The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-06


to raise n flag in honor Of Dewey's
is all. Thereupon most
of the men from No. 2 return to work,
while a few continue toward the COM
pany Offices in order to see the demon
stration.
PROCESSION APPROACHES.
BY the time we reach point Of
vantage the head Of the procession is
just coming around the corner of the
great culm pile. The chief marshal is
Patsy FoOy, mounted on a huge mule
which has been impressed for the pur-
pose. Patsy has not wasted any time
in embarrassing the mule; she has no
saddle, but a pair of strrups has been
improvised by tying two horse-colars
to the ends of strap and singing
one on each side of the steed, and into
them Patsy has thrust his feet. Fol-
lowing come thirty other mine mules,
by columns of twus--none of the sleek
little animals which may be seen in
the wholesale districts of New York,
but tall, bony, ungainly creatures Of
black, or gray, or roam.
Nearly all Of them are i'm harness.
and the tails of nearly all are tied
Many Of them wear small flags, like
wise tied fast TO their long ears, and
occasionally one Of the flags slips into
the ear and ticklos it, and then the
mules head goes down ana his heels
ny out ana Craze the nose Of the mule
back Of him, whose head also drops
and whose heels fly. grazing a second
nose, until the operation is repeated
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and his heels almost brain the front
rank Of naraders on foot. Then the
procession comes to a halt ana much
excitement and profanity and kicking
OF mules ribs cnsue. Finally it is as
certained that no man or beast has
been killed, and the procession takes
up its march.
Patsy, chief marshal, has a very fero-
cious looking sword. as long as him
self, made of hickory and covered with
tin-foil, and piece of bunting is
wound around his neck crossed over
his chest carried beneath his arms
and tied in knot at the back.
WEAR THE NATIONAL COLORs.
Nearly all of the mounted boys wear
the national cOlOrs in some shape lit
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at the peak of the cap. or bits Of hunt
ing fastened to the arm or shoulder,
or long sashes of ribbon wound around
the leg, garter fashion. And. as for
the 200 boys and youths forming the
body of the procession, they are fear
fully and wonderfully decorated. Very
few have hal time to wash off the lay
ers of coal dust from faces. throats.
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like company of gnumes. with white
teeth and sparkling eyes. than human
beings. Almost all of these foot-men
are ornamented with flags, and score,
scattered here and there, have painted
their faces with red, white and blue
sucGks; ami !.age improviecd COSTUME s.
out of old dr" 'scs, cast off hats. broken
parasols, It.
The gentleman in charge Of the foot =
men is tall, Lean lanky IRISH youth.
He has sl'pphl over his working
clothes an ola calico wrarper of bright
yellow, whi,l is buttoned from throat
To waist. The skirt has been slashcd
i'm dozen places from the waist down
so as not to impede walking, and the
voluminuoS sleeves fairly flap as Mike
waves his arms in calling for cheers.
Mike also carries q long wooden
sword, and an old beaver hat is tied
on his head. At a central point in the
procession is a guard of honor sur
rounding the fine new flag which is To
| be raised ON top f No 3 breaker. Every
one of the breaker hands subscribed
for its purchase, and including the
stamp and stationery used in CORES
! pondence, it cost $ll63. And. indeed
| it is Il beautiful object, it's bright
| colors iluttering in the bracng, rari-
| fled mountain air.
REMEMBER THE MAINE.
At several points in the procession
| may be seen wooden box covers, bear
| ing patriotic inscriptions, and held
/ alOft. one Of them reads: "Remem-
| ber the Mainc," And painted in brown
/ letters on another is the highly laud-
able sentiment: "Cubamus Tbefree. 81
| The end of the parade is passing us
now, and the mounted men have
reached the breaker. around which
they are forming in a series of circu-
lar groups. AS the marching ones ar.
| rive they give cheer after cheer, and
the whistles of half dozen little mine
lokies tOOt with delight. At last, al
seems ready for the raising of the flaC
to the tall, white staff surmounting
the black breaker, which reaches more
| than 200 feet above our heads. Some.
| body starts to make speech, but q
commotion effectuallv browns the ef.
fort, and the crowd pushes forward
good naturedly to ascertain what tho
trouble Is. Finally, | get hold of q
! young Welshman who says that a sur,
prise had been arranged The man.
ayers of the demonstration, he adds
at great care and expense. had pro.
| Nided beautiful white robe and Z
pair of white wings to he worn by one
of the breaker boys. Just as the nac
should be run up on the staff the box
was to step out on top of the breaker
and flap his wings, representing tn,
angel of Peace and Freedom.
MY informant adds that this strik
| ingly original feature is abandoned
The boy had come from his work a,
! black as a lump of coal, and haC
dressed in his angel clothes before re-
membering to wash off the coal dust
| and now he utterly refuses to go ant
wash for fear Of missing part of tn,
| fun. So the programme is carried OF
| withou him.
CHEERS FOR OLD GLORY.
The splendid flag is taken in ca,
! far up to the top of the breaker, AM
| as It breaks out at the masthead ther,
is such a mingling of cheers and steam
! whistles, and barking of dogs ant
! hrayng of mules as Lattimer never
! knew before.
When lung power and steam hav,
been exhausted the procession reform,
! and marches to the opcu space in from
Of the company offices, whore il dis
bands, while the drums rattle aud on,
tifer plays My Country, 'Tis of Thee,