The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-13
Baltimore Celebration.

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headed by a platoon of mounted police and
eghtsen carriages in which were the mayor
and other municipal authorities, the clergy
and orators of the day, escorted by two hun
dred and fifty mounted aids.
The first division was composed of the
employees of the Baltimore and Ohio rsilrcsd
company, seven thousand men in all, uni
formed in fez caps with white tassels, blue
shirts, and black psntsloons. Every phase
of the railroads history and its deve' pment
was Illustrated by float bearing animated
tableaux. Every department was represent.
ed by workmen engaged in their employ
menth Among the representations were the
beginning of work on the road, the first cars
propelled by sail and treadmills, the first To-
tomotive designed and built by Peter Coop
or 4 ticket and telegraph Office on wheels
with employees at work. The display of this
company wss grand feature of the procss.
sion.
Next came the display of the Corn and
FLOUR Exchange, which consisted of rep
resentation of five hundred men, of the old
and new methods of transporting grain, in.
cluding miniature elevator at work, and an
illustration of the Venour process, in the
growth and production of flour, such as hSr-
vesting threshing, etc.
The Northern Central railway company,
next in line, made a fine display of all de-
psrtments of railway work, being fully rep.
resented by large force of employees. This
was followed by Adams express company,
in seven wagons. Next the industrial School,
represented by four hundred children in
wagons, Engaged in their respective trades,
and aplatocn, of tour tiers in line, of old
Baltimoreans.
The second division consisted Of q series of
floats representing scenes in the early history
of the county during the revolutionary war,
such as the Virginians bartering with In
dians, Capt John Smith in boat exploring
Chesapeake Bay, scenes from pioneer life
and life at Valley Forge in mldwinler.
These were followed by tho minute men, on
foot and on horseback.
Next came the representatives of the Tolo.
phone Company, followed by wagons loaded
with tropical trees, plants aud Covers from
greenhouses ard gardens of the city.
Tho third division was composed of large
number Of German societies, numbering
several thousand men, mostly on foot Fine
tablesuG of Appollo and the MUSES. wer,
ahead of the division.
The fourth division consisted Of thirty. siz
benevolent societies and relief associations
and LOO ,os Of the various orders, which mad,
a very ine appearance.
The fifth division included more than 9
hundred beautifully decorated four-horC
wagons representing various vocations and
industries.
The sixth division was devoted mainly tC
representations of various processes in WOOD
manufactures, comprising one hundred auC
twelve wagons and two thousand men.
The seventh division was headed by ssrie,
of floats representing the history of the pos
tai service, from the old time post rider L
the modern fast mail train. The remainder
Of the division was made up with represent
atoms of various manufacturing processes
and trades, as were also three succeeding di
visions, which can be only briefly referred TO-
Each division was composed Of hundreds oi
wagons and thousands of men.
The head Of the first division moved al
$3.50 a. M, and it was after o'clock when
the last wagon passed. The march OF the
entire column therefore occupied FIVE hours
and half in time.
The celebration to-day has, in tableaux, III
exhibition of the several trades, and in every
respect, far exceeded anything that it wal
suppored Baltimore could possibly do. A
great number of gentlemen who have wit
messed all similar displays in this country, a:
well as in Europe, speak of the effort of to-
day as far exceeding anything ever seen
The city is today ablsze with electric ant
calcium lights, and the hall of Washington
monument is Illuminated with thousands o.
gas jets, and the streets are thronged with
people. AT this hour, 10 o'clock, no seriouI
accidents are reported.
The knights templsr and the royal arch
and blue masons are out in strong force in
cluding snumber Of visiting Communicates
The remainder of the procession is composed
of children of the public schools, of whom
there are several thousands in line. A threat
of rain early in the forenoon prevented many
children from joining in line, but the pro
oession is the largest one of the kind ever
witnessed in Baltimore.
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