The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-24
THE MARCH OF LIBERTY.
The Venerated Bell That Heralded
Freedom to Our Land.
ITS TRIP THROUGH PENNsYLvAIA.

TO be Taken to tho Worlds Fair on n
Specially Designed Cnr, That All May
View 1t as It Passes By-Itlnerary of
! the Trip.
PHILApELpuIA, April e4-This after
noon the Liberty Boil was taken from In
dependence Hall to the Pennsylvania rail-
road station at Thirty-second and Market
streets, escorted by a brilliant parade. The
old bell rested on u gaily decorated truck,
drawn by eight horses, all in plumes and
Elining harness. Around the bell were
the four stalwart reserves, whose duty it
will be to remain by the old bell night
and day while 1t is away from its abiding
place In the rotunda Of tho State House.
There were nearly 800 policemen in line,
some on borses and others on foot. Crowds
thronged the streets TO SEQ the venerable
relic on its triumphial ride through the
city, aud Mayor Stuart and invited guests
reviewed the procession from the balcony
Of tho Union League.
Upon arrival Of the bell at the station It
was raised to tho beautiful car which has
been constructed specially to carry the his
toric metal to Chicago. 1t is an open car,
and the bell will be protected by canopy,
which can be removed at every step along
the route so that the bell will be open to
view Around the car is an inclosure,
which is unique and very interesting.
There are thirteen posts, representing the
first thirteen states of the union. Each
post has tho name of the state upon it in
raised letters and the date it came into the
union. The Pennsylvania post is at the
front end Of the car and it is surmounted
by miniature representation of the old
Liberty BeHfu bronze. On the bell is q
kavctnt,, >l,ta
post there are thirty -one rails which rep
resent states which have come into the
union since the original thirteen. On each
rail Is the name of the state In raised let
ters and the date Of its entry. The rails
and posts ere Of solid metal and nickel
plated. They are linked together by loops,
the lt-a being to show the unity of the re-
public, the sistcrhood Of the various states
and the strength or the nation.
The floor Of the car is polished oak. The
old bell is suspended by yoke on n truck
Tho truck has four wheels, so that it can
be moved easily into the states depart
ment at Chicago.
On each side of the car is the following
In raised letters: "1i76 Philadelphia-Chi-
cago 1893" Between the names of the
two citits is a representation Of two clasped
hands, emblematic OF greeting.
AT both ends of the car there are hand
rails Of iron and steps. The car rests on
Pullman passenger trucks. 1t is thirty
seven feet long.
Tomorrow morning the car will be run
Into Broad street station and attached to n
special train bearing the special councils
committee, Mayor Stuart and few invited
guests. At 10 o'clock it will leave for
Chicago. Following is the itinerary:
Leave Philadelphia Tuesday, April 25, at
10 a. m; arrive at Harrisburg at lis p. m.
and leave at p. m; passing Sunbury al
E55 p. m, Williamsport $50 p m, Lock
Haven TBS p. m, Emporium, 1910 p. M
Kane at 1920 u. IN. April 26, Warren l:SO
p M; arrive at Erie at a. nj. and leave at
- M; arrive at Cory at 1880 p. m. and
leave at 1:45; passing Titusville at 2:45 p.
m; arrive at OIL City at 3:25p m. and leave
. i've minutes later; passing Franklin at 4
p. M; arrive at Pittsburg at 7:30 p. IN. and
leave April "a at $50 a. M; passing
Rochester and Alliance, it will arrive at
Cleveland at u IN. OF the 27th and leave at
ap M; passing Wellington, it will reach
Columbus at s p. m. and leave at ! p m.
passing Dayton, o.. and Richmond, Ind,
u will arrive at indianapolis at a. m. OF
the aSth and leave at 2 p. IN. At the latter
place an address will be made by Ex,
President Harrison. The bell will reach
Qhieago at d. m on Friday.