The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-07
Travels OF Liberty BELL
Reverence for the Historic Relic Al
Along the Line.
TOUCHING SCENE AT ELLISTON
A Grcat.Grnndson OF Patrick Henry
Graves Permission TO Place His
Hands on the Beli-Blcsscd by
Woman of Eighty.Eight Years.

Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. 6.-Like ben
edictlon the Liberty bell sped through
the lovely Roanoke valley, over the
rugged Blue Ridge mountains, and
down through the picturesque valley of
East Tennessee on this ideal Sabbath.
No sermon could have told more 10
the people of the patriotic south in this
varied section of the republic. There
has been no firing of guns, no blaring
OF brass bands, no wild hurrah, but
the country that furnished so many
union soldiers during the rebellion
demonstrated beyond question its in
tense loyalty and patriotism. Rever-
emily the earnestly thousands nave
paid their tribute Of homage to the
vcnerated relic. Sunday schools of all
denominations have been marshalled by
their pastors, educational institutions
have been marshalled by their teachers.
the beauty of Virginia and Tennessee,
and bullet-scarred ex-confederates
have walked side by side with Grand
Army of the Republic veterans, uncov-
ering their heads in silent, but stately,
salute.
Truly II has been a wonderful day.
From Roanoke, Va, where the party
spent hast night, the progress of the
relic has been one continuous ovation,
quiet and dignified though IL was. AT
every cross road men, women and chill
dren stared with uncovered heads and
waved flags as the train flew past.
AT ENiston, a grpat-gran1s- Of Pat
rick lHerry. himself a white-ha,rcd
man of 10 years, pressed forward and
craved permission to toucn the bell.
At Chr'stianSburg the boys of the
Blacks burg Military academy stood in
Line a guard of honor PULASKI gave
| he .ff1o n . prDw1
well-dress5d people listered to short
talks from Mayor Warwick and others
At Nniicn and Arlington the pOpula-
| ton We're all out, and between them
were knots of people at every mountain
cabin. 1t was left fer Bristol half In
Virginia and half in Tennessee to turn
out crowd that overf0we1 the rail
read station and stretched out as far in
every direction as the eye could roach.
| Volunteer firertn acted as guards
while Mayor Winston. Of the Virginia
side, and Mayor A71crson, of the
Tennessee side, ioirad in the welcome
Girls from the Southwest Virginia in
stitute sang a hymn and placed ban
| rar Of black and sold ON the peak of the
| bell
Blessing of an Ancient Woman.
| a venerable woman, who admitted
| that she was IS years Of age, knelt at
| the he'll arid invoked a divine blessing
upon the old r7ass Of historic iron On
I tn -J-Nrr1n--f1r was sthe reXt run.
/ Here 800 public school children sang
/ ard peltca he tell with flowers. Ev-
cry house showed the national colC-s.
/ Arlthtr brief stop was made at Jones'
| boro the ancient capital city of the
| cre-t.me state Of Franklin. which was
| rart of Tennessee. a slice of Kentucky
! and a corner of North Carolina. Here
/ Ardiew Jackson presided as judge over
/ the circuit court. a great crowd poured
/ out of the old town and Mayor W9r-
wick made a brief address. At Green
/ vile. the home and last resting place
Of Andrew johnson. there was another
dignifcd ovation.
/ It w1s dark when Knoxville was
reached. but people swarmed on the
| br,Sga over the railroad and into the
| big ialilroad freight yards, where the
/ bell car was sidc-tra ck5d. There was
no formal reception. but Mayer Thomp-
sca. w1l the board Of aldermen, re-
ceived the party. The crush Of people
was tremendous. and stalwart police
men quickly formed a line, and until
nearly midnight there was a steady
stream Of people around the bell. To-
morrow .tha hill will push through
eastern Tennessee to Chattanooga,
4 where the exercises include n pilgrim
aga to the battlefelds of Chckamauga
and Lookout Mountain.