The Van Buren press., 1904-06-11
OLD LIBERTY BELL
NOW At ST. Louis
The Sacred Old Relic Given a Noisy
Welcome Upon Arriving In the
St. Louis Terminal Yards,
TAKEN TO WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS
BY MILITARY AND civic ESCORT
Grand Parade Through the Exposi-
ton Grounds Followed by Pro-
Grnmme Of Exercises AZ the Foot
of the Louisiana Monument, Then
to Pennsylvania Building.

st. Louis, June 9,-The historic Lib
arty Bell, which came to St Louis In
! response to the petition of 10000 public
school children Of this city, reached
the Exposition city this morning after
triumphal tour Of half dozen states.
The bell passed through Illinois Tues.
day, where, at Galesbnrg, Springfield
and other cities, it was accorded a
great reception, patriotic songs being
sung by the school children and ad-
dresses delivered by prominent ciu-
lens,
Upon lts arrival in the St Lou,l Is Ter
mina yards the sacred relic was greet
ed with a chorus from every locomotive
whistle and bell in the yards.
There were over 10000 people at
Union station to meet the bell, more
than half OF whom were children They
stood about the station gates for over
IN hour, awaiting the arrival Of the
beated train but entirely too patriotic
to move away from wateyer position
they had gained
When they heard the engines In the
yards whistlIng and ringing their wei
come 10 the cracked old symbol OF lib
| crty, they raised their voices In an
other chorus OF welcome, and kept It up
until the bell was backed in against
the midway,
The bell hung safely in tho center OF
its flag -bedeckcd Nat car, with the four
big Philadelphia policemen, who are It's
bodyguard, standing linke blue-cOnted
statuea at tho corner Of tho car
No one was allowed to approach IT,
The Reception,
Mayor John Weaver OF Philadelphia
and other city officials, including a
joint committee OF the Quaker City
councils are escorting the bell The
party was accompanied from the sta
ton to the Hotel Jefferson by James q,
MoConkey private secretary to Mayor
Wells At y m, Mayor Wells, com.
mIttees from the city council and the
house of delegates, members OF the
board Of police commissioners and Of
the reception and entertainment com
mIttoes OF the Louisiana Purchase eS.
position called upon Mayor Weaver
and the other Pennsylvania Al tho
Jefferson and accompanied them back
70 Union station, where the bell had
been placed on float provided for the
purpose and taken TO the Worlds fair
grounds The parade started from the
station shortly after 1880 O'Clock It
was made mp ~ follows
Ihc Esrort
Detail Of mounted police, Eighth cav,
airy band troop Of United SlaDol cav
airy from Jefferson barracks, Liberty
bell, Mayors Woayors and Wells, select
and common councils Of Philadelphia.
city council and house Of delegates
Of st Louis board of police commits
slonors OF 81 Louis. reception and en-.
torlalnment committees Of tho oxpoBI-
lion, In carriages
From tho station tho procession
marched TO the parade entrance 10 the
Worlds fair grounds, whore all Of the
military organizations ehcamped In the
grounds foil In line aud escorted the
Liberty Boil TO the plaza OF ~ Louis,
In the following order
The Procession,
Detail OF Jefferson guards, mounted
police, grand marshal and stan, West
Point band, cadets United States mil.