The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-27
LAST EVENINGS SPECTACLE
SHE MOST BRILLIANT or ALL THB
NEW YORK PROCESsIONS.


Last nights torchlght procession, for
Tiiden and Reform, had participants esti-
mated at more than 5000 and spectators whose
number could only be guessed at. Long before
eo'clock the hour announced for the start, all
the streets and avenues through which II was to
pass were crowded. In Fourteenth street. the
point Of det arturo, the multitude was Immense.
Passage for pedestrians was next to impossible,
and the street cars were greatly delayed. STILL
10 spite Of the crowding and jostling In
separable from such AN assembaec, good
humor almost unbrokenly preserved.
II would be hGrd to describe more thoroughly
enthusiastic assemblagc. The rule Of tho man
agers Of the parade forbade the use OF the names
OF any local candidates. In spite OF this how
ever, the side spaces OF many banners were
oupied by such names. Tho makeup OF the
procession was rs follows:
First came Gilmore's Band, sixty-nve pieces
strong, followed by the lioys in Red, White, and
Blue of the Ninth Assembly District acting as
escort Of the Grand Marshal. They were diyid-
cd into three divisions, the first wearing white
wide-awake capcs, red c. ps with silver band;
the second with rod oapes and red caps the
third with blue capes. They were commanded
By George W. Morton. and numbered about 100,
marching in a hollow square, inside OF which
rode Grand Marshal Martin Y. Mcmahon and
his chief rids. They presented a fine appearance.
The mounted assistant grand marshals, wearing
black frock coats, huttoned, black pants, mill
tary h0ts with white feathers, and red. white
and blue sashcs. Iinnei with white rOsette,
we're: Geo. W. Minste, Col. Alfred WarsiHr,
1r.. Col, John Tracey. Jr,Col H. y. Gildetsleeve,
Hugh l. Cole, Lieut. q. ". Coster Gen. Eisar
Cullen, Gen. Herman Uni, Charles I. Mclean.
Major a. 2. Green, Major George " Sauer. +.
y. Gale. Jefferson NJ. Levy J. b. Lawrence,
Major Charles +. Orvi-. Travis Van Burtu. Isaac
Bell. Jr.. q. ii. Lynch. Major :. d. Powell. Col.
VIC. Van WJck, JAS. South"orth, DAVID scott,
man, Chas. II. rtes. John H. Brow ming Au.
gustus j. Docharty Wm. Walsh, Peter B. Olney.
Edw. L. Gaul. Fled Folz, Jos. kuntz, Henry
Clausen, Peter DoeGcr Conrad stem, Paul
Ament MICHAEL Doneherty, JAS. Olyer. L. q.
W. ID. Nassau, Edward GilOn. W. NJ. Levine, Ed
ward l.. Paris, John Savage. Col. Geo. ". " al
lace, Douglas Taylor, Jerome Buck. ThOs. j.
Creamer, Maj. Nm. IL. Quincy, J. Nielsen lap
Following the escor, came the First Division,
consisting Of the New Jerseymen, escorted by
clubs from the First Assembly District. under
Marshal Terence Dsny. The most notable tea
lures were an old-time hose carriage. drawn by
nre lad Lies : squad OF soldiers and sailors OF
the lute war, dressed IN the regulation parade
army uniform the John Logan Empire Club,
with wide awake c!pes, trimmed with the ma
tional colors the Fiio Laddies Of Hoboken,
and the Hackmen's Association.
Clubs from the second Assembly District
formed the Second Division; NJ. rfhpi VIM. II.
Kennedy The most notice ble organizations
were the Hollahan Association md the HOose-
velt Club, both of which turned out a cfedttable
number OF voters from the Fourth Ward.
The Third Assembly District Clubs composed
the Third Division. Marshal Daniel O'Relliy. At
the head dminuiiye loaf OF bread was borne
aloft Labelled Repu uUiican Loaf" and on the
left an immense loaf was labelled democratic
The Fourth Division was composed Of clubs
from the Fourth Assembly District. and was so
large as to require two marshals John +. Walsh
and Thomas Shels. The most cons picuous
trans slarency was one claiming 5000 majority
Cubs from the Fif'h Assembly District com.
posed the Fitn DIVISION. and Peter \. Crlw-
FORD Mas the Marshal. \ motto on one OF the
A huge banner had emblazoned upon IL the
goddess Of Liberty noldns aloit the portrait Of
Tuden. Another transparency had upon II:
Wheeler is he wagon,
Hen len riek.i. &c III pY,'S he SSriYer.
