The Portland daily press., 1895-07-19
MANcHEsTER-BY-THE-sEA.
The Landing of Govern or winthrop Re
produc ed.

! Manchester by the Sea, Mass, July Is.
The fond wish of the residents of fail
Manchester was realized this morning in
pleasant weather for the long contem-
plated and elaborately planned for cele-
bratlon OF the 250th anniversary of the
town. There was faint haze in the at
mosphere promising bright skies later,
when at sunriset the bells rang out and
guns volleyed salute to the festal occa-
sion
Early Grains brought large crowds of
visitors and the country around poured
its population into the town by every
kind OF conveyance until. the streets
swarmed with the multitude On pleasure
| bent.
| The programme of the day was carried
out with great success. AT o'clock the
signal summoned the Indian tribes which
gathered to the music of the band and
vocal concert at the arena from to .
O'Clock, which consisted of the following
selections: " 'Tis Morn," select chorus;
Flag OF the Free" by the school chill
dren "The) Same Tides Flow" select
chorus (the words and music composed
and written expressly for the occasion by
Prof. W. B. Sargent) Land of Our
Fathers by school children; Morning
Chorus" select chorus, interspersed by
music from the band
| One of the chief features of the day and
one on which great deal of time, money
and effort has been expended was. the
bringing Gov Winthrop and his suite to
the colonies. 1t was little more than a
month earlier in the season and in the
year 1880 that the Arabella and her three
consorts made land off the Massachusetts
coast. The governors ship came to
anchor just outside of Bakers Island,
while the others of the little feet pro-
ceeded to Boston His Excellency landed
at Manchester to visit friends living there
and at Salem.
| 1t was the desire of the committee in
chargeNof the celebration to reproduce this
incident with as great historical exact
ness as possible and to this end the old
schooner Hard Chance was purchased and
turned over to David M. Little of Salem,
a naval architect to be remodelled into a
copy of the original Arabella. 4.
Work was begun on the old vessel at
Mr.. Little's yard on the Salem harbor
| front on April 26, and for nine weeks the
transformation went on until today. She
| looks for all the world like the caravels
of Columbus; but to one who knows she
| is, as far as can be learned from ex-
| d
| reproduction of the flagship of the old
colonial governor.
| At nine O'Clock the good ship Arabella
was sighted approaching the harbor with
| Governor Winthrop's party on board, and
while her slow approach was watched by
the assembled throngs the booming OF
guns announced the arrival by train of
Lieutenant Governor Wolcott and party
who were at once escorted to the arena
where reception was given.
While this is in progress the Arabella
cast anchor and the Governor Winthrop
party was received by Chief Masconomc
ate to the customs of two hundred and
| fifty years ago.
The arena was filled at 10. 30, when the
literary exercises opened with music by
the band and prayer by Rev. f. A. Fate,
pastor of the Congregational church
| Henry G. Leach, who presided
welcomed the visitors in a brief address.
Mr.. Leach's address was followed by the
singing of The Star Spangled Bannsvs
by chorus of school children ~
Lieutenant Governor Wolcott delivered
historical address.
Singing of America and music by the
band closed this feature of the celebra
tion.
At one O'Clock there was a banquet in
Town hall, the speakers being; Henry
G. Leach, presiding officer; Selectmar
Alfred S Jewett; Lieutenant Governor
| Wolcott Rev. D. f. Lamson. historian
of town; Richard H. Dana; R. c. Lin
coin; Rev. John P Ashley and others.
| At $50 o'clock the floral and historical
parade started through the principa
streets. This evening there will be bant
concerts. illuminations and fire works.