Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-11-16
A MONSTER PROCESSION
ELECTION ENTHUSlAS.
TlCALLY CELEBRATED.
The City Fairly Ablaze with Illumination s
and Pyrotechnics - The TorchIIght
Procession Participated in by Fully
1000 - Telling Transparencies.

"a glorious celebration" was the uni
versal verdict at the conclusion of the
grand torchlight procession in this city
Tuesday evening in honor of the triumph
ant election of Gen. Harrison rs president,
and the adjective of praise was well DE-
served, for nothing like it of the kind has
been witnessed in Burlington in a decade
while in some respects it was never equal
led. All the conditions were auspicious,
the temperature having moderated and the
streets dried up SO that a more favorable
time for a parade could not well
have been selected Everybody in Bur
lington must have turned out in addition
to the large number who came from sur
rounding towns for the streets during the
evening were one continual jam along the
lire of. march, and at many points it was
with difficulty that passage for the pro.
cession was Ike 1t clear.
The manner in which all our leading
citizens took part in the festivities of the
occasion was refreshing. All seem
ed to have suddenly laid aside
any thought of rivalry and all
appeared animated by the one purpose.
to make celebration a credit to the
city and success As Il convincing evi-
dence of this fact it WAS noticed that not u
few democrats Illuminated their houses
and places of business. Several third par
ty prohbitionists followed their eXcelle Mt
example and even the third party flag
which Haunted the names of FISK and
BROOKS over st. Paul street during the
campaign dropped these names and shook
its graceful folds in honor of Harrison and
Norton Men of all classes and
parties recognized the fact that the
celebration was In honor of the election of
q president Of all the people, and the zeal
IA 4
spirit OF the occasion was commendable.
The celebration began in fact early in the
afternoon at which time the enthusiasm
broke out in frequent cheers. Drum corps
could be heard praCtcing for the evening,
visitors were pouring into the city and all
was animation in the principal streets,
where decorators were busy preparing for
the evening. whats the matter with
Harrison He's all right" was the fire.
quent cry, and few who did not intend
TO decorate caught the tever and went to
work with vim hat made up rapidly for
lost time The scenes which character
lied the few hours preceding the opening
of the grand Harrison and Morton rally III
this city early in the campaign We're again
witnessed, but in the faces of the workers
were now TO be seen the It fiction OF
satisfied victory II addition to the spirit OF
eDt huSiasm.
The spectacle presented by the ci dur
ing the evening was gorgeous to the eX.
treme. Most OF the blocks IN the business
part of the city were illuminated with col
ored lights. chinese lanterns and wax
candles protusion, and not few wer,
in addition handsomely decorated with
fl gs, banners and tri-colored bun ting
drdped in graceful folds Resi-
dencea along the line OF ma c.
asO bore testimony to the general
spirit OF enthusiasm and good feeling
VIII ch prrvaded all ranks, exc llent testt
beng exhibited in the great number aud
variety Of illumiuatiOns. The prIces~iou
WAS thus virtually led by pillar OF fire
before it and it left behind it a cloud Of
smoke from the hundreds OF torches borne
by the paraders and the numerous fire
works burned along the line
The enthusiasm knew no bounds and it
found expression in the use of every con
celVAble noise producing instrument that
could with propriejy be used on this Occa
sion. Canuons were discharged, horns
blown and hand bells rum b. those in line
aud number of men were noticed carry
ing broom with a small flag attached
and supporting n tin horn win one hand
while with the other they rang good sized
hand bells. Inc horns were OF all >iH-s
and one could ne compared with nothlnn
except fog horn. Probably the three OF
four in the ranks winch carried it were
obliged to take turns IN blowing it, The
paraders shouted by clubs, and the fire.
quent cheering during the evening, all
contributed TO the general pandemonlum
The small boy was iu his element AID
shouted until his sides grew tired All in
all 1t was a grand Celebration,