Show fourth of july iu in great salt lake alake city As the first beams of the dawn of da day a ap pear edthe slumber of the citizens was bron broken by the cannon roaring out oat a federal salute if olio follo wed by the sweetest strains of music which could emanate from any instruments saluted the delighted ears of the thousands dwelling in the city and to the great gratification of tho those a e we weary a r y pilgrims who were wending their way westward to the shrine of their golden god the aged vat veterans erans gathered at the state house the mormon r Rat battalion hailed the reveille by gathering Ta on the temple block to prepare for the t e duties of f the day while the splendid bands were driven in carriages through the city diffusing joy and happiness in each bosom as they were saluted bj the heaven in inspired re d mu music s 10 the escort was forstat form formed Tat at the tabernacle at 81 8 a m by the 31 silver grey veterans representing the 31 different states taking the front followed by the mormon battalion and a company of the mounted guar deach preceded by a band to the house of his hia excellency the governor where his suite were in waiting in the following order H C kimball W richards 0 pratt G A smith W woodruff 0 C rich ad D H wells E hunter W 1 I appleby T bullook bullock H stout D spencer 0 spencer W W phelps Phelp sD D fullmer R cahoon S M blair Z snow 3 J L heywood L young R campbell who were received into rank between the aged veterans and the battalion when the national flag was unfurled on the flag staff r receiving i i a national salute from the cannons mouth followed by a territorial salute during daring the march to the tabernacle the air was filled with the music from the several bands and the continued roaring of the cannon to the joy of not only the he citizens but also the strangers who were in in our midst who confessed they were not prepared for such a reception from their ii preconceived opinions formed fro from in the reports of the absconding officers after the escorted party wore were seated on the stand the escort entered b by the south sooth doors while the star span spangled aled barnier was played by the band when the whole of the escort were lasted seat edall all the doors were simultaneously thrown open when the anxious crowd rushed in and soon oon filled the spacious hall |