The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-10-25
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The Penn Celebration.

Philadelphia, a. No more fitting
weather could have been vouchsafed for
landing day, than that which prevailed
this morning. At no time during 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 ell sorts Of gaily decorated crafts on
the river. Shortly after O'Clock the
boats, steam baTges and other vessels to
the number Of about $50 formed in line
in the vicinity of Lesgue street, aud some
FIVE miles south of the city proper, and
followed IN the wake of the Welcome.
Danish bark fitted up to represent the
original vessel on which Penn came
over. The founder was impersonated by
Frank l.. Vanhorne. After q few SIM
pie ceremonies aboard the Welcome, the
latter was taken in tow by q tug and
brought up TO the city. As she passed
the North Atlantic squadron, anchored
below the point chosen for PENIS land
ing, she was ssluted by the TenneSSee'S
guns, and returned the salute. The
wharf where the landing took place was
Dock street, ssid to be just above the
point where the original landing was eff
iected. At 1890 Penn stepped over the
side of the Welcome, and as he did SO,
the scene was lively beyond description,
bells being rung, steam whistles on the
river and land blown, guns fired, and the
multitude cheered. On landing on the
wharf were assembled some fifty or
eighty persons dressed to represent the
SWedes, Dutch, Indians and others who
n fod IN
and from these the mock founder re.
@. Knight, president of the bi-cen-
tennisl association, Thos. M. Watson.
chief marshal of the trade display; gen.
eral manager Coleberry and members of
the executive committee formally well
coined Penn AID his companions. The
procession then formed headed by Penn
and: aight and composed Of gaudily
unifor Led British officers from the
Welcome. the SWedes, Dutch, Indians
ana the Friends, whe formed the colony
brought hither by Penn, and members
OF the executive committee association,
that devised and superintended the de-
monstration, the whole making q won
deFfully lovely spectacle. Dock street
was crowded with from 10000 TO Is, 0CO
men, women and children, space being
kept clear by ropes for the procession
for the march to Blue Anchor Inn,
where the original Penn went for re-
freshments after landing, but the police
arrangements were defective. The
crowd broke through the cordons at all
points on Dock street and there was the
meat unutterAble confusion, rushing
and crushing in consequence. The police
cleared the space for PenR and his
company however, and the welcome at
BlueAnchorInn, Second and Dock street,
was carried out. Then followed the
grand landing day demonstration, one
Of the faeat affairs ever witnessed here.
The line formed on Broad Street south to
Chestnut from 10 @. a m. till shortly
after 11.30, when the great procession
moved in eleven divisions. Along the
entire route Of the procession the streets,
Ralks, windows, doorwsys and roofs,
houses and stands erected for the pur-
pose we're crowded. EYerywhere was
the same brilliant scene, of flags, bunt-
ing. pictures Of Penn, unique decorations
In flowers, and evergreens and canvass,
and above all unbroken lines Of people,