The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-03
Wild BALTINOREANS.
Enthusiastic Reception to the
Baseball Heroes.
TIE WELCOME OF THE "RoorBRs.D
A Monster Parade, Led by the Governor
of Maryland, a Public Reception and
a banquet to the Pennant winners or
1894.

OF Maryland, Public Reception and
banquet to the Psnnant winners OF
1894.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 3.-Probably never in
the history of the national game was there
anything in the way of demonstration
to greet the yietors approaching the scenes
depicted here yesterday. From early
morning the streets wore holiday aspect.
Every business house and dwelling along
the route of the procession last night, al
most without exception, was covered with
the orange and black oolors of the Orioles
All day long the streets were crowded
with an unending stream Of humanity,
many carrying ''pennant' flags, and all
wearing Oriole badges. Many staid busi-
ness men were noticed with the gaudicst
of orange and black crayats, each wear
ing happy eountenanee, as IL some great
personal success had been achieved. Some
women were abroad in jackets composed
OF the Baltimore clubs colors The sit
uation can be briefly stated by saying
that Baltimore is baseball wild
Mingled with the crowds of "rooters"
on the streets during the day were scores
OF fakirs with ''rooters badges, +" '.rooters'
canes, ""rooters' ties," and in fact about
everything that could be utilized as an
article of wearing apparel or personal
adornment, gotten up with the proper
colors, found ready purchasers, and the
small boys and others reaped n rich har-
vest from the sales.
The enthusiasm is not confined to Balti-
mureans by any means, as is manifested
by the reports from along the entire line
OF travel through Maryland. AT Cumber-
land, on the arrival of the train bearing
the heroes, "the entire city seemed to have
turned out to welcome them. The mayor
of that place headed delegation of busi-
ness men, and waited on Manager Hanlon
and the team to thank the Orioles on the
great victory they had accomplished
The reception at Hagerstown and all
other points along the journey through
Maryland was repetition of the Cum
berland greeting. AS an evidence of the
extent to which the ladies of the state
shared in the "rootiug" til o boys brought
back with them half a carload of souye-
Mrs in the way OF slippers necktie cases,
and all such products of feminine hands.
These were handed in at each stop made
by the train.
The enthusiasm exhibited during the
day in Baltimore was but mild to that of
last night. when the heroes themselves
arrived The scene at Camden station
when their train pulled in was one of the
maddest ever witnessed in Baltimore As
the Orioles filed ont Of the beautifully
decorated special cur, preceded by the
committee of citizens who had gone to
" ashington to meet and escort the team
to this city there was one long cheer from
the thousands of throats. This was fol-
lowed by throwing up hats, canes and
handkerchiets and IA general scrambliDg
grasp one of the players by the hand.
The procession Of the night was such,
both from point of length and interest
ing features, as but few have seen. IL was
participated in by delegates frcm nearly
every town i'll Maryland.
Governor Frank Brown was the most
conspicuous "rooter" in the first carriage,
Just in advance of the ones containing
Baltmore's idols. Others in carriages
were Mayor Latrobe, ex-PostmasterJ j ohm
son, and, in fact, nearly every prominent
man in the city AS the carriages con-
tanning the Orioles came along he street
the footing of horns, cheering of the vast
multitude, ringing of bells, together with
the constant noise caused by firing rock
ets ETC., caused racket that will long
live in every Baltimorean's memory.
Prominent through the entire parade
were displayed transparencies with such
Inscriptions as Get at emf Did you
ever see such little giantsi' What did
Robbie do to themin and scores Of others
in a similar strain. One delegation from
Hagerstown exhibited n float composed of
cage in which large live hog looked
knowingly at the crowd and grunted its
approval or disaFproyal of its novel quar-
ters.
The procession occupied nearly three
hours in passing given point, and dur
ing all this time enthusiasts were noticed
hanging on to telegraph poles cross arms
and iron awning rods with as much fer
vor as when the procession first ap-
preached, to make sure that they missed
no item of interest to be seen in this, the
most glorious reception ever rendered II
baseball team on its triumphant arrival
home.
After the procession had gone through
the principal streets OF the city they
headed for the Fifth Regiment armory
where reception was held, in order to
give the general public an opportunity to
still further demonstrate the affection
with which the pets are held in Balti-
more.
After the reception, which lasted about
two hours, the players were escorted to
the Hotel Rennert where a banquet
wound up the festivities. At the banquet
speeches were made by ex-Postmaster
johnson, City Solicitor Bryan, Manager
Hanlon and others.