Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-25


hours. For a few rods the column
marched unbroken. Another moment aud
break had been made in the confinipg
rope.
Hundreds of people were forced into the
incl0sure ~ though fred from catapault.
Policemen yelled hoarsely, waved their
biliies in air, clubbed the first dozen men
within reach and then fell back pOwerless
before the tremendous crush. Two min
utes more and Quakers, Dutch, Swedes
and Indians were walking in the midst of
bowling, pushing. crushing mob which
bore them irresistibly before it. Quicken
ing their pace and struggling along to-
ward the camp ground the Indians formed
in circle around the fire Of blazing logs,
and IquatiOn. chief of :he Narragansetts,
turned stolidly, half inquiringly toward
his pale. face visitor. Thomas Holmes,
surveyor general, stepped forward, signal
ed the interpreter and through him said
to 1quation: William Penn, proprietor
of Pennsylvania. is here in person to re-
new the promises which he has made in
his letters aud his instructions to his CON-
missioners." Iquation grunted assent.
Then Penn, standing side by side with
the painted warrior, and pushed into the
closest proximity by the desperate struggle
of the crowd, began reading from manu-.
script.
William and his chiefs had been told to
be brief under the circumstances, but be
fore Penn had succeeded in getting half
through his speech the current had swept
him away, past the Blue Anchor Inn. at
which he was to call, and we'll on towards
Now Jerseys vegetable tribute, at the
Exchange. Governor Hoyt, Adjutant
General Latta and the other gentlemen on
the stage were meanwhile busy helping
ladies and children out of the human throng
which threatened to 0verwhelm them.
The platform became crowded with the
rescued ones, ladies, boys and girls and
children in arms, all in q more or less
complete state of pros' ration. At the COL
umn of fruits and vegetables the crowd
and the confusion was not less great
William Penn managed to get into q car
riage and followed by the Indians, Trends,
Dutch and Swetles, on foot Governor
HOyt, Adjutani General Latta and the ex-
ecutive committee of the Bi. Centennial
association ia vehicles, made his way
through the thrOng and out Walnut street
to join the line Of parade.
Meantime a city full of people, scat.
tered along the river front, made rush for
places along the route, which was from
Broad street down Chestnut to Third, to
Market, and out Broad street to Columbia
avenue. Along these streets, on the
walks and pavements, in temporary
stands erected in front of buildings and
in every nook whence view could be
obtained, on balconies, in windows, on
awnings and trees, on lofty roofs and low
sheds, upon every conceivable vantage
point to which muscle could climb and
foot cling, there swarmed not only nine
tenths of the population of Philadel-
phia and its suburbs, but half mill
lion peop'e more from every part of
the state and it's neighbors. Through
this immense multitude, which now
gaped with wonder, now rOared with
happy mirth and now applauded with gen.
erOus response to some deserving feature,
there filed for four hours and twenty
minutes soldiers, sailors, civil officers,
secret, benevolent and social organizations
national bOdies-but all American to a
a man ; fire companies with their appara-
tus OF to-day and the Olden time !;
tableaux aud typical structures OF
various kind and meaning. The
best decoration of tho streets was
the populace, who filled them with happy
faces and the careless freedom of holiday;
but house fronts, windows aud iag-staffs
were all bright with the nations cOlOrs,
wreathed with greens and festoOned with
flowers. Through all this vista Of thickly
crowded faces and gay color, the process
siou marched to the sounding rhythm of
brass and the pulsing beat Of drum. Its
van had reached tho end of tho march and
disbanded long before it's rear had thought
O: moving, and all the afternoon the un-
wearied throug watched tho passage of
states triumphal march after two cen
turies' campaign Of conquest in art, science
and social order.
Then there was a rush homeward from
the chOked main arteries of the city.
Night was made brilliant with cOrrusca-
tiOns Of fire and streams of light in Fair
mount park, whittier crowds hurried early
iu the evening to close with an ephe-
neral but splendid display Of the first day
Uf the Bi-Centennial.