San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-07-09

Banks OF the Rio San Jaan-
Americans and Mexieaas
Join In The Celebration
Good Music, Dancing
and Refresh
ments-City
pots-Per-
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MONTERREY, July I, 1892.
To the San Antonio LIGHT.
The Fourth OF July 1892, was a day
that will long be remembered by the
Americans and MeXicans who attended
the second Fourth of July celebration
Sque banks of the Rio San Juan, IS miles
east of Monterey on the libe OF the Mon
terey and Mexican Gulf railway.
The following gentlemen from among
the employees of the Gulf road were select
ed to provide amusementS and entertain
thousands of men, women and children
who were expected to join in the celebra-
ton Of the glorious Fourth this year. On
organization: j. A. Cannon, Geo. Fancy,
j. o. Leary and c. Jones. On reception
and music: j. NJ. Trevino, E. Martinez,
ESQ, j. P. Flynn, A. II. Charray, II. w.
Lindsay, A. c. Nash and A. Hoffman.
On dancing: f. +. saba, J. T. Padley, G..
r. Hackley, w. J. Martin, c. Canalas and
b. c. Vincent. On amusements: A. b.
Larkin, j. A. Canaan, NJ. Hoist, M. B.
Knapp, J. O. Rice. II. Kistner and A..
Gillespie. Notwithstanding the short
time that the committees had to get it up
and put the grounds in order, they done
remarkably well.
The first train, consisting of FIVE coaches
and a refreshment car, left the Gulf de-
pot at $50 u. m. 1t carried 80 passengers,
band Of music, squad of soldiers, and
few policemen. The engine and coaches
were gaily decorated with bunting and
the flags Of the two greatest republics on
earth, the United States and Mexico. AS
the train pulled out the band struck up
lively tune, which was responded to by
those who went to the depot to see them
off When we reached Caderayta, twenty
five miles away, there was large num-
Der of men, women and children awaiting
1t. They soon were put aboard and
crowded together so that there was not
standing room in the coaches. The second
train, consisting of five coaches, left at
$3.50 a. m, and the third at IL noon. All
of them were packed full of men, women
and children, Americans and MexicanS,
the rich and the poor, all on pleasure
bent and TO assist the Americans in cell
ebrating their national holiday, or rather
the 10th anniversary of the declaration
Of their Independence, and their second
anniversary in Mexico, on the picturesque
banks of the Rio San Juan.
The fourth train arrived from Victoria
at about p. m. and broughta large num-
Der of men. women and children from that
city and from the cities of Ignores and
MOntemOraleS. There were also hundreds
of men, women and children who came in
from the adjoining ranches and towns,
some on horseback, on burroS, in carts,
wagons, amhulanceS, hacks and carriages,
so that by $3.50 p. m, there was over $500
people on the ground aud promenading
through the grove, listening 10 sweet
music, dancing in the pavilion, and not a
few of them were in bathing In the waters
OF the Rio San Juan.
All around the grove were erected chile
con carne stands where chile con carne,
coffee, and other refreshments could be
had from l219 to 80 cents.
In the grove was a dancing pavilion,
three beer stands, three soda water, ice
creams, lunch stand and barrels OF cool
ice water. There We're also seats for the
Military band, orchestra and the picnick-
erS. The amuSemenJS consisted of music,
dancing, horse. racing, blind wheelbar-
row and sack races, climbing a slippery
pole and tub race in the blue waters of
the Rio San Juan. The wheelbarrow,
sack race, climbing a slippery pole and
tub race furnished the most amusement to
the young.
O Gen. Bernardo Reyes sent the Goth in
fantry band, % pieces, under the leader
ship of Professor Teburico Ybearra, 20
soldiers in command of Capt. Benjamin
Torres and four policemen. But as there
was not single disturbance during the
day or night, their services were not
called for.
After dinner there was speaking. The
first spt aker was the Hon. 5. M. Simmons,
U. 5. Consul. Eagle pass, who spoke for
about twenty minutes. He referred TO the
progress that the United States has made
Since they declared their independence
from the mother country on the 4th Of
July. l776. He informed them that they
were ahead of the old world in the arts
and sciences; that the Americans eXCelled
all other nationalitieS in inventions; that
the washing machine, the sewing machine,
telephone, the telegraph and the type
writer, without mentioning the thousands
of other inventions, have been worth
more to the human race than all the in
ventiOns of the whole world combined;
referred to the thousands of internal i'm
prOvementS that the Americans are car
rying on. But they are not content with
developing their own country; they have
crossed the Rio GTande and are now en-
gagged in building railroads, opening mines,
erecting factories and other public works
in Mexico. He then referred to improve
mentS that were going on in Mexico, and
especially in the border states.
He paid high compliment TO Portirio
Diaz Mexico was indebted to him and his
administration for her present pros
porous condition. He has done more to
develop the resources of Mexico than any
of his predecessors. He was glad to see,
on this occasion, the flags of both repub-
lies side by side flying to the breeze; he
was more than glad TO see so many OF the
citizens of the two greatest republics on
earth in this beautiful grove to celebrate
this 4th of July Such friendship as he
saw today would rebound to the benefit of
all, and he hoped that it would continue
so.
While Mr.. Simmons was speaking, he
was frequently applauded, especially