The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-11-02

WILLIAM PENN.
Celebration ~ the Ri Centennial
Of His Landing III peMM-
syitHHid.
The Festivities Witnessed by I'm.
mense Throngs of People.

The b' centennial of the landing Of William
Tenn IN Pennsylvania was celebrated by the
n.op'e OF Philadelphia in an imposing man.
nrr, the festivities running through nearly
M entire week, and being witnessed by
hundreds oi thousands OF strangers from
abroad The cercmon es opened ut Chess
ter. n suburb OF the Quaker City. on sun
day. Oct =, when the Society Of QuaNers
assembled in large numbers letter from
John q Whittier was read, inclosing po IN
which he wrote sixty years aga Addresses
we're delivered by Aired II Lane. presi-
Il, III Ut the PENNSYLVANIA Peace Society, and
JOHN NJ Rronmail, Of Medina. Ohio. On
Monday, NJ 80 there was a representation,
nj Oh st r, of the landing of William Penn
and his parry, which was witnessed by
2 900 people. Tho landing was made Mt
the exa"t rot where, an years before, the
graf Quaker first put his foot upon Ameri-
can sol Thousands of human threats. nu-
merous church bells, and an aggregation OF
steam Whistles greeted his advent. and the
enthusiasm was unhounded. Later mon-
ster meeting was held, at which 300 chill
tren sang NV Country. Ills of Thee, and
speeches were delivered by Gov Hoyt
anil Jim NJ Broomali, who sketchei p.nn's
career in Il mastery hand. A great parade
III the afternoon and hr liant display OF
FIR works III the evening brought the days
celebration To n close On tuesday, the :.4th,
lasted until Friday evening First came the
land nf ~ Penn, which was witnessed by .
vast thr, ny IS imatei at over stua q people.
4 Iii pat h from hat city says: AS ea,ls as
midnight last nigtt people began TO take
available space in tile neigahorh.od. and
hundreds remained out all night 50 as to he
ON hard lhis morninn when The sun hreko
Through the RAM tn eatening clouds the
streets we're blocked for several squares.
40 dense WIS The ihrong that men and
Women wese ,ramplcd on and nearly
crushed IL death and a dozen or
mere people were pushed Off the dock,
in the nelaw ~ and rot n thorough ducklng.
All III them Mere r. cu.G. however While
the dense mass awaited the landing the river
presented u beautiful appearance. Every
shsr for mlts along the river front was
a.,kci out in holiday attire. TUGS and
steamers aartca about. loaded down t. the
waters edge, They met the Welcome sew
eral mites h.law the city. and the procession
oil tugs ami steamers up To the W arr made
striking and pretty picture. As the pro-
ce>sinn came n sight the United States men
ot-war be'ched forth n welcome, and scores
Of whistles added to the clamor The Vel
come drew up tn the wharf, and
Penn AMI his parry Of Dutch and Quakers,
] III ancient costumes, stepped ashore. They
shook hands with more Dutch and Quakers
and tlen tire litlle procession fought its way
through Il. crowd To the historical Blue
Anchor Inn and was subsequently escorted
to Broad sire and given n pace III tne great
/ nroees>ipn which started n ll:W and he'd
lie streets Tor nearly tive hours The pro-
eosson moved from Broad To Chestnut, 10
tn ri, up Third TO Market cut Market to
nroa, asd out BROAD 10 Columbia avenue,
where il Wa dismissed. Aevnr was such a
scene witnessed For five hours horse cars
were blocked. and all streets except those
/ along the Inc oi march Mere deserted The
column moved along Chestnut between Two
high walls III bunting and gay Haas. while
! windows AMI root-taps and s'ariass We're
/ fill Il Thousands of peop,e nourel INTO the
city from al over the state and al along
the route taey were packed X saidinss in
box. Ii is estimated Mt aoa,NNN people
from outside the city limits witnessed the
rsde, in which aa.,oa men took part lo-
uay was tie civic parade, and. With the sN-
cep,ton at the marines no troops took part
The police and nremen and letter-carfsers
we've followed hy officials in carriages, I'D q
members III the Improved Order Of Red
Mem hosts of hr,nen from other G ties. with
their machines, - butchers. noun I'd and
i'll wagons aud The Total Abstinence and
other societies, The head ot the process on
was dismissed long before the tail end had
begun Ia move 1t was siaht worth Wit
Messing" In III. evening there were fre-
works and pyaotechnic displays OF IA hriaiant
characts r.
ON Wednesday, the 18th, there was dis
pax III the trades of Philadelphia and sur
rounding sltlS~-aA tue IaSsSt Iha'hiic
shu, \, tac ofi.s. etc, accompanied hv Wig
aas, on Which was eNemp lied the workings
u the various trades Thursday. tn. ai;.,
W,acs 81 4 musical representa- ON OF tie
MESA sirgels ln W.st Philadelphia The
German myers and fraternities Of Nari-
ors nation mites apl cared with aprrol rate
.ma.,a>, The Knights Tempsar turned out
! iU,tsa stroaw. In the afternoon the school
children - the number OF 500 H. 4, "a ap-
rcnei. frtti:ty, tn 18th, was marked hy 4
grand atmg and navy parade with taa
! N..itanul aaar,t ut rsan>ylSaa and NewJcr-
stAy AID Vi ting II o,ts rom The nell hboring
stats Ia LIT nusahrr Il l2.uuo men.