The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-09-04
The Tri-State Reunion at Steu-
bonville.

The Tri-State Reunion at Steu-
bonville.
AS SEEN BY OUR HIRED NAN.
Thursday morning, Aug. %, 1873,
dawned finely, and such of our citizens
rs had been lured from their dsily pur-
suits by seductive posters, announcing
the Excursion to Steubenville" At
very low rates, viz: $1.75 for round
trip. assembled at the C. & P. depot as
near six o'clock q. m. as their tired
eyelids would let them. About q car
load of Ravennians concluded to !" ex-
curse" and your III. NJ. being one of
them, stepped aboard. The usual jokes,
gags, bores, &C., incidental to q trip of
that kind prevailed. After leaving
Alliance the H0o-doos commenced to
board tho train In large numbers. The
female Hoo-doo, accompanied by her
irrepressible baby, duly installed her
selfjus as near you % she could. Then |
the tonguey youths Of 20 tQ 90 years of
age kept an incessant crossfire Of mean
ingless sentences, calculated to shock |
nerves less sensitive than mine. At
Wellsville the OHIO River I" lumed up"
and its yellow waters proved 70 be the
only thirst-Quencher obt,linable there
sfter, for those whose consclences did
not allow Of their ns,ng :. Best's Mil
waukee." Arriving At 8teubenville at
about IL O'Clock, found us mixed In the
fearful jam. The few who took back
street up TO the scene Of action, did not
regret it, for much Of the rush was thr's
avoided. tsf su...i,ss sssit :. stA
We took our station at the City He
and thus directly opposite THE OTHER
dignitaries, observed the PROFESSIONS.
The veterans marched with the'-i old
time" "swing-swang'A step, to the music
Of many good military Bands. The
stand erected opposite the City Hell
was occupied by Governor Bishop and
staff, Generals Ewing and Garfield, the
orators of the day, and other d:stin-
guished guests. Many tattered flags
were enthusiastically cheered as their
bearers faunted them, or failed to
flaunt, owing to their entire destruction
as banners, leaving simply flagstaff
and few shreds, which told their own
story. After the procession had fled
pest, our attention was directed to the
frantic efforts Of the people to secure
dinner. The u. 8. Hotel was jammed.
The clerk told me they fed l5O people
every 20 minutes, from 10 .. m. to IL
/ ~
estimable Lady doesn't underrate the
value Of . good lunch. and who had
taken the precantion to provide one,
invited Mr.. and Mrs. Drumstick" to
help them demolish It, which was done
forthwith. Starting for the historic
6tokeley's Grove" under whose
spreading branches Henry Clay, Dam
lei Webster, Tom Corwin, William
Allen, and other eminent statesmen
were won't to electrify the people, we
arrived In plenty Of time to get six
feet Of grass plet on which to spread
the aforesaid lunch. aas
i The arrival of the Veterans and the
noise Of fSmithnight's Battery, warned
us that something was going on. So
we started out and found that the
Boys were going to dine" Six or
eight tables, not less than 200 feet each
in length, covered with damask and
shielded from the SUMS hot rays by an
ample awning, and literally loaded
with the best the season afforded, were
Ispread invitingly before the hung ),
| v,r<~I,oe,o3ov, No Ao,,bt tho h<~.,o1S <13<
ample justice to the viands.
After dinner that immense crowd
ARRANGED Themselves upon the side
hills in front Of the Speakers Stand,
forming an ampitheatre, and were
Welcomed by Hon. J. T. Updegraf in
. lengthy speech, during the delivery
Of which . salute Of SO guns was fired,
and Mr.. U. had to let up for the time
being. However. no battery. Of that cal
iber could choke on such An effort. and
after the 'firing ceased Mr.. u. proceed
"a to his ssventeenthly, and finally
wound up. AsSser ! song, and Divine
Invocation. the Chairman introduced
Gen. Thomas Ewing, who addressed
His audience, commencing, 4" Fellow
|lcpmrades Of thu Union Army. The
General read from! manuscript, giving
l|Inobody . chance TO- garble or misqaota
him. It was q masterly speeehsi Win
|,say to those who desire to know just
what he said, that they can find all the
speeches. verbatim, in the Cincinnati
Enquirer of August 20. After another
old time song, in which the chorus was
not very loud nor very tunefal, Gen.
Garfeld was introduced, and made one
Of his Characteristic speeches, dealing
In Abolition, Secession, Buncombe.
and the glorious results Of the w-a-a-h,
Not to detract from the Generals we'll.
known ability, his speech lon this oc-i
casion was simply gush.; The speakers
were frequently interrupted by the'cars
which passed and repassed continually,
the stand being near the railroad.
After Garfield closed, Governor Bishop
was called for, and coming forward,
said % chief Executive he. welcomed
the ex-soldiers from Pennsylvania and
West Virginia. The Governors re-
marks were brief but appropriate. Col.
Dan. 1lcCook then came forward and
rendered the regrets Of Gen. VIM. T.
Sherman, who could not be there.
Gen. Piatt was then introduced and
after . few inarticulate words, pro-
duced . manuscript, which caused .
stampede among the audience. After
/ Ia !.