The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-17
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FORT WAYNE, Ind, Oct. 1e.-The Sec
ond day Of the Fort Wayne centennial was
opened by a salute of forty-hve guns, fired
by the Zollinger Battery. The weather was
clear. cool and bracing. and continued so
all day. The number of visitors is largely
increased over that of yesterday, and ev-
cry train brings hundreds The down
town district Is the busiest of any time In
the history OF the city The streets are
crowded. and the people are beginning to
speculate On the price Of standing room
when the throngs of tomorrow and Fri
day are all here. The chief event on the
programme this forenoon was the meeting
of the old settlers at the Princess rink.
About two thousand were present when
Judge Morris, president of the meeting,
called the assembly to order. Gray heads
and wrinkled faces predominated in the
big audience. The ages of the majority
would doubtless have brought the average
close to three score, for most of those in
attendance were pioneers of northern In
diana. They were survivors Of the few
hundreds of hardy and intrepid men and
women who more than a half century ago
braved the perils and hardships of the
Wilderness, and with ak and plow wrought
from the domain of the savage the great
and fair empire OF the Northwest. Not
alone from Fort Wayne and Allen county
came the venerable and revered pioneers
who filled the Princess rink this morning.
Old settlers from every part of northeast
rop delivered al address this afternoon,
and tonight the old settlers had a camp
fire and were addressed by ii. c. Hanna,
William p. Breen, of this city; Joseph E.
Woodhill, of Angola, and others.
The Chicago and Cincinnati League teams
played another game at Lakeside Park
to-day, resulting in a whitewash for CHI
cago. Score: Cincinnati IL; Chicago, o.
The contest between bands of the second
and third class attracted an immense
crowd. and the bicycle races at Washing
ton boulevard were a great attraction.
Some of the crack riders of the country
were entered, and the contests were OF
high order.
The art and loan exhibition is a minia-
ture worlds fair, and the four floors were
crowded from early morning. and tonight
are jammed. The Illuminated bicycle pa
rade this evening of visiting and local
wheelmen and women far exceeded. the
expectations Of the committee, the process
sion being over two miles in length. This
evening an immense meeting was held at
the Princess rink. j. +. ". Meyer pre-
sided. and ex-Lieut. Gov. r. S. Robertson
delivered a historical address.
The city for squares in the central part
Is one blaze OF electric lights. apd the
effect Of the scene is bewilderingly >gor-
seons. Tomorrow might Governor Mat.
Walker and staff. of the G.: A R., will be
here. and a reception in their honor will
be held at the Randall Hotel.
The bicycle races to-day resulted as fol-
lows:
Quarter mile-won by Clark Brown, But
Ter, Ind. Time, 81 20. L. c. johnson sec
ond.
Two-thirds mile-won by J.. o. Gor,
Fort Wayne. Time. los 2-5. Clark Brown
second.
Half mile-won by J. o. Gof. Time,
Zoo 2-5. j.. Clark. Chicago. second.
Half mile-Won by Joseph Clark. Chi
cago. Time, 1:OS 1-5. j. o. Golf. Fort
Wayne, second.
Boys under fifteen, three-fourths mile
Won by w. Raus, Fort Wayne. Time,
2:14. Charles Hickman second.
The bands contestirg to-day were second
and third class. The second-class bands
were Harmony Cornet Band. of Glenmore;
City Band. of Angola, and Military Band,
of DEFIANCE. O. The judges We're W. 3.
Rogers, New York; j. b. Cameron, In
dianapolis. and w. II. Heisland. Van
Vert. Angola Band got sixty-ive points,
Defiance ffty-one. Glenmore ,thirty-six.
The first prize was $50. The third-class
contest was won by the band of the Home
for Feeble-minded Youths in that institu-
ton of this city. Prize, SO.