Copper Cliff was up early – Star telephoned the first news – Citizens Celebrated in Grand Style
News of the signing of the armistice was received at 3.06 a.m. Monday morning when The Star telephoned the Bell Telephone Central. Miss Crystal Biggs, night operator, was first to receive the joyful news, which was also sent through to Creighton Mine at the same time. The message was immediately given to the boiler rooms at both towns and the whistles set in action.
Many citizens report first hearing the din in Sudbury and the Creighton whistles. Nearly everyone got up and dressed and by 4 o’clock the main street was black with people. An impromptu procession was formed, men, women and children, old and young, taking part, nearly all with some means of making a noise, tin pans, whistles and horns. The local Orangemen’s fife and drum band was also out. The parade wound up at Nickel Park, where the Maple Leaf, O Canada, the National Anthem and other patriotic singing took place.
During the morning Mayor Corkill called a meeting of his council and executive heads of the company to arrange for a formal celebration. An invitation was received to join with Sudbury in a monster community thanksgiving service at Sudbury. This was accepted and Copper Cliff’s procession arranged for one o’clock. Enthusiasm was at fever heat. The parade did full justice to the occasion. It formed at the band hall at 1 o’clock and included: returned soldiers, united bands of Copper Cliff and Creighton, Royal Cadets, Mayor Corkill and Town Councillors, Fire Department, decorated autos, decorated trucks with effigies of Kaiser and Crown Prince, and citizens. The parade disbanded at Nickel Park, the bulk of the crowd leaving for Sudbury.
November 13, 1918 The Sudbury Star
Many citizens report first hearing the din in Sudbury and the Creighton whistles. Nearly everyone got up and dressed and by 4 o’clock the main street was black with people. An impromptu procession was formed, men, women and children, old and young, taking part, nearly all with some means of making a noise, tin pans, whistles and horns. The local Orangemen’s fife and drum band was also out. The parade wound up at Nickel Park, where the Maple Leaf, O Canada, the National Anthem and other patriotic singing took place.
During the morning Mayor Corkill called a meeting of his council and executive heads of the company to arrange for a formal celebration. An invitation was received to join with Sudbury in a monster community thanksgiving service at Sudbury. This was accepted and Copper Cliff’s procession arranged for one o’clock. Enthusiasm was at fever heat. The parade did full justice to the occasion. It formed at the band hall at 1 o’clock and included: returned soldiers, united bands of Copper Cliff and Creighton, Royal Cadets, Mayor Corkill and Town Councillors, Fire Department, decorated autos, decorated trucks with effigies of Kaiser and Crown Prince, and citizens. The parade disbanded at Nickel Park, the bulk of the crowd leaving for Sudbury.
November 13, 1918 The Sudbury Star
