The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-03
me Grand pRocrss,nx

THE GRAND PROCESSION.
III was nearly O'Clock when shn to.j =,
the procession came in sight. and 70 - 49, VI
take to describe il, except IN general ,,',.
would be impossible. Such a rr1s",' 10y :
was never viewed before In anv nar, "a ga
world. Only think OF over Ia bord. ~" -,
music-not fiie-and-drum and corne, afr,;r -
our iull bands--sOme % them 30 fulI III,
shey seemed like two or three Of orr Git
uahds crowded into one. One band viii
Se'ent!-six brass instruments had \ ffc
OoFps OF thirty-six with il, discoursino
grand music as they passed. About ono
Iahd IN every four was PLAYING. and tho
music OF one would Of tines mar Ito
harmony or the other: but a. the
turned tie corner under our III
cony we managed 10 hear each o.
'or lew moments distinctly. sub 4,
mass 81 brass instrument. WA. never ; -"
vo"'c1ed IN one city, and never 20 NAV,
men ~, aoie 20 perform on them eficienflv
ih' were nearly an hour and half IN
passing, ana were IN yeTy close order me-
ing rapidly. Each band carried yerv d.
-"H' banners, bearing on them the medals
ivWh>' ana WFcaih~ that had been award.
ca lh'in. several had from twenty r.
. ,H-oi tbc'o medals. and DISPLAYED thor,
in great pride. Besides the 10 hand
lnerc were thirty choral societies H.
~ l'DftN IN black dress suits. with whit
-, w. "hite nec&tic-. ana black-silk hat.
- also carried very costly banners. and
>'Al. me cloru>cs * they marched
,'',L[' E1ch organization carried 2 card
ID" win H. number IN the procession.
'"' Who.e number hcing 2oG. and tbere
"'.t ,2id 70 be over 5000 men I'm line.
lew ~ the bands were in citizens do.
hu' the remainder were uniformed. some
very plainly, but the great mas q,
them were elegantly arraved. Tho
marched SIX or eight dccD. I'm very cio.s
order when they were perf0-rliDy and
there wa> not n drm-maior with hi. ir,.
mons" baton with any Il them. Now. !,
any o. YOUR readers. such "a Capfain IJol.
land, Colonel Deems. or our DISTINGUISHED
musical critic. W. y. Carter. Esd. i'm
'sluc they can soc in their mind. eve iii.
recession from thi, brief description. tel
lheia mar they are sadly mistaken. bccau.e
iI-I could not, hy aEy stretch ~ imaginl-
ipn. hear such sweet sounds. such F~li- .
liant rendering u tAe Mar,oil4.,c Hvmn a, .
was SD often given. or .cr tie enthusiastic
D. .,s 4 people who crowded the sidewalk,
ana t..'d every window md iu,cony or
iee route. There never W., such iroc,,- .
SION before. ani probably never viii rc. NJ
least. on orr side u The Atlantic.
TIE NIGHT DISPLAY.
A. soon r. du~kAs in tie whole .;,y Was +
waiting 'og the tghal given TO H,6tuo. .
There asd been shortly aitcr tie process .
sion was dismi,>e. e ,lith. shower cirain. +
Just ,rl1caa. 9 lay the dust. and all va.
clear and bright again. \ few minute. .
after. os II bv magic. the whole cts 49,.
brilliantly Illuminated, and the people c9r.- .
uruccd to turon- The streets t0.urL IN * F
tent 'Al- r. WAS difficult a. make wav
through tie -Qncogr,c. Parfj., 4 men
ware shouting md singing. and l. E, dill +
cult o. attempt o. describe tl- scene. We
secured carriage. and Instructed the
driver t0 take General round. Tie i'.u- .
u.D1tl1l W-> very extensive. and moro
bright and beautiful iu tie narrow streets
than Ola the broad avenues. We wendell F.
our way slowly through tbe crowded .
streets. and bad fac view q everything. .
finally crossing one II the bridge Co view
ths -r.rG -'-At ou the city front. which
was almost heW.iderin2 il it- dazziiuJ
t-;-t'r >-. ld The reflection u The thou-
sand, q .-..- - Pie crystal stream. Elec-
tr.c lights. -a- lights. and fac Chinese an .
tern. The latter hy ,cU- ~ thousands. We're
arranged ou tho bridges and TIE quay. - .
well U.s. ~. aided Acro-, ali the street, lead
in- % the bridges. The restaurant, on the F.
quay were dazzling IN their brightness, and +
tLc hotel, We're cll streaming with Lt- and f.
lsu-er1,. Rocket. were 'oiug fired, dr.
I rent c1l0rei lights burning. and
TIE singers parad.- tie streets. 81
r .ff-r..-f I'D - -l.r - fIp concert .