The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-27
EVACUATION DAY.

8 tl0n-Parade and Review OIL INC E"ss 49,
sasn 6sAse National Gsar@-Sc0 ~
sEaoverneF Fensons &c.
TIA eighty anniversary OF the evacuation OF New
vor nv ma ptsh troops ives celebrated In this city yes
serav Nv grind parade and review In which nearly the
rmt,rs Frs, dyisios Of the State Natien Guard par
s,cipsted The circumstance which the day Is designed
- commemorate 10 known 10 every reader Of American
history, and almost every boy and girl claiming New
York q bithpiacs has learned tho couplet ccntsinng
more truth than poetry
When i,si British Al runaway
and ca rotate the story u th@ grsassd pole The Bat
tey; silesy the day hag mot bssn observed with as
much enthusiasm = Il VA some few years sgo In con.
ssQuence Of TIE 3Sth Of TIE month falling Sunday
ahs celebration was pooned until yesterday and cor
Aaidly A.sed day could not have been wished for The
shone brightly during the entire day, and tho chilli
nss whiah IssvaiIsa during the or three days pre-
wisls - entirety disd away Although business was
nowhsge saspsadsA yet the city wore somewhat res
hive sppsasAnA From all tho principal buildings
shrseGhent theclty nags were Tying while tns ferry
N GFsae preseason.
artillery IN sccorance with regmenta ORDERS repaired
e The CITY Hall Park, and were thcre presented
a he <sty The presentation speech was made
81 HI Honor Mayor Holman, who alluded
= ne as rs q ns s',s The ooO were re-
oeived " Colonel D. W, Teller, ccnmandant Of the
vesinseat with appropriate remarks and the command,
aivtpr his Honor and the members OF the Common
Council present passing salute marched up Broadway
% JON line for the review The coors presented
sudoDa The nrst mentioned was Of fine white silk, with
she words First Regment' embroidered on IT, The
state National Guard flag was o. nns biss sk bearing
suidons were OF white silk, with the figure J in
yellow.
Since the occasion Of the transferring Of the remains
81 General Worth 10 their present resting place at
Sssn nH .n On
course, regularly visited the Battery, and in the
peighborhood Of the historical pole fred national
salute but each returning celebration their ranks
thinning out. until now they scarcely muster cor
poras guard" Of bona de veterans and Obliged to
commemorate tho occasion by little private reunion
rather than out Of door display Yesterday however
almost the entire First division Of the State National
Guard turned out, and 20 the credit Of the commanding
officers IL must be sad the almost unheardof and
tsnly unexpected fact of the division line being formed
on time occurred The several regiments at their
designated places OF formation promptly and the salute
red line formed, and start made at the appointed
that many persons who have been led TO believe that
two O'Clock militia parlance haiti past three
were somewhat mistaken In their calculations.
ASSUMING
Tho regiments composing the various brigades assem-
bied at their respective stations in good time and were
assigned ss follows
First brigade, Colonel VIM G. Ward commanding,
formed on Fifth avenue west side, with the right wing
sesting on Eighth street.
Second brigade, Brgadier General Burger command
sns ON Fifth avenue west side, the right wing resting
on Sixteenth street.
Third brigade Colonel j. NJ varian commanding, on
Madison avenue with the right wing resting Twenty
Fourth brigade, CoonerJ MadhoG commanding on
he north side OF Thirty fourth street. with the right
wing resting on Madison avenue
First Cavalry brigade, Bryadier General Postley com
manding on the vest side OF Madison avenue the right
wing resting on Tbirty.nfth street.
THE LINE or MARcH.
