El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-17
THOUSANDS SEE LIBERTY BELL;
WORSHIP At SHRINE Of LIBERTY
Bell Moves Through City Band Plays America .;
Great Massed Band and Chorus Sing Songs of Liberty
in Honor of Americas Most Beloved Historical Relic;
Bell Is Completely Covered With Flowers.

"HOUSANDS OF people worshipped
at the shrine of American liberty
- Tuesday afternoon when the be-
loved old Liberty Bell was in El Paso
for more than an hour on It's way back
10 Philadelphia where 1t viii again be
placed In the cradle Of American hoerly
after a pilgrimage Of freedom from
coast to coast and return
The special Southern Pacific train ar
rived at the union station with It's pa
triOtic burden Of the Liberty Bell al 4
,. m. The bell occupied a central po-
sition on . specially built steel tlat
car and guarded by four OF the ponce
Of Philadelphia, and was surrounded
by flowers and flower emblems that
had been placed in homage and respect
about il at all points Of stoppage east
Thirteen salutes were fired from pat
teries Of the Fifth Field artillery sta
toned on the foothills paralleilng the
union station yards IN honor OF the
bells reception, and between a long
line Of infantrynlen, whose guns were
at present arms, the special train passed
70 its place OF parking near the OLD
Stanton street station Fully $4,000
men, women and children viewed the
bell and no small portion OF this mum
Der were in the windows, along the
streets and upon the roof tops OF the
houses en- route to Stanton street
Band Played @Ameriea.r
As the train moved toward the stan
ton street station band from the
Fourth Field artillery upon q decorated
car played America When the train
came 10 a halt the chorus Of 500 voices
under the direction OF James G. McNary
sang America" and alternated with
the bands of the Eighth cavalry and
The Sixth and Sixteenth infantry regl-
ments in a choral and Instrumental
program. The Fourth Field artillery
band. which had the honor Of accom-
Danying the bell, was under the oirec-
tiOn Of William CarOn, the first ser
geant- Troop 7, of the Eighth cavalry,
was detailed by Gen John J. PerShlng
TO receive the bell at the union station
and 70 assist the Daughters OF the
American Revolution in decorating the
bell
Moved slowly.
An enduring impression of the pas
sage OF the bell from the union station
10 the waiting thousands was the slow
ness Of its movement. the perfect
rhythm il sustained with the tempo OF
America" the splendid line OF soldiers
at present arms en- route, the thou
sands upon thousands Of barred heads,
the waving of flags and handkerchief
Mayor Tom Lea and his councilmen
boarded the train at the station ana
with barred head he stood near the relic
Of high patriotism With mayor Lea
and his councilmen was r B. Orndorff,
president Of the chamber Of commerce.
and a number Of FL PasO's business
men.
The engine. No. 20. which pushed
the flat car on which the bell rode. had
7 ". Daniel at the throttle and E H
OT0eaI as fireman. The train crew con-
sisted by D. 5. Evans, foreman; W A
Weed. assistant: W T Baird. general
yard master. Fred vessel, assistant su-
periutendent; p W Reese, chief agent
Supt p n. Hoover was on hand TO
see that all went well Engine $50,
which was coupled TO the train which
bore the bell TO san Antonio. Austin,
Houston. Dallas and other Texas cities,
had Jack Howell as engineer and Tom
Hughes as the fireman Charles E Nc
CHM was conductor; flagman, c "
Hatch
The signal to fire the Is guns was
given to the men on the uplands by
Sergt- c /. Wheeler, Of battery A, as
sisted by private J H. Eckersley, also
Of battery A.
Philadelphia Council.
The members Of the Philadelphia city
councils escort to the bell had for
its chairman Charles Seger. and con-
sisted Of ELIAS Abrams, William J.
Crawford, George d'Autrechy- John F.
Tlaherty. Louis Hutt. John J. Mckinley,
II, James Willard, Dr. william D. Ba-
con. William BoaL Thomas S. 7.