Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-11-24
STREET SCENES.
HOW HOLSTERS DISPORT THEM
SELVES IN THE HOUR OF
VICTORY.

SELVES IN THE HOUR OF
VICTORY.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. November s.
The weather is cloudy and threat.
enlng, and streets very muddy. The
town has apparently broken loose
now that Gen. Harrison's election is
beyond dispute. At this hour Pen
nsylvania avenue is crowded for
squares, and thousands of horns are
blowing. The din is abominable.
One can not hear nor speak. Around
the New Denizen Hotel, the vacant
quarters OF the Repub lean State
Committee, surges a crowd of three
or four thousand, while the corridors
of the big house are damned.
Along Washington and Illinois
streets are gathered large crowds
shouting and cheering for General
Harrison. The crowds are natural.
ly of a hilarious and humorous dis
position, and roars of laughter and
cheers created wagon passing
through the streets drawn by mule.
Within was big coffin; on top of the
coffin sat halt dozen aaourners carry
ing hWge boquets in their hands, and,
as mOurners, acting aoiM great lack OF
decorane, for erery feac moments their
feelings overcame them to such an
extent that they stood up and waved
their bouquets, and then sat down
and wiped the mock tears away
with brilliant bandanas. From the
head of the coffin hung picture OF
President Cleveland, the eyes of the
picture very black, while below was
the inscription. "They done me up
bad" As the funeral wagon
passed along Pennsylvania avenue
it was greeted with storms of ap.
plause and blowing of thousands OF
horns. In the crowds were many
men wearing red ROSTERS on their
hats. but the bird is headless. An
other device for amusing the ratifi
ers was pass headed "Salt River
Packet Line. Pass - on account OF
British free trade from Washington
up Salt River. Steamer Lord Sack
vile West will leave Washington
March 4. Not good to return.
&c. CLEVELAND, Captain.
GA. G. THURMAN, Mate"
The coupon of the campaign pass
bears the names of such landings as
jacksonville, Meyerstown, Jewetts-
burg and Bynumsborongh.
2p. m.-The rain has Increased
and is now falling very heavily. This
does not seem to have any effect
upon the Republican enthusiasm
manifested on the street.
Pennsylvania avenue is packed
with yelling and horn blowing men.
Impromptu professions led by :. ka-
zoo bands" are marching from place
to place filling the air with hideous
noises. Every train brings in crowds
from the country, and more are on
the way. Business is practically
suspended, and arrangements are in
progress for an enormous ratification
meeting tomorrow night.
Sp. m.-Probably no city in the
Union ever witnessed such extraor-
binary and Outlandish scenes OF en-
thusiasm, chaotic but good-natured
disorder, as prevaild here this after
noon and tonight. Certainly the
citizens of Indianapolis never before
saw such sight. The demonstra'
lions that occurred Immediately fol
lowing the news of General Harrl
sons nomination sink into insignlfi-
canoe as compared with the scenes
of to-day and tonight. Throughout
the day, whenever the rain ceased
falling, the distant boom OF the can
non echoed the enthusiasm OF the
ten. thousand celebrating Repnbll
cans.
Such motley, good-natured and
noisy crowds! Wealthy business
men, staid and sober professional
men, were plentlfully mixed IN the
throngs, with hundreds of colored
men and boys, bootblacks, and news
bows. Some had little flags pinned
all over them, with a row OF flags
sticking from their hat bands. Hun
dreds wore red ROSTERS on thell
hats, with small pieces OF Grape
wrapped around their neck. There
must have been a big stock of roos
ters laid away somewhere III the
city, for peddlers carrying hinge
baskets of them would be surround
ed and sold out as fast as they
could make the change. Many en-
thusiastic celebrants, not content
with one Grape bedeckcd chicken,
would have big one on top OF then
plug hats, surrounded by half q
dozen bantams, while on eaeh
shoulder perched the Democratic
bird.
Probably the most unique feature
about the crowds was the way thell
coats and hats we're marked with
red and white chalk. On the back
of hundreds were the figures 544, the
number of votes General harrison