The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-04
THIS IS THE DAY
WE CELEBRATE
Arrangements Made for the Observance
OF Independence Day,
THE BIG PARADE THIS MORNING
Will BE Participated in by Large
Number of SOcicties..Great Dis.
play Of Fireworks in the Evening on
Linden Street, Opposite the Court
H0use..Othcr Events Of the Dav.

The ushering in of Independence Day
was preceded last night by the blaz-
ing of rockets, bursting of all kinds
Of crackers, and the booming of can
mons planted at various points in the
suburbs. Crowds thronged the streets
in the center of the city, and the small
boy and the always present fire crack
er made plenty of excitement.
The aforesaid small boy was never
so happy as when exploding u cracker
or a torpedo at the feet of some staid
citizen or sober, sedate matron, and in
consequence many a start and jump
was knocked out of the promenaders
by the imps of the curb-stone. who
We're charged more heavily with mis-
chief than with patriotism.
1t was a busy night in Scranton for
those having charge OF today's big
demonstration were hard at work COM
pleting the last details Of the arrange
ments and others were engaged in
preparing for the various picnic, etc,
to be conducted by societies. The
greatest interest centers in the public
demonstration to be held here in the
morning and evening.
SALUTE AT SUNRISE.
At sunrise this morning q salute Of
100 guns will be fired by Uncle John
Armenian at the court house square
His gun will be planted on Spruce
street, near Washington avenue. and
will be pointed across the court house
square in the direction of Adams ave-
nue..
Early in the morning the floats that
will be a big feature of the parade
will begin to form on Washington ave-
nue.. They obtain position in line ac-
cordng to the time of arrival, and
there promises to be some lively
scrambling for the positions at the
head of the column. There will be
many beautiful floats in this division,
and the reports received up to last eve
ming indicated that there would be up
wards of 400 vehicles in the division.
The parade will start promptly at 10
o'clock, and organizations not then in
line will not participate in the parade.
The fantastic parade for the after
noon has been abandoned on account
Of the mine disaster at Pittston.
The veterans will lead this morn
ing's parade and following them will
be a float containing forty-siX young
ladies representing the Goddess of Lib
erty and fOrty-five states. This float
will be in charge Of Professor d. A..
Stone. of No. SO school. Sons of Vet
erans follow the float. Veterans un-
able to walk will be provided with car
riages The order issued by the grand
marshal for the parade is as follows:
The principal event of today will be
the parade at 10 o'clock this morning.
the programme for which Is as followes: !:
Grand marshal and aids-Colonel II. n.
Dunnell, grand marshal; Sergeant Major
George b. Rice, chief Of staff; Captain w.
f. Albro, color bearer; Sergeant Teddy
Richards, bugler.
Staff-Major ]. w. Oakford. w. L. Da-
Wis, A. r. Whitmore, Colonel T. c. YOU
mans, John p. Jones, John J. Gordon. w.
l.. Henwood. +. Schimpff. II. s. Alworth,
esq.,. Captain Il. f. Chase, Captain &. w.
DeWight, Joseph Ober, Hon. ]. II. Fell
lows, Captain j. A. O'Hara, Captain p.
H. Syron, George d. Brown. Charles W.
Shank, Isaac Brown and ID. J. Campbell.
UNIFORM TO BE WORN.
Uniform of staff-Dark clothes, white
helmets as far as possible, white gloves
or gauntlets.
The aids will report to the chief of staff
at $50 a. m. corner of Jefferson avenue
and Spruce street. the headquarters of the
chief marshal.
The assembly will sound at $50 O. N.
The signal gun will be fired at 10 a. IN.
sharp, when the parade will move.
The following badges will be worn:
Grand marshal, rosette Of gold: chief of
staff, crimson and gold; aids to grand
marshal. blue and gold; first division
Marshal, uniform of the Sons Of Veterans
second division Uniform Of the Order
of United American Mechanics; third d.
vision-Uniform of the Patriarchs Mill
tant; fourth division-Badge, blue and
white; fifth division-Badge. red, white
and blue; sixth division-Badge, yellow
and crimson; seventh divison-Cream and
sky blue.
All societies, or organizations and trad,
displays will be put in line as they report
to the marshals Of their several divi-
sions. The uniformed societies in the
third division. and ununiformed in the
fifth division, and the trades display In
the sixth division.
FIRST DIVISION.