The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-17

pRNs-rHIKTY THOUSAND PERSONS ON rHB GROUND
YOUNG 0EENANY IN THE YIELD, ETC.
Our German pepulaton was in state cf1vsat excNer
meut yesterday, rowing out Of the annual sarn Of -
Festival e the seerbund, which was1e p The Belle
vue Gartess, 4 ethe foot Of nght94rsfy street, E1
river The sahgerbund is an xssociaa50B Of cbo-
raj clubs, who cultivate music and hgcrbier
throughout the year, and every june have grand
demonstration public ground in the vicinity q Ne
city, show their proficiency in both accomplishments.
These always very pleasant and harmless,
for though immense quantities Of bier are drank, s but
seldom drunken man rs seen. During all day yesterday
not single dsorderiy person be seen, and ths0gh
The participants exuberaDty joyous there was
yotous disposition manifested, and the crowds q police
men who present had nothing 70 do but imbe vast
postisns Of bier II question whether any cher "a
tjonaty could have had large demonstration, astng
hong without at least one hundred persons becoming
me weather was. charming, COOL sunny and sxhia-
rating lust the day pleasant door celebration
The crowd tremendous; three steamboats, and extra
the Second and THIRD Avenue Rairoeds ceuld ma
taon for the numbers who wished 20 partepafe 10 Vie
festival was estimated that thirty thessana per-
must have been present - The gardens during Ne
The scene was an animated The Turner's, several
German military companies and engine company
the ground and their uniforms eontrasted pleasantly
with the ray attire Of the pretty Jresaiens who
get up in immense style for the ecoasion.
On every side to be groups Of happy family par
ties discussing the contents Of mysterious baskcs and
devourng with great JUNCTION sausagee behring's Linn
copcus drsushs Of the inevitable lager bier Tns ssssy
banks the river side, which run sopng 70 thEwaters
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beneath them, which was covered with gay boats and
dashng little pleasure yachts In another part Of The hed
tho amusing their friends with gymnastic
exercises in many which they failed but then failure
was vastly nnny than success, and the disccm
and braves Of the crowd Scattered through the 6eId
were military bands discoursng music, which sounded
very well at dsance-the further on the octer-and
number of cncrprising young Dutchmen endeavored 70
dance the polka and schottsh with their ddhe in the
thick grass performance that had more Of work than
pleasure in it, but then was just as highly relshod by
the parties engaged in 1t.
But the feature Of the whole affair the lager bier,
which was omnipresent 1t was rye bread and lager
bier cheese and lager bier, sausages and lager bier
dancing and lager bier flirting and lager bier music and
lager bier walking and lager bier talking and lager bier
inside the garden lager bier outside in the road was
lager bier; lager bier in barrels, kegs, cups and
glasses old and young drank it, and children slipped
intimately associated with this fascinating beverage.
At the procession entered the grounds, headed by
the grand Marshall Captain Diehl, assisted by officer
Semer Among the companies present, were the follow
lafayette Rifles, Captain simmon, I'd Regiment
Company b, Captain Diehl 4th Regiment Hoboken Rifles
German Hussars, Captain Hieft, Sd Regiment.
Eagle Hook and Ladder Company, from stratton Point
The Turner's GOO strong and the following named sing
ing soceties-The Arian, Germania, Harmonic, (Hooo-
ken), Harmonic, (New Jersey, Brooklyn Iederkranz,
Orpheus, Rheinscher Sangerbund Williamsburg Sanger
bund, Sangerrunde, Social Reform Gesangveren Schil-
lerbund, Teutonia Manner Choir and INLAND Bund.
At three O'Clock, Mr.. Feldner, OF Hoboken addressed
the assemblagc in German and loudly cheered when
he got through This was followed by concert, under
the direction Of Carl Bergmann, as follows
Overture-Alcssandro Stradella. .F1otow
Jagerslus-Grand chorus .Asthoz'
Pilgrim chorus-From "Tannhauser," with or.
RheiIweniied-GraDd chorus. r. Mendessohn
Facke lianz- Orchestra ...............Ncy crbeer
Racket Song-Grand chorus, with orchestra Stunz
Schottscher Eardensang-Grand chorus. Silcbcr
Ere hes eh-GTand chorus with orchestra. Sbunx
The different chorahsociecs followed, and closed the
singing exercises e music was superb and spIenddly
rendered in the parts requiring number Of voices AT
Ave O'Clock the assemblage began 10 dspersc for home
delighted with the pleasant festival they had parcpat
cd in