The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-07-05

city had been evacuated. and that our
army was pushing into II. sweeping
around II. and pursuing the dying
sQuadrons Of Lee. says q writer In the
current number OF one OF the maya
zines. At quarter TO eleven In that
forenoon came n dispatch to the war
department from Gen. woitzol, dated
At Richmond. announcing the fall Of
the confederate capital. It was not
many minutes before the news spread
like wildhre through Washington, and
the intelligence. at first doubted, was
speedily made positive by the oircula-
ton OF Thousands Of newspaper Eek
tras" containing the news In bulletins
Issued from the war deparement In
a moment Of time the city was ablaze
with an excitement the like OF which
was never seen before. and everybody
who had n piece Of bunting spread II
to the breeze. and from one end Of
Pennsylvania avenue to the other the
air seemed to burn with the bright
hues Of the flag. The sky was shaken
by grand salute OF 500 guns. fred by
order Of the secretary OF wnr-3OO for
Petersburg and 600 for Richmond. Al
most by magic the streets were crowd
ed with hosts Of people. talking, laugh
ing, hurrahing, and shouting In tho
fullness Of their Joy. Men embraced
one another. treated" one another.
made up old Quarrels. removed old
friendships, marched through the
streets arm In arm. singing and chat
ting In that happy sort OF abandon
which characterized people whom I'M
der the Influence OF n great and uni
versal happiness The atmosphere was
full OF the intoxicatlon OF Joy. The de-
par,ments OF the government and
many stores and private oflces were
closed for the day. and hosts OF hard
worked clerks had their full share Of
the general holiday. Bands Of music.
apparently without any special dlroc-
tlon or formal call. paraded the streets.
and doomed and blarod from every pub
/ lie place. until the air was resonant
with the expression Of the popular jubl-
latlon In all the national airs. not for
getting Dixie" which. Il win be re-
membored. President Lincoln aftorward
declared TO DO among the spells Of war,
The American habit OF speech making
was never before 30 conspleuously OK
empllhed. Wherever any man was
found who could make speech. OF
who thought he could make n speech
there a speech was made; and q great
many who had never before made one
found themselves thrust upon n crowd
OF enthusiastic soycrelgns who de-
mandod OF them something by way OF
iublinnt oratory, one OF the best OF
these offhand addresses cXtorted by the
enthusiastic crowds was that OF Secre,
/ tary stanton, who was called upon nj
the war department by an eager null
titude clamorous for moro details and
for n speech. The secretary then read
Grants despatch, announcing che cap
turc OF Richmond. and the fact that the
/ city was on Ere. upon which the aocro,
tary asked the crowd what they woult
reply 10 Grant Some cried. Let her
| burnl others. Burn Il! burn itl" bu
one voice shouted. Hold Richmond
for the Northern mudsills!" which sal
~ was received with considerable
laughter. MIR. stanton introduced 1,
the crowd While Kettles. a bright Yer
mont boy about fourteen years old. M
operator In the telegraph room OF tn
War Once. who had been the fortunate
recipient OF the important despatch an
nouncing the capture OF Richmond. o
course the crowd wanted n speech from
the lad, who discreetly held his tongue
and bowed with modesty. The day o
Jubilee did not end with the day, bu
rejoicing and cheering were prolonge,
far into the night Many illuminate,
their houses, and bands were stlll play
ing, and leading men and public ON
clals were seronaded all over the city
There are always hots OF people VIII
drown their Joys effectively In the foW
ing bowl. and Washington on April
was full OF those. Thousands beslege
the drinking saloons, champaign
popped everywhere, and more liquor
ish crowd was never seen In Washing
ton than on that night Many an
many "a man OF years OF habltunl sohrI
ETY. seemed TO think II a patriotic dut
10 "get full" on that eycntful night, an
not only so but TO advertise the fact q
fullness as widely as possible, | say
one big, sodate Vermonter, chief Of Il
executive bureau, standing on the col
ner OF + and Fourteenth Streets. wit
owlish gravity giving away hfty-cer
"shin-plasters" fractional currency I
every colored person who came pas
him. brokenly saying with each gif
Babylon has TALENT on the night {
April I. In pursuance OF n recommend
ton by the secretary OF state, the cit
was Illuminated. All the public built
ings and a great proportion OF priyal
residences and business houses wei
allght with fireworks and illumln'
lions OF every description. The Wa
Department was gorgeously decorate
with mass OF flags, the windows WEI
flied with lights, and huge uanspa
ency OF patriotic devices crowned q
portico. The same was true OF u
Navy Department, the Wlndor bull
| ing occupied by the goyernmonO, Il
white House, and the State and Urea