Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-05-07

nor. Many people would nave come
from n distance to witness the suspicious
circumstance Of joining two grand dlvl-
sions OF the nation, whether there
we're to be ceremonies Of any extent or
not, but the reputation of the Blun City
for open-h anded hospitality had to be
sustained Accordingly committees were
appointed to devise ways and means to
carry out grand programme so that
tho celebration would be made as at
tractivc as tho bridge is important.
These committees have taken hold OF
their different de partments with avigor |
and an energy that of itself brings about
SUCCESS Every man has done his duty,
and TODAY all the details OF the celebra-
ton are complete or we'll under hand.
They have left nothing undone that
will contribute to the success OF the oc-
casion and the comfort OF the many
thousand visitors who will attend. No
expense has been saved and no trouble
will he spared to make it one of the
most praiseworthy events that has ever
taken place in tho South. This is
evinced by the adoption of the follow
ing: -
| MAY II.
| Deep Water Convention at Grand Opes House.
meeting at ii ain.
| MAY l2-FoRENooN.
| Street Pageant through Decorated Streets. Tri-
Interstate pi s!hS Of 10" Floats Illustrating
| Deccrated Fire department.
! The Military.
State orcaniSation Of Knights Of Py,hias.
The Deep Water Convention
The Society Of American Engineers.
| Hands Music lnterSpeTScd
Ceremonies at the Bridge.
Test of Fifteen LOCOMOTIVES Coupled LED. I"gether'
| Formal Acceptance of the Bridge by the secre-
| tary of tho Navy
| Formal Acceptance by owners.
Dramatic Tablsau Of the Governor OF tennessee
states, Joining Hands with the Governor
| of Arkansas. Surrounded by Gov
errors Of Western States.
AFTERNOON.
| The Grafton Of the Day Delivered by Hon. Dancl
| W. voorhees,, United states senator
from Indiana.
| EVENING.
A Street Parade through Illuminated Streets Of
Early history, Progress and Present
status Of Memphis
MAY I3-MoRNrSG.
| Session of Deep Water Conv ention and OF Society
| OF American Engineers.
| EVENING.
| Oisplay from Flats Anchored In the River OF
| 5000 Worth of Fire Works.
| After Fire Works a Grand Banquet of 200 Covers.
Harris, Presiding.
Coilum. Butler. Gordon Speaker Crisp, Con-
srsssmen BgrroSs nsnd s,s2ni T Asn
Williams and Others
MAY I4NMORNING.
Grand Parade and Processi9 {, 40, OF 800 Bieyelis''
One Hundred Mile Race at Montgomery Park
EVENING.
Grand Torchlight Procession Of Bicyclists.
We would be remiss did we stop her,
and not give your readers some concep
!, Mon of the bridge. 1t reaches from the
. southern part of the city at poin
which we have every reason to believe
was where DeSoto first saw the grea
4 body of water in May, 1871, three hun
e dred and fifty-one years ago. and which
from it's magnitude, as it suddenly burs
4 into view, he called the River of tn,
K Holy Ghost" It puts out its grea
! length toward the Arkansas shore in
northwestcrly direction far into tn
d forests on that side of the river and i
as high as the topmost branches of tn
. tallest oak. The Tennessee side is
> high bluff and the floor of the bridge i
y some ten feet above this.
The exact length of the bridge is Is
> es5. es5 feet, lacking los feet Of tire
# miles. The east approach is 2,641. 4
r feet in length. Then come three span
of 2s.23 feet, making $3.50 feet Tn
anchorage span is 225.s3 feet; from spa
: to span 9, 100. 40 feet; 2 to 3, 621.o6;
?, 4, 621, p6. and from to 5, S3s.75 fee
@ making the bridge itself 2,Gsl.s1 fec
= between the extreme piers, which
about the width of the river at the ave-
pge stage. The west approach consist
Of high tresling. The west appssss