The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-08
LIBERTY BELL.

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son street a signalman of Battery A
spoke into field telephone and the
big three inch gun of the battery
which was planted in City park began
pouring out fire and smoke. Thirteen
guns-one for each state in the
original union-were fired. Capt.
Clarence Grimes was in command.
Four stalwart Philadelphia police
men, the mayor of Philadelphia and
forty or more officials and prominent
men of the city of Philadelphia stood
on the gondola car. As it stopped be-
tween the two platforms the knights
and Ladies' band struck up the Star
Spangled Banner. Governor Arthur
Capper mounted to the car and clasped
hands with the Philadelphia mayor.
Taking a few minutes to quiet the
crowd, ]. Will Kelley introduced Capt.
Joseph G. Waters. Captain Waters de-
livered the address of welcome
Following the address the Topekans
were permitted to walk over the two
platforms single file and view the bell
at close range.
In Kansas at Sunrise.
Americas Liberty Bell entered Kan
sas shortly after sunrise today, on the
authentic anniversary of its first ring
ing to call the people of the nation
together to celebrate the signing of
the Declaration of independence. At
each town through which the special
train bearing the famous old relic
passed, hundreds of persons were at
across the country from Philadelphia,
which is to end in San Francisco July
16.
Today, also, it is claimed, is the
eightieth anniversary of the cracking
of the bell. 1t is said that the crack
first appeared July s, 1885, while the
bell was being tolled in memory of
Chief Justice Marshall of the United
States supreme court.
Came From DeS Moines
Coming from Des Moines, where it
was on exhibition last night, the train
stopped in Kansas first in Topeka
this morning. From Topeka it went
to Kansas City, No, and thence on
to stop in Omaha tomorrow. At all
of these cities special preparations
had been made for the reception and
exhibition of the bell.
Forty Philadelphians, headed by
Mayor Blankenburg, were in the
escorting party, the train in which
they travelled being gayly decorated
in the national co1ors.
At each Of the cities in which it
stopped, speeches were made by the
members of the local reception COM
mittees and the members of the
in his talks, emphalzed the fact that
s'the Liberty Bell is the heritage of
the American people and that 1T
stands for the liberties of our people"
Making Ninth Trip.
The Liberty Bell. in making the
present eleven-day journey to the
Panama-Pacific exposition to be eX-
hibited there, is on its ninth trip and
its longest since it was cast in England
1873 years ago. The bell already has
travelled about 1000 miles and will
have covered a distance of more than
10000 miles before it is restored to its
ancient resting place in Independence
Hall next fall.
The preceding junKets were to AL
lentown, Pa, during the revolution,
when the British captured Philadel-
phia, to New Orleans in 1885, to Chi
cago in 1898, to Atlanta in 1895, to
Charleston in 1902, to Boston in 1908
and to ST. Louis in 1904.
Cost of Trip $4,000.
Expenses of the present trip, which,
ii has been estimated, will reach $685.
900, are being borne by the people of
philadelphia The bell itself is the