New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-25
THE LANDING OF PENN.
THE EVENT GAYLY COMMEMORATED.
THE Two-HUNDREDrH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED
IN PHILADELPHIA BY GREAT CRowDs-PIOrUR-
'EsQUE FEATURES OF THE DAYS CEREMoNIEs-


INTERESTING SCENES AND INCIDENTS
rBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TsTBUsEI
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 24-Philadelphia is this
week as completely gwen over to the spirit OF re-
joicDg as was Paris to the spirit Of revolu-
ton. Visitors are reminded, by crowds that mako
life at the hotels a prolonged misery and walking
the streets almost a Ssyphan labor, Of the days
of the Exposition in 1915; but observanr Phila-
dephIans tell them that all the activity and ex-
element then spread months are now 10 DO
compressed into four days and intensified by an
exuberance of feelings which must find vent In
small-boy methods and extravagant behavior.
Like a in atnosp phere Of oxygen.
the people of the Quaker City are living
with furious rapidity; and unless thev receive a
special disDensation Of strength. both physical and
mental ole can fancy them all prostrated with ex-
haustion next week. The suferings and rejoiongs
of to-day have alone been sufficient TO lead to
believe that circumstances might arise when bed
lam and pandemonium would bring blessed relief.
The idea that Philadelphia is a staid, quet-oving
city received its first rude shock last night. when
crowds thronged the principal streets until the
small hours of the morning Two purposes seemed
to actuate them-to keep moving and make
noise. They excited bv each other.
by the profuse display of banners, flags arches and
portraits before, behind, above and around them,
bell when at midnight it rang ont salute of 200
strokes They ran. sang and shouted for hours, for
now the Bi-Centennial celebration was begun.
This morning the city's populace swelled by
scores Of thousands from the surrounding towns
villages and cities, were up betimes. IL Land
ing Day, and william Penn was again 10
land at the historic spot on the banks OF
the Delaware meet his thrifty Dutch and
Swedish subjects and the Indians with whom two
hundred years ago he dlckered for land upon which
to found his great commonwealth all this in alle-
CORY, of course, and attended by such naval and
civic display would publish to the world the pres
ent greatness Of the city Penn founded. Some OF
the features of the celebration at Chester OF tho
day previous repeated, but on grander scale.
The couterfeit Penn came up the river in full
rgged ship. surrounded by men in seventeenth CEN
tury Quaker garb and with a crew Of
sailors in striped Jerseys, petticoat
trousers and puddng-bag" caps The ship hoated
from her mzzcn peak the name of the vertable ves-
sci in which the veritable Penn crossed the Allan
tic. 1t was an old Danish hulk that had been
rotting here at the wharves, which had been given
an archaic contour by the addition of poop deck
aft and a raised bow. Her sails were furled, but
nevertheless she sailed grandly up from League
Island several miles below the city, under the pro-
pulsion of two tugboats
Her coming was attended by the most
picturesque pageant ever seen here Over
hundred tugbOats brilliant with futter-
ing bunting acted as an escort of honor. They
went down the Delaware to meet her early in the
morning. The sun had come out and found the sky
clear and blue, and northwesterly wind. slightly
eager and nipping blew brskly. The rigging Of
the shipping along the river front had blOssomed
marvellous crop of bunting Of all shapes. sizes and
coiors bearing all manner of devices, from the coats
of arms of the countries ofthe world down to the
names of candidates In the political canvass Of $780,
From all practical portions of the rigging
and from long lines reaching from masthead TO
bowsprit, from peak to tatfrail, flags waved aud
pennants cracked IN the sharp breeze. Aided by
the dancing water the outlines of the projecting
wharves albeit they were old and shabby the null
ttude of vessels big and little and the thousand in
tersecting lines of their rigging the simple decor
atlons along the water front far surpassed in effect
tho most preentous decorations IN the city streets.
The tugboats moved down the river as
early as o'clock Thousands of persons
were on hand, however to see the novel
pageant They crowded the wharves
and streets along the waters edge, they filed the
windows and roofs Of abuttlng houses; they
swarmed the little sloops and schooners along
the shore and penetrated TO every spot that offered
them coign of vantage Venturesome men and
women rode on the points Of bOwsprits and swung
on the yards and bOoms of the vessels. They
clambered to the main truck and perched there for
hours awaiting the return Of the escort boats and
Penn's ship the Welcome Near the Navy \ ard four
war vessels of the North Atlantic Squadron, tho
Yantic Tennessee. Kearsarge and Enterprise lay az
anchor From their booming guns and those OF
Fort Mifilin, as the Welcome and her escort were
saluted, the spectators in the city above learned
about o'clock that the Founder was coming. Tho
spectacle was wonderfully brilliant. especially
yhen a bend IN the river revealed the gayly bedi-
zencd fancy-lOoking ugbOats as a curved and AMI
mated line q milo long When Christ Church In
Second-st was passed Il chime of bells a gift from
Queen Ammo to the church, rang out their
welcome. and soon after rakish rev.
enue cutters guns joined in the iubi-
lation To all the salutes howitzer
on the Welcome gave feeble answer
William Penn stood high in the stern and gazed
over the teeming Delaware. William was little
uneasy, perhaps about his lines inasmnch as ho
was a makeshift. The william Of the orig
inal scheme was retired actor OK
whom the festive spirit and flowing bowl
got the better already on Monday. The committee.
hastily casting about for a substitute, heard that
the Chester William Penn was in town. They
found him. but, alas he had made merry with his
Indians, and was not to be thought Of Thus was
the Rev. Mr. Kurtz doubly justified aud historically
yindIcated in his denunciaton last Sunday. under
the very shadow of the elm beneath which the
treaty is supposed to have been signed of William
Penn as one who caused ruin by giving rum TO the
savages and was, therefore, unworthy of pulpit
commendatIOn.
Finally Francis ". Van Horn, son of WELL
known theatrical costumer, agreed to assume
the role. Penn disembarked at the foot
of Dock.st, and with his Quakers en-
tered upon the biggest effort Of his lhe-to
get from the river to Dock and Second-sts'
In the large open square at Dock and SecOnd-sts.
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