Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-12

Baltimore Begins the Celebration or the
Founding of the City, One Hundred and
Fifty Years Ago-A Grand Procession
illustrating the Growth of the City and
the Development of Its Industries and
Commerce.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 11.-Baltimore commenced
to-day the celebration of the settlement and
founding of the city, one hundred and fifty
years ago. The sun rose q cloudless day
and In every respect the morning was most aus
plcious. At sunrise one hundred guns were
fred from the United States ships vandalia
and Kearsarge. lying in the harbor off Fort
McHenry. The city in every direction was
dressed In holiday attire, and the principal
streets, embracing the line of march, were
brilliant with flags and streamers and beauti.
full banners.
&Before o'clock the streets were filed with
people, and by O'Clock every space on Bslti-
more street on the route of the procession was
occupied with hundreds of platforms. Many of
these seating several Thousand people had been
erected at many points, and all were crowded
1t is impossible to estimate the vast number of
people of every condition, old and young, men,
women and children, who thronged the streets.
balconies, windows and house tops for miles,
agiow with excitement, enthusiasm and pat
riotism. The programme for this, the Open
ing day OF the Jubilee, was grand procession
to illustrate the hiatory and progress of Balti-
mora in her life of one hundred and fifty years
In all branches of science, industry and trade
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad reduced fare to
o. ntennial rates. and the crowds coming in BY
re- ular and special trains are simply i'm menac,
The various divisions formed in the eastern
sections of the city, principally on Broadway
and adjacent streets, and the march began a,
the intersection of Broadway and Canton.
promptly at $50 A. II. A detachment of
I'd IL Id E
the chief marshal and assistant marshaIs Next
came the mayor of Baltimore, Gen. T. O. La
trobe, with $50 mounted aides; then commit
tees Of arrangem ents, clergy and orators of the
day, occupying eighteen garages, followed by
representatives of the soldiers of 1850, and
wearing the uniform of that day. The first
division was headed by the Baltimore Il Ohio
railroad company, Major N. l.. Hill, marshal.
There were 1000 men in the line, and all de-
partments of the road were represented-foun-
drymen, machin;sts, car builders, upholsterers
painters, puddlers. rolling mill men, water
station men, bridge builders and blacksmitbs.
The first representation was of a corner stone.
commemorative of the commencement of the
road, laid by Charles Carroll, of OarrolIton.
the 4th of July 1928. With it were the iden-
tical spade and gavel used on that occasion.
The second was the car first propelled by sail,
by which two trips were made between Balti.
more and Elliott's Mills. Next was horse
stand by which cars were propelled. Follow
ing was the tom Thumb engine, designed
and built by Peter Cooper, the flrst locomotive
engine of the world. The venerable Peter
Cooper, himself. was in the coach behind and
was received with continuous applause along
the line. Next came q decorated ticket
Office on wheels followed by q
telegraph wagon, at the four corners
of which were poles and wires and operators
busy receiving and sending messages. Next
came exhibitions of the early mode of bringing
tobacco to market and of the present rapid
railway transportation for all products. The
display of this company was the grand
feature OF the procession. Their 1000 men,
all uniformed in fez caps, with white tassels,
blpe shirts and black pantaloons, formed in
detachments of their several trades, and each
detachment headed by band of music, made
a most striking appearance. The display of
the corn and -four exchange presented many
novel features.
The Northern Central railway and Adams
express were conspicuous by fine appearance
ALI industries of the city were represented in
the ten divisions which composed the process
sion, the workmen being engaged at their sew
eral employments. The head of the first di-
vision moved at 9:10 A. NJ, and it was little
after o'clock when the last wagon got into
line.
The march was about twelve miles. Great
crowds thronged the sidewalks and cheered
heartily as the successfully managed process
sion moved through the streets to Schutzen
park, whore prayer was offered and speeches
made. Baltimore is delighted with the frat
procession COMMUNICATING the founding of
the city.