The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-07
FIFTH DIVISION.

Ins fith DIVISION representing the trades mar.
shAied by Mr. Charles Cornell and eight aias on the
Sixth avenue. Nearly all departments Of American IN
dustry, from ie" down hoop skirts and hair dress
ing, represented n1his division Every essential
for furnishing house or victuang army might b
found In the procession Polar refrgeraiors and steam
boilers, steel pens and pianofores Java coffee and
Catawba wine, mistonos aud mechanical houses iron
safes and gngham umbrellas sewing machines and sixty
horse power steam engines followed each other per-
picking confusion. FROM many Of the handbils
and small gifts showered upon the crowd below H
would be interesting 70 know how the wine and liquor
Dealers who distributed their commodities gratis foti.
Asd themselves against the reproaches Of the Sixth
Avenue Temperance Association, who formed part Of the
same procession. Possibly they sheltered themselves
behind their patriotism, rejecting with M. BgeIow,
IT.
The side OF our country must oilers Be took,
An, President is LncoIn you know !. our country;
Puts the debit to him an 10 us the per coDtry
The work Of msrshahng these scattered forces was A.
tended with no small difficulty In spite Of Ill Mr. Cor
nell and his assistants could do degree Of confusion
arose. and trades societies and express companies q
times got hopclessly mixed together
The express companies formed the head Of the column,
and no better arrangement could have been made for
Of the public service. Adams Express had four
choice horses. The wagons were alled with dis
national flags displayed and the horses decked
out with pumes and rosettes Adams string team
known to every New Yorker filed with packages
directed prominent Union people in Charleston Sa-
vannah Wilmington and Atlanta, in all Of which towns
through the success OF the Union arms, the company
have recently recovered their onices In Charleston,
the company's Office, handsome iren structure
escaped the connsSraton there The United stat E1
press made still more formidable show They sent
soldiers conveyed In the wagons, which deco
| rated with flags. The horses matched bays and
gith tea and mi NJ nj
harndens Express had three fourhorse teams two dri
with each team The foremost two carried sick sol
ders and both horses and wagons handsomely dec
Grated with flags and feathers Three ourhorsc wagons
filled with disabled soldiers and fesooned flags at
the Sides represented the American Express and two
four horse wagons, decorated in similar manner the
National Dodd's and the Jersey Express companies
OIL OF course found an embodiment in the procession
Any display Of our national industry would have been
chosen apostles or the 'e interest claimed for II tho
throne vacated by King Cotton and In support Of that
oil wells worked. Upon truck drawn by twenty
powerful horses with scarlet shrted outders large
derrick and portable engine had been erected and were
set " work pumping oil into miniature five hundred
barrel tank. 'The man who had struck oil'' sup
posed 70 be In charge Of these operations but which
More unmisakable was "fhe man who had
not struck oi,n. who rode on . dngy white
was remarkable study, and ought 70 bring him In
competency In the undertaking line He looked capable
certain no aoun, Of successful Of, boring could proacs
pleasant smile upon his ac0tic vsage. The people fol-
derived from its very vicinity Some miniature handbIs
scattered close by. The small boys eagerly sran
bled for them, and returned with hooks Of d'sapront
| ment. They expected they were grvenbacks
One OF the prettest displays TINT Of the steel Pen
Mandatory who exhibited steel pen machine opera
distributing pens among the crowd 0cr the ok
the motto .s,e.i pens but 70 slave pels Anoii'cr
six hunters and freshly kiihd game. The "hunt rs
we're dressed in the conventional Lincoln green but,
truth 10 tell the turnout looked less like III return frin
hunting" than anything csc in creation.
The American Tea Company was represented by y
Chinese uniform. On the sdes Of the truck tirt,
starr representing the Union satos surrounded very
accurate delneaoh Of The coinranys store In vcsey
street. large Union fag formed canopy on top,
der which were situated very excellent band and thirty
six Of the company clerks
On truck, contributed by C. Monk, broadway. .
living pcrched on platform, which insc p-
ton informed the sights ers one Of the 'Ieace
Commissioners from chmond The little animal GER
tainy seemed composed NJ any Of those well
meaning gentlemen could large banner also nti-
mated TO a certain Father Abraham that u number OF
persons gong congratulate him and Ave hundred
thousand more along with them. number Of men in
this truck were busily engased cutting signs, &c.
The signal whistle Of Ncssrs Merritt Walcott
made terrific noise giving the spectators understand
its great usefulness during fog at Its discordant
tnuous .click" Of two elliptic sewing machines kept in
motion by Ercsson's calorc engine The whole from A.
j. w. Mason 4 Co, chair manufs cturers, made nne
display. Their truck was drawn by twelve horses and
ner On wagon following this truck a numberuof work
men we're actively employed In the manufacture OF
| chairs.
OF the procession the Queen City Tobacco Works
turnout, drawn by three horses In tandem. The truck
was loaded with plug hnc and leaf tobacco, which
was distributed along the line VI procession regardless Of
The distribution Afforded full scope for the smart
OF individuals to exhibit ITSELF the fortunate reel.
| piens triumphing the unucky ones
r Rafter, hardrcsser, Frenchs hotel contributed .
four horse omnibus, filled with his employees, and very
tasfa
two horse truck, decorated with nags he, repre-.
scented the interests OF the Merchants Police Watch
number OF those guardians OF the night crowded the
truck.
the patriotism OF Geo. T. Mcndum, 70 Chambers street.
The Of the wagon generously distributed 70
the doubt apprecative spectators.
The American Hay and Cotton Pressure Company III
Wall street, represented by two horse truck on
which displayed specimen Of the companys labors
,st Is to enable The maine Of The conpsny 70 Be- Cut %
surface perfectly smooth.
SECOND SECTION.
sxarR's svwpvo MACHINE
The sewing machine--the most peaceful OF modern
Of the prominent ideas In the demon.
stratiou. six horse team bore number OF sewing,
machines In operation attended by six girls and two eut
tiers and rresscrs the whole surnountcd by Pavilou
formed OF the national colors and bearing the motos
dressing e rebels Next followed four horse team and
two two horse teams each loaded with sewing machineo
directed 70 the various branches Of the company IN the
rated with crimson pumcs and with nsgn. The teams
escorted by about thousand men, all employees Cd
company headed By the band of the establishment
and thirty apprentices. The mon formed into plas
toons and small nag indicated 70 what department %
the works each platoon belonged
u nAssrn's s'snS.uwm.n
Not the least striking feature OF the programme n
one horse wagon which sat ladies' the attsntio
Of each being fully occupied In the study Of book. ~ the
same time operating a sewing machine BY The aid o
Barnuin's selfscws lsrgc sign faced sssh side q
model. for the weird Also IN Barnum's Ssfsewer ="
The sloat machines from A II Suplees, run ~ asaxH
and hot air, also had "Self-sewers" attached
Isaac smiths Son Co had four horse tsuck, wnloA
testified 20 the loyalty OF their esablisnmenl ina
horses were protected from recurrence o. ssaurdAye
weather by an umbrella placed on the back OF each ana
inside the truck besides number Of smaller enes Wa
monster umbrella very beautifully manufactured OF the
finest sIik and Designed 10 represent succeaoa
"a sar, alternating crimson, white and blue The ssdee
were fully decorated and represented the name %
| the irm and the date established uso2)