The Portland daily press., 1882-10-25
WILLIAM PENN.
Opening of the Bi-Centennial An
niversary Of His Landing.
A BRILLIANT SCENE IN PHILADEL-
PHIA STREETS.

! PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 24-The weather was
favorable for Landing day.. The streets,
river 'front.', windows and roofs of the houses
lrontlngor overlooking the Delaware, and all
sorIs sol OF gaiiy decorated crafts on the river were
all filled with people,
shortly after eight o'clock tug boats, steam
DaTges and other vessels to the number of about
lou were formed In line in the vicinity of
League Island some miles south of the city
proper, and followed in the wake of the Wei
come, Danish bark fitted up to represent the
original ssg vessel on which Penn came over The
rounder was impersonated at short notice
Dy Frank nj. Van Horn, David e. Riellv. a
retired actor who was to have taken the char
acter, having been taken suddenly ILL After
a few simple ceremonies aboard the Welcome
the latter was taken in tow by tug and
brought mp to the city. As she passed the
North Atlantic Squadron anchored below the
point chosen for Penn's landing, she was sa-
loted by the Tennessee's guns and returned
the salute. The wharf where the landing took
place was at Dock street, said to be lust above
fected.
Al half past ten Penn stepped over the side
OF the welcome, and as he did so the scene
was interesting beyond description. Bells
were rung, steam whistles blown, guns fred
and the multitude cheered On the landing
wharf were assembled some fifty or eighty per-
sons dressed to represent the Swedes, Dutch,
Indians and others who congregated to receive
William Penn, aud from these the mock found
er received hearty welcome. Edward G..
knight, president of the b-centeanial associa-
tion, Thomas Nj. Thompson, chief marshal of
the trade display, General Manager Colesbury
and members of the executive committee for
mally welcomed Penn and his companions
upon their landing, and procession was then
formed, headed by Penn and Mr.. Knight and
composed OF the gaudily uniformed British Off
GERS from the Welcome, the Swedes, Dutch
Indians, the Friends who formed the colony
brought nither by Penn, and members of the
executive committee of the association that de.
vised and superintendent the demonstrations,
the whole making wonderfully novelsspecta-
Gle.
Dock street was crowded with from 10000 to
10000 men, women and children. A space had
been kept clear by ropes for the procession to
march to the Blue Anchor Inn, where the ORR
g1nal Penn went for refreshment after landing
but the police arrangements were detective
The crowd broke through the rdons at all
points on Dock street and there was the most
unutterable confusion rushing and crushing in
consequence The police managed to clear a
space for Penn an his company, however, and
the welcome at the Blue Inn, corner of Second
and Dock streets was carried out
Then followed the grand landing day dem
onstration, one of the finest affairs of its kind
ever seen there. A line of parade was formed
on Broad street, south of Chestnut, from 10
o'clock, a. m. until shortly after IL 30 when
the procession moved The procession COM
prised United States troops undsr General
Hancock, naval delegation under Admiral
Cooper, delegations of United States officials
colu1ng press from the mint in full operation
the Governor of Pennsylvania with officials
the tire department OF Philadelphia, the order
OF Red Men, German associations with tab
leaux, 5000 volunteer fremen from various
cities in the State and from Rhode Island
Virginia, Delaware and New Jersey, the butch
ers association, 1000 representatives of total
abstinence societies, the Calendonia clubs, St.
Georges society, Odd Fellows, Knights of Py-
thias, Italian societies, the order of the United
American Mechanics, Cadets of Temperance,
knights Templar, etc.
Along the entire route of the procession the
streets, sidewalks, windows, doorways end
roofs OF houses and stands erected for the pur-
pose were crowded. Everywhere was the
same brilliant scene of flags, bunting, pict-
ures OF Penn, unique decorations in flowers
evergreens and canvass and, above all the un-
broken lines of people.
During the pyrotechnic display at Fair
mount Park this evening. Mrs Davis Coakley
was instantly killed and five others injured BY
the explosion of bomb, and Mrs. Eva McCar-
rie bad both legs fractured by the explosion of
mortar.