The New York herald., 1867-01-29
The GREAT PRESENTATION FESTIVAL.


The GREAT PRESENTATION FESTIVAL.
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Grand Drawing Of Prizes Yesterday-No.
36o.S02 the Winner Of the S1O,OOO-No.
22ss497 the Winner of the Country Resi-
dence-Scenes and Incidents Of the Draw
ing, &c.
The Grand Festival Drawing, which has received SO
much publicity through the country, and for which SO
many thousands have been anxiously waiting, came of
yesterday with great tclat at the Cooper Institute
Started few months ago. under the auspices OF well
known and distinguished names and having for Its OBJ
jcc the erection Of Home and school for the orphan
children Of the fallen soldiers and sailors of the republic,
1t commended itself at to the attention Of ALL The
plan however OF nsurng present 70 every subscriber
TO whom also offered, for q dollar chance Of win
ming some rare and costly price, made the Of the
scheme certainty Al the outset Of the undertaking
the ambition Of the managers was limited to the pros
pect Of selling about tickets but as the object
and extraordinary attractions Of the design
extensively known. their most sanguine expectations
fully realized that they determined on printing
double the number originally Intended The anxiety to
chances in this tempting lottery greater
from day to day it found the second series OF
tickets prnted-which it determined should be the
last-were fast running out Even when the sale Of
tickets entirely ceased hundreds were still eagerly
quiring more The first prizes the presentation
list formed very entcing bait to any desrous Of
trying hie luck at the risk Of . dollar or some
larger sum if he chose The roll OF United States
greenbacks, amounting to the handsome sum
Of S1O,000-a stupendous fortune to poor, man
stood as an irresistible attraction at the head Of the list
And to those who complain Of the lack of house room in
New York and the exorbtant rents paid for msera
BILE accommodation the chance Of securing for the
JnYl,r In Wacr-
chester or a house and lot in Brooklyn Harlem,
. temptation. Of too captivating nature TO be easily
withstood.
THE DRAWING YESTERDAY.
Yesterday morning about nine O'Clock the hall OF the
Cooper Institute thrown open to the public, and be-
fore scarcely hour had elapsed all the available seats
occupied by eager and expec'ant multitude.
From all parts Of the city people hurried with
anxious steps to be present At the first announce
ment Of the lucky numbers that bore OF the
monster presents in greenbacks houses and lots
All the passages in the hall and the standing the
became, after while, densely crowded that the
police deemed it advisable close the lattice gates
at the various entrances, and then several enter
prsng spirits scaled the barriers in spite Of every pre-
caution. All those who comfortably seated and
many who were placed in positions anything but
agreeable provided themselves With prize lists and pen
ellis IN hand, proceeded like host Of reporters,
down the magic numbers that issued in succession from
the wheel. At little before O'Clock Generals Van
vlie Wetmore and Barlow, with Mr. Nathaniel Jarvis,
Mes rhomas and on the plat
FORM which was also occupied by = staff Of writing
clerks seated At several tables.
painted red and blue, and mounted on . frame, as
placed in the centre Of the PLATFORM and on the right
hand side large black board for recording the winning
numbers wns put n conspicuous position before the
audience. Al ten o'clock three gentlemen bearing
clothes trunk and number of paper boxes made their
Of putting the numbers into the wheel was Immediately
commenced and continued for several minutes inter-
.sn from e the SSssqus % gravity
and minute scrutiny with which Mr. Hasbr0ke In
that NO lurking and mayhap lucky number remained
behind When the wheel had received It's entire freight
Major General Van vhst came forward and said
ssLadies and gentlemen, everything ID now ARRANGED
in order to commerce the drawing for the Presentation
Festival would merely wish say that these tickets
arranged by and the gentlemen connected with me
the committee We have taken particular pains n
that the most exact fairness exercised In their
arrangement and II such had been done Ne should
mot be associated with the project There printed
altogether four hundred and twenty-five thousand six
hundred and fy-two thousand eight hundred and sixty
two were sold, and the balance, which chiefly in
and and ALL ali the unsOd tickets s cancelled" ZAP.
plausel delay OF . few minutes here ensued,
,ni ss SHas on oaq
up this; but little disappointed, some
blind children We were expecting from the institute
quest that young ladies among the audience
might be induced perform the drawing The General
paused for response, while general buzz prevailed
among audience every young lady present being i'm
portuned from dozen quarters TO volunteer her grace
ul services The ladies for the most part shr.nk from
elevatng themselves the level Of the platform and
undertaking the tedious task OF drawing Fortunately,
at this time. gentleman Of Opaque vision appeared
upon the scene and rendered his assistance In the d
lemma HIS presence was received with acciamaton as
furnishing the most satisfactory solution OF the difficulty
those IN PSs Of . viii
say aye' laundering endorsement was pronounced in
favor Of going blind" The General ncxt inquired
the standing Of the ladies but received ouly feeble
sponse The ponderous wheel then set In motion
by our five Of tho committee, the blind stripped
tons had been performed, through aperture in the
cylinder IL q moment OF bfeathless suspense 70
the whole audience Every eye and ear was strained 70
deep and measured tone read out the lucky figures
$780, 1o2 that claimed the pile Of grcenbacks every voice
was hushed 70 hear the full sound Of the number Again
the wheel rsyolved and busy pencils kept noting down
units, tens and thousands and corner lots were
hammer Of fortune General Van vlist q length got
weary Of recitng line after line Of hgure and fresh
pair OF lungs were brought ato reputation BY another
member Of the committees but the stsntorian tones OF
| the General Immediately missed, and cries Of
'iouder louder" were repeated t the new volunteer
capacity. This strain, however, soon tired his sndu-
rance, and another manly voice had 70 come TO the
rescue The third volunteer after his nr: vocs, ecor
with the audience. The numbers now beg,n 70 come
forth with greater rapdiy much 70 the delight Of shose
who had q yet won nothing The drawing went on
with monoonous regularity until half three O'Clock,
when 202 numbers had bsen drawn, and was deter
mined to adjourn until to-day.
The following are the winning numbers or the three
hundred eghtysix prizes given below constituting
The principal and most costly presents IN the drawng:
SG0, !o2 Slo,oOo " reenoacks, winning number
81 Gil, house and lot In Harlem.
372, sO3 houss and lot IN Brooklyn
3o4, $685. PAID ,pp pslcy lIfe insurance.
ao2, 2so l7e,67a 2il,sa2, each house and lot In
IS, ,3Sl, S2, 500 In sreenbscks
1 3oS 500 carriage, horse and harness.
sss 7ls 1855, 2s4,Ses, ls2 49, each lot In
i Harlem. =
27s, ,2es, Ssciuway piano.
2S3,62f portrsis Of General Grant
75,4I1, $1,000 in greenbscks