Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-10-21
DOMESTIC.
rIiE rEI.EHE AT'iON.

DOMESTIC.
TUE CELEBRATION
NV YoRs. October lI.-lhe pageant yesterday
was beyond comparison, the most imposing one ina
has ever been exhibited on TINS Continent ana we
ouh, whether il has oien been eXce!led IN any part o
Tho world Tie day was all that could have been de
SIRED and the arrangements were made IN taste, only
eoualled by the admirable manner IN Vhich every po'-
ton Of them we're carried TO give the particulars
or the praceediuus in detail quite out OF the ques'
hon for = volume m.rh be filled with them, and still
the description would fall very short OF reaching the
reality None but those who witnessed 1t viii ever
have any adequate idea Of the immense masses that
Joined in this civic festival, and OF the sun greater
masses who conpreracd to look at it. The procession
which formed on Broadway, with rs right resting on
the Battery, coun.erma:ched at the Bowling Green,
and passed through Broadway 10 Union Square, tnen
down the B1wery to Grand street across 10 East
Broadway down that street 10 Chatham street 10 the
Park, where il dismissed. The whole extending
a, leas; six miles To give mere distinct iaea Of lis
LENGTH let us say, that while ae head OF te vast CO.
luna was entering the East gate OF Tie [arh, after
having traverSed the entire distance we nave meht'h
ed the rear was still moving down broadway from te
Cav Hotel to march round the Bowling Green, and
travel over the distance already indc.,cc and
enter the Park AT the close OF the PROCESSION II Is
imnossble give the precise numbers winch mace up
this imuense p.uct sSior but from the most moderate
innate that We make and we would much rather be-
below than over the mark-it composed o at least
twenty thousand. Some ct The estimates are aau.-
dainty heyond this aud not 'ew OF them agan'y
So while an extra go, out by respectable contempt
rarv puts the numbers IL oniy fifteen thousand we
believe orr own opinion 10 he nearer accurate THAN
either But no matter the procession was quite large
enough, and If one. tenth Of those who e0ad have
ioined IT, il erc lad tefa room enough, there would
not have been the slightest difficulty IN making II Hc7
hundred tspusqnL That there were nearly bali mil
Ion Of people out 20 see IT, points, We have
rot the .hes doubt fer, the eatIc p"PGatoM "i TIE
city were on and tie rush from other cities, and
from the adjacent country, fer hundreds OF mites, was
beyond any th'ng that We have seen before.
OF the procession, and the celebration proper and
Official we hardly kGo" what to say. Il vas the taes
ever formed in this cy. The Military was not so nu
mercus as have before scca II, nor Was there am
call for II: for civic celebration empuatcaily
and all that was necessary was sufficient body oi ci
zen soldery to form proper escort bn, never has the
CITIZEN Slli.ta appeared TO better advantage II
dress, discipline or general appearance There were
about two thousand on duty The FHemen Of New
York have done themselves :he greatest honor on TINS
occasion. and Their brethren who joined them from
other cities are eaitd To the same praise. Their,
were ct least three thousand Nv i cTk Firemen vht
turncd out, and Eve hundred from Phi!adel
phia Baltimore, Newer, ~" Haven, ana o!he
Ilaccs appeared: Nh. t!.,l The procession, Al!
of them not on,y in the marly and efficient ap-
pea:aacc Of The .en, but N IN" beauty and mag
,iiicence Of iI4f Engines, apparatus ava cppont
men,s, doing A.h honor to the Fare Departments
Of their se"erai places. The E7"oklyn tTemen de-
GREAT pui,bers and admirable order. We ought no
70 omit especial mention of the Paramount Engine
and Neptune los' Companies from Philade' phia -
SO many and fine body of fifcmen were never
seen before IN America. The New iof; Fire Depart
men, brourit out us macnicca: Banner, presented IN
:hc morning by the Corporation al Is truly br
liant affair about IL feet highly = widc. On one SIDE
IN the forcrround the picture o' family consisting
Of gsntleman lady and i'ee children III 'front.' OF them
female iru:c with the foot ,Tcs,,ing upon an emblem
Of fire holding banner inscribed tictory, 10 whom
the lady is bow,ug down, apparently kissing her hand
in the rear ground is picture o! the sea aud a
bold figure &c NcptaEe with trident elevated descend
inr from his chariot, which was drawn by sea horses
and baynr IN IL an attendant IN the attitude of soGnd
iur sea shell or horn There also, in other parts
beautifully painted ins'gnls ct a fireman > apparatus
such rs Gao trumpet axe and anthem: on II IS IN
scribcd IN .-old letters, "New York Fare Department
Incorporated Marcia 20,h, IDS On the other side
Of the b9nrys drawing q! The grand dam and BASIN
of the Croon .iGucduc hPwE o.. of solid rock, anl
beautiful figure Of female pointing TO ii. GA this
side Is inscribed also in gold letters, presented " the
Corporat.1n Oct. li;l, l-i2 Tie frame containing
The banner Is surmoantcd BIZ splendid eagle, also lad
,lers and ether enhienis 81 Tie Fire Department.
was mounted On catFase, handsomely decorated
drawr 5y f white horses, caci attended by coloret
Groom, IN Turkish costume
The next mos. imposing feature in the brilliant en-
valcade was the various Irish S,cietteS, The
very large turn olt of green scaris The ST. fairc!
Society the Iibernian Benevolent Society, the lris!
Emirrant Shamrock Htne yoGut Society, nc, were u
great numbers aud made most excellent appearance
The German Societies also III tie highest degree
respectable and imposing.
The New York and Brooklyn Butchers deserve very
great credit for the alac.ity with which tey enleret
into the spirit of the occasion No part o. the pro
cession was more respectable more imposing. The;
appeared in grea, numbers, neatly dressed in the mos
appropriate clothing, aud al! OF them mounted on fine
horses whole battalion Of them upon white steeds
In tier part Of the procession was large car with :
mammoth OK and a noble caf--cn ano;l:er were
number OF Gne live sheep, with several lass, rep'e
senting all the markets in this city, supported by Boy:
in white.
The Masonic fraternity was exceedingly grand
feature in The cGvacade. and deserves particular no
tice The craft appeared in larger numbers than we
have seen together for long nic, and their high Oft
GERS dressed in the full costume of their respective or
ders were among the most magnificent features IN the
spectacle.
The typographical brotherhood was most efficiently
rerrescnled and part OF TIE procession attracted
more notice There were two printing presses IN iu
opera;on during the march, throwing oil copies OF The
Ode and other matters Frj!ished roatc Our neigh
Dor Col Stone OF the Commercial, Occupying consP
cuous position Of the moving platforms, seated
in Frank lin old chair and dispensing literary matter
10 all around han he aovsd along and we must not
f,-aet 10 saw that the identical Printing Press which
F,s,kGn worked in London, and which was brought to
this city by Colonel Murray, vas exhibited on tic oc
caslon . "a, 81, D..
There was also fair exhibition of tic North fiVe
s,a,mboai interest Two beautiful miniature steamboats,
$500, os,,;,a ~, the shoulders &c yGuny men, are