicago, then
down 9TH to York, down York to Main St.
bridge, thus ending the centennial part.
The different characters were sustained to
the satisfaction of all; the costumes were
! elaborate and tasty. Chas w. White rep
resented truthful George Washington, DR..
d j Easton-Ben Franklin
Mr.. Forrest-Thos. Jefferson.
/ Lewis Sherman-loger Sherman.
Chas. Gebke-D DR.. Livingston.
Jos. Staehle-John Adams
W. III. neutrality-suspicious. Steubcn
August Dumke-Lafayette
Henry rpheider-Dekaib
Lewey Mendlk ard VIM. White were
Staff Officers. The arrangement and order
OF March was finely executed aud bushel
of praise is due that respected fellow citi-
zen Chas. Esslinger for his taste, know
e 'ge of costumes and unwearicd effort,
In the getting up of the various parts which
when blended together, formed a complete
history Of the main features of centurys
national growth.-The ladies did their
part with that grace and enthu siaSm which
they have ever shown when their coun'ry's
glory is in question and the gentlemen, for
short time, took on the dignity and bear
ing that belong to an age when men knew
how to dress like gentlemen.
In the evening tue 81 Ward Park was
perfect sea of human heads witnessing the
Fire Works which we are glad to say
were managed without an accident.
There were many pretty and significant
devices and trimmings throughout the City
showing individual patriotism, the most
notable was that on York street the effort
OF Mr.. Frank kostomlatsky and Mr. j. L.
BTandeis they had out double
U. S. Flag hung on rope of eversreens
from Store to Store; in the middle was
the American eagle representing our re-
public standing on rocks between the At.
lantlc and Pacific oceans. On the rocks
and in the claws of the Eagle a broken
chain representing broken slavery and
broken Scepter and crown upside down
tumbling into the sea Indicative of b
gone tyranny. Above the Eagle the
Inscription sIS76 The IIn,nn for avorr
At the bottom the Crock of Freedom
l116'' each side Of the flag was decorated
by wreaths with figs reversed
.-abesiles many and varied decorations on
eacn ouliuing.
On the South side of the River nearly
all decorated their buildings in all manner
OF devices; the most notable, perhaps, was
the Odd Fellows Hall in the City Hall
building.
There was an evergreen rope from
Sckuette Bros Store to kiingholtz II L
with appropriate Notices also from Mr.. L.
Wagner's New brick residence to tn re
opposite; in fact all seemed bound to
| decorate.
There could not have been less than
from twelve to fifteen thousand people in
the City that day aud we are positive that
no City Of our size had better Centennial
celebration
The Chronicle gives us the fo!lowinu.