Iulcn 10 the boss.
Still another transparency had two muskets
with oayonets crossed, and reviewers displayed
on both sides. Underneah was the line, Re
publican ball l0ts" Bringing up the rear was the
French Democratic Central Club. They carried
magnificent banner, with the motto, "Lioerte,
Egalit6. Iritefuite.'
The sixth Division w.s out Il It's place
The Seventh Division was under tile command
OF Marshal George j. kraus. 1T its head was a
company OF Ire laddics pullin. one Of the old
time engines. On q car handsomely decorated
a,rod as .tiYer Egure represe entiug one Of The
Ole Coniluentals. On either side the name of
Ti.den aud Hendricks was emtl4zoned. 4 large
Cutan club brought w the reaf. On their trans
paTencics were various notices referring to The
hctiOn Of The Kes ubIican Administration Us to
was on one; ana another bore \ Waruing to
Secretary Fish, and I'VE Intend to Break tAis
spanish ltng,
The llsnlh and Ninth Divisions were mainly
composed II Cuban and French campaign clubs,
with more than lOco N gmiers.
The Twelfth Assembly District Tildcn and
Hendricks Association, tte Mctlellen AssuciH-
tion of the Twentieth Ass mbly District and
a strong array Of the lpcMDets OF the seven
teenth Ward German Club constituted the
Tenth and Eleventh Divisions.
Ir
samuel :. Cox Clubs of tho Fourth Assembly
District the Eugene Mccarthy Association Of
the seventh Ward, the William Cilngan Ascot
tion Of the seventeenth " ard. und the Patrick
III. Quinn Association Of the fifteenth ASSEM-
drawn by four black horses, and an immense
picture OF sam lilden smashing a huge ring,
were the special features Of these divisions.
The Fifteenth DIVISION VS. made no Of clubs
Of the Eleventh District, under Col. Peter Nc
Dermott. six association, each accompauled
sbout 2,Oll men. b be Young Mems club uni
lormcd in red white. auH blue, led the division,
lhey carried i'fEr uIi u4Irucy le'rus the
Mords, " W hai Jaeh-"n a..d Jefferson perfected
Grant has de+ttDyc.. 30 Following them were
1iden and Hon iirk boi-. with Transparent
pies marked, "GraiI i. }. Dead" and "'TncIo
sammy fur Pre- ri' Nhtt do You : W.
TNenty-thr0e lHnhel men from Tie Ff.
teenth Distr .t. rr tlar-hal Joseph BNmen-
that made 49, t.c iXteonth Division H. H.,
front ranks VA i-isr -cieen, ou .wnicn was
Iolvers ahcl'G, "Heputlican ballots" A
troop Of lndiu. ile.lrd wiiu war psini an'
loaded witt tue -c4lps oi Custer soldiers
shouted, I'VE aIe -aie under Grant," Inc
christopher liAff fc 3ciltiOu followed a trans
pareucy, illumi.ra ty a calcium hight, aad ,ov-
Ired with .lI't of the Democratic can
aidatcs.
Fifty policemen u' ,rrhed AZ the head II the
Seventeenth IlNt-IN 10, under Marshal Ihofua,
Z. Camp bel. Between 2,JJJ ana 5000 nien were
In line from the clubs Of the Eighteenth Dis
trict. Most conspicuous am ong the representa-
tons was u large ear, drapeI ia DARK cUIoIs, and
drawn by four horses, Around the top were
the words, "kepuUlicau Hayouet Rule down
bouth." As an old man with closed eyes sat
behind the ballot boxes two Of Grants BOy- in
Blue were about To pierce viii their bayOuets a
voter FOR Iiden and IiendUck-. lu another
porner Of the car ITcle sam, clothed ia tho
Stars aud Stripes, was shaking hands with ne
Ero, jubilant over the newly elected Drmocr, TIC
ticket which he waved in his hand. The long
bhoremen drew after them boat VI flags and
lanterns. u was the ship OF state steered by
samuel j. 1llden.
The Eighteenth Division was under Col II ora
to {. Reed, and numbered 1900. They bore a
picture Il llldon IA the act Of bursting ring
aud the words, Honest Sam, the Ring Break
br.' Alter u Is was "a car containg a printing
press, tr lm winch were struck on and distrib-
- tue List bays
Marshal Walter MDrray led 300 men from the
5eVenleehtu District, making the Nineteenth
Division. A car II victory surmounird with a
Ipread eagle wa. !eitei,d "lildrn. Hendricks,