The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-05
The Military Parade.

~ 49, The Military Puradcs
The military parade undoubtedly the prlnci-
pal feature or the days celebration and 1t certainty
justified all the expectations that had been conceived
| concerning 1t. the regiments, probably owing TO
delightful weather, which was vastly different from
that which they have been in the habit OF experience
ing almost every previous Fourth OF july turned out
general thing, with full ranks and entered into
the spirit OF the occasion with than the usual
| militia vim and aacrity. There was one draw.
| back to the parade, however, which is never
considered very hight one, and which
In olden times was wont W be an inseparab!e vii.
lany to the annual turnout, bat which OF late days
| has never been tolerated. init drawback Is the
| delay In setting the column In motion at the ap-
| pointed time. General shaler Is very prompt but
| he did not Gomez up 10 tue mark yesterday Every
regiment was "ready for actlonii by aalf-past six
| O'CLOCK yet the march down Broadway was not
begun until quarter after eight O'Clock, ana the
| cavalry did not pass the reviewing point
| until long after ten O'CLOCK Madison avenue
| from hall-past six O'Clock was crowded by
| thousands who were anxious to witness
| the pageant. AS matter Of course they
were very much delighted with the delay. Another
thing which should be mentioned in this connection
| Is The route chosen for the troops 1t Is o very
! short one, 1t is true, but it Is very bad one.
Fourth avenue should never have been taken In as
part of the Route OF march. Its tracks make the
| walking unnecessarily irksome ana when IL Is
plentifully sprinkled With water as it was yester-
| day, the route Is abominable. There are many
other streets which could be chosen where there
no car tracks The parade was Notwithstanding,
| an exceedingly fine one, and the streets through
which the troops passed were lined with crowds OF
men, women and children. who were evidently well
pleased WIN Che appearance OF the various re9t-
meats General M.noweil q the regular army.
"a "a, f r ueie rS5I,ss %ii l *,
mes front ana looked very well. The marching was
good but tue statutes or the officers in pa.sing the
reviewing point were with few exceptions, Saaiy
The Twelfth came along pretty steadily. The third
company in Inc aud the color company marched
mseraDly. There were eleven les lrOnt
The Tweniy-second made fine appearance and
marched we but rather too siny. Tn. sailtes
were BADLY done.
| The sixty ninth hal eleven dies front, and looked
better Ia their new uniform than they have In long
time. Every company but the last two in line, who
capie TO "carry'' in pro- er tilne passed the re-
viowlng officer al right shoulder SHIFT The CON-
manalng ofilcer Should nave looked to this.
The seven y-tirst looked well. 1t had ten files
| 'front.'. The sautes wee, as q general thing, well
| done. The eshth company IN line marched wildly
1 ana spoiled the general erect of the whole regi-
| mentssoid appearance.
| The Seventy ninth had nine files front. Some Of
re TSs gave awe e aesas ana
! appearances. The marching might have been much
| Inc Fifth and Sixth regiments had eleven files
| front. The officers OF the Filth wore white pants
and the men The dark blue This was not proper.
| The castain OF the third company in line, Of the
sixth reemont, should step out liveier in front of
| his company on his next appearance on parade.
lie kept SO close to his front rank that he caused
break in The line every once In q whiIc
The Eleventh had fourteen flies front and marched
| wei. The salutes by the officers We're miseraby
the Eighty: fourth had ten lles front and looked
uncommonly well for the Eighty-folrth. The march
ing was too stiff and the sautes not good. The cap
tam or the last company in line, In his anxiety ap-
| parenty, to see the reviewing onicer, got away
oh "A At ~ md fan NIL
| excusanle forgetfulness.
The Ninety-sixth looked well and marched pretty
! steadily. 1t had e.even files front.
The seventh regiment had fourteen files front and
| marched splenddly, with that easy, swinging gait
only regiment that came to the "carry at tie pro-
per distance nom the reviewing officer. The salutes
Wsoo1 ags sse
presented the finest appearance Tie latter company
marched the steallest of any company in the COM
me Eighth had ten nles front and marched pretty
| well. Tue sautes were well done, with few excep
/ The Ninth fairly divided the honors with the
Seventh. 1t presented the most SOLID appearance Of
| any regiment in the column. IL had ten com pan es
OF sixteen files front, and marched superbly every
| company presenting an unbroken front on passing
on o hs ad not pat n
| who bears very feint resemblance to him, was
taken for him by the crowd. 1t must be said that
the magnificent appearance Of the regiment took
everybody by surprise, as 1t thought some time
ago because Fisk had taken hold Of 1t it woul 90 to
look aiter-that is II the appearance Of the Ninth
yesterday can be taken as what it will continue
| to be.
| The Thirty-seventh made poor show, as far as
| numbers were concerned. 1t had average OF
eight dies front and the companies were not equal
| lied. The marching was as q general thing good.
The uniform OF the regiment is not tasteful one,
and tells H,, badly against gay It's general pearance
to good advantage t The men marched very well,
The Regiments ali proceeded directly to their ar.
| mores after pa ,sing the reviewing stand.
Excursions by Ocean, River and Sound.
| In city like New York, Western Venice sur.
| rounded by multitude Of waters, II would be
strange indeed, II the populace should not avail
Itself upon the occasion Of each recurring holiday OF
the facilities offered for numberless excursions upon
the ocean and inland waters In yachts steamers and
| river palaces which are the wonder OIL
the world. The anniversary OF American
nationality yesterday was particularly observ-
| able above all others for many years
for the reason that the inhabitants of the metro.
| polls. with Its suburban cities, were willing to
| forego some little OF the excitement which their
nerves had hitherto sustained under the pressure
of an universal and demoniac din, and to retire,
| with their families, to the quiet enjoyment of
nature and to be soothed by the pleasant strains OF
| music.
Out upon the Atlantic were gathered squadrons
Of trim bnllt yachts and coasting steamers, each
| carrying gay parties, who reveed in the salt
sea breeze blowing In or the ocean, and in
| the wide expanse Of waters and sky, dotted
only here and there with sails, or tracked
with the long smoke wreath OF distant
steamer Anchored or the Fishing Banks were the
steamers Rip Van Wrinkle, Sylvan Shore and State
Of Maine, each furnished with bands Of music and
laden with motley gatherings or men, who endea-
vored by every cunning device to draw the sCaIy
natives Of the water on shlpboard. There were old
men, who In childhood had experienced the benefi-
cent enects OF the ROD applied 10 their own proper
persons, and who had since early manhood welded
1t with the skill only attainabe by enthusiastic al.
mrcrs OF It's virtues-men to whom s.iaunt, to
| the Fishing Banks smacks OF the same
divinity the COckney finds ut Chelsea
ana mncomlortaDle, Iororn looking bipeds undergo