The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-24

Coursen said at the close of the
celebration in tones of mixed
gratitude and qualification, eve are
repaid" He spoke the sentiment,
without doubt, of every one of
the honored guests of the day, and in
saying 1.-THE fully repaid the citizens for
their efforts.
It was feared that the interval that
was permitted to elapse between the
homecoming of the regiment and the
commemoraton thereof would have a
tendency to alloy the ardor of the en-
thusiasm, but these fears proved to be
false ones; the delay only served to
nurture and strengthen the enthusiasm
and made it seem as if the ten-days
intervening had been mostly devoted to
a bottling uD and storing away of all
the demonstra tiveness that the pOpu-
lace could lay hold Of.
The weather was also Il cause of seri-
Gus apprehension and not without Just
cause. All week the skies We're cloudy
and at intervals rain by day and snow
at night fell with aggravating regular
ity. At > o'clock yesterday morning
the probable rain" guessed by the
weather bureau, became a reality 1t
continued without cessation all the rest
Of the night and when daylight arrived
it had every appearance oc having come
TO Spend the daV
WEATHER WAS ALL RIGHT.
When everybody was thoroughly
downcast at the prospect of a spoiled
celebration or possibly a postponement,
the rain ceased, the clouds scurried
away, the sun came out in its full win
ter strength and in three hours, with
the assistance of a stiff, eXhilirating
breeze, had dust blowing from the
paVes.
The transformation came just in time.
In no respect did the bad weather OF
the morning interfere with the cele-
bration. The fair weather was only an
hour old when the streets commenced
TO assume holiday appearance. Dec
OF ating that had been delayed was hur-
Iiedly proceeded with. Flags were
hoisted from every staff from one end
of the city to the other. A stream of
sightseers that gradually swelIed as a
stream becomes torrent in storm,
poured in from all sides to the central
city.
Uniformed men in ones and twos were
next seen moving towards their re-
spective rendezvous. Bands and drum
corps soon We're seen and heard Then
various organizations passed and re-
passed on their way to their places in
the line. Large augmentations to the
throng on the sidewalks We're made by
every incoming train and the trolley
cars. At O'Clock the roadways were
alive with marching men and bands.
carriages and horses, the sidewalks
We're impossible from the mass of
sightseers congested between the build
ing line and the ropes that We're strung
along the curb, while every overlooking
window and balcony was filled to its
fullest capacity.
PROCLAMATION OBSERVED.
The observance of Mayor Bailey's
holiday proclamation was general.
There was a question as to the advisa-
bility of closing the stores and shutting
off shelter to the crowds in a possible
storm, but when the possibility of a
storm was no longer dreaded and none
arrived, the stores shut down for the
day.
Each Of the three big events oe tho
day. the parade. the banquet and the
Lyceum meeting, was successs'l in the
highest degree, There wasn't thu en-
blance of a hitch, and the committee is
TO be warmly congratulated on the
most efficient manner in which it
planned and carried out its stupendous
undertaking.
The one main comment of the day
WAS on the fine appearance Of the Thir-