The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-06
Full Account of the Natal Day
Celebration in the Magic
City.
The Grand Procession Of Piremsn, Mil
itary, Civic Societies. Eie.
Reading of the Declaration Of Indepen
denee; The ofations.
Flremen's Grand Tournament In the After.
noon and Hops at Night.
Rully Three Thousand Visitors from
%Neighboring States and Terri
tories.

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The Fourth of July, 1873, was a day
never to be forgotten by the citizens Of
Cheyenne, and the memory Of its arri-
val will remain indelibly fixed upon the
minds Of the assembled thousands from
abroad who did us honor by their pres
ence.
The morning sun rose bright and
clear upon III thriving city, which had
already been evergreened and tagged
almost throughout its length and
breadth in anticipation Of the festivi-
ties Of the day. As We stated in our
issue on the morning Of the Fourth,
fully a thousand visitors had already
arrived, many Of them remaining up all
night in order to be,awake in season to
witness the first Of the programme,
which began as early as Z O'Clock. Ad-
ded to this desire to be '.up and early"
was the almost utter impossibility to
sleep, owing to the marching Of dremen
through the streets, soul stirring music
by the bands, and a general disposition
on the part of almost everybody to be-
gin early with the fun. The first for
NAL demonstration was that made by
THE HoRRIBLEs
under the lead Of Ed. Rose and W. 8.
Tobey, who were among the prime
movers in getting up the comic compa-
ny which amused all the little folks, as
well rs 'children Of a larger growth"
Commander Don Skyfax Romstrom
Pomadoodle Whacker was the euphoni-
GUS name Of the valiant warrior who
marshaled the hosts. Mr.. Annette was
assistant chief, Woodward manipulated
the base drum, Hosford the snare
drum, while the musical Roberts was
ye leader Of the band. The members
Of the organization numbered about
fifty persons. some representing Indian
chiefs, others tramps, clowns, old wo-
men, etc. Some rode in the golden
chariots, improvised from dilapidated
stage coaches, cast off water and Goa
wagons; others rode broken down
mules and horses which looked as
though they had existed wei since the
Declaration Of Independence was first
heralded to the world and 'the rest Of
mankind" After marching through
the principal streets they retired, d.
vested themselves of their horrible cos
TUNES, disposed Of their lightning steeds
and golden chariots and mingled with
the vast throng.
THE PROCESSION.
At an early hour Marshal-in- Chief
Major H. CLAICHE, Assistant Marshals
Waldraven and Stark, together with
aids A. q. Snyder ESQ.,, Lieut.. King
Fifth cavalry, and Capt. W. H. Conley
were upon the streets attending to the
preliminaries Of the procession, which
vas formed about 10 O'Clock, substan
TALLY as follows:
Fifth Cavalry Band.
Carriage containing Hon. ]. W. Hoyt
Gen. ]. NJ. Thayer and Col.
w. r.. Steele, Orators
Of the Day.
Car riage containing Judge W. H. Mi
Ter, reader of the Declaration;
Hon. N. L. Andrews,
and others.
Carriage containing Central Cit,
Council.
Carriage containing Denver Cit,
Council.
Carriage containing Georgetown Cit.
Council.
Carriage containing Greeley Cit
Council.
Carriage containing Black Hawk Cit
Council.
Carriage containing Fort Collins cit,
Council.
Carriage containing Laramie Cit
Council.
Carriage containing Cheyenne Cit,
Council.
Visiting firemen from Central City.
Visiting firemen from Boulder.
Visiting firemen from Denver.
Visiting fremen from Omaha.
Visiting firemen from Laramie City.
Visiting firemen from Council Bluffs.
Visiting firemen from Georgetown.
Gilliss Hose, Camp Carlin.
Babcock Hose, Camp Carlin.
J. T. Clark Hose, Cheyenne.
Alert Hose, Cheyenne.
Pioneer Hook and Ladder, Cheyenne
Knights Of Pythias, from Colorado.
Knights of Pythias, Cheyenne.
Visiting City Officials.
Cheyenne City Officers.
Juvenile Fire Department.
Cheyenne Public School.
Citizens on foot and horseback.
The procession formed with the head
resting on Seventeenth street, corner
Of Eddy, and marched east on Seven
teenth street to the "Y," thence south
to Sixteenth street, thence west on Six
teenth street to Eddy, thence north to
Nineteenth street, east to Ferguson,
down Ferguson to Fifteenth, thence
east to Hill street, up Hin street to
Seventeenth, thence east on Seyen-
tenth tn the uro,ndo co~-. D-