The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-02
The SCENE IN THE CRYSTAL PALACE.


TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE PRESENT At TUE
RECEPTION.
oRATToS ~ n. n. FfsLD--A DEsPArCH FaoH LONDON
pAlED yssrshDAY-srSYCHss BY CYRUS W FIELD,
cart. rUpsos, cart D.YNAS, Nh. Evxssrr,
MAYOR rIzxASN. rRrEs cOoPER. kTC.-TuE Eg-
GUARDIAN or TuS COMMITTEE, Erc BTC.
A. tao clock The doors OF the Crystal Palsce we're
ihrown open, and commenced 10 hn rapidly. Thrc
having green tickets admitted ~ the principal On
trance on sixth svenus while tas favored bo6ers Of
white tickets entered By door F5rtan street, snt
were admitted 10 The galleries mme lately over Tho pa
form The platform ereciei 10 The eastern nave, com
mepc0g al the fountain in the centre q Tie building ana
running back about half TEE depth q tho nave then
rose tier sner tier bssk = the east windoE tho aog
The entire ypa,s and On as elevation the aud
members Of tho New YORK Harmonic socely he Brook
lyu snd Williamsburg HumonIcs Nendelseoan unJn
and The Iicdcrkrmt societies were seated The gacio
platform vas handsomely csrpeted and dripsd
with the national colors, red, white sad
blus behind hung the ntEs Of Englaai and
America ard in the north nave large gresu fsg
with gold harp In the centre aostcd These vera no,
only ndcaicus Of the purpoee 10 which the Palace
dedicated or the occasion Ih.re were no molt,s % ~
The interesting ceremonies ln,se the Palace ~ commence
was half pssi four O'Clock but the procession I'D mol
rive there ui within few minutes Of sir by that time
there were about ten thousand persons in the building
snxlousy awaiting the arrival Of The celebrities whom -
were sesirous 70 and hear At vo O'Clock the or hes
TIA and singers amounting N about four hundred, TOOK
their places and presented very ane appearance from
the body OF the building on the platform we're Tue ~
lowing invited guests Lieutenant N. Msury Rev ~
Adams, Rev. Alfred psymsn OF tho Cathoiic Cshedrh
(broher OF Capt Dayman OF Her Majesty snip eogenD
Chancellor Ferris, Rev. Dr. Marsh and Mrs Anu 80
thsrs Az quarter before six roll o. drums anu loua
cheer outside pt cd the arrival q the process 90 AID
rmec atey Mayor Iiensnn escoruns Cyras W nela soa
followed BY Captains Hudson, Dsy man ano ne o'ner az
ruess entered ~ the door on fory se ,oad
.,sss and ere zee we'd hearty round OF applause
and Tepesed sean and again e they assembled ths pN
form. -. ....-.,. ...u-.o.-....
"A MS uncture occusree soars entirely u0pTecedeot
"a in re bgtory Of public celeb al cns and highly dhrc~
csshtr 40 scre OF he rartes Wno had the marsgonebi
n srs,rs The reporters nat been vcy kindly tavnsasd
Eb tebo snd snars the platform Just IN tas place
wtere they should Ne IN order beat v perform their du
les Of rbropl.rg the iaterestng events OF he day M
rrurctu an punce who had charge Of the arTAngeena
~ ire ulAucrp IN very geSuemsnly ard c,usde a..
n.rttr osted the reporters here scne hoazs before N
ceremonies cpsned bit the arrival a the proc ssios
clhse Mr.. IovheT, the secretary Of Ihe American Az
sntc relearafh COnpsny, but better koovnicr ts eoa
rsciion with ths famous "Lowbtr clsm,p Csne 10 ~
platform srd iuiey sndad the reporters " tax
.bsnaslysa CO. ms they rsspecauliy declmedb do