The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-10-03

BALElsiokE, Oct. 2 Tho reception,
which; sne ssltimore baseball champions
OF the lnHed States received on it's re-
Turn lrin snonTtd-night, surpassed anything
OF tne s kbuHRsver attem pied In this city.
sA g ne Aope to the city OF Baltimore
YVES ~ 81 = nshu siasm confined, but adj
sJctppth ss1Ses and States wore largely
in the throng. The trip
sffona, eAsa 4morning, when the train en-
tered ssfF land, until it arrived at Cam.
4oen st8Pn this evening, was one
triumleN march. 1t closed in a blazs
1 Perland thousands greeted the
pennasnnssIY'nners and cheered them TO
t tne secao At Martinsburg. Harper's
Ferry Er Washington the scenes of
ensnus(ash were repeated. At tho Can.
|, ttoi q. co1mittee from Baltimore took
charge OF the champions and escorted
them .toesthis city. AS the special train
sfQilea sfnfo Camden station hundreds of
traek ;sefoedoes were exploded and
Il thousands OF throats emitted wells OF
@etc2mes 1t Is safe to say that over
!, SqVtNHfR soi Baltimore's population WAS
fcro Wded RS close 70 the station as thew
segnia E. Those who could not get
s%athSn .stgnt of the station exit were
sossserea slong the line OF march.
The committee of three hundred.
Representing the largest business IN:
terests OF The city. took carriages and
led q proc sssion of enshusiasts and
''rooters3 through the business d;stric,
of the cisy, ending at the Fifth Keri.
ment armory. The line was divided
into seigS. divisions with floats and
decorated wagons distributed through
out. FifeSorks were discharged from
an enormous platform wagon in advance
OF tho procession. Mounted police and
band OF music proceeded tho marshal
and his s!di mounted on horseback. In
tho rear Of tho committee OF three
hundred came the main group in the
shown Manager Hanlon and the cham.
pton base ball club of tho United
/ Staten.
The remaining divisions were com.
posed OF p,.riotic "rooters." Along the
route'oi ,ts parade the houses were
gorgeouslI decorated and illuminated.
A tsrsifS of hsam sYy was ontho,
ssFs sssss vs Mh sHas sh
specia4d $36iarge of fireworks. InsIda
the buldTng the committee on public
comfort 4ned them up for the great
handshaking ordeal. Governor Brown,
Mayor Lstrobe and other state and city
officials were on the platform and made
appropriate addresses.
Qua shnds who were anxious to shake
hGss,,N~tth the men who won the pen
nant 1orlBaltimore. pressed through the
doors. The reception lasted for nearly
two honfs' The club and its officers
were then escorted to the Hotel Rem
merit, where a banquet was given, be.
gi2ningIat 10 o'clock. Among the 800
guests we're tue governor, tho mayor,
several Judges, many clergymen and
other men prominent in mmercial and
financial circles. Tho floral decorations
were very beautiful, among tho special
pieces oeing an enormous ball and bat.
Inc menu card was elaborate and orig
inai.
Marred by a Distressing Accident.
distfessingly sad accident occurred
during the demonstration that cast
pail OF gloom over the multitude of
ntnusiasts. A large eight horse bus
loaoed with "roosers," Was descending
steep decline at Lexington and Howard
streets when the brake became dis
lodged The horses became unmRnage-
abe ana swerved to the sidewalk,
where hundreds were Assem- bled watch
ing the parade
Eleven persons were trampled by the
frightened animals, one of whom was
seriously, II not fatally, injured. Miss
Florence lngle, 1s years old, was
crushed about tbs cheat and limbs, and
was unc3nscious at late hour. Henry
Krnchenl aged is, had both arms broken.
The inlfies to the other unfortunates
were no.Iso serious.