The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-10-26
PENN. THE PEAcEmakER.
a Grand and Brilliant Celshra1ien Of the
Anniversary Of the Landing OF
tie Founder Of the Key


PHILADEEPHIA, Oct 24s-No more
citing weather could have been Eouch-
aAEed for q landing day than that which
prevailed this morning. At no time
during even the centennial period was
any event so thoroughly and heartily
celebrated by the public which filed the
streets, the river front, windows and
roofs Of houses fronting or overlooking
the Delaware and all sorts of gaily dec
GRATED crafts on the river. Shortly after
eight O'Clock ting boats, steam barges
and other vessels TO the humber of about
one hundred and fifty, formed in
line in the vicinity of League island,
some i've miles south of the city proper,
and followed in the wake of the Wei
come, a Danish bark, fitted up to repre-
sent the original vessel on which Penn
came over. The founder was imper-
soEated by Fank l. Vanhorn. After a
| few simple ceremonies aboard the Wei
| come the latter was taken In tow by 3
tug and brought up to the city. As she
passed the North Atlantic squadron an
chored below The point chosen for
PEEH's LANDING
she was saluted by the Tennessee
! and other vessels and returned the
| salute. The war;, where the landing
took place was at Dock street and is said
| to be just about the point where the
original landing was effected At 1890
O'Clock Penn stepped over the side OF
| the Welcome and as he did SO the scene
was lively beyond description. Boa
bells were ruHg, steam whistles on river
and land were blown, guns were fired
/ and the multitude cheered. On the
! eighty persons. dressed to represent the
i-Sweedes, the Dutch, the Indians and
others who congregated to receive VIM
/ Penn, and from these the mock founder
received hearty welcome. Edward G
Knight, president of the Bi- Centennial
association; Thos. M. Thompson, chiei
marshal; General Manager Cotesberry
and the members of the executive com
mittee formally welcomed Penn and his
companions upon their landing. The
procession then formed headed by Penn
uniformed British officers from thu
Welcome, the Swedes, the Dutch, tn,
Indians, the Friends who formed thu
colony brought hither by Penn
and the members of the execu
tive committee of the association
that devised and saperintended the de
nominations, the whole making a
WONDERFULLY NOVEL SPECTACLE.
Dock street was crowded with from tel
thousand to fifteen thousand men, We
men and children A space had beeI
kept by deputy policemen for the pro
cession to use in marching to Blue Ar
Choir Inn where the original Penn wen
for refreshments after landing, but tn
police arrangements were defective an
, the crowd broke through the Gordon
, at all points on Dock street, and ther
was a most unutterable confusion, rusl
ing and crushing in consequence
The police managed to clea
space for Penn and hi
company, however, and the Welcome a
Blue Anchor Inn on Second and Doc
streets was carried out Then followe
grand landing day demonstration, on
/ of the finest affairs ever witnessed herr
The line of parade was formed on Broa
street south of Chestnut and from 10 1
J II. until shortly after half past IL, tn
great procession moved in eleven divi!
ions. Along the entire route of the pre-
cession the street, sidewalks, window!
doorways and roots of the houses an
r stands erected for the purpose wer
crowed. Everywhere was the sam
brilliant scene of flags, bunting, pit
lures of Penn, unique decorations i
flowers, evergreens and canvass, an
above all unbroken lines of people.