The Monticellonian., 1895-10-11
THE CRACKED RELIC.

THE CRACKED RELIC. The Old Liberty Bell and Its Journey
 southward Meets with Ovations Every
 here-PrestdentiaI salute from a Big CHnon-A sabbath Days Journey Through
 sunny Southiand-CrowdingF Forward to
 Touch the Bell.
 FARAfyHLE, Va, Oct. 6.-The Lib- erty bell and it's escort completely captured this famous spring city yes terdaY. The entire population turned out and the crowd was swollen by hundreds who poured In from the nearby country.
 Not half the crowd had passed the bell when time was up and the inspir- ing strains of Dixie" mingled with the cheers us the train started for Lynehburg.
 Determined to See the Famous Relic,
 1YNCuBURG, Va, Oct 6.-The Lfb- erty bell arrived in the city yesterday afternoon and remained about an hour.
 Long before the arrival of the special train the station was crowded with people determined to see this famous relic. As the train drew into the station it was greeted by enthusi- hstic cheers from the assembled multi tnde. Mayor Warwick made brief address to the crowd, and was enthusi- astiealty applauded. Five minute speeches were made by several other member of the party.
 Tie train pulled out for Roanoke amid enthusiastic cheers.
 veritable Ovation.
 ROANOKE, Va, Oct 6-From Lynch burg the southward progress of the Liberty bell was a veritable ovation.
 At Bynehburg the entire city eoun- cil of Roanoke, headed by Chairman K. A Baekner and Mayor <. E. Jones, boarded the train and told of the royal reception awaiting the bell in their hastIing blue lick city
 The city was in gala attire, and as the train entered big cannon belched out the presidential salute, but even the boom Of the gun was drowned in the eaf=splitting volley of cheers and shouts of greeting that rolled up from the great mass of people that stretched out in every direction.
 In vast freight yard the train was run, and the people packed in and about the yard. exceeding 30,00o in number. Co. c, Second regiment, Na- tional Guard of Virginia, was the guard of honor, but patriotic orders of all kinds displaying gay banners marched past the car in all the glory of fegalia and plumed helmets. A sabbath Days Journey Through sunny
 Southland.
 KNOXVILLE Tenn, Oct. 7.-Like benedfction the Liberty bell yesterday sped through the lovely Roanoke val ley, over the rugged Blue Ridge moun- taius and down through the pie turesque valley of east Tennessee. Reverently earnest thousands have paid their tribute of homage to the venerated relic. Sunday-sehools of all denominations were marshalled by their pastols; educational institutions turned out; the youth and beauty of Virginia and Tennessee and bullet scared ex-e6n federates walked side by side with c. A. k. veterans uncover ing their heads in silent, but stately salute.
 Not for S, GOO would I have missed the scene of this wonderful day" said Mayor Warwick last night, and his words voiced the sentiment of all the members of the Philadelphia escort ing party.
 Truly it had been wonderful day. From Roanoke, where the party spent Saturday night, the trip was one of continuous ovations. At every cross-road men, women and children stood with uncovered heads and waved flags as the train flew past Church bells tolled and little children pelted the bell with flowers.
 At Elliston great-grandson of Patrick Henry, himself a white haired man of 70 years, pressed for ward and craved permission to touch the bell. Here a Sunday-school class sang patriotic song.
 At Christian berg the boys of the Blaclssburg military academy stood in line q guard of honor.
 There was a great crowd at East Raaford, where Mayor Warwick and Thomas |. Hicks made brief addresses to a coneourse of school children.
 The great zinc and iron town of Pu- laski gave hearty greeting. At Marion, Glade Springs and Abingdon the population were all out and be- tween them were knots of people at every mountain cabin
 It was left for Bristol, half in Yir- ginia and half in Tennessee. to turn out a crowd that overAowed the rail- road station and stretched out as far Tn every direction as the eye could reach Volunteer fremen acted as guards, while Mayor Winston, of tho Virginia side, and Mayor Anderson, of the Tennessee side, joined in the well come Girls from the Southwest Vir- ginia institute sang hymn and placed a banner of black and gold on the peak of the bell. Then they clam bered over the car, each in turn touch- ing the bell
 It was dark when Knoxville was reached, but people swarmed on the bridge over the railroad and into the big railroad freight yards where the bell car was side-tracled. There was no formal reception, but Mayor Thomp- son, with the board of aldermen re- ceived the party. With them vera committees of the Daughters Of the Revolution and other patriotic organ- izations. The crush of people was tremendous and stalwart policemen quickly formed a line, and until nearly midnight there was steady