Al about halfpas one O'Clock salute of thirty six
guns fired at Union square and this being the signal
10 march, the order given 'qeft face, file right,
% move along Eighth street. A double line
q policemen headed the column, and Il
WAS followed BY the troops in this order-SQuadron OF
cavalry second Twslh Seventy first Seventy -aovent
Ninsy ninth, Third Fifth Sixth, Eighty fourih Ninety
seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Thirty seventh, Ffy-n
SowtA Eleventh, Twenty second, sixty-nnth, Seventy
n a ~ s.a rysx SIKH; regiments NATIONAL Gua,d with
q each regiment the drum corps and brass band
Ahe latter playing lively airs In this order the troops
Arche1 along Eighth street 10 the Bowey from thence
TwsnIy-ahird street from thsncs 10 Madison avenue
AAsy narchsd past ths Fifth Avenue Hotel from the
2ssco Of which they were reviewed BY bis Exceency
Not having carefully calculated tho distance allow
Ing fer The space between tho companies result was
Ngsa1wey along Eighth street, the head had passed
agsanA Chnal and came in oontast with H. The conse-
ssassss % shat The column could continue 70 move
eesWara THIS nscessated delay Of several minutes
Su.ss. be. q length the rear passed Broadway and
sEvISw.
The nunber Of mon present could not have been less
than from twelve 10 fifteen thousands including tho
aRum eerpe and bands. These having reached fifIh
ave1ue q Thirty street. salute fred IRON,
1890 g snS n Of s %s,'sss 70 Be
0ovevnor Feuton Major General Daniel r. Sckes Unit cd
asaass Army Lienfenan Colonel dc Boeck aud Ieaen-
HUunvE tkon ou
slling IN thisconnry Generals Llcneld and Roberts
United states army Generals swain, Merritt Daring
men. There also several ladies present From I'LL
pest ion the Governor reviewed. The division.
s~gsss sIDgwAiKs
Along tho etre line 1T march large crowds
assembled 10 gaze on the division as h ned pasL The
people being hept both sides Of the by police
scsrs detailed for the purpose OF removing all obsuc
sicns. somc Of the indicrous scenes imaginable
tvanspired BY order Of the police captains person
VS. allowed 70 cross from one side Of the street tn the
other while the iIoops marching and the
shat the officers were kept busy chasing offending iDd
s'dnals, who had deaec the ORDER and ensavona
~ get across. Nearly every man who thus attempted
MAS made 10 return, although enersettaiiy protesting
s6at business Of the moot pressing importance nrcsss
wLs were boio enough . set - nsnxhs ,bs
ect found themselves In the arms Of bawny gasfdans
ofshe peace. who setcly requested their return from
vnence they came Although the disappointed ndivd-
walls somewhat actisd they nevertheless took IL
la n good part and ahe result Of this good tempsr was
limo 70 timc could be heard from persons in
the crowd ON e bearing OF individuals composites
NOR Ncaussc 'hsn complimentary, but cevsnly ssn
ssal,t deserved
rss ceows sor,Es
was rech larger han any olher OF the rpie
was PLAINLY evtcad that great many Of those preeani
wsEe sSsracfed by desire how the Governor
y0oE syAn urchn expressed II, in his soiev clothes
at shev were disappointed in their expecatiobs as HE
Meeue ey appeared in citizens dress. Ills advent on
80 poFtSec OF tbe hotel unattended by any demon
aeEaeton ~ enthusiasm the part OF the asscmblsvr
present. There were no ~scoinsg cheers no reoognl-
slcn Of bS high once, sncn might be expected from
tlse etirelps ~ grest state Chief Ere,ui{ys
The dvhS&n having been reviewed. the byisssles we're
atsmiased. and The various organ lAona marched a,
sheiv avmotgee. whsrs they .aekcd their arms and
break ing vsnks returned 10 th~I r,sp.eny. homo.
seremwMe - Gevep een,.u
A, sbeut niue ckcck in the sveuing large humber
q cilissus headed by Grsfus's band sercnaded Gov
snsr Feuten al M fnh Avenue Hotel After tho
hasA hsd played ~ airs the Governor stepped
~pon the hascony ssfwas introduced TO The crowd by