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Show WHOOI 1K DOODLE. Opening of the Cenlennlnl Festivities ou San Francisco Itur-A Sliitui Finht W itli Sliut aud Shell. San Francisco, 30. The three days celebration opened auspiciously to-day with the military review and sham battle at Presidio, and the bombardment bom-bardment from the forts and fleet, which were witnessed by an immense concourse of people, blackening every eminence surrounding the .scene of action. During the bombardment bom-bardment over 200 heavy shot and shell were fired at a target on the opposite shore of the channel and the fire ship anchored on the bay. It was tpiritedly conducted, though a strong wind interfered greatly with the accuracy of the practice, The bay was alive with steamers and sailing craft crowded wilh spectators. The Jamestown, Portsmouth and 1'cn-sacola 1'cn-sacola participated in the cannonade, and wore decked with bunting Irom rail to truck; aud the thunder of the cannon from the forts and fleet, the bursting ot sholia in mid air, and the ricechettiug of heavy shot on ths bay tbrowiug up clouds of spray mude a grand and exciting spectacle. The review and sham fight were well conducted and passed ofl without ac cident except that a chargo of the j squadron of United States cavalry swept over a team iu its course, demolishing de-molishing the vehicle and severely, though not fatally injuring the occupants. occu-pants. This evening will be devoted to torchlight processions and electrical electri-cal illuminations, wilh salutes ol bells and cannon at midnight. |