The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-10-15

The Baltimore Oriole celebration oPencd
an NanBav and closed "Wednesday hiEht
The principal streets presented holiday sP
prarsnee. many residences and huiidinEs be
log Handsomely decorated with Preach, Ger
nsaa, Eazlish aui URiied States Says, aad tae
eoIors 81 Lord Baltimore, black and soid.
Occasionally the Ereea aaE Of E.E'n uas c7nsisae-
uous. The priavspal newspaper oihees t7oS
The lead ia beauty and chAslracSs Of aceosa
ton The main features Of The proceeding
al Monday we're the Official ceremonies attend
ing the iniroduciiou inso thc CITY OF the nea
waier sayply from the Gauposder rlves, asd
the military aud csvic parE4c IA eomms'no=a-
ton Of The event. A iItsie past o clock -
The afternoon, in the presence OF a vast faaisi-
tadc on Monument sqazge and The sireass
leading thereto, Mayer LAiFohe, attended by
eitv o.hcials aad q nuuibcF Of prominent estl.
rans. tnrued on the water, which IN Uediately
pushed from I'D je,s Ia pipes caeiFei'nE
Baule Monument The parade was very
showv and attractive. The Fifth Maryland
Rezssneat wish full ranks, beaded BY 1esesAl
Herbert and staff, led .he column ioiioSrd
bY the Washington City Cadets, Capital tiiy
Guard. aud Un5on Veteran Corps, 81 " asa
iHrton Next came the Grand Array posts,
uamberiug l,eO0 men. In Addinon 70 iae
Posts Of Baltimore aud several ffos other
Westminster, 4ere \ aamber from Washing
loo. all With hnc bands 81 music Following
,hese we're the police and hre departments.
The INTERSECTION Of wafer iE0m the 6unPoH
der river Is a uos3 importan; event % bAlii-
more The WCrS Vas commenced "a becrm
her, 1875. and has Jast beeg completed AZ
cost Of 81 900 co, tgile under the original
estimates The tannel leading iron Gau-
uouder river % the city - seven miles laHE.
aa8 lis capaci,y Of discharge Is 10000, coo
gallons in twenty. four hours, ample for fall
supply Tor usual and also for manufacturing
purposes
The great feature Of Tuesday was the uoc-
turnAl procession Of tabgeaux through The
streets The route, SIX miles "a length, vas
brilliantly illuminated WIKI calcium, electric
and eolored lights, and the procession,
which started al seven o clock, vas not over
until halt past ten. Thousands o. people
,hronged the sidewalks and hlled stands
erected al various poirts along the route.
The French guests occupied stand especial
" erected for their accommodation NJ the ia
terseetion Of Baltimore and Howard streets
The grand pageant, composed OF thirty hoats1
drawn BY horses, illustrated events IN ancient
and modern history, especially American his
tory, the tFiumphs Of science, etc, and ssso
symboliz0d the great divisions ot The globe,
he principal countries and America Su-
preme. The mystic procession consisted Of
twenty four ears, began with the building Of
the pyramids and ended with Baltimore to-
day.' The procession was led by the Ma
rine Band, Of Washington, aud 9 number Of
mounted men and maskers we're included IA
the line. In the afternoon GilmoEe's cele,
brated band gave an opea air concert al MI
Vernon Place, an immense throng including
the French guests, being present.
The festival closed Wednesday evening with
a display Of fireworks at Druid Hill Park, and
a full dress ball at the Academy OF Music IN
honor Of the French guests.