The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-03-07

the Elue and the GRAY a. tho Crrc n,onies
--Ihr frorsnsnmr A bradrrd 81 : violent
xhunder STERN.
NEw ORLEANS. L.. Feb. =.
The history of the puhlic paccant& ana
i opcn-air festivities Is 4 lonr one. filed with
/ conspicuous and ai>tiu rni>h~i triunph<.
| On nearly every occasion the weather has
l favored and seconded the efforts ofthe man.
| ayers Of such Affairs: but to-day they were
| destined "a an overwhelming failure. The
| occasion was the unvciIine u a statue IL
aud dedication of monument 20 the Con-
federafe chieftsin. General Robert f. Lee.
The fact that II was 10 take plar on "a 4, H.
ington's birthday added still more interest
20 the intended display All the military
OF the zitv md many visiting comma ies.
s.l.. ,... ~ a, \. ~ 1870 " NJ, w. ~~.
~. <~-' :, ~ $50 ~ ~
~ rom peHoi's Aicn-' were 20 rnd their
AID, and all the organizations Of veteran
soldiers 81 the late war were 10 give a
grand historic interest ~ the nFa,r ~
-,.,.. .s;. 49, y..-.--.. go ,--.
w., 49, ."' 1902 =" >o-.Ieuet1tc A<eoriA-
uons 81 tne Army of Northern Virginia and
the Army q the Tennessee appear in force,
cr.rd r,w - ~ ~ pn,'', s's '.ons Y. ~
~ Lieut. No.. ~. r..,..l Y ,',-"
~ ''S'Fn ~ n"~e' ~" timothy ~ MOVE
Posts, graced the OCCASION with their pres
ence.
The hour OF two o'clock had arrived. The
tr,.,,.. .-..... ~.a ..'.'. ~-e
- W e'o",'s'' a"' ~ Veterans
"e'e ~ 'ne'r places q. nohQr ana great
array Of distinguished guests Were on the
platform. Seats which had been nrovS.e5
for great number az ladies' were fil.,.i Ana
the small circular mark ~ which N. ,,o,,.
s"~ . $3.50. 49,. ", =. ~n'S. '''' n'ohu'
mtnf stands and the street which surrounds
me circle were crowded with people or all
sorts and conditions. Full 1000 p.onl.
were an the ground ~ III ,e.s,....
49, .h..t ,h, .....n.-r,,~.-,
~ " .''. s's ''"''.".' s''nnafu oomi'
hatea' hoateu ~ the uaifny south brcezc.
and ia the sunshine which gldcd the scene
Bnt iii the meantime a dcnSclx dark NM
formidable look ing cloui Mas ~...,. rar.s-3lr
rising along the northern HORIZON ~.
mounting swiftly In the heavens Conn., 4
dent Of the favor 81 fortune very few per.
sons took warning from the gathering
clouds ana the preparations Tor car,vinrr |
out an imposing programmes proces.I~d /
without infrrrnpfion Er ..l3 fhe e,.t,~. /
northern sky was black As ink. AMI H. |
st,no~nh4re berar,. on W.. $500 s.a rs
The great orchestra. under th.. dif.1ts5,, /
Or Prof. Moses. Albert SIDNEY John~f,,r,. /
bandrnasfcr. struck III a I, rnnd n,a,h ,,.-.,,, l
Warncr's Kienzi. when in 4 n,,,,.,,,t nv. 4
storm burst upon the vast n.ssmhiare.
Rushing down from The nrr.h. lrs advnxre
f '..,1, ~ aas1, lrasments NJ paper and
; - 49, ~ -, h.'s1 rs aif, toi.
.o~eu "a etsa' ~ ops y, IN Inc crowd
= =. n~e W e ~ y se.-.e'so ~ AZ explosion
ine confusion wss intense, Wcmen
,,,. ,'.' .''1 ~. sna 49, 'n~'ine,
~ ..oNs tvt r1ens'- E.sApe iqr mes
4. ~ 4. 4. ~ norrfss, MT w rain cane
y. $3.50 ~ - Z. ~ w realized Only
4. n; $3.50 susn..n 'n.1ture., anu in NJ
4 $3.50 - )" lropie wtr
n. ''.-.en W w HA'n' ~ WHO nitW
.v'sn. 800 ~ 1Air.en away every nag,
ii .."t e.iu e.A'a r.-'.'nI t''oNAnit n
s. ~ ,at nv.u un. ,nr tnunacr roared'
W.. .nr .lkn..ns cut .he 1risinK storm IA