The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-04
Inauguration Of the New Grand
Plaza at Unien Square.
Gov. Dix Reviewing the
Holiday Soldiers.
A Handsome Pageant and
Great Crowd.

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Of beautiful weather. A stir breeze cooling the
arid heats OF the day before, had prevailed all tho
morning and noon, and had moderated with tho
declining sun at five O'Clock to the consistency OF
pleasant zephyr which might cool the brow without
rufling the bonnet. 1t raised no dust and whirled
no atoms down the general throat. The tired SOL
der had no discomforts of the broiling sun or the
embrowning dust to fear. The day was as suit
able to the occasion If the god OF day had CON-
menced his round early In the morning with espe-
ciai reference to q fine parade.
AS early as three O'Clock the streets adjoining
rs- THE GRAND PLAZA or UNION SQUARE
were thrOnged with expectant spectators Along
Broadway, Fourth avenue and Seventeenth street
men, women and children mad massed themselves
to see the division as IL passed the reviewing stand,
and throughout the square ITSELF perched on tho
benches In the trees and among the idle machiu-
cry and few Nesting even under the protecting
toga OF the lamented Linc0ln's statue, were the
more hopeless and less patient public. who felt CON.
tent under pressure to catch q passing glance or
the division, unembellished by the visible presence
OF the Chief Magistrate Of the State and his aida
The houses facing the point OF review were crowd
ed with lucker set OF seers, who could game
above the heads Of the pressing crowd Immediately
down upon the s0diery, and from under the arch
Ing window shades OF the Everett House hosts Of
iair ladies were enabled to look down right into
the face OF Governor Dix himself. A large detail
OF police served to keep the plaza clear and pre-
vent intrusion upon the reviewing stand, which
was indeed filed to repeton by gentlem en- and
ladies to whom invitations had been extended by
Flags were flying from the peaks of the Everett
House, Westmoreland House, Arcadian Club and .
number OF the edifces in sight.
THE DIVISION WAS FORMED
at four O'Clock In close column Of companies, with
Second brigade on West Ninth strees
Battery on East Ninth street, the Third brigade
West ns Fs AND on East
street and Battery on East Eleventh street.
The separate troop OF cavalry which led the way
on East Thirteenth street. At half-past Jour the
column moved, General Shaler in command. up
teenth street to Broadway up Broadway to the
ON THE GRAND STAND
As the head OF the column reached Fourteenth
street and Broadway the Governor took his place
on the stand erected for the reviewing oilcer. It
was built on the northern end OF the little Gothic
cottage, and fronted the broad street with Belgian
pavement Seventeenth street originally but now
Grand Plaza, and it was decorated with pro-
fusion OF flags and banners. The Governor was
He was accompanied by his entire stair Major
General Sanford and Adjutant General Rathbone
leading, and was Immediately supported on the
United states Navy. and Major General W. S. Ham
cock, OF the regular army, each IN the
behind him were Lieutenant Governor Robinson,
with nothing OF his so.dierly attire about him but
OF the Fifth Division OF the State National Guard
Respondent in his brand new legislative uniform,
ON e paop eae General soa
ris, Captain Herrera-D avila, OF the Ordnance De-
partment Of the Spanish Army; Captain CASTOR. Of
the Pay department. Of the same Lieutenant Fish,
son OF the Secretary OF State: Peter Cooper, and
Alderman Vance, while in the sitting room OF the
trust himself to the pressure OF the crowd on the
PLATFORM though still looking hearty Tor his great
age, sat Thurlow Weed attended by his devoted
As Genera! Shalsl reached the reviewing stand
The regiments then commenced to move past the
Governor, and became ut once the object OF the al
tent0n Of the vast body Of 0nlooKers and OF the
military celebrities who stood by the Governors
side.
THE MARCHING IN GENERAL
was excellent, the Seventh, as usual, carrying on
the palm for excellence in everything pertaining
to parade. Cheers were freely bestowed upon this
turned into the Grand Plaza and were kept up
until they disappeared beyond Fourth avenue into
almost marvellous, in view Of the SEEM ssre
ingly unconquerable desire Of Young mi
TO GSf te upon The stem aaa
were most soldierly. and the saluting OF commits
stoned and non commissioned officers was uni
f0rmly graceful The Ninth regiment followed the
Seventh in the column, and presented very un-
commendable contrast to that handsome COM
faulty; too many "private" eyes were glarlng upon
the Governor Instead OF the guide, and many OF
e mes hnn win gait That w WAS
engaged in the duty of sauting. had his company
stumbling over his heels The uniform OF the regf-
ment, once too CANDY for beauty, has now had It's
gaudness ground out OF 1t, and Is slouchy rather
than handsome, serving with unfortunate pre-
THE TwENrY-sEcoND REGIMENT
appeared In handsome STYLE and was the recipient
also ofhearty cheers. The hero OF "Humpty Dunpty'
was deserted at his post as zealousy performing
the duty OF parade as he does the pantomime, and
was cordially cheered by the gods OF the gallery as
he strutted by
THE sixrY-NNrH AND sEvENTY-FrRsr
were cheered for their handsome marching. The
latter carries war-worn dag which should have
rest. 1t hangs in mere strips from the STAFF, and,
unless care IL taken OF 1t, may not survive many
more campaigns We commend the officers to lay
II away and provide themselves with a newer and
brighter s5e for ns grand yet
manned In all instances, the guns looked
bright and ferocious. and the artillerymen
popularity supposed to be. The cavalry was all In
excellent trim, though some of the companies were
rather thin. One lieutenant in the Washington
Grays commanded platoon Of just four men, who
rode at WIDE intervals as II to spread out to save
The police arrangements were very excellent
until the end, when, before the First Battalion Of
cavalry which brought up the rear, had passed the
stand, and while Governor DIX stood barehcaded,
acknowledging the salutes OF the offcers the crowd
OF men and boys directly opposite broke through
the police, scampered between the patoons OF cav
airy and Immediately assailed the platform whereon
the Governor stood some OF the more irreverent
among them, carried away probably by associations
connected with the recent political campaign,
shouting
at the dIgnifed old gentleman who, bareheaded
and bowling, represented the gubernat0rial dignity
OF the Empire State. Governor DIX responded to
this untimey call only by general bow and retired:
but Major General Hustled. TO whom the fascination
OF speechmakng is more entcing than the
soldIerly reticence OF the camp fingered near the
inviting PLATFORM and his friends TOR some mo-
ments were apprehensive that his clear voice
might be heard ringing out above the din Of the
crowd In all that flowery eloquence OF which he Is
Inc regiments having passed the reviewing
stand dispersed at once, and until dusk various
streets OF the city were made musical by the bands
of regiments returning to their armorics. The
men in column numbered nearly eight thousand
and the parade was one hour passing the Gov
ernor.
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