The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-27
LIBERTY BELL
Further Arrangements for the Reception
of fhe TSalic


Further Arrangements for the Reception
of the Relic.
The School board having decided that
the pupils in the public schools should nos
participate in the PROCESSION in honor OF
the Liberty bell. tomorrow, the announced
programme was much disarranged. The
committee in charge or the military DIS
play, which met yesterday at General
Carnahan's office, had this to contend with.
There were present the captains of the
military companies which will participate
and General Canadian. The announce
ment by superintendent Jones of the de-
cision created some surprise. and at first
the committee hardly knew just what was
best to do. Ii was decided TO postpone
any definite action until the final
meeting Of the committee OH arrangements
this morning at 10 O'Clock. The committee
on location. however. was instructed to
proceed with the erection of q platform at
the railway switch. where the car contain
ing the bell 10 TO be placed. This will en-
able the children and Others TO obtain q
better view of the relic. The platform
will be arrang ed SO as 10 be approached by
an incline. Professor Jones stated that 1t
should not be- understood that the School
Board was Directing to q demonstration.
but only to the children marching IN q pro-
cession At any given hour.
The programme as Published heretofore
cannot now be entirely followed. Definite
arrangements will DO made at tue meeting
to be held in the Board of Trade roOmH
this morning. announcement of all the.
arrangements will appear in the papers. lt
Is understood now that the car will DO
placed on the spur immediately after or
sbout the time of the firing of the salute
By the Light Artillery. which has been ar
ranged for 8 o'clock on Friday morning.
and IL IL safe to say that between the hours
of $50 o'clock A. NJ. and 2 O'Clock r. NJ. the
public Will be allowed to we the bell
Reception at Erie.
ERIE, Pa, April 26.-The reception given
the Liberty Bell by the citizens of Erie has
overwhelmed the Philsdelphia committee
men. At z o'clock this morning the BOOM
ing Of ann giving the national salute
and the blowing of the whistles of every
factory in the place announced that the
city was awakened TO the opportunity OF
testifyIng its affection for the ancient en-
blem of liberty. In O short while n com-
mittee of citizens. headed by Mayor Scott.
to carriages. in which they were driven to
the famous Soldiers Home. looking
out on Lake Erie On their way
back the visitors were met by u
monster street procession. com prisinR
ell the civil and military organizations.
municipal bodies and officers, which es-
cOrted them to the platform erected before
the Union Depot. Here patriotic sones
were sung by n triple glee club. aud
speeches were made. The Liberty Bell car
was detached and run up under @ platform
over which thousands passed In viewing
the honored relic. Here again the same
enthusiastic scenes were witnessed,
parents insisting on having their children
seated for q second on the bell and hun
creds asking that watches, medals or coins
be rubbed on 1t. At noon the train drew
out amid the plaudits of thousands.