The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-10
LIBERTY BELL AT ATLANTA
The Sacred Relic Received
With Imposing Ceremonies.
Escorted to the Exposition Grounds by N
Grand Procession and Formally I'm.
S'ahe"-aiimore's Band Played the
Star spangled Banner, and Governor
Atkinson Delivers An Address OF We'll
oome-sohool Children Touch It With
Their Hands

Their Hands.
ATLANTA, Ga. Oct. 9-The ovation
which Atlanta gave the Liberty Bell ON
It's arrival yesterday, unprecedented in
enthusiasm in the history of the
precious old relic, was followed by
another even more imposing, II less
spontaneous, this morning, when It was
formally received and installed at the
exposition grounds.
few minutes after o'clock the car
on which the bell was brought to Atlanta
was pushed TO the corner OF Pryo. and
wall streets. Immediately large truck
was backed against the side of the car
and the work OF transferring the bell
WAS begun. While the transfer was
being made large crowd gathered
around the bell and watched the work.
Lieut.. L. Il. Hastings. of the H,pernian
kines, with detail of men from the
Filth Regiment, formed guard line
around the car and cleared the crowd
away.
At $50 o'clock the military com,
panies began forming on Pryor street.
The line extended to Auburn avenue
The members OF the Philadelphia dele.
CATION, with the Atlanta escort. were
placed In carriages on Decatur street,
AT 1880 Mayor Warwick, Mayor king
ana President Campbell rode in car
riages to the side Of the wagon ON
which the bell was placed and the four
Philadelphia policeman assumed their
places at esch corner of the wagon and
the parade began.
as each company passed the bell It
saluted and Mayors Warwick and King
responded. A detail of mounted police.
men marched at the head of the line:
then came the Fifth Regiment regulars
band Eight companies OF the First
heRlment regulars, commanded by
capt. Nelson Carter. were at the head
OF the line; following them came Gov
ernor Atkinson and his full staff, and
then came the Fifth Regiment of vol
unteers, the Capital City Guards, the
Atlanta Reserves, the Hibernian Rifles,
the Atlanta Rifles and the Atlanta
Zouaves, followed by the machine gun
platoon. The Atlanta Artillery came
next,tnen the Governors Horse Guards,
commanded by Capt. John Milledge,
The bell was drawn by elk handsome
gray horses The procession was com.
pleted by the carriages OF the Atlanta
and Philadelphia delegations, The
line moved along Wall street to Peach
tree and out Peachtree to Fourteenth
street; turning into Fourteenth street It
was joined by Gilmore's Band. When
the head Of the column reached the ad-
ministration building, it was stopped
and turned to one side Of the road.
Then the wagon containing the bell and
the carriages containing Mayors War
wick and King were driven into the
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building.
Then the march of the military was
started. the companies passing in re-
view In front of the bell. Around the
building, down on the plaza, elm ing
over the club grounds and every ,lace
where foot-hold could be obtained,
were the children. The crowd WAS 40
dense that it took the efforts of the en-.
tire exposition police to keep the road
way open. Whenever the bell appeared
there was scream OF delight from he
thousands of children.
AS soon as the military had passed in
review, Councilman w p. Campbell,
acting as masder OF ceremonies, made a
few opening remarks and introduced
Dr. II d. Barnett, who delivered fer
vent aud appropriate prayer The bell
was then formally received by Mayor
Warwick. Of Philsdelpeia.
Gilmore's Band played The Star
Spangled Banner" after which Cover
nor Atkinson welcomed the bell in he
half OF the State. He was followed by
President Collier. representing the ex-
position company. Then Gilmore's
Band gave Dixie" and the Atlanta ar
tillery fired salute OF thirteen guns.
The school children were then permit.
ted to como by tho boil and touch it
with their hands, which concluded the
days programme.