Litchfield enquirer., 1842-10-27
From tRe W, Y. Tribune. THE CROTON JUBILEE.

From tke W. Y Tribune
 THE CROTON JUBILEE. The celebration of this day will long b, remembered as second in importance, ant in the splendor and rejoicing by which i was marked, only to that which heral,lec the union of the waters of Lake Erie te those of the Atlantic by the great Erie Ga. nal in 1894. The magnitude of the work the mnn.cipal enterprise by which it has been SD successfully achieved, and the i'm portance of the object it proposes to secure, alike commend the construction of the. Cro- ton Aqueduct to the gratitude ofeverv class of our citizens. I,s benefits will reach eve- ry inha bitant of the city. The poor by its means have brought to their doors, to be- enjoyed without price, the pure water of a beautiful river, sufficient for health, clean- illness aud all domestic uses The rich will have better water to drink than they have ever been able to procure before, and the ! additional luXurieS of baths, fountains, sc. The streets of crowded metropolis may be kept clean, free from dust and all foul impurities. which have heretofore tainted the atmosphere and rendered 1t, most un- wholesome. All classes have cause to re- joice at the completion of this great work !; and all seemed in reality to feel their obli- gations, for they poured forth en a.asse to share in tue rojoicings of the day. Since ! the funeral procession in honor of President Harrison, no public display has taken place which will at all compare with that which has just closed. The whole city was alive | with rejoicing and hilarity, and thousands of strangers from every part of this and the nelghborlng states were present 10 witness the magnificent ceremonies of the day. The particulars of the celebration fellow:
 THE CELEBRATION.
 At sunrise, one hundred guns were fired, all the bells in the city were rung and in less than an hour all the streets and public places began to be filled. The day pro- missed to be pleasant, the light clouds pre- venting the too fierce force of the sun, and a cool breeze gave freshness and purity to the air. At o'clock, the various military companies began to parade on the Battery, which by this time began to be crowded by thousands of spectators. In the centre of Bowling Green beautiful temporary foun- tain had been prepared constructed of shells and marble images of the GraceS, sc. arranged with great taste, and having eight jets throwing small streams to u height of some twenty feet. Tho various societies, fire companies, &c. &c. disposed themselves in cross streets every one of which, from the Battery to Canal St., was densely filed All the hotels and public buildings were tRstefully decorated with flags, wreaths and embiems of all kinds and arranged with great elegance and taste. The balco- nies, windows, porticoes and roofs of alllhe stores, dwellings, &c., were filled. and thou- sands upon thousands lined the great tho roughfares on either side.
 THE PROCESSION.
 At precisely 10 o'clock, the great Process sion began to move. It marched up State
 
 to Union Park, around the Park and down the Bowery to Grand St.. through Grand St. Ftu.aIeaxf Rroadssay ana CathaTn St. to the Park. The Procession was arranged ac- cording to the programme:
 The military display was one of the most brilliant we have ever seen. The Artillery companies and the Light Guards, and many others, were dressed in the first style.
 The Procession was too hours and Gfteen minutes in passing Niblo's Garden, where we counted them with as much accuracy as the circumstances of the case would al- low. Our estimate of the number is as fol- lows:
 The Military 2,0OO
 Officials of this and other Cities 1000
 Bremen $500 Temperance Societies 1,50O Mechanics, Citizens, &c. 4.OOO Miscellaneous 3,COO Total l5,OOO Scattered through the extended line were Assa emblens and mechanical instruments were adorned with wreaths, flags, rfbands, &c. &c.
 A little boat, some eight feet in length, was mounted upon wheels, and in it were seated two little girls and two boys, some seven or eight years old, tastefully dressed and bearing flags. The boat was inscribed "THE SISTERS OF CRoroN LAKE,"
 This followed machine for tapping the CrotOn water pipes
 | In the midst of the firemen was a body of exempt firemen bearing one of the most horne Spon carpeted tis eaf; eeaffGadafsiaR y.yas lead white horses, and bore the inscription, NEw-YoRK FIRE DEPARTMENT l Incorporated
 l March 20, 1796.
 This was followed by small model of an engine borne by four persons, and orna- mented in the most beautiful manner. Ma nv of the fire companies bore Temperance | inscriptions on their banners aud were loudly cheered as they passed different points. One of the largest and most elegant engines we have ever seen was borne upon a great car drawn by six white horses
 The New Haven, Newark, Jersey City and other companies from abroad were spiendidly decorated and added greatly te the beauty of the Procession. The ladders drawn on wheels by the ladder companies were also tastefully ornamented.
 One of the most interesting portions o the Procession was the Croton Pipe Depart mcnt, consisting of some ten or dozen car riages, drawn by six, four and two horses 1 anE lnaAed with nine of all sizes, UpoI