The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-28
THE SCENE IN UNION SQUARE.

Rambling OF drums, crashing OF bands OF indiier-
ant and unsteady music. blasts of nasty rockets and
loud hurrahs from red-mouthed patriots OF the lower
wards proclaimed the fact to the expecant and
anxious TO be The amused public massed on the
sidewalks that the show had commenced.
Then. while the eastern sky grew red with
rhe blaze OF t. mmany rockets, cannons mouIhed
out hoarse reocings, ana lamps burning low In the
quickly falling rain threw a ntfuI glare on the
upturned faces Of the crowd, and made gnasiiy
the transparencies OF the harrying mud
stained, despatched, but e1ultant process
sionists. Curious horsemen on extraordinary
steeds, escaped, passed the flying missiles and
turned tue corner OF Union square, They were
motley crew, equestrlans and pedestrians, but
all, doubtless, willing TO vote Tor ana swear
by him whose image on unblushing canvass told OF
the directing genius Of the irrepresslble 'Boss.n
Past the wIgWam, where scarcely two hundred
people, who listened uneasy TO the utterances Of
seymour, Kerr, Thayer, and the other lights OF
democracy,
As directed, bands marched in quick succession,
moist citizens family cneered ana laughter and APP
plause mingled inharmoniously with The crash of
drums and the sounds Of the oud-moGthed guns. Gut
from The Iammany WiRwam, a little away from mu-
steal Stenway Hall and fronting Broadway, an array
OF curious lamps, hiled with strange oil aud emitting
an unhealthy efiuylum, waved in the wet wind.
Farther on a machine, composed principally OF
small lamps, lmperfeciy lighted ies.ooped into
alegorical shape ana representing temple OF .thc
heaJlien Chlnee,m doomed up before the process
slonisss aud IN It's intricaces andscurious compl-
nation astrac ed the attention OF the multi uae.
Between its WIDE arching arms OF smoky lamps,
trembling uneaslly In the breeze. on platform OF
poor reputation and unsteady habits, several gen
Iiemen
ENTHUSIASTIC LOVERS OF TAMMANy's
IOaves and fishes Moderated stale arguments and
antediluvian opinions to q gaping and amused audi
dience which never at any time exceeded two hum
dred people, But II was grand affair, for around
and about the orators and the audience shone the
glare OF banners, the glitter OF rising and failing
rockets; while before them In interminable line
passed IN fine array thousands OF the nnterred In
choke neck red and blue shirts, bearing their
Drawny shoulders banners or emblems OF political
doubtful meaning. Round about the square all
was darkness, save where the light from liquor
store lit up the sidewalk, and called thirsty ana
wearied democrats 10 rest and relreshment.
The way small rockets and hayward guns
went or was troublesome, II not alarming,
co The spectators while the eccentric conduct OF The
frolcsone bombs sent Up into the laden air caused
profound CONSERVATION. Scatter ng pieces OF fire
and exploded rockets rushed through The rain, fell
ana sputtered and were mathematical As they FELL
IL
TRULY A SPLENDID AFFAIR.
Hundreds VI and carriage horses delayed
from their hay and oats snorted npatiently drivers
til democrats and republicans alike: and stan
the rain Tel, the lamps sputtered ana went out. and
the ward voters tat 50 rs per PAR for red shirSl
trudged along. When the last ward had passed the
grand stand when there was no more OF the eSpen-
sive show 10 be seen,
CURIOUS CROWD RUSHED
for the cars and eagerly made their escape. And so
the great crowd or spectators which had lined tile
sidewalks ana crowded the streets from an early
hour dispersed as best they could The Iammany
demonstration was over, and naught left but
fading, pickering lights and the enthusiastic ADJ
nerents or the powers that be.