St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-05-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The Centennial Celebration.


Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
were holidays In New York city and
over one million people gathered to
celebrate the centennial of Washing
tons inauguration. The weather
was favorable and every part of the
imposing ceremonies passed off sue
cessfully. The water carnival came
Monday and $50 vessels extended 10
miles down the bay forming the most
imposing naval parade ever seen in
America The President and Vice
President were in the "Dispatch"
which landed at 59th street in deaf
ening salute of cannons and steam
whistles. A reception at the Law
yer's club followed and the day closed
with a grand ball in the MetropOli-
tan Opera house.
Tuesday $4,000 soldiers marched
all day to the delight of at least two
million spectators. Bishop Potter
preached an eloquent sermon in the
historic st. Paul's church where Pres
ident Harrison occupied the pew in
which Washington sat 100 years
ago. The literary exercises at the
Sub-Treasury building consisted of a
prayer by DIR. Storrs of Brooklyn,
poem contributed by ]. 6. Whittier,
an Grafton by Chauncey M. Depew
and a short address by President
Harrison. Eight hundred eminent
citizens attended the banquet in the
Metropolitan Opera house at which
Speeches were made by Gov Hill,
EX-Pres. Cleveland, Gov. Lee of Vir-
ginia, Chief Justice Fuller, President
Harrison, EXPIRES. Hayes, Gen. Sher
man, President Eliot of Harvard,
James Russell Lowell and Senator
Evarts.
Wednesday $4,000 men participant
ed in the civic pageant that illustrat-
ed the industrial progress of national
life during the last 100 years There
were splendid tableaux on floats in
the parade and there was a mass of
humanity along the line of march.
President Harrison, the cabinet and
the two ex-presidents viewed the pa
rade from a barouche and were
cheered again and again. In one di
vision there were $4,000 Germans
and in another TO- 900 Irishmen.
Another Railroad Horror.
The limited express on the Grand
Trunk railway met with an accident
when about two miles west of Ham
ilton, Ontario, Sunday morning, the
result of which was the loss of 81
lives. The train left the track going
at the rate of 40 miles an hour and
struck a water tank. The cars
caught fire with the exception of the
two Wagner cars and many of the
passengers were frightfully mangled
and others burned to death A ma
jOr-ity of those on board of the train
were able to get out of the coaches
before the fire reached them, but in
the confusion that reigned it is not
known how many victims were left
to the mercy of the flames, penned in
by the material of the wreck and UNI
able to extricate themselves. Moth
ing could be done for them as the
fierceness of the flames made it out of
the question for men to rescue them
The only way in which it could be
ascertained that 81 bodies had been
taken out was from the fact that legs
and arms corresponding to about
that number were found
The Hon. W. H. Barnum, chair
man of the national democratic com
mittee, died at Lime Rock, Conn,
Tuesday morning.
Rev. Dr. Daniel Dorchester of Bos-
ton has received the appointment of
superintendent of Indian schools
an unsolicited honor.
The high license bill and the ballot
reform bill have passed the New
York Legislature. 1t is believed that
Gov. Hill will veto both bills
The fivestory building of the Low
ell carpet company was burned at
Lowell early Sunday morning, caus-
ing loss of between $25O,OOO and
$500, 900, and throwing from 500
to 700 hands out of work, and was
discovered by the night Waterman
at 3 o'clock
DIR. Frederick A p Barnard, pres
ident of Columbia college, died at
New York Saturday after an illness
of several months. He had not per-
formed any official duties for months,
and had delayed his resignation in
the pardonable hope of living until
next June, when he would have COM