Show hotes notes 0 t gil from orom 0 m 0 our urie 1 CA C X MP P FLO llo F LOT loy Y D X ERECTING THE FLAGSTAFF hol HOIST holst HOI STING THE NATIONAL BAN BANNERS bannehr nerv NERr pa f B films the oth was tb the e day appointed at cam Camp Floyd to raise rais 1 e the national flag in cedar vaclev on saturday last the liberty pole or flagstaff was erected on the south of the camp facin the northern en tiance entrance amid signs of enthusiasm by soldiers and chi citizens zens who ho love the babin banner e r of theli thell country to wave in the blue heaven over the sons song of freedom the pole is 90 00 feet long from the ground to the truck the first mast maalis is about abouo 45 tt tr long lonk from ground to cross frees 9 f ft f in the ground circumference at the base 4 ft 4 inches and arid appears well made and abood a good piece of timber 1 at about a quarter to eleven a in the several regiments were vere called to their parade grounds and after farming and malting a few movements marched marchet to the kiji kijl which stood the shaft I 1 with ith the national flag furled at its base the various companies formed three siles biles si bies sies les ies of a hollow square in in ibe the following order accompanied with the tild enlivening music of their several bands th the e ath infantry p comman commanded ed by major last jast eastman m an formed the west line 1 ibe the Drag dragoons dons comm commanded landed by lieutenant col coi colonel onel howe and ad artillery commanded by maj reynolds formed the east the loth infantry co commanded m by col smith and the etli infantry commanded by major lyons the north line captain phelps ad artillery with 6 pieces formed a line diagonally outside the boutho southwest west corner of the square quare at a qu quarter artir to 1 iti am geni johnston johns JohnB ton and staff arrived and took their position on tha south irr in a line lire with the guard house 1 col morrison of the ith infantry antry commanded on the occasion on t As 12 approached all hearts marts beat with p pi easing anxiety as they gazed g abed on thain the interesting te scene the glori glorious ois sun smiled on on the spectacle the azure sky never looked more lovely as the silv ry clouds like i a celestial celestial army scarcely moving airy alry pa parade rade viewed vr complacently the gazebo gaze 0 their luminous commander the sons hoffr ee dom about to present to them the bannerot banne liberty in that secluded spot of nature several visitors from great salt lake City olty availed themselves of the pleasure of being present to witness the celebration A few ladi ladies eb bly only attended to grace the scene with their presence presence all were now in deep silence D paley galey I 1 and murray the officers or bf the guard stood at the pole watching the eye of the co commander in mandr the former grasping the rope the latter ready to unfurl the banner at lei iel length ath colonel mor in a spirited manner gave the com command malid and the first shot of the national salute balut iWas awas was waB gired fired from phelps battery simultaneously I 1 he flag was raised rais rals edby by dudley and ana unfolded by murray with the activity odthe able abie ablest st samen sea a nd the several bands struck up hall hail Colum columbia bla bia 2 ceasing me the strain at the seventeenth shot 1 at the twenty second col morrison called caled for the star spangled bann banner i ery ers which blinded with the birin firing 0 of the gannon cannon and reb red echoed through the mountains A f few ew shots followed the finishing of the spir spirited iteI itel tune in which chorus the assembly seemed almost to join when kaikee yai Ya ikee kee doodle was ar ordered and greeted by ty the gallant galiant commander the army and citizens citizen with three hearty cheer cheirs after the national salute of 3 32 guns one for each state in the union the everal several com compan pan ies were marched to their prade grounds the bands continuing to play I 1 yankee doodle doodie i 1 l Z i the ar army my looked well add and their precision and efficiency in the movements though plain and few reflected credit alike on officer sand band soldiers not nott a breath of wind stirring to rai ral sethe fold folds s of the noble flag the spectators could not behold its dimensions and proportions ro portions laetit yeb yet it looked to us as beau beautifully tf I 1 u ly emblematical emblematic it os of that peace which is characteristic of this ter atory and the desire of every true conof the republic about achour an hour after the celebration a light wind arose from the past east which gave an opportunity to see it ivo Iva waving ving ying in the breeze and its unfurled pro proportions 0 r 1 ions lons it is a beautiful iia ila flag measuring 40 by 28 s f feet beet as it stretched its mple ample ampie folds the mind could not but reflect that now evv when hen waving nobly it iva was lik e the sabha n of america though mild in peace ca rous roused ed by commotion display a eart part exert a fearless po power wei and exclaim f burral for the stripes und nl stars adit adri that float overland over land alid audred seal real sa A terr terror r to tyrants in wars sa 7 s1 and ard the tue pride of the sons rions of the free frie in the evening several parties cark card came a nd the theatre in with thi W opened for the first tlde time the pieces L aa character |