The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-07-12
THE GREAT DAY
THE GRANDEST DISPLAY EVER
SEEN IN NORTH CAROLINA.
WfNSTON-SALEM PATRIOTIC !!

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over n. =. and from NeIghbor-
ing States to Celebrate the Fourth OF
July and Listen to Ransom and
Hampton.
Wednesday of last week was grand
day, not only for Winston Salem, but
for all North Carolina. 1t was the
greatest celebration of the kind ever
witnessed in the state by living man.
For several days before people began
to come in. On Tuesday the trains
came in loaded, and every road lead
ing to Winston was lined with incOm-
ing people When the morning Of the
Fourth WAS ushered i'll by the Wild
music of the bells in iron tongued
chorus the city held something like
twenty five thousand souls. The day
broke clear and beautiful, the weather
was pleasant and there was very little
dust.
On every street yards AID yards of
bunting decorated the beautiful dwell
lings aud business houses for which the
fair Twin City is famous, and the stars
and stripes foated from hundreds OF
windows.
At about 9 o'clock the crowd Logan
moving toward Salem Square. On its
way Senators Ransom and Hampton,
who came up on a special, joined them.
The bands played "Dixie," the "Star
SpangIed Banner and other inspir-
ing and patriotic airs; the horses
pranced; gay sashes and ribbons wav-
ed and the gay cavalcade moved on.
The military companies, all ia uni
form, with cleaning arms, which ac-
companied the procession were the
Guilford Grays and the Forsyth Ri
fiemen.
The bands which made such excel
lent music and to which both Winston
Salem and its guests are profoundly
grateful were the Twin City, Salem
and Salisbury
Arrived at the grounds the process
sion formed and moved off, over d
mile in lengh, along the streets graced
ON every side by handsome private
residences from the Academy to the
Graded School and returned.
Besides carriages containing the
speakers and other distinguished per
sonages the procession consisted of
historic and industrial floats.
THE HISTORIC FLOATS.
Dr. J. A. Blum is noted for his taste
in preparing displays of any kind. He
prepared the float representing the
twlst and plug tobacco Of B. F. Hanes
which wolL/so much praise at the AT
lauta eNpositina For weeks he has
snsp = eparing these historic floats,
Fthay did credit to his own taste
to the town. They represented
herican history in which we are all
Lerested
First came the aboriginal Ameri-
AN, representing this couLtry before
The small boy and his tin horn awoke
this great country to consciousness on
the first GLORIOUS Fourth" The float
consisted of two Indians in all their
glory of war paint and feathers, seated
under their native green trees, and
near them crouched wild animals
In1ian camp life showed wigwam,
decorated with paint and skins, i'll
front of which were cooking utensils, "a
camp fire and Indian chiefs, brandish-
ing battle axes, and looking like they
were just dying to utter one more hair
lifting war whoop.
The Great Spirit, with long feathers
\ in his hair and capacious pipe in
Mis- mouth, sat on an imitation noun
lain ten feet high, at the base OF
Which four indians were keeping a
cehseless vigil.
Ehe Happy Hunting Grouud, the
abote of the Great Spirit, where all
good \warriors hope to go, was repre-
sente,Nby woods and rocks, where two
dusky 4arriois roamed, bow in hand
seeking the game which is supposed to
abound, and which was represented by
life like sAAfed ducks, saccoons, etc.
The sceRe shifts-the white man
comes. 4 Washington is born, and
We are preseAted with stirring scenes
from the life Sf our great nero. Wash
ington and STAY were represented by
five boys, dressed in continental uni
form, armed and equipped as were
our forefathers of '76 and thereabouts
Washington (reptesented by Master
Ken Sheppard) stdpd in the center d
the float alongside d amounted piece o
artillery holding Z. S. flag in hi
hand.
Valley Forge was snow scene, 0
course, and a beautiful one .Willi
Hunt represented tbs immorta
George. while around him wer
grouped nine soldiers. There. wer
tents ON the float, camp fire, stacke,
guns and piece OF broken artillery
Washington Crossing the Delawar
was represented by boat full Of uni
formed bo,s, with Washington Wi
iie Barber) standing in the prov wit
!, flag and saber in his hs nd In tn
surrender of CORVALLIS, Geners
Washington was represented by By
mum Glenn There were six boys i
American and ak in British uniform
Tlfp Irish guns were stacked an
IT, .aors furled, while the Amer
tis aud stripes foated gayly /
Y2e 1eze
The FFigate Constitution was
real boat. with nasts and spars an
rigging, all complete, aud eleven jo
ly little jack tars in sailor uniform ha
her in charge.
All the floats had long draper,
reaching nearly to the ground, an
were drawn by gaylY Saparrianne