New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-25
EVACUATION DAY
low Il was Celebrated Yesterday.
GRAND MILITARY DISPLAY.
THE CITY DRESSED IN FLAGS.
Ecevicv7 by the Governor.
GRAND MILITARY DISPLAY.
THE CITY DRESSED IN FLAGS.
EcevicU by the Governor.


the evacuation Of NcNYorS by the British troops
celebrated with all the pomp aud pagcanty which the
secondary Importance of the hol day deserved. We
have been makrg history very fast during the last
FIVE years, grand events deserving of oommemorstion
have been throngng by rapidly. that ere long
shall find ourselves obliged 70 reliuqaish many OF our
old holidays and replace them with more momentous
anniversaries. or almost every other day in the year
viii require some special salute bonfire. or military
demonstration The serous jetrimcnt of onr business.
But many old customs viii be given up and the stress
upon our time will have 10 be very great before New
Workers viii vote uRanimolsly for the eraSure from
tho calendar Of holidays, of their tuehonored local
attraction, which they and their fathers have long
celebrated under the name of
EvAcUAuoN DAY.
For eighty-two years IL has been celebrated with
more ess parade. The ragged American army. with
their chief commanders at their head swept through
Broadway at the fret comnenorati0n, To he rattle Of
dapidated drums and The triumphant bloro Of bnges.
Year after year the martial Knickerbockers turned
out in serried array. with blBe ribbons tying their
stockings to their kuoebrooches ana their hree.eor
nered hats cooked 70 the prmnes positions on heacs
al innocent Of poi'icl "rines" and streetcleauirg
contracts end so on from year 10 year through The
changing century wi waving flags and telling bells
and laundering suutes has the oay been Celebrated up
10 the present tme ncn. though even ts meaning Is
but misuy u8dCr TODD 20 have something 70 d. with
rCembITkug rcd-coots, We irc ourselves comnepo
rating and buzz ug WIKI tie ret ns na nfay as rolling
of log Our u.d haired fJr h. British i drcamy
revived; the Revolution aLd its Grand results
loom up once molc, panuiou-lka, through the
vet lingering eMOk and confusion ~ our move recent
and more terrible war; and through our Cliltering
throngs Of bran.rew hcrpts we sec. or think We see
the noble Washug giOn ana Lis Gc1crals, with The mold
OF three generations OIL their Corked hat and gold
laoed wnsicoIts. Bot rho dead ere not affected by
time; agd 90 long as ne can ilnk ~ the Country =
5 vof ard its lahcr aud he so.!eTs slain i1hc Rev
oluuCn aud for The Union 1s common, living orc.
therhoo1 We must think of Eya,pation Day as having
national ns well es o iocai siguiiieJhce.
IHH CFLEBRAn0N yEsTERDAY
w9s mostly c0ntucd 10 O military garadc bnttherc was
also eie u display OF fr hDtt N Tire city and ON the
stips u the hafbOr vail. 1gE fred st various
oc9ltos. Bui few store closed in AOn0r Of tie
DAY. The largest display IN the way Of fags was made
MerehaDts' Exchange, Post ONCE and other public
buildi"g decorated. white all of the large hotelr
colors. MANY priya,e dwellings were similarly deco.
Tated, especially on fourteenth.st, Fifth ave, and
other thoroughlaTes through which the procession
to pass
OEDTg OF TIE PROCESSION.
The following order Of procession had been decided
upon several DAYS previously, and IT was strictly ac-
hervd to. With few titng alterations;
Troop Of Cavalry EscOrt.
Els EIcelency Gov. Fenton.
MsjorGet Charles ". ssndford
Commanding First Division =. O.. srd staff
co,a@snd,ns Fr.i Bti.ade B,igade sioT
seyerylrat r. e9' ls.n} G Col nsj seaj L ,r'ord nrS
S.s.nnti r. nea1 lnaniTyi Go Mahoney
4"sa,y9e I:e Faaa r. H. % C,S " z Go D. D. { Nlea On ''''
Thrd Rcgime1i Clgalry; Lieut. -col. John II. Blrt-
Conmaudins second Ed..de B.tde siss.
