The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-06
TIE TyRSvEsEIs, on GERMAN Turner'S.

TIE TyRHvEaEIH, on GERMAN Turner'S.
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N >eir Annual Meeting and Grand Festival
n axAem Tarned ints Young Germany.
TIA Tim, grand annual festival Of the Turnvsrsia, or
csrr.. o,e ., vhioh has besn already tx sola nn
nd Sonos in PHA 'dslpbia and ON tn snsuns in
Baltimore, was hes yesterday for the ars ans in New
York the spot sssctsN oens tns pleasure ands At
Harlem, situated bssd, ths creek. It L. however TO be
OBJ erved that the Abors not TO he confused
with the annual oelsbratios of tho New York faeners
which takes place every year in our city, Tas latter
Of local character confined to the TurDsf o New York.
but the former Is general and ntsndsA to COM
prise all the Turner's tho United States dsputaons Of
whom arrived during the last few days from several
cities. as mentioned in Sundays HERALD. The "Tura
fest" a. II is called, truly national affair and We
doubt much whether there single German resident 10
our city who did not make yesterday holiday At an
early bour-abcut eight O'Clock In the morntrg-the
Turner's marched In procession from their headquarters
~ National hall in Canal street, down Broadway and
through the Park from wbsncs they proceeded up Chat
ham square, East Broadway and Grand street and
alorg tho Bowey and Fourth to Twenty
street. where they entered specsl train which hsd bseu
provided for the purpose and arrived at Harlem about
three O'Clock alghtins at l3lst street They mustered
altogether Thousand ivo hundred strong, of whom
ere thousand tive Aundred Turner's in its proper
meaning, AID three hundred Singers, who, however,
formed part of the body polite.
Inmediaely sllghting they marched in regular or
der the Hsrlsm pleasure ground which hid besa pro
sided with the appurtensDces for gymnasc
eats but which 500 well known to require descrip
tiop BY snis time half past 10 O'Clock wbea the
President Of the society Mr. aoeserseh delivered ad
dress ths Turner's in German, after which the games
ccmmeDced. Theee consisted of every description Ct
gympasc eats for Shich the Germans have been long
celebrated having been indeed the rst to introd
the present systematic method into use Previously,
however, to the gymHastic cfes there vocal
ercses Of singing by the other part Of the community
After having completely fatgued themselves with thsss
gAmes the Turner's sat down to boantu dinner after
which the singing and gymnasc exercises
menced aud continued on until nearly dark 1t would
be invdious to psrtc aiaiizs the exercises were
really for amusement, there being przss given on
this occasion, but the following three Turner's
pointed out remarkable for their oxcsl
'tpce in the SPORTS Their Frnaz Peck
Ferdinand Leonard and Tspzer There several others
who deserve to be nsced but had not poortuny
Of obtaining their names Ind must Consequently omit
them In the evening the Turner's rssnrnsd home pro-
cesdirg through the Third 10 Union place and
down Broadway National Hall, frsm whence they re
tired to their various places OF ysslds1cs
The affair was Of 80 purely national character that
would be almost Impossible to give tha reader just
ception of the Tho gympaatic feats however
ceeut, but triarg part Of the festivities of the
day The grand spectacle tho rehearsal real German
lie ths shores 81 America such being sxhbi
ted displayed the national character in Its beoAdsst
ltase For the German seemed have cast off his
supposed national phegm asd appeared in character
that for humor and mirth beats French DucAsse or
,h.npk E~f~ n
tho Turner's and scgers in different parts OF the
grounds that for being seisctsd an opea
nersct ease and comfort The singers -ere stationed
In phaey spot covered with trees, near small strsar
water the place bsug rendered couspcanSa oy mum
vcg air Of fcasi tournAmsnt TO tina psacsful re
un.Sv ~ ern times. The banners wers as foows:-
1sr f,.s blue gf6uru. VIII the foao~ias iasci'aot
In German. In yellow letters on one nne:-" Dom Or
pf Gus gsivdnit Won Schwesterbund, 1852 New Yorh" "
sno en- the other, l'r' with the nfcripa0o 'sss'os
g Flag, light blue with German inscription embroi.
IL oliver letters on one size, and the other
Tyre, snbr oiesred Likewise in ailr. silver.
a.a underneath two crossed ssro~s' With tho words
4IArss. whts. with inscription In German In gold
letters embroidered on ono side, and Tyre embroidered
| in gold ex he other.
9th rlsy no with the the words words "Gut seil' on one SIDE
eth Flag snHcens largo crimson silk bauner with
enormous tsels Of rose color hSvias on the w'rd
| !,
7th Flag, wste with yellow border; .nd tho inscrp
,ion upon IL, SApgor Runde, Nes York.
were q
very picturesq sappsarsnce, aud beyond the groul
several other ngie ohes. but the principal have tse:
the shaae of the trees the singers conr,
gated ard sang with enthusiasm those republican arr
the penalty for singing which in their own country wS
the liberty that they enjoy and vociferasd the natoa
al songs with gusto that must have been heard and
be UNDERWOOD The enthusiasm not confined
male portion of the asssnblsge the females and
children seemed to feel the aud paradsd
national ars and resembling we be inclined
many Bscchards If 1t had not been tbs pue love Of
stu the amusements mot confined only to gymnsstc
ests and singing; the old fashioned sport of kss Ia the
ring" a. 1t WAS whilom called. was carried on by the
youth Of both sexes and however indscorous 1t might
appear to tie prm starched manners OF modern
topaty the open coed humor with which carried
diSsrmed sI calu nny Of its sting We amused
with the etequet Of The game for 'kiss in the
rng has its laws and restraius that must not be bro
hem Tho aid was always the challenger and on tapping
any youDg man ouite the ropes 1t his susnsss
ber and If he caught her before she could
| outside he took q kiss as his reward
| There was moreover, no Ia Of eatAbles aud drink
| sbles Rhenish wine, Of the far famed Johannisburg
snd the adjoining country sparked In the bottles and
bsrrsls soms ssseus Il siona in bsrrovs and i othora
carrying tie caaks their shoulders This latter a.
vorite national beverage was served out from small
booths on which was inscribed ip large letters, Bier
other boothe had the folio .ing Inscription Trunk
Ball. Theatre Ticket verfaut while other places for
thote who preferred temperance drinks such rs
| soda water apsrll4 &c could bs ob,sinsd.
The Turner'S however formed only part Of the as-
sembsee which vast indeed but all Germans,
there being scarcely any other nation
| II truly nsti0na, and were the amus snents
Daring the whole Of the day large trains Of from
,weive tQdourreen each filled rspleon we're ar
rivir aSHAem and there = very great difficulty of
getting inside the grounds for the door continually
beseyed with crowds Of new comers II spite OF the
thusstm the lsgor bier and their national esogs there
not the slightest disturbance; the went about
drinking and singing crowded with chapets Of leaves
and flowers, and the did likewise, but neither
the latter nsalted did the former quarrel.
ait Was complete scene Of German abandon beach
suddenly transported into the middle Of German fsstiv
,ies in fatherlsnd. There however, deep feeling
Of German republication at the bottom and the enthu
siasm with which they rang the national airs free from
myrmidons Of Austrian or Prussian police showed that