Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-03
IN A BLAZE OF GLORY
BAL TIMoRE WELCOMES HOME HER
CHAMPION BASE BALL PLAYERS.
Half tho Population i'm the Streets TO
Honor the victors-Tho Town
Painted Red.

BALTIMORE. October 2.-The reception
which the Baltimore Baseball Club.
CHAMPIONS OF the United States, received
on their return home tonight surpaSseu
anything OF the kind ever attempted III
this city. And not alone TO the cry oil
Baltimore was the enthusiasm conhheu'
but adjoining cities and States were
largely represented in the throng.
The trip from early morning, when the
train entered Maryland. until it arrived
at Camden station this afternoon, was
one triumphal march. Ii closed IN
blaze OF glory At Cumberland thousands
greeted the pennant-winners and cheered
them 10 the echo. At Martlnsburg. Har-
per's Ferry. and Washington the scenes
of enthusiasm were repeated. At the
capital committee from Baltimore TOOK
charce Of the champions. and escorted
them to this city. AS the special train
rolled into Camden station hundreds OF
track-tOrped0oS were exploded and thou'
sands of throats emitted yells Of welcome.
IL is safe 20 say that half OF the popula-
ton of Baltimore was crowded as close
To- the station as II could get Those who
could not get within sight Of the station
exit were scattered along the line OF
march.
PROCESSION or RIOTERS.
The players and n committee OF 500,
ropresenting the largest business interests
of the city, took carriages and led pro
cessIun OF enthusiasts and 'rooiers
through the business district Of the city,
ending at tn Firth Regiment Armory.
The line was divided into eight div-
slons. with floats AMI decorated wagons
distributed throughout Fir works were
discharged from an enormous PLATFORM
wagon IN advance OF the proc SION
Mounted police and band ~ music p--
cedad the marshal and his aides mountrl
ON horseback In tne rear of the commit
toe OF 800 came tn main group III tne
sbov-Nauager Hari0n and he CHAMPION
t,,so-b'u cluh OF the United States. The
remaining divisions were composed *
pa.riotlc "r1oters."
Along the route Of the parade the houses
wore corEeously decorated and Huh'-
mated. 4 terrific jam OF humanity was
on the streets from start TO nnlsh.
When the armory WAS reached there
was another special discharg' OF iiTe-
works. Inside the hui ding ComHl''ee
on Public Comfort lined the players up
for the grand hand-shaklng ordeal Gov
ernor Brown. Mayor Latrobe. ana o'hNr
1
form AMI made appropriate adde's IS.
Thousands who were anxious to SHAKE
| hands with the mon who won The p'n-
u,nt for Baltimore pressed through the
| doors. The reception lasted for nelry
two hours.
The club AMI IT'S officers were then
escorted To the Hotel Rennert, whore a
/ banquet was given, beginning az 20
: O'Clock. Among the go guests were tie
| Governor, the Mayor. several judges
many clergvmon. and other men pi M
ncnt in commercial and financial citc.eS.
| The n.rll decorations were very heiuu-
| ful. among The special pieces b.lnS III
! enormous ban and bat The menu carr WAS
! elaborate and original. The ionusp'ece
! was in gold and black, and repfe-eht'l
| 4 picture Of a bill-tield and grand stan'.
! The picture was surmountcd by nat
! toring pcnnant Beneath the picture were
/ the words: "Comp.imeutary dinner ten
dcred 10 the Baltimore Baseball club by
/ citizens Of Baltimore. October ., l'E
/ The first page represents King Or.ale. Inc
! bird has Manager ilanlon's head. ana ~
rl3cing the championship baseball IN the
Oriola nest. Through an opening near
/ tho bottom of the nest. amid a heap ut
| balls won by the Baltimores can boz seen
/ those lost by Boston, New YORK. aIi inc
nine other clubs.
on the following pages IL the menu
surrounded by portraits Of all the m M
hers of the Baltimore team, aittr Whltn
come the names Of the sIbscr b"rs %
tthe banquet. and finally the st toast
The toasts were as follows: "Our priole-,
Is william Shepard Bryan. Jr.; "Hal-l-
more CITY" william II. Love, secretary 70
Mayor Tatrohc: "Nati9nal League of ff"-
f.s..onal Baseball Clubs p. j. camp
. ben. THE RIOTERS Thomas J.. C.en-
denim.
POSSIBLY FATAL ACCIDENT
BALTIMORE. MD. October y Dis
| trc-e.nplv .1l ac.il MT occurred to-iiy
dtrsua, the baseball denomination th't
| c,st a ptl off gloom over the multitude
Of enthusiasts 4 large, eight-hJfse DIS
laGaI with "rooters,' was d''cen l'h5
the steep decline a. Lexington ana II
ara streets when the brake became 'I--
! l.lc.I The horses became u0mt'1E q
/ otIo anl svsrved % the Sidewalk. "h-'"
/ hundreds Wore assembled wat hing ih'
/ tqr,de. Eleven persons ~era trampl l
! iv the frlght,ncl animals, once of Wnoh'
I was seriously. II not fatally, lHjuI'''
MIS- Fi0r.uc, lnsle. Is years oli' " as
crushed about the chest AMI lmhs. anu
was unconscious at a late hour Henry
Kruchen. aged n. had both arms broken
/ I'll. Injuries % the other uni1rtunaie5
. were not so serious.