The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-10
8AIIINORH'S BIG DAY
Opening Of the Six Days csle-
bration Of the Defenss
OF THE MONUMENTAL CITY
And the BombRFdment 81 Fart Nc
Henry-A Great IadusIEialfarede
Reviewed by PFesIdfas HeFFi-
son-alcmorable Occasion.

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BALTIMORE, Mp, Sept e-Tlie II
days celebration q the anpigeuaTy o
the defence Of baltimore in our Heeont
war with Great BFIlaln o1lnmeneed her.
to-day. The events 70 be celebrates
were Of national importance, and tht
fact that the bombardnent Of Fort Nc
Henry inspired that patriotic outbursI
In song, 'gThe Star sangled Banner" il
sufficient oiits own TO give to the Balti'
more festival national interest which
has been recognized in the participation
Of President Harrison and the efforts Of
the War and Navy Departments to con-
tibut, 10 lis success. Along tho great
thoropghiare OF the Queen Of the Chesa-
peake, the irowning fronts of old,time
war houses and the graceful arches and
pillars OF modern palaces OF trade hide
their sombre colors In iestonns Of bunt.
ing and clusters Of flags. Never before
il the history Of Baltimore has anything
like II been seen, Scarcely business
house or dwelling in the centennial sec.
tlon but has been outwardly beautihed
blythe artistic hand OF the decorator.
'rils decorations this year form q
striking contrast to, those Of the oriole
and the sesqui-centennial, Stars and
stripes arc displayed everywhere In pref
erenCe 10 the black and orange oil oriole
times, but still tue orange aud black I'LL
important subordinate places. The bau.
ner Of the Nation and the flag Of the
State, standards OF Europe aud the ma
tional colors OF the new world, mingle
their brilliant hues IN contrast and har.
monies. Flags hung across the streets
wave hearty welcome 70 thousands,
who, like living hedge, line the side.
walke. Along the line oil march innu.
mefable stands have been erected.
THE PARADE.
The parade started from Broadway at
10 o'clock this morning and passed over
this route: Over Baltimore street to
Eutaw street, to Madison avenue to
Boundary avenue, TO Reisterstown pike
TO the rear OF Druid Hill Park, to Pimli.
co road to Pimlico First came the city
officers and the Governorot the State,
The historical floats, representing War
and Peace aud escorted by the Guard Of
Honor, composed OF descendants OF men
who took part in the war OF lSl2-14,
were next. Tho "war" float Is an
allegorical picture OF the battle Of North
Point
Though the widow OF Ben Appleton
refused to loan the original "star spangled
banner" the Guard Of Honor was not
without a suitable flag to carry. Furled
above the heads OF descendants Of war.
riors who fought and died in the de.
icnse OF Baltimore, was a flag, an exact
OF the star spangled ban
ner, made by the ladies Of Baltimore.
The six divisions OF the parade marched
in the following order;ns
First division, Grand Army OF the
Republic, George +. Wheeler, Marshal
second, Veteran Volunteer Firemen Of
Maryland and elsewhere; third, Balti-
more City Fire Department; fourth, be-
nevolenta and other societies, also batal-
lion Of public school children and in-
mates OF st, Mary's industrial school
fifth, German Singing Societies, Turner
Association, Butchers Association and
brewing interest; sixth, industrial trades
and railroad display.
The private exhibits In the trades and
railroad display evinced much original.
ity. One alone cost $4,000 and a half
dozen others cost 81 900 each. Foremost
among them were six floats OF the Balti.
more 4 Ohio railroad, giving q complete
historical sketch Of the great corporation
from It's organization 10 the present, be-
ginuing with a passenger coach drawn
by u single horse, the application Of
horse power TO railway cars two years
later, the double.deck sleepers run be.
tween Baltimore and Frederick in 1853,
(also propelled by horses, the sail car
conceived by Evan Thomas In 1890, the
Page electric motor Of 1871 and the Ia.
test, most improved and thoroughly
equipped Yesti6ule cars, OF which view
is obtained through the opening in a
tunnel. The seven floats of the Typo.
graphical Union represent printing and
and newspaper work in Its different
stages.
PRESIDENT HARRISON PRESENT.
The party which came over from
Washington in the private car "Balti-
more" were President Harrison, secre.
tarieS Window and Tracy, and Marshall
Ransdell. President Harrison came over
to-day at the inauguration Of the weeks
exercises instead Of on the days Of either
the sham battle Of North Point or the
bombardmento Of Fort MCHenry, because
In coming here now he does not break
up a whole week at Deer Park.
Directly from the reception at the de.
pot the President was escorted by the
reception committee 10 the grand stand,
Along the route lie received hearty
cheers on all sides. He made no speech
to the crowd at the close Of the parade.
On tile Presidents reviewing stand were
President Harrison, ex.Mayor OF Balti.
more Hodges, OF the CitizOn's committee,
Secretary Window, Secretary Tracy,
oi tile District Of Columbia, Adiutant
General Kelton, the members Of the re-
cUptioa committee, among them Pfesi.
dent Charles +. Mayer, Of the baltimore
4 Ohio Railroad, Henry Parr, President
OF the Corn md Flour Exchange, and
Others. The great bell il the Afst float
announcing the approach ol the parade
had passed, and at 1l;15 Governor Jack.
son and Mayor Latrobe were driven UP
aud Joined the Presidential party on the
reyl6wing stand aud witnessed the pa.
rade as II passed.
The parade, consisting Of 1000 floats
and altogether 10000 men, was four
hours In passing tho stand. When II
was oyer the committee took the Presl:
dent amid gatleripg huSElhs oi the poo:
| pie, back To the Rtnnefl House,
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