, 1885-07-06
GREELEY.
The Cheyenne Excursion TO the
Oasis In "The Desert"
A Reception Which the Excursion
lists Brag About.
Other Notes Concerning the 4th as
Enjoyed by Cheyenuese.

About $50 people from Cheyenne
went on the special train OF
eight cars, provided by the Union Pa
ciic for the Greeley excursion on the
4th and the trip was altogether a Jolly
and interesting one. without an Incident
or unpleasant feature of any character.
The cxcursionists were received by Mayor
West, of Greeley, and other prominent
people and treated with a degree of hospi-
tality which was agreeable and charming.
A grand stand was erected opposite the
post Office under the trees in Lincoln park,
sufficient TO seat n ! 900 persons. Ad-
joining it was the band stand on one end
and the refreshment booths ON the other.
In the center of the park was erected Il
large pavilion covered with evergreen
boughs, which afforded an excellent and
shady retreat for about 800 more, with
swings for the children and numerous
tents scattered throughout the park for
the iremen and other associations that
came in a body. Luna lake, which has
been empty since the sinking of the arte-
sian well in its center, was filed forthe occa-
sion, and being also covered with films of
cotton from the ~cottonwoods surrounding,
it presented II beautiful mirror-like APP
pearance. A huge flag was swung across
Main street and nearly every store on the
street foated smaller flags, streamers and
bunting to the breeze.
Upon the arrival of the Cheyennese the
Greeley band and fire department came to
receive the party, which arrived about 10
O'Clock.
Crowds of people and a large number
of carriages were also there to welcome
the coming guests. While waiting,
Mayor West drove up with Governor and
Mrs Eaton in his carriage, seeing which
the band surrounded the carriage and
played several lively airs, which the gov
ernor acknowledged in graceful style. The
Fort Collins train arrived somewhat
earlier, bringing four coaches of people,
among them the Buckingham hooks.
The procession was formed on Ninth
street, II. 4. West, marshal, and the
guests were escorted up Main street to the
park, and after music By the band the ex-
ercises at the grand stand began, and
the following programme was carried out:
/. Openingprayer by Rev. j. B. Cook.
? Singing by the Greeley Glee club,
The Star Spangled Banner.
3. Opening address by the president
Of the day, II. T. West, the only remain
ing resident Of the city who composed the
committee Of loeation for the c%olonists, the
other two being Father Mcekcr and Gen.
r. A. Cameron.
T.. Music by the Greeley Cornet band.
s.. Poem by William +. Pabor.
G. Singing by the Glee club.
T.. Grafton by Gen. X. \. Cameron.
subject, The Union Colony Of Colorado:
its Inception, Work and Results
S.. Music by the band.
0. Poem by David Boyd.
10. Address by A. f. Gibson. subject.
Memory OF our Dead.
IL. Music by the band. Dead March
in Saul
IL. Address by Prof. j. c. Shattuck.
subject, The Educational Facilities of
Weld county; how Effected by the Forma-
ton Of the Union Colony"
10 Singing by the Glec club.
IA. Address by Joseph Murray, subject,
The Great Moral Plank in our Colony
Deeds
Is Singing by the Glee club, my
Country tbs Of Thee,
l6. Poem by Mrs. j. Il. Brownell.
II. Address by J. Max Clark.
10. Benediction by Rev. f. HOLSTER.
These ceremonies closed at ! O'Clock,
and a large portion of the crowd visited
the ball grounds to witness the game be-
tween the Greeley and Collins clubs,
which resulted in a victory for Collins;
score 10 to II.
Dinner was served in the school house
grounds adjoining the park by the ladies
of the Congregational church, and bar
rels Of ice water were distributed
throughout the grounds. All day the
streets were filed with people, and every
available vehicle was pressed into service
to show the strangers the city and the sur
rounding gardens.
The band Of Cheyenne discoursed ex-
cellent music during intervals and
throughout the freman's tournament,
which began at 3 O'Clock.
The straightaway race, 500 feet in
which Boulder, Longmont, Cheyenne and
Greeley teams competed, resulted as fol-
lows: Greeley hooks, first prize, 500;
time, 2l1 seconds. Greeley steamer,
second prize, $50; time, 2l 3-5 seconds.
The hose races in which Boulder. Chey-
enne and Greeley competed resulted as
follows: Greeley Steamer, fint prize, $50.
Time 3Oi seconds; 400 feet to a coupling
and 500 feet to a nozzle. The Alerts, of
Cheyenne, took the second prize, S2j.
Time, 80 As seconds.
The hook and ladder race was won by
the Greeley Hooks time, 30I seconds; the
Longmont team competing; time, 32 sec
onds.
The tournament closed with a foot race,
300 feet, for a purse of s25, between one
man from each team and was won by
Elbridge Hotchkiss, OF the Greeley
Hooks; time, III seconds.
This ended the programme at $50 r..
m, and the visitors repaired to the depot,
save a few who remained to see the grand
Manufacturing hisnlnv and attend the hill