The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1883-07-07
OUR NATAL DAY.
Americas Glorious Anniversary
Duly Observed.
What Cahon's Firemen Did to Furnish
an Appropriate Celebration.

A Splendid Observation-Disclosures Ad-
dresses-BeautIrnI Grssnds-
Other Features.
THE DAwNISG.
Last "Wednesday morning. Goke cloud
lessly upon this portion' 4pHr common
iwesiff nstsi The gfurs0us kifrss -sf day y--es<
in splendor from his gorgeous couch of gold
to greet the anniversary of Americas birth
1 when Freedom spake from her cradle, in
back by millions of happy voices and CRATE
ful hearts. The rising sun was greeted by a
NATIONAL SALUTE,
| From the adjacent hills, the guns being
worked by Firemen i. 4. johnson, Lou.
| Hemmerly and d. A. Bradbury. As
the thunders of ordnance reyerberated
through these echoing caions, and were
flung back from hillside to hillside, they
seemed to awaken the spirit of 1876, and
from every quarter came responses from
small arms, bombs, torpedoes, and fire
crackers, filling the air with din and
rattle that made slumber an impossibility.
lHoUNG AMERICA,
/ Demonstrating the truth of the words OF
/ Lord Howe, when he was IN command OF
/ Boston, that liberty is in the very air
even the boys breathe it,n was out in full
force, and added their share i'll the burning
| of powder.
The firemen were early on the alert, and
| before noon had every preparation made
| for the celebration of which they were to
have the entire conduct At the hour OF
| IL III. all
BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSED,
And large portion of our population re-
paired to the Phelps block, where the ladies
\ of the Methodist Episcopal church had
| prepared n sumptuous
DINNER AND OTHER REFRESHMENTS,
| Which were discussed for an hour or more.
to the infinite satisfaction and delight oi
both servers and served At 2 o'clock p. m
| the ponderous bell OF the fire department
announced that the time had arrived foI
the
FORMING OF THE PROCESSION,
And, under the direction of Chief Marshal
J. II. Peabody and his assistants, that diff
/ ticult task was accomplished with dispatch
I the immense throng moving at 2:3c in the
I following order:
Canon city Cornet Band,
| Lodge of Select Knights, Ancient Order OF
| UaIied Workmen,
Enterprise Hose COMPANY, No ,,
+. A. Raynolds Hose, No. l,
Relief Hook and ladder CouIpany, No. I, with
Truck, bearing the Goddess ol Liberty
iS Flass nS q Al Satigns,
General Sawyer and Stan. Mounted. with a
] Squad OF Cadet taVary as
/ Body Guard,
| Grand Army Drum Corps,
! Greenwood Post, No. 10, Grand Army,
/ Chaplain and Surgeon Of Fire Department, :,
Speakers aud singers, in Carriages,
/ Mayor and Common Council,
Canon city / High i:ii is5eEEoSi 5c,EE GIee Club.
l In Handsome Uniform, and Mounted Upon
Gaily Decorated Nchiele, Bearing
an organ, and singtng Pat
Citizens ON Foot and IN Carriages.
THE ROUTE
/ OF the procession was from the hose house
up Fourth street to Greclwo0d avenue
up Greenwood avenue to Second street ;
down Second street to Maih; down Nam
I 10 Ninth street; out Ninth street TO Sells
/ Island Summer Resort.
THE DECORATIONS
/ OF the hose carriages, hook and ladder
I truck, and other vehicles in the procession,
were arranged by Mr.. Harry McClanahan,
and were of character rejecting the
highest credit upon his taste, and forming
a sight the beauty of which one seldom
/ sees eNccllcd by the tiTemen of any city in
/ the United States. The hose carriages
were tastefully adorned with flags, that of
/ Enterprise No. = being drawn by four
/ teen little boys in handsome uniform. The
/ truck of Relief Hook and ladder Com
I pany, No. !, was the grand central figure
4 of attraction in the line. il was hand
somcly trimmed, bearing the flags OF all
nations; banners, with clasped hands and
/ the word Welcome painted thereon the
whole borlered with broad stripes of red,
white and blue, with streamers OF the triple
colors extending from the four corners OF
| the truck, the outer ends being held by
four iiremen, walking abreast OF the truck.
4 In the center of the vehicle. mounted upon
/ a dais, draped with the national colors, sat
| the Goddess of Liberty, personated by Miss
/ Katie Ashby, handsome, dark-eyed,
semi-hrunettc, arrayed in flowing skirt
of rcd and white satin, laid in box plating,
and blue merino, basque, spanSled with
silver stars. A canopy, lined with red
| silk, and ornamented with red. white and
blue ribbons, supported upon four triple
colorcd columns, formed the regal pagoda
in which this young lady sat Upon either
side OF the pagoda appeared shields of red,
white and blue, bearing theNSords. God
/ Bless Our Country" and Union Forey cr-
! Virtue, Liberty and independence The
High School Glec Club, composed of Misses
Minnie Mack, organist; Sadie Mack, Ada
Ellis, Maud Cauield, Fannie Bowlby, Min
ME RicLurd, ussie Ferrier, and MeSsrs G.
p, Brewster, J. l.. Cooper and Henry Top
ping, occupied handsomely decorated
platform wagon bearing an organ, indus
trial embematic flags, with appropriate
notices, such as "Juncta Juvant," "Iu-
dustry Must Thrive" etc. The members OF
this club We're attred in n handsome and
appropriated uniform, the ladies wearing
white dresses, blue basques red sashes, and
red, white and blue iaunty caps. This club
furnished some excellent; music rs the pro-
ccstion moved along,
THE GROUNDS.
The procession reached Sells Island rc-
nj 2sa'.s xNh ,,,.
had been made for the accommodation oitl
throng, MIR. Sell had shown his enterprise
and care in this regard, by having erected
II commodous covered platform, in front of
which floor had been laid and enclosed
by u balustrade, and furnished with COM
Portable seats. His three excellent boats
were in trim, swings had been erected. re-
freshment tables and stands provided by
the proprie,or, TO enhance the pleasure and
enjoyment OF all,
THE ENERclsus.
On their arrival at tho entrance OF the
park, the Select Knights and Fire De-
partment formed open ranks, when Gen