The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-13
THE DOCTOR.
wAsHrroros, Saturday night, NAV 8, ls47

| WAsHINoroN saturday night, May O. l647.
The Eighth Of May in Washington-.a Jubilee in no
Of The Pictories Of the american arms in Merico
"When Freedom from her mountain height
| Unfurl'd her standard to the air,
She tore the robes of Night
| And set the stars of glory there !"
| We have had gala day in Washington, and volun
tary procession the Avenue in tho evening compris
ing almost the entire population for five miles round.
The morning opened with a National salute and a
ringing Of bells. At similar salute fired in
front Of tho the bells again joined and
at sunset Federal salute fred from the Mall public
the south Pennsylvania Avenue the bells ia
king up the chorus again right merriy the ringing
at sunrise exceedingly lively and animated The
flag of the Union foated the capitol and other
public edces from the liberty poles the engine houses
the day.
These proceedings In honor of the victories of
the American arms in Mexico from the opening of the
ball at Pao Alto, to the last grand demonstration of
Scott in forcing the mountain gateway into Jalapa on
the high road to the balls of the Montesumas
The selection Of the 9Th Of May for these civilizations
over our brave and their good conduct in Mexico
originated with the boys at the navy yard Who ap
picaton to the Secretary Of the Navy received permits
sion for exhibition of fire works under the manage
ment Of Mr. Costn, the accomplished pyrotechnist
the station The good people of that portion of the city
called the Navy Yard and which is divided from the
city proper by the Capitol Hill division of the corpora
ton. thereupon called public meeting, and resolved
upon general illumination the same night A meet
ing was called in the city proper upon this hint but the
councils not being dsposed to cooperate, general
plan OF illumination was adopted 1t being left entirely
to the individual decision of the citizens whether they
should light up not And yet the city proper contr
buted very materially to the credit of the exhibition
At dark the lighting up commenced. Beginning at
the Presidents in the West end of the city the white
house stood in its green gardens beautifully brilliant
as some enchanted palace of the Arabian Nights. A
tory the dome thereof doomed like balloon from
the interior of the lighted building The public depart
ments were not lighted. Preparations completed
at several Of them but others not being fire proof and
being full of combustbles it deemed prudent
inqush the original design entirely, and to this doci-
sion there dissenting voice
Passing down from the Presidents to the Pennsylva.
mia Avenue we must that, although the lighting up
not as general as could have been desired still the
display decidedly brilliant and imposing than
could have been anticipated The houses surrounding
all sides the broad in front Of the Union Office
which point five six streets intersect each other
threw broad blaze of light the earth and high
the air from their innumerable candles Conspicuous
among them all the Union Office large part of the
front of which covered with elegant transp
someMhat after the following arrangement:-