The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-09-14
BALTIMoRE's FESTIVAL.
The City Crowded With People.
CIVIC & MILITARY PARADES.
President Harrison Reviews the Process
sion ON Monday. &c

The State Fair and celebration of the
18th anniversary of the battle of North
Point and the bombardment of Fort McHenry,
during the second war with Great Britain,
began on Monday and closed today. Deco
rations of the most elaborate character
adorned the city, being far superior to those
of the 0riole celebrations d few years ago.
On the first day there was a street parade OF
all the industries and business of the city,
there being $50 floats and $4,000 perS ms in
line 1t formed on Broadway and marched
through the principal streets to Plmlco, where
the Exposition and State Fair were being
held The order Of the line was as follows
Marshal Jacob Frey Chief of Police; platoon
of mounted police; United States, Maryland
and Baltimore colors; trumpeters; Chief Mar
shall ]. Frank Supplee; Chief Of Staff Col.
Charles d. Gather: mounted color bearer,
Baltimore colors; Hon. Elihu E. jackson,
Governor of Maryland; Ferdinand c. Latrobe,
Mayor of Baltimore: Frank Brown, President
of the Maryland Agricultural Association:
| historical floats, representing war and peace
/ escorted by the guard of honor composed OF
descendants of men who took part in the war
/ Of 1924. were next: the IVA" float was
an categorical picture Of the battle OF Nerth
Point: on the float representing Peace an
eagle, with wings folded, was perched on a
shield, on which was painted the Maryland
coat of arms. Though Ebeu Appleton re
/ fused to loan the Star Spangled Banner, the
/ guard of honor was not without a suitable flag
! 10 carry. Furled above the heads of the de
/ scendants of warriors who fought and died IN
I the defense of Baltimore was flag. an exact
/ representation Of the Star Spangled Banner,
made by the patriotic ladies of Baltimore.
I Grand Army of the Republic, George +.
+ Wheeler, marshal; Veteran NOunteer FIRE
men, of Maryland aud elsewhere; Baltimore
city Fire Department; benevolent and other
4 societies, and also a battalion OF pubtle school
4 children and inmates of st. Mary industrial
I School; German singing societies, Turner
Association. Butchers Association and Brew.
4 ing interest; industrial. trades and railroad
display. The private exhibits ia the trades
/ display evineed much originality One boat
I alone cost $4,000, and half a dozen others
4 cost 81 600 each.
I Foremost among them were six floats OF the
4 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, giving com
pleie historical sketch OF that corporation
/ from its early organization to the present
4 beginning with a passenger coach drawn by q
/ single horse, the application Of horse power
! to railway cars two years later. the double.
4 deck sleeper run between Baltimore and
/ Frederick IN 1880, also propelled by horses;
I the sail ear conceived by Evan Thomas W
1 1929, the Page electric motor Of ls3l, and
/ the latest. most improved and Thoroughly
eoaipped yes;ihule cars. Of which view j.
/. obtained through an opening IN the tunnel.
/ The seven floats Of the Typographical I not
/ represented printing and newspaper worS p
lis different stages; one float contained th'
model OF the latest Hoe pertcctiug press ready
10 run OF a newspaper; other floats showed a
stationary engine IN full operation; compost
sors al work. the manner Of gathering neEs o
former tunes and at the present dsy. and tbs
Z PONY express newspaper and message des5Te5
system in comparison wlta the rsllway mal
service and telegraph.
President Harrison, the Cabinet and oihel
prominent persons reversed the procession
and were highly pleased with IL tie and On
party also visited the fair grounds, sud fhei
we're assouished "a the display, On thea
return to the city u public reception ant
banquet vas held.
on Tuesday thc veteran 6remen froas sey
eraI states gave IN exhibition Of the old tns
fire hand cngiues on Monument Place. ~ ~
presence OF q large erawd Some o. the vet
Grams we're over 70 years 81 age, ard the mazF
of the old s'uiefchiue' made theig eyes spark,
and their arms and limbs supple AZ f1Mtco
notwithstanding the disaerceaele weather
several thousand persons witnessed tas Faces
though the celebrated PAGER, Johnson, d.
not pace. 7uwi e 70 the condition q the trae .
The tournament by electric light. q n'Eht
vas postponed On aecoent 81 The h'gh usaa
On Thursday the labor parade ioos psan
ia the city, and ;he shen battle a Fsmi1eo
The latter was witnessed By a. icasi le,Vs
people, who did gos seem to misa ihe Eaia
RI he evening the uew pasiuilce So acstl
Gated. Speeches were made BY NAyps Ia
trobe. Postmaster General NansuakeF. Z
Stocken Mauhcws, Francis Z. ssesfus @a
Postmaster Brown. After ihe dealeaiio
services were over bali was held - tho Goa
cordia Opera House, uhsch 50 tarSely q
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