The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-03
Wild BALTINOREANS.
Enthusiastic Reception to the
Baseball Heroes.
THE WELCOME OF THE "RoOTBRs'

THb HhLOUMb VI IHb hUUIbhS''
A Monster Parade, Led by the Governor
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 a demonstration
to greet the victors 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 colors 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 gaudiest
Of orange and black cravats, each wear
ing happy countenance, as II some great
personal success had been achieved. Some
women were abroad in jackets composed
of the Baltimore clubs colors. The sit
uqtion 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 pers nal
adornment, gotten up with the proper
colors, found ready purchasers, and the
small boys and others reaped a rich har-
vest from the sales.
The enthusiasm is not confined to Balti-
moreans 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, 1.-THE entire city. seemed to have
turned out TO welcome them The mayor
of that place headed a delegation of busi-
| ness men, and waited en- Manager Hanlon
and the team to thank the Orioles on tAe
great victory tney had accomplished.
The reception at Hagerstown and all
other points along the journey through
Maryland was a repetition of the Cum
berland greeting. As an evidence of the
extent TO which the ladies of the state
shared in the roofing" the boys brought
back with them half carload of souve-
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 out of the beautifully
decorated special car, preceded by the
committee Cf citizens who had gone to
| to this city, there was one long cheer from
the thousands of throats This was fol-
| lowed by a throwing up of hats, canes and
| handkerchiefs and a general scrambling
| to get near the birds, and if possible to
| 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. 1t was
participated in by delegates from nearly
| every town in Maryland.
Governor Frank Brown was the most
conspicuous "rooter' in the first carriage,
Just in advance of the ones containing
| Batimore's idols. Others in carriages
| were Mayor Latrobe, eX- Postmaster John
| son, and, in fact, nearly every prominent
man in the city. As the carriages con-
tanning the Orioles came along the street
| the footing of horns cheering of the vast
| multitude, ringing of bells, ,ogether with
the constant noise caused by firing rock
cts, ETC., caused a racket thai will long
live in every Baiiimorean's memory.
Prominent through the entire parade
| were displayed trausparencies with such
inscriptions as "Get at 'eml' Did you
ever zee such little giantsf" what did
Robbie do to them Y' and scores Of Others
in a similar strain. One delegation from
Hagerstown exhibited float composed OF
cage in which large live hog looked
knowingly at the crowd and grunted its
approval or disapproval of its novel quar-
ters.
The procession occupied nearly three
hours in passing given point and dur
ing all this time enthusiasts we're noticed
hanging on to telegraph poles, cross arms
and iron awning rods with as much Ter
vor as when the proces sion first ap-
preached, to make sure that they missed
no item of interest u be seen IN this, the
most glorious reception ever rendered q
baseball team on its triumphant arrival
home
After the procession had gone throu b
the principal streets OF the city tney
headed for he Fifth Regiment armory
where a reception was held, in order tC
| give the general public an opportunity tC
still further demonstrates the affection
with which the pets are held in Balti
more,
After the reception, which lasted abou
two hours, the players were escorted t.
the Hotel Rennert, where banque
wound up the festivities At the banque
speeches We're made by eX-Postmaste
Johnson City Solicitor Bryan, Manage
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