FiOh Regiment lnauLy Lieut. Col Dodge.
.t. p p.-t,.o ,f4,srx al 10
T,elGh Rsriq,eDt lpfsnly; Col william q. Ward
Fighty fourth .smet Infantry; Col Frederick A. Conk
Ni.etysi1th REGIMEN, Inantryj Cot John u. Kf,blie-
iogrth Rs cin.cut Al IL cry Col. Daniel W Teller
Biz Con. w Liam bal sons'dipg ,as i'' Dns'ae' an
Seventh REGIMENT lniin,ryj Cd; En- un.n' Glart.
atS tshib Rsgia,sp, r., Inftry Col john H. wlcos
Thirty seventh regiment Inisntfy c9 Charlie, ~ Csiiin
col. LLOYD Asplnwal, comm. d ling Fourth Brigade.
r.,.o, Regimen. 1issqS Inissy; j'c Co.. Js,eh modhon
Js.Iy sccond smcnt us Try Lien, Col james r. Coz
sixty ninth Rcgimen' Iltsu,ry co. i'Pe, p1 Bsrey
One Indied and cosd Regiment Infantry Co. John
THE PARADE
was magnificent one 1T consisted OF the fint Dvi
sion the line of which formed IN the above order
ON Fonrteenth.s the right reslng on biosuWay shu
the left on Fourth.are, Inc Governor maae nn az
bv Troop OF the eth Regiment numbering tO men, and
commanded by Captain ;. H. smith ihe Soternol
passed along the entite hhe eApTeesb us nun
at the appearance OF the tfooPh' anu Nar "ofuehl,
greeted wilh hearty cheers.
TIE MARCH
wns taken up at O'Clock (there being the usual one
t, md kaH of delay) tho route OF the procession
hcinp mn Fourth-ave, through Twenty ttiid st. hadi
soaaye aud 1hirfyfourtbst., TO fiith'ave and down
F,nb.aye 10 Washington PaSade Ground paying the
hOnors Of the marching sblnte 10 the coHmhDaerih
Chief near the Washington Monument ,
Enormous crowds OF spectators gathered on the side
walks Of the streets throogh wnicn tle procession
| nff 1uye
Fiftb.aye ard the other streets were completely
blocked no with men and women and children behind
whom eariisges bsrouches, bugges, and vehicles oi
almost every description, were grouped an the street,
caesee from tic lady Of fashion 20 tho woman OF the
town. and from the f.theye buck TO tho Houston st.
,wen Policemen earned their wages and exercised
their lungs and muscles; scho0lGnn droppe4 their
satchs and s0ed their skirts: velldres5ed pickpOck
ss duea Though the crowd and piled their ingenious
rsde bsconies aud door stoops were covered With fe
males and fine garmentsi ~ brass Dsnos seFe oa'hs
at onee-snd. altogether II vos eaa Sceoe'
THE MILITARY,
., ,b;cb the processoa wos entirely composed mum
bered about 90 mel; and 1t wss generally expressed
opinion that the Metropotan - sc'uG uas
spcb an Imposing display. IL is dncu 70 partlcuiaIHe
there s organizations merit 80 much praise bnt it
may not be out Of place 10 mention 'nt
my THE CAvALBY
.o a.nsc,,o Noticeable for the excellence OF their
%sny,ne and The spendor Of their equipments. They
con,,ted OF the eth Regiment troop whicn acteo A.
escort 10 the Governor at The head Oh tne cou'
commapd OF Capt. Smith the lsi Ca'aIy, Sol ~ u
Mjnton and the 3D. Lieut. Col j. IL. Burke IN command.
prohobis three.onarters OF the members of these
oroanilstons are ormans who eeem 10 have peculiar
Inclination for this branch Of tho service whcn .9e
usually so much adorn. Upward OF faohoISo"en Pai'o'
pated in yesterdays demonstration.
TBE ARnLLEEY.
Althou1h We have number OF regiments pe'onRihs
10 the rtllery and eaTisg the uniform o. Inat pishch
Of the service with very few eIeeptoss .usy yntiosd u in