The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-14

street, ard DISAPPEARING, though not ending, q sAAs
par, u she F,ursh avenue, tho vast Inns Of
itbt, ctsquefeo here ani thore with the
orrsueatstions III tie eognes the roundabout blazing
gh,s carried In front Of Of ihe companies
the brilliant dscha gees q fireworks, made doueiy
brunt bv the da'knes Of the cisht bad more tine ap
peaarce enchanted fairy scene than anything else
We crn csmpsre to at present.
We must forget merton that one enthusiastic
viduAl msds 80 great noise ID the world" BY airing
oG loudly oetonAtipg Cannon during the time the pro
eessioa was moving acug hadiscn square.
THE CROWDS EN- ROUTE
We're not dense the occasion q the late military
parade, bu. the streets aud OF the city were
nevertheless vevy cosey packed Win people, The whole
line ef Broadway from the Park up Uaion square and
the III Avenue Hotel alive with human belaes all
intent Tire grand do ponstrstion OF the night From
the cite al wsshngtons statue to the magnificent hotel
already named the number OF citizens greatly increased
NAd'eon square was almost jammed up with men, wo-
and children, who wdcd forward 70 prominent
place. for the double purpose OF seeing the Prince
and the hfcpebs recession II the same time. OF the
sppesrsDce OF the eog.ncs and their gallant followers
very fully elsewhere, but may here be
mentioned that such spscndid body Of end better
ordered collection OF engines have rarely been seeu
v y
e,s domestic and gsstroncmic point Of view that
not expected thst there would have been IN i'm
menes crowd Third and Fourth avenues however,
largely att pded While the ordinary routine of business
by any interrupted the parade esgrossed
the chief attention OF tho~e who went out shopping and
marketing, many Of whcm perhaps after all, neglected
their psevisoos for the Our German friends
In the best spirits Tho long lines Of dazzling
dautaux whose radiance flashed into the lbs Of their
subterrsnean sslocus aroused them f their generally
sumber ksise and lager scd hundreds OF the
awakened be slowly emerging from
the ipppmersbe xincysu,is scattered the city. Tae
sole opinion that the procession WAS the most
brilliant thing OF the hind that has been in
cry for many years. The Germans, Ia
their delight declared Il "boctfu,," and the
ladies' who thropgsd the sidewalks and swrmed from
the bad every cheer for the gallant red
shir,sd hsetnen. A good many pounds Of ganpo.der
were punt on the way hnpdered forth along the
avenues and echoed IN the far distance calcium lghts
famed out their dazzling radiance rockets biue lights
and serpents high cir irs into the nost
varied brilliant devices Roman candles and fountains
Of coo,ed Ores bu obcd Up iron their hery en2oriGm
wte The most intern Unable rays OF Thousand torches
gnu the distance ike esa f1t The houses sud
notes In many were beautifully illuminated Or
adorned with var colred Chree Lanterns and stained
glars lamps Toe fret impression 10 the human brain
lkie CO "a the whole iire q the vast procession
pecehy WIN it viewed from lofty standpoint Ia
Broadway, fseliDg Of giddness, Md oTlish de
to wink before tue glare. Light In the street
lamps In the hsmbta the ornanentation OF the
gipee, and the book and isd4er cars Light
10 fact from every where. Fires Of every color
buried M every line. many Of them forming bright
e,sof isne which iDsesspsy dscharged iuniaoaa par
,fe ti.tf
ssuoe, Tue dremen all the while marcsei steadily
the q splendid bands Ike many ,sna,s
moved by machinery, perfect tue ansanity anc
strict military regularity OF shr march. From the great
height ~ the house, from tue tops Of which many thou
sands The kalsdoscopc below, meat
to inpo+sibie 10 have any distinct idea Of tbs
forms and stature CT the Of Tho rasous d
visons. Many athletic six-soc,er appeared Ike
dwarf from tais height, hc moved along
Va tho column a his brave associates They we're, Ia
fact, erytloped In food Of light, 10 which the
eye only became accustomed afer much persist
ence, ard then the lambert toDgass OF nsme under
all kinds Of chronAtropc changes, dassoas. and
oootractous Such magnificent ssbt ia 70 DO
every DAY and Il only in the Empre City that Gao be
scea at sl.
The Gro wds were iu tbs best Of humors New YORK
crowds are when kindly trested-And there no scc
dent thai bcle 10 know.eds WORTH mentioniux.
Tsere Was considerable enthasiasn along the whole
line Of march, not much Ia Broadway In the
various avenues. The ft,h, especially, was the
sone of tremendous excitement, and the Fifth Avenue
Hotol, which Was the cynosurc Of oil eycs, vas 30
surrounded ~ people that II next TO Impossible to
approach 10 At all AZ the nremsn moved onward they
greeted With loud and hearty cheers, which the
noble fellows veil descrved Their orderly appearance
sud tes red uniform hare recalled to the Princes
memory the military displays Of his own red coated
heroes al home The display on the whole very
gratifying 70 every American present. especially
uIder the suspicious circumstances Of the review by he
heir apparent 70 The Britsa tnroue.
rhess very remarkable occurrences along tho
route 70 record and after the anal passage Of the process
up Broadway the several companies gradually drop
pad away and we're escorted BY iher se'era osads TO
their respective homes.