Daily Republican., 1881-10-11
FOURTH edition.
THE RALTIMORE's ORIOLE.
OPENING OF tho New City Water
WOrks-1he First Days Festivf.
tiss-A MAgnincent Pageant-The
Military Parade.

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BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 10.
To the casual visitor to Baltimore, it
would appear even az early as 10 clock
this morning, that all Baltimore was
ont on the streets to participate in ush-
ering in the great OriOle pageant, which
is to mark the sesqui-centennial OF the
city. But it is not true that all Balti-
more was out in holiday attire, for
Baltimore is large city approximating
400, 900 of population, and after all
that number was scarcely massed in
the streets.
Your correspondent arrived at an
early hour, but even then the city was
fluttering with flags of all nations and
the crowds in the streets swelled by
every incoming train from the many
railroads which center here and by all
the boats that navigate the Chesapeake
Bay. Nothing was done in the fore
noon except TO see the sights with
which the monumental city abounds.
Baltimore's marble palace City Han,
the Washington monument, and the
monument III memory OF the battle Of
North Point We're objects ofpeculiar iD-
ttftS' 10 FlsltOTs.
A little after o'clock this afternoon
atremendous crowd Assem- bIed in Mouu-
ment Sqrate to witness the great event
OF turning on the water from GuDpcw-
der river with which the clty was tDrre-
after to be supplied. Before waiting
long Mayer La'rob: attended by other
city otii' ers and large number ofprOmi.
nent citizens arrived anu turned on the
Gunpowdrr water which immediately
spurted and gushel from 1900 iels in
pipes which beautifully tuc.Ici,d B,tl Il,
Monumen;. The whirliug and spoutinl
of the water flashing III the sunlish
WAS one of the most beautiful sights
Imaginable.
Numerous brass bands opened their
My brass throats and thundered IA
medley of tunes, while thousands upon |
.llousa' ds of people shouted forth their
Of joy over this great epoch
L the history OF Baltimore. No speeches
we're made upon the occasion. The
purting water and the p4audits of the
made more potent e,oquence
han speeches.
The military which had been resting
N Paca street right resting on Biltl.
more, started at 1 Is O'clock, with Gen
raj James p. Herbert in command.
The celebrated Fifth Mar, land Regi-
nent mustered 4jO men under Colonel
tewart Brown. The Washington Light
and Washington Cadets, 200
len, followed. Then came General
soss with 800 men of the Grand Army
the Republic; . division Of the Baltl-
1ore Police, 2CO mel, under Marshal
ohm +. Gray; fire department, 400
zen, under Chief Engineer John NJ
lennick, followed BY the az paratus OF
le department, consisting = engines,
ose carriages and hook and ladder
The 70 ate of march was from Paca {
rect to Baltimore, 10 Hanover, to t
ratt, to South, tc Baltimore, to Hoh 5
ay, to Lexington, to Ca vert, where r
le column gave marching saiute t
} the mayor, city council aud invited
uestS, who were assembled at Gays
otel thence to Baltimore street, tuI
harles, and after a salute to the br i
ade commander dismissed 3
The fire department formed on Broad
ay AT 80 clock, and after marching
trough a number of the principal :
,itets joined the military on Paca ,
rect AT 4 o'clock The parade passed
/ review before the Mayor ard city
Ulcers on the grand stand on Howard
rect, which was capable Of holding
300 persons. There Will he a grand pa '
cant here to night and this is but the !
~ intnceEtnt Of the grand ttstiva!
Inch is TO last two days longer. T.
he Introduction OF water from the r
VI powder river is a most important c
'ent in this city The work was com r
tIced IN december, 1873, and bas y
st been con pleted AT a cost Of S4,0OO u u
u, little III der the orisil..l estimate Y
le tunnel leading from the Gunpow-
n River 10 the city isl miles long and G
, capacity OF discharge is 10000 gal y
rs IL "a hours. ARE "