Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-10-04

THE LIBERTY BELL The Lib .rty
B III, on its way to Atlanta, passed
through this city at 2..15 this afternoon
il charge of committee of Philadel-
phians. The train consisted of the
platform car built especially to carry
the bell South, four Pullman cars and a
, combination buffet car. The special
car built by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company especially to carry the bell to
Atlanta, consists of plain platform on
standard passenger car trucks, with air
brakes and patent couplers. Around
the platform is neat railing,
constructed SO as not to obstruct the
view, and on each side are panels
bearing the words philadelphia" and
"Atlanta." Ia the centre of the plat
form is frame, under which the bell is
being carried. On the top timber,
which runs lenethwise, is inscibed in
gilt letters: "1776. Proclaim liberty"
The bell car showed five large Ameri-
can flags and four of the tallest of the
Quaker City's famous reserve police
men guarded the famous relic. The
escort of the bell on its trip include, in
addition TO the committee of councils,
Mayor Warwick, of Philadelphia, and
other prominent officials. The train
was met at the Fayette street depot by
Mayor Thompson, ex-Mayor Strauss,
City Treasurer NJ. B. Harlow, Messrs.
S. q. Luut, ex-Alderman E. S. Lead
beaten, Alderman ]. @. Smoot, and
Councilman J. H. Strider.
When the train rolled into the depot
at least three thousand people had
gathered on Fayette street, and the
crowd was as closely packed as hairs
on brush. When it had stopped the
Alexandria delegation boarded the car
containing the bell. The relic was
adorned with flags, and on the car
were Mayor Warwick, of Philadelphia,
and the committee of officials having
the bell in charge, and Superintendent
MeKeever, of the Washington South
ern Railway. After the Alexandrians
had been introduced to the Philadel-
phians, Mayor Thompson advanced
and spoke as follows:
Gentlemen: As Mayor of the city of Alex.
andria and on the behalf of the good people
winch Inc gentlemen OF Inc COmIullUee Auu
myself represent, tender you cordial wei.
come to our city. The historic bell you have
in charge, which rang out the birth of our
country and whose peals animated our fore
fathers with patriotism, is as sacred to those
living in the State which produced Washing
ton, Patrick Henry and others of revolution
airy days as to those of any other portion of
the country. May you and your PIE ious relic
have a prosperous journey, end may it be
viewed with growing interest by unborn mil
lions in years to come as was Aaron's rod
which budded in the Jewish sanctuary of old.
Mayor Warwick responded in a few
happy remarks, in the course of which
he said Pennsylvania knew no Mason
and Dixon's line, and that the hearts of
the people Of the Quaker City and those
of the Keystone State beat in unison
with those of their fellow citizens in
the Old Dominion, and he rejoiced that
the same patriotic spirit animated us
all. A few minutes later the train
moved Oh amid the hurrahs of the
dense multitude. the committee in the
meantime distributing souvenirs in the
shape of pamphlets containing history
of the bell. They were thrown into
the crowd where they were eagerly
caught.