The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-25

Grand German midsummer Carnival.
RECHPT,0k OF TEE GRRMAN eNoD6o CLUBS or OruEE
cITns By THEIR NEW YORK BRkfHnsN-Tas rARG
ON FIRS-A hIDNioHr r0ROHLIaHr Ps00sssIoE IN
NEW Y0RK-TH1 F1ABT or LANTERNS -MA0NffI-
CENT sPlCTAcL1 IN THE r ARK AND IN TIE srsEnrs
WHAT TIE sNGNG CLUBS nTEND TO DO, ETC.
The Park Saturday night presented of the most
magnificent spectacles seen In this city It was
occasional BY the reception given BY the German must
cal societies Of this city to the nsing clubs Of Phsds
phia Baltimore, and other places, who arrived ct l0K
O'Clock in the evening by the Camden and Amboy reus
who resolved BY the Turner's at pier No.
North river and escorted to the Park ct which place
welcome song sung and procession formed, which
marched through the principal streets OF the city and
finally stopped at Washington Hall in Elizabeth street.
which is TO be the headquarters Of the singing clubs
during their stay in Nov York.
At an early hour in the evening the various German
singing clubs Of New York, Brooklyn, and Williamsburg
assembled at their respective and marched
to the Park bearing banners gay adorned with ribbons
OF red, black and gold, the colors Of the German
natonaties, ard accompanied by bands of music the
members wearing badges and insignia to distinguish
them from another. On arriving at the PARK the
Torches which Of ns wood saturated and covered
with pitch and rosn, lit ALSO var coored lanterns
of red, white and blue, the effect Of which most
picturesque.
The Turner'S were deputsed to march to the pier and
the strangers the Park They were dressed
their customary -nte, and mustered four hundred
strong Asslan's Washington Brass Band accompanied
them,
While the Turner's absent the wd in the Park
gathered in immense numbers attracted by the glare
of the torches and the singular character OF the
whole spectacle Nor was IL alone that pre-
sent Msedcheu Ffsulein and Frau there to add
terest to the smile welcome the Strangers
Dcdworths second band, led by Hirtzman, played
yera popular peoes of music the arrival of
aro oense crowd filing the street sidewalks was
seen en- Broadway surrounding and accompanying the
The word vas given, and, as If by magic numberlsss
torches and lanterns flashed from the
In the Park, and 1t seemed though the earth had
and let jets Of smoke fire. which shot up
in mid sire0 green and golden coiored.
While the clubs were fling INTO the PARK and during
the progress OF the singing the scene picturesque
and novel to able 1egree, and would have If
fordeo splendid snpjecs for painter. The
head looked pale, aud obscure3 at times by
heavy clouds which foated her surface.
This gave add tioDal effect to the myr,ads Of
torches below, which aaIed and ficxsred up
richer glow TO tns gay adorned Dancers OF the Sanger
buno, and the smoke OF which At times gathered in
huge hoated off sluggishly the midnight
air. Below and on either Eide far the eye couli
reach mig bt be dense Of upturned faces,
gtteIipg spectacle before them On ths back ground,
the trees doomed up dim and green casting sombro
SHADOW far In the dstsnce relieved cAsionay by the
twnkDg light of the colored lsnterns which like glow
worms flashed out and thee as suddenly disappeared
The crowd ~ this time immense; indeed there could
not have been less than people the PARK,
posed Of ell the natonales represented In city,
though OF course, principally Germans Among the dc.
vices on the banners, we noticed the folio wing.-
DkM 0RPHEUs
GEwIDMET
yoM sCHwEsrkRNBUND,
1852,
NEW YORK.
GEwIDMET TEUT0NIA
MAkSNER CH0RE
NEw YORK, 1862.
DIE DANSER PHILADELPHIA
GKRMANIA MANNER CHoRE.
The most magnificent banner Of all was one brought
on by one of the Philadelphia clubs. 1t OF white
tan ecged with gold fringe and otherwise handsomely
Ornamental. The device was
( SANGERBUND,
IAN esgle, carrying harp snd bearing the nation
al colors-red, black and gold
( PHILADELPHIA
On the other side, the inscription
GEwIDMENT Won 1
( FRAUES, PHILADELPHIA,
IL FEBRUAKY, 1855.