The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-25
QUAKER'S HOLIDAY.
LANDING OF PENN CELEBRATED.
Tho Atmic Scenes Of Two iIaudrtd Years Aso-Phil
ladelphlA's big day-lIonorins the Memory Of
ths Founder Of the Great Keystone -,
State a Brilliant Display.


fitting weather could have been vouchsafed
for Landing Day" than TINT which pre-
vailed this morning. At no time during
even the Centennial was any event 80
thoroughly and heartily celebrated by the
public, which filled the streets, the river
front, windows aud rooms OF houses front.
ing or overlooking the Delaware, and nil
sorts OF gaily decorated craft on the river.
Shortly after I o'clock tug boats, steam.
barges md other vessels, to the number Of
about 100, formed In line in the vicinity Of
League Island, some five miles south Of the
city proper, and followed in the wake OF the
"Wclcome,"a Il Danish bark fitted up to 70.
present the original vessel on which Penn
came over. The "Founder" was imperson.
atcd by Frank l.. Vanhorn. After a few
simple ceremonies aboard the "Welcome,"
the latter was taken In tow by tug and
brought TIP to the city. As she passed the
North Atlantic squadron, anchored below
the point chosen for penn's landing, she
was saluted by tho Tcnncssee's guns and
returned the salute. The wharf where the
landing took place was on Dock street, said
to be just above 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
lovely beyond description. The boat bells
were rung, steam whistles on the river and
land blown, guas fred and the multitude
cheered. On the landing wharf were as.
sembled some fifty or eighty persons
dressed to represent the Swedes, Dutch,
Indians and others, who congregated to
receive William Penn, and from these the
mock Founder receive hearty welcome
Edward @. knight, President OF the Bi.
Centennial Association, Thos. NJ. Thomp.
son, Chief Marshal OF the days trade dis.
play, General Manager Colesbcrry, and
members Of the Executive Committee,
formally welcomed Penn and his CON pan.
ions upon their landing, and the procession
then formed headed by Penn and Knight
and composed Of gaudily uniformed British,
officers from the "Wclcome," the Swedes,
Dutch, Indians ard the Friends who formed
the colony brought lither by Penn, and
members OF the Executive Committee
OF the Association that devised
and superintended the denonstra-
ton, the whole making wonder.
fully novel spectacle. Dock street was
crowded with from 10000 TO l5,OO0 men,
women and children. A space had been
kept clear by ropes for the procession to
march 70 the Blue Anchor Inn, where the
original Penn went for rcfreshlnent after
landing, but the police arrangements were
defective and the crowd broke through the
cordons Mt all points on Dock street, and
there was the most unu!terabe confusion,
rushing and crushing, in consequence.
The police managed to clear space for Penn
and his company, however, and the wei.
come at the Blue Anchor Inn, Second and
Dock streets was carried out. 49, ~
Then followed the grand Landing Day
demonstration, one,,of the finest Affairs ever
witnessed here. The line Of parade formed
on Broad street, south OF Chestnut, from 10
A. NJ. until shortly after 1l:30, when the
great procession moved in eleven divisions,
according to the programme already pub.
lshed.
Along the entire route OF the procession
the streets, sidewalks, windows, doorways
and roofs Of houses and stands erected for
s'S Ph'PoSS NStC SIonuCLs ESeTyWleTe
was the same brilliant scene OF flags, bunt-
ing, pictures OF Penn, unique decorations
i'll flowers, evergreens and canvass, ,aud
above all the unbroken lines of people.
Public and private buildings in all parts
Of the city were Illuminated. tonight. A
hundred thousand people viewed the
pyrotcchnic display in East park tonight.
Boat houses on the Schuylkill were prettily
Illuminated with Chinese lanterns and
other lights. Colored bengolas we're kept
burning at the waters edge. The fireworks
were elaborate. ,%s69.:, s
Mrs. Davis Croakley Of Forty.sccond
and Woodstock streets, was instantly
killed, and five other persons injured by
the explosion Of II bomb. Mrs. Eva Nc
Carrie OF 535 Gold street, had both legs
fractured by the explosion Of Il mortar.
Dorothy il Miller, aged seven, residing
at No. ,023 Poplar street, injured, will die;
Joseph Cohn, No. l247 North Sixteenth
street; Thomas Harrison, Park guard, also
injured; Henry Borden, aged 20, Atlantic
City, had his left shoulder nearly torn of
and will die, his wife Kate, "a years old,
was wounded in the breast and arm; Al.
bert Sellers, 50 years old, No. o4ll Meredith
street, had an arm amputated and will
probably die; ". Love, aged 25, had leg
injured, was taken home, as