Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-04

The Liberty Bell Train Left at EIGHT
O'Clock.

HfU1n n fQTl
O'Clock.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, October 4.-Tbe
special train over the Pennsylvania rail-
road. bearing the liberty bell, and the off,
cial escort Of the most precious historical
relic of our country. pulled out Of Broad
street station at o'clock this morning for
Atlanta, where 1t is scheduled to arrive at
2 o'clock October 8. On the way the train
VIII stop at various cities and towns in
the south in order that citizens NAV be
given an opportunity to see the bell The
train Is made up of five PrIlmans, a COM
plnauon and a fat ear. upon which the
Deli rests, and IS in charge of Thomas
Puroy, tourist agent of the Pennsylvania
railroad
After yesterdays parade, in which mill
tary organizations numbering about 1900
men participated, the bell was taken to the
Old Pennsylvania railroad depot at 32d and
Market streets, where it remained until
shortly after o'clock this morning. It was
tnen Drought into Broad street station and
coupled onto the front end of the special.
The Official Escort.
Besides the committee of twenty-five coun-
cilmen, the official escort is composed of
the following: Mayor Charles F. Warwick
PRESIDENT Judge Thayer, w. ]. Latta, gen.
eral agent of the Pennsylvania railroad
Geo. w. Boyd, assistant general passenger
agent OF the Pennsylvania railroad; Direc-
tor of Public Works Thomas NJ Thompson
Director of Public Safety Abraham MI
Beitler. President Department Charities
VIM. Lambert, City Controller John M.
walton, City Solicitor ]. l.. Kinsey, City
Commissioner Jacob Wildermer. Register If
wills Elias P. Smithers, Chief of Bureau of
ely Property and Custodian of State House.
ana Bell A. S. Eisenhower, and Police Sur
Seon Thomas H. Andrews, MD.
Demonstration at Elkton.
ELkTON. Md. October 4.-The train
bearing the liberty bell from Philade,nhi,
to Atlanta reached here at 9:45 about
twenty minutes later than scheduled time
1t was greeted at the station by a process.
sion composed of about LOCO children from
the public schools with flags and banners,
several lodges of Junior O. q. A. NJ. and a
detail of infantry from the second regi-
ment, Maryland National Guard The lat
ter fired salute as the train pulled in
and when the ancient relic came in sight
the spectators cheered Justify. Mai. VIII
liam Van Osten of the Philadelphia com.
mittee of councils. delivered an Grafton
ard Mayor Warwick of Philadelphia made
a short speech. The train left at 1905
am.
Nearly Hour Late.
BALTIMORE, Md, October 4.-The lib
erty bell train was drawn into the Union
station of the Pennsylvania railway at
1115, nearly an hour behind scheduled
time. There were comparatively few peo-
pie on hand to meet it, and no organized
demonstrations were attempted. The train
was halted at the western end of the sta
ton and the gates opened to admit about
800 pupils from the Polytechnic Institute
and as many more promiscuous special tors
There were no brass bands, no music, nor
banners.
When the train had come to a halt
Chairman Charles X. Smith of the Phila-
delphia bell committee introduced Col. W.
S. Love, private secretary to Mayor La
trobe, who spoke in behalf of the munich
pality, Mayor Latrobe being unavoidably
absent.
Col Love was followed by Maj William
H Lambert, president of the board of
charities and corrections. Philadelphia
Mayor Warwick delivered the closing adj
dress, in which he spoke of Maryland as
the birthplace of his father, and invoked
the divine blessing upon the state. Then.
amid the cheers of the crowd, the train
pulled out on it's way south, leaving here
at II 40 m.