Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-10
OLD BALTIMORE.
A Six Days Festival to Com
memOrate Her Defense in -.
The Events Celebrated of Great National
ImpOrtance-.Pre Harri-
son III Attendance.
The City PrOfusely DecOrated-A Grand Parade
to Pimlieo-A Four Thousand Dollar
Float Among the Features.
BALTIMORE CELEBRATES.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Sept. 9.-The six
days celebration of the anniversary of
the defense of Baltimore in our second
war with Great Britain commenced here
to-day. The events to be celebrated were
of a national Importance, and the fact
that one of them, the bombardment of
Fort McHenry, inspired that patriotic
outburst IN song, 1.-THE Star Spangled
Banner, - is sufficient of itself to give TO
the Baltimore festival the national in
terest which has been recOg-
nized in the participation OF
President Harrison and the efforts
of the war and navy departments to con-
tribute to its success. Never before in
the history of Baltimore has such lavish
decorations been seen. Scarcely a bust
ness house or dwelling in the centennial
section but has been beautihed by the ar
tistic hand of the decorator. The banner
of the nation and the flag of the state,
the standards of Europe and the national
cOIOrs of the countries of the New World
8IINGLE THEIR BRILLIANT HUES
in contrast and harmonic. Flags hung
across the streets wave a hearty welcome
to the thousands who, like living hedges,
line the sidewalks.
The parade started from Broadway at
10 O'Clock, and passed over the princi-
pal streets to PimHco. First came the
city officers and the governor of the
state, then historical floats, representing
war and peace escorted by a guard of
honor, composed of the descendants Of
men who took part in the war of 1S12-14.
The 'war' float is an categorical picture
of the battle of North Point. Though
Eben Appleton refused to loan
THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER
the guard of honor was not without a
suitable flag to carry. FuTled above the
heads of the descendants of the warriors
who fought and died in the defense of
Baltimore was flag, an exact represen-
tatiOn of the star spangled banner made
by the ladies of Baltimore. The private
exhibitions in trades and railroad display
evinced much originality. One float
alone cost $4,000, and half a dozen others
cost $1,000 each. Foremost among them
are six floats of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, giving the complete historical
status of the great corporation from its
early organization TO the present, begin
ming with a passenger coach drawn
by a single horse and ending with the
most improved and thoroughly equipped
vestibule ears of which a view is obtain
ed through an opening in a tunnel. The
seven floats of the typographical union
represent printing and newspaper work
in its different stages.
PRESIDENTS PARTY.
The party which came over from Wash
ington were President Harrison, Secre-
tary Window, Secretary Tracy and
Marshal Randall. Directly after
his reception at the depot the
president was escorted by the
reception committee to the grand stand.
Along the route he received hearty cheers
on all sides. He intends making no
speech. On the presidents reviewing
stand were President Harrison, eX-
Mayor of Baltimore Hodges, Secretary
Window, Secretary Tracy, Marshal
Randall of the District of Columbia,
Adjt. Gen. Kelton, members of the re-
ceptiOn committee and others. The
great bell on the first float announcing
the approach of the parade had passed,
and at IL 10 Governor Jackson and Mayor
Latrobe were driven up and joined the
president IS party and witnessed the par
ade as il passed