text_original: The Government was represented by officers and soldiers in uniform; and these, with their military band, lent the familiar martial air to the last scene of the great enterprise. Here mingled the Irish and Negro laborers from the east with the Chinese and Mexican from the west.
text_transcription: THE GOVERNMENT WAS REPRESENTED BY OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS IN UNIFORM AND THESE WITH THEIR MILITARY BAN LENT THE FAMILIAR MARTIAL AIR TO THE LAST SCENE OF THE GREAT ENTERPRISE HERE MINGLED THE IRISH AND NEGRO LABORERS FROM THE EAST WITH THE CHINESE AND MEXICAN FROM THE WEST
phonemes: ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wʌz ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd baɪ ˈɑːfɪsɚz ænd sˈoʊldʒɚz ɪn jˈuːnɪfˌɔːɹm; ænd ðˈiːz, wɪð ðɛɹ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi bˈænd, lˈɛnt ðə fəmˈɪlɪɹ mˈɑːɹʃəl ˈɛɹ tə ðə lˈæst sˈiːn ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz. hˈɪɹ mˈɪŋɡəld ðɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ ænd nˈiːɡɹoʊ lˈeɪbɚɹɚz fɹʌmðɪ ˈiːst wɪððə tʃaɪnˈiːz ænd mˈɛksɪkən fɹʌmðə wˈɛst.