Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-27
THE INDIANS.


The INDIANS.
SAVAGE, IArRuvED AND CiSiLlzxD.
How rhsy Al EDisysd Themselves ~ the
BsCeatsnninl-The Carlisle Pupils
Seeing the SiEhss.
There were few scenes in the great hi
Centennial parade that attracted moro
attention than tho American Indians. Of
these there werc several varieties-the
white men who represented tho Indians
who welcomed Penn when he landed from
the welcome ~ the members OF tho
several tribes Of tho - Improved Order Ut
Red Men," secret beneficial organization
numbering many thousands !; the civilized
Indians from the Carlisle training school,
and the Wild savages, in their native cos
tunes, fresh from the far West, and re-
Gently admitted to the Carlisle school.
Tho Carlisle Indians wero In charge Of
Captain r. II. Pratt. superintendent Of the
school, assisted by VIM. p. Campbell, dis.
ciplinariaD, and . corps of teachera They
reached Philadelphia Monday afternoon,
aud were escorted by United States Mar
shall Kerns to Lincoln institute, corner Of
Eleventh and Spruce streets, where they
were Quartered during their visit to Phil,-
delphia. On Tuesday morning they took
part in the great parade. Capt. Pratt haal
special charge OF tho wild Indians, nino
NavijOes, two Of whom arc sOns OF tn
great chief 1lanuelito. .u- ..-.'
They wore thsir picturesque, native COS
tunes and marched afOOt. They wero
followed by one hundred male Indian
pupils Of the Carlisle school, dressed in
their blue uniforms. Next came fifty
Indian girls from the Carlisle school IN
Omnibuses, attended by their white
teachers. All along tho line they at
tracteGbgreat attention, and received many
courtesiss from tho popuIaco. After the
parade the Indians visited the deaf and
dumb asylum. whers they were warmly
welcomed, and wcSc soon on the best Of
terms with tho nautes-the sign language
Of the mutes andsIndians being 80 nearly
alike that they cou!d readily converse.
On leaving the asylum. they wsre heart
lily invited To call Again, and they did 40
ON Tuesday evening. They were shown
through the building, entertained with
pantomime performances, and stories wcro
told in signs by the mutes. In response
one Of the Indian boys favored tile mutes
with an Indian dance. On Wednesday
morning they again visited theasylum from
the stOop of which they viewed the great
P0AS ASAUO "a IusSS &sAys AlVOA tuC RsAASuC
they visited Gjrard college. accom-
panied by Gov. Hoyt, VIM. Penn and Mar
shall Kerns, where they were handsomely
entertained, and had royal dinner set
before them. After dinner some of
the college boys entertained them
with songs, and tho Indian pupils
responded with their school song,
which are loudly encored. The boys then
went to the gymnasium where they cn-
j0yed themselves in athletic sports, the
girls returning to the parlOr. Later there
was service in the chapel, after which tho
Indians were shown through the college
This was followed by ! battalion drill BY
the college boys, which was greatly ad-
mired by the Indians. BY this time hall
a dozen photographers had arrived aud
were clamOrOus for the honor Of taking
photographs of the visitors. They were
arranged in group, the wild Navjoes in
front, with Gov. uOyt, VIM. Penn, the
trustees of the college and all tho teachers
and Indians in graceful positions, and then
each of the photographers took several
shots ut them, and NO doubt succeeded in
getting several grand hi Centennial pic
lures.
The party then adjourned to the bali
ground, where fOOt-raCo was proposed
between the white boys and the. Indians.
Three of the ileetest runners on each side
were selected, and arranged in line, and
the word go !" was given. All dalt ted of
like arrows. but it was soon seen that
mono of the white boys had any business
with White Buffalo," who with q zig
Tag motion soon shot to the front and
reached the goal far ahead of the second
best, . college boy. close to whose heels
were the two other Iudiaos, with the two
other college boys beaten off.
After supper the visitors were treated
to an entertainment, consisting Of magi
clan performances by q professor Of the
black art, and the tricks OF the wonderful
dog, Major. The Indians in return sang
songs, and ''Maggie Looks Standing, ~
made speech.
In the evening the party returned to tho
deaf and dumb asylum to witness the
night pageant, and on Thursday morning
took q steamboat ride on the Delaware.
On thoir return they visited several ladS
friends of the schools, Wanamaker 3 great
establishment, the United States mint and
then took passage for Carlisle, reaching
home safely ut ) O'Clock last evening.