Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-10-14
ALTIMORR
FITS Sequi-Uentenniat--A Tremendous
Time In the Monumental Eity-A
Mammoth Procession.

its Sequi-Centenntal-A IRENE ndous
Time In the Monumental Gity-A
mammoth Procession.
BALTIMORE. Oct. 1.-THE Monumental
City is ablaze with glory. Yesterday WIS
begun the celebration of the settlement
and founding of tie city ! 80 wears ago.
AT sunrise 100 guns were fired from tho
| United States ships IaHdaiia and hsa,-
sarge, lying III the harbor Oft Fort Me-
Henry The city in every direction is
dressed In holiday attire, and the principal
streets are brilliant with days aud
sireemers and beautitul banners Before
O'Clock the streeis were flied WITH peo.
/ pie, and 10y every sp-gn in Ba,tiuore
street and tue route of procession was
occupied Hundreds nf platforms, many
| OF them seating several thou iauds of pnr-
sons, had been erected at many points,
and all were crowded II il impossible to-
estimate the number of psrsous, men,
women, aud children, black and white.
! who thr0nged the streets the baconIes
windows aud housetops for miles, ali
| nglow with excitement, enthu siasm and
patriotism
Every pns.n,s4j house aud corporation
o. Baltimore was represented in the grand
parade, aud the amount OF money spon,
10 make II what 1t was must have been
nlinaH' fabulous Ono large firm whcn
had SnOJ IN" IN hue, is said tn huve
spent alone $4,000 tor the pnrpuse.
Other tirmE were equally LAVISH, ana the
result WAS demonstration that Suppressed
anything ~ the kiur ever seen in any city
! 1t N simp'y impossible to CIV. nIiv
| adequate 'drd o. tht decorations tuta
fairly hid tte cay nom view Strangers
visiting the c'iY tnis week will be iotdly
iguornnt nj ia appearance in its nora 1
condition.
Those who saw Philadelphia during thu.
opening days OF tne centennial csiphra
ton may gcJ taiut impression of Bait
more'S pres at gRla dress, but it will he
only IL falnt one Several millions of dol
lars would be moderate estimate of the
amount Of money that has been expanded
for this purpose. All the business houses.
without exception, are trimmed in the
most elaborate manner with the municipal
cnlors, orange and ebony, and the national
colors, and almost all the private resi-.
derces wear the same garb.
AT an early hour III the morning tha
whole city seemed to be astir and the
streets presented scene of confusion of
the most lively character. Pedestrians
fastening to some favorable point from
which to view tue procession, horsemen
gailop'ng to and fro. bent upon getting
their commands in order, and gaily-
caparsOned horses an vehicles III aided
IN creating din which beggars descrip.
ton. The best Of humor prevailed among
the Groves and not disturbance of any
sort has hssn reported. Policemen were
stationed along tue entire route vt short
intervals, the whole force being called INTO
| a Rl,,. ~,
were kept perfectly clear. The cars were
not allowed to pass aud were compelled by
means OF switches to run into side streets
in order that the parade might not be in
terrupled.
The programme for yesterday. the open
ing day of the jubilee, was grand pro
cession TO illustrate history and industry
aud the progress of Baltimore in her life
of $50 years in all branches of science. of
industry, and trade The various divisions
formed IN the eastern section Of the CITY,
principally IN Broadway and adjacent
streets. md tue march was begun At the
intersection ni Broadway aud Canton ave.
nue promptly Al . 30 a. IN
Ihe Rraad procession was formed in ten
divisions Il was SIX hours passing given
point and was Que of the grandest street
pagraut- imaginable, the length of the hnt
+ brnH roughly estimated Mt from II to I
mills b lng one continuously moving lin,
OF iahiher hor-eman and vehicles. The
i hrs' division of the procession consisted
y NJ 1lltgnricEl representations of the pro
greG7 of the CITY and the tableanx were
t appropriate and taStetully arranged Tht
4 remaining divisions were comppsed o.
. mercantile Associations, trades, unions gnt
I display Of all sorts Every art. trade
j manufacture aud industry was Represented
and each moment the moving panorama
presented some entirely ue~ spectacle
U Every store OF any consequence aud al
0 the mills and factories in the city had on,
Il or more wagons in line or were repre-
It sented by II company of footmen. Al
u idea OF the procession may perhaps b.
II better obtained from the following sum
~ mary OF Its make up, First OF all cam,
u the city authorities, orators OF the day
d marshal aud ai1a. The first diyis,o
: ire ud"d representatives, Of pioneer anc
So Il volutonary life. with cold Defenders
tlsl2) in carriages, and also tableau,
as presenting the tire; settler the intfodnc
1F ton of pas, the telegraph, 80. The Balti
&c more ~ Ohio railroad tmpgDyeS the Ameri
: can uuIon Telegraph Company. md tn
~ Corn aud Flour Exchange ard ST. Mary
~. - -" ~ N'c''
4, DIVISIONS ~ me third division Included Va
- t'rultu Singing soe'eti'4 and clubs
h. Wv io".tn, 'ne ueheVolrh' societies
,n hl'n' 'he H'nr, iced
~ grocery ana willow ware men. the sXtu
" repstSen''''srs OF me saw and p'anlu
n'i,N' hl lurni'ure mthufneturers an
nlaNers 81 'nuSicAl Instruments, plctur
.Np,eF' unrrf!,' rns1c WORN, b9Nos, ~,
* ~. ''a 'Eei''u "'Vla'oh were tue po'
Ia, "'"H' o"P'Fe"' PRINTERS, hthngFapEer
ns np2h-"'i,i'r5. soh.-br4'ers and repr"Seut'
il, .'Vts VI tn'Soehiahtous retail cuisines
rs 1 iy,s, "t'' ,ns cotioh mills. The eight
~. WNlsioh luciuutu butchers, pork pnckcr
II" leather ., men nphos'erers and 80 on, IN
ns VIC 'iu'" l"e oyster anu frun-PhcErr'
nd g VA tlaH'f7t brewers and coop II
=, rInaily III ihe tenth division w"r
M, Runway representatives,, biacssmltts, so
No .ouL'"@t7 mHchih'st+ eoiI+E-l"hker
ne, IhAA, rs oi HBtlcuilHH III llApirments, III
NV we HAcn"nge' tc' some OF the displhN
Ia. "er" t"Ste'NAgiS 1HiNue and all were {
w.. M increasing character HE baltiuo'
49, o"io hNl'r"ha atone mad out about 81
- 'nou-hu" nsh ana q humher OF aoieanA
a.. aga ne venerable teter Cooper occupl
n, carriage immediately behind the eugin
~ nun ny u ~ III lo"2 and which was II
ufst run tfom TINS CITY The Post uilil
- uispihS showing ihe manner of earryIu
ne the Iuails nj different leriuds siuce a
lis founding of Eai,imosa MAS ',,,. ~ =, !,