New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-27

hands hundred or more, and have one.hah OF them
painted or printed" Band No. l." the other BALI
Band No. Q" At the place whence the procession is
10 start let men be stationed in line bearing these Ian
terms in alternate order, l, @ !, 9 &c. As each band
rasees let one of these antern-bearers in this alter
nate order fall In and march with it. Let the Com
mtee have as many small banners or lanterns as there
are quarter miles in the route of the procession printed
or painted onehalf of the number thus: "Band Station
No. 1. All bands numbered begin to play here, and
continue to play till they reach the next station,
bered g" The remainder inscribed thus: "Band
Station No. 2. All bands numbered 9 begin 10
play here, and continue TO play till they reach
the next station, numbered l." Let men bear
ing these banners or lanterns in order, /,
2, /, 2, &C., be stationed one at every quar-
ter of mile along the route, and the bandmastsrs be
instructed to follow these plain directions. Thus every
band would play every alternate quarter mile Of the
march, and every spectator every point Of the whole
route would hear one.haf Of the bands play while
passing that point.
A word as to fireworks and their use. Doubtless
many caroads of Roman candles, BeDgols Fights, &c,
will be provided 10 be set off by the Wide-Awskes
while marching We would suggest to the Committee
that carts or other repositories Of these pyrotechncs Dc
placed along the route of the procession and the dsr
button be made SO that the display may take place with
equal briancy throus hout the entire line Of march
II sometimes happens in torchight parades that the
supply of fireworks is early exhausted and the parade
toward its close is shorn of much Of its spendor We
would earnestly caution the Wide-Awakes while ds-
charging Roman candles as they march, not 70 direct
them towsrd the houses on either eide. During the
torchlght parade of the Atlantic Gable celebration
ladies' were driven from windows and balconies BY
showers of fre-bas recklessly rained down upon
them or fred directly at them from Roman candles In
the bands of the marching fremen.
In Paris when celebration is to take plnce the first
movement is the appointment of committe OF artists
TO devise and construct the decorations The plan ID
worthy of imitation. We have not heard that the
Committee design any great novelty in the way Of
illumination of buildings erection of arches but as
this celebration is participated in by the WideAwakes
of the Union upon the invitation Of the Clubs OF this
city, we would suggest that the erection OF grand
illuminated triumphal arch in honor OF the visitors
would be appropriate. The carpenters painters, gas
filters etc. belonging to the New York Wide-A wakes
would doubtless give their services gsutously, leav-
ing only the cost Of materials to be met by the Com
mittee. Can they not spare sufficient from their $50
GOO fund for this object An arch spanning Broadway
at Union Square, all the lines of its architecture defined
by gas ets and blazing with the names of the States
a1d words of welcome in ete of gas and colored fires
would be splendid object. The top of it would be
platform suitable TO the exhibition of grand piece Of
pyrotecbny each division of the procession passed.
and thousand or more rockets should be provided
as to keep up a continued fiery shower.
If come hundreds of the NewYork Wide-Awakes
would appear mounted and divided into companies,
company placed at the head of each division would
give variety to the otherwise monotonous line Of pc
destrians.
In conclusion, we would strongly impress upon the
Committee the absolute necessity to the great pa
rade from being failure, of taking such
will render certain the start at O'Clock and the pas
cage of the last division the last half mile of the
route long before midnight. Enthusiastic WideAwakes,
who come thousand miles at the invitation Of their
New-York brethren, will not feel complmented by
being paraded through silent and deserted streets be-
tween midnight and dawn.