Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-25
THE BI-CENTENNIAL
vi the Founding Of Pennsylvania Cele'
brated at Philadelphia With I'm
posing CeremOnies-Penn's
Welcome.
The City Literally Covered With Flags
and observation-disclosures OF
People on the Streets.

PHILADELPHIA, October 24.-No more
hitting weather could have been vouchsafed
Tor the landing day than that which pre-
vailed this morning. AT no time durlng
even the Centennial period WAS any event
80 thoroughly and heartily celebrated BY
the public, which filed the streets, the
river from, windows and roofs of the houses
fronting or overlooking the Delaware, and
all sorts Of gaily-decorated crafts on the
river Shortly after O'Clock the tugbosts,
steam blrges and other vessels to the num-
Der OF about $50 formed in line, in the
vicinity OF League Island, some five miles
south OF the city proper, aud followed IN the
wake OF the Welcome" 4 Danish bark
htted up TO represent the original vessel on
which Penn came over. The Founder"
was impersonsted by Frank l.. Vanhorne.
Alter few simp'e ceremonies aboard the
welcome" the latter was taken in tow by
tug, and as she passed the North Atlantic
squadron, anchored below the point chosen
for
PENN's LANDING,
she was saluted By the Teunessee's guns
and returned the salute. The wharf where
the landing took place was at Dock street,
said 10 be just about the point where the
original landing was effected. At 1870
o'clock Penn stepped over the side of the
welcome" and as he did 30 the scene was
rung, steam whistles on the river and land
blown, guns fired, and the multitude
| cheered. On the landing at the wharf we're
assembled some fifty or eighty persons
dressed ---sP-~ssot- he S-Haele-. -Dntch. In
dams aud others who congregated 10 receive
William Penn, and from these the mock
| founder received hearty welcome. Edward
| Q. Knight president of the Bi-Centennial
| Association; Thomas NJ. Thompson, chief
marshal of the days trade display; General
Manager Colesberry, and the members Of the
Executive Committee formally welcomed
PENN AND HIS COMPANIONS
| upon their landing, and the procession then
formed, headed by Penn and knight, and
| composed Of gsudily uniformed British Off
GERS from the Welcome" the SWedes, the
Dutch, the Indians, the Friends who formed
he colony, brought hither by Penn, and
| the members of the Executive Committee
/ OF the association that devised and su-
perintended the demonstration, the whole
, making wonderfully novel spectacle. Dock
| street was crowded with from 10000 TO Is, 600
| men, women and children. A space was kept
clear by ropes for the procession to march
! TO the Blue Anchor Inn, where the original
Penn went for refreshment after landing,
| but the police arrangements were detective
and the crowd broke throug h the cordens at
all points on Dock street, and there was most
unutterable confusion, rushing and crushing
, in consequences. The police mansged to clear
I space for Penn and mis- company, however,
and the welcome at the Blue Anchor Inn al
| the corner of Second and Dock streets was
| at last carried out. Then followed the
GRAND LANDING DAY DEMONSTRATION,
one of the finest affairs ever witnessed here.
The line of parade formed on Broad street,
south of Chestnut, from 10 o'clock am. un-
til shortly after 11:30 O'Clock, when the
great procession moved in eleven divisions,
according TO the programme already pub
lished. Along the entire route of the pro-
cession the streets, sidewalks, windows, door
ways and roofs of the houses and stands
erected for the purpose were crowded. Every
where was the same brilliant scene Of flags,
bunting, pictures OF Penn, unique decora-
lions In flowers, evergreens and canvas, and
above all, unbroken lines of people.