Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-18
BOSTON'S BLOW OUT.

Celebration OF the Two Hundred and Fifth
eth Anniversary of the City's Existence
All Previous Demonstrations Excelled-
Historic Features of the Grand Parade
Scenes and Incidents.
Boston, Sept 17.-Weather. beautiful and
the streets along which the procession is to
pass and adjacent thoroughfares are 80 crowded
it is difficult 10 move on them. Business is
entirely suspended, and there is every indica-
tion that the memorable Bunker Hill celebra-
ton three years ago will be dwarfed when COM
pared with Saturday event. The literary por-
tions of the celebration was held in Old south
State and mayors of the city and invited guests
occupied the platform extending the entire
length of the church. Mayor Prince delivered
the grafton. The delivery occupied two hours,
and at the conclusion the mayors and guests
were taken in carriages and escorted into the
line of the procession. The city is profusely
decorated and presents very gay and attract
i've appearance.
THE PROCESSION.
At precisely IL o'clock the grand procession
moved according to programme. The process
sion was the finest and most complete, by far.
ever witnessed here. It was hours and Is
minutes passing given point. The soldierly
bearing of the Massachusetts, troops and fine
marching of the New York regiments received
the applause of the vast throngs on the line of
marcE. The reception given the Sixty-ninth,
Thirteenth and Twenty-third New York regi-
tion. When the New York regiments came in
sight they were greeted by the
waving of handkerchiefs, clapping of
hands and loud cheers, and as they
passed cheers were taken up by thousands
stationed along the line. The Seventh division,
which was made up of representatives Of
various trades of Boston, was one of the most
attractive features of the whole beautiful and
extensive procession. There were in line many
historic and highly priced emblems of the past.
In the grand army ranks were borne flag
which rallied the colored troops at the assault
on Fort Wagner. The exhibit Gf fire engines
with an engine of 1860 and 1880, marked the
great improvements made in the last twenty
years. Musical organs of 1852. and the pianos
of 1896 and 1880 were shown in comparison.
Shoemaking in the primitive days was shown
by iournyman at his bench, and the process of
manufacture employed at the present time by
the vatious boot and shoe machines now in use
the power being furnished by an engine fitted
for the occasion. The old chaise in which
General Lafayette rode in 1924 was put in
comparison with one of the best pattern.
The blocks used to throw down the old frigate
Constitution occupied a place and attracted
much attention.
The following dispatch was received to-day
by Mayor Prince: "The historical society of
st. Louis to the city of Boston sends greeting,
honor and congratulations for the past and
best wishes for the future by avote of the So
ciety. (Signed) ALBERT TODD, Vice Pres't."
In the evening the multitude turned their
way to the parade grounds on the commons to
hear concert by Gilmore's band. The entire
ground was illuminated bright as day by three
electric lights, whose combined power of 80, 600
candles gave, without doubt, the most bril-.
liant illumination ever witnessed in this coun-
try. The baud gave an excellent concert. and
before it ended the crowd had swelled to enor-
nous proportions and probably included over
100, 600 people. Yet, with all this vast assem-
blage there seemed to be no decrease in the
crowd on the various streets near the common
and through the route of the grand evening
demonstration which was most fitting ,los-
ing of the varied exercises commemorative of
Boston's birthday.
The torchlight procession to-nighl was very
fine. The whole line of parade was illuminat-
ed by calcium lights. There were sixteen tab
leaux on platform cars, representing history,
tradition, allegory, etc. The veterans of the
New York Sixty Ninth, commanded by Col.
Cavanagh, Adjutant Barclay Gallagher, were
the recipients of great attention.
Gen. o. B. Underwood, surveyor of the port,
met with distressing accident this morning,
while on the way to take his place in the pro-
cession. He was run into by q carriage driven
by adrunken man. and his leg broken in. two