New-York tribune., 1876-07-03
THE TWO DAYS FESTIVAL
NEW-YoRK's DISPLAY.


,T'o ,,or,hors of the New-YOrk Centennial
-. ,,,,,,,ee viii to-day survey their work OF
-. ,,~.a ,vaeks with wellearned satisfaction anu
I.o,o. :, the clouds do not threaten rain for al
indications point 10 perfect completion OF arrangements
o. Tho ,rapdest celebration New1ork ever WitheSseu-
General Identified gncent IN nproporuohsehlhusastc'
% worthy of the Centennial year and the metropolis OF
,be country Interest III the event Is raised TO hsh
Mitch snd the disappointment viii be great Il II rams
-, ,.,rk this evening. Citizens will bear IN mind
,bst ,otbng but drenchng and continued rain on ana
after o'clock D. m can interrupt the illumination ana
trght procession and that in ease o. such rain the
sspav is TO ba postponed 10 the first pleasant evening
succ edns at discretion OF the Park COMMISSIONER
saturday afternoon was u half holiday, and pubic
sririted citizens made haste with their preparations or
the Illumination and decoration the disposition Oc'7 "
make of to-day time OF recreation and not OF "otA'
late into saturday evening the sound OF the hammer WIS
hoard and busy men were seen on balcony ana ro"i
raising flags and festoOning red Wte anu uiue gu
ers or rcrasing fas-pOleS whiiyng lines OF cOiors pro-
aucfng iaunty marine effect and adding variety 10 tne
displav Yesterday u.ag some decorating was
Acne and altogether the array Of bright colors
was sufficient TO insure the success OF th!s
mart of the celebration. The Bowery, BrOa-
way Grand and East Houston-stso Inrd ana
rourth-aves. ard many streets IN which iiite decora
tou was 10 expected, showed that Only IL feW places
.o,5 ANYTHING be done to-day 20 highten the erect by
r the streets will bear the criticism OF the public eye
Tho Police and Fire Department have seta good
evop,pe in decking handsomely the station and engine
bouse Foreigboru citizens heye entered very heartily
INTO the spirit Of the day. All parts Of the city wich
tbov occupy are profuscly decorated with American
Aags nte1niuged with the national enssls oi Germany
IreIapd France Austria, Italy, AMI SPAIN
Busiuess will be very generally suspended to-day
T1 Exchanges will be closed and Offices and stores viii
ne deserted As il is not legal holiday however the
hanks viii be compelled 70 remain open to meet drafts,
notes &c Business viii be transacted as usual at the
Finance Department OF the city. Taxes and assess
pents will be received during office hours at the Bureau
Of Arrears and Collector OF Assessments. ana al Dohus
and interest due will be paid to persons making appica-
ton An opportunity VIII be gven however, as far as
possih for the employs OF the Department to parcl-
pTays programme presupIoses that the decoration
OF buildings viii be completed BY noon. Be!ore night
faI h is hoped that the means for Illuminating VIII Dc
provided and arranged that lhe t lS .l g s' m
and cas lets be lighted promptly at SOCloth Lue
focus Of the celebration viii be UAonsluare' "here
decoration will not be completed t 3iICIoo Ane
Park Commissioners hav" already erected tAe PaIotiu
Tor the cnOir OF 600 singers on the plaza LOHh- 'oA
ward and have also mclosed the places where tue IRE
wOrss will be discharged, III order to provide against
Col Rush C. Hawkins. Chairman Of the Centennial
Celebration Committee, bas made an effort 10 Set me
light procession this evening with considerable sue
cess. He found on turning to tue statutes
Of 1872 that the companies coud eau upon
the police To disperse crowd interfering
with tier trifhc and IA addition may Obtain dmaseS
from the citv Tor such interference. He saw thd cOu-
sion ana trouble Likely 10 euSue unless iAe commit
and the companies cOud arrive AT some uh"eIsl'n
railway al his house No. rs West Twen third
ct. at II a. NJ yesterday MantseLs i i ,ns @ &
sponed, and readily agreed to cooperate by taking on
Hawkins hopes this morning. 20 get the TAirdaye line,
and the Fourteenth and EghLss lines, 10 JOIN the AZ
Col HAWKINS states that the members Of the Committee
6iscaim all responsibility for tue manner IA MMcA A
Wasniugton's Monument lad been decorated; 1hey
thought il very distastefu and appealed 70 the IaIK
take the matter in hand Ihe latter
work OF the Post OF the GRAND Army OF the Republic,
which had permission TO decorate the monument
D.TlILs or TIE PROCESSION.
The Committee on Saturday issued the programme for
the torchgat procession, OF which the following are the
principal features:
Tie procession will be divided into nine divisions, as
follows: , 49,,
colors burning lights LrDcns band Iudepend
cen Varian commanding Tie military when viii De repre-
second pgi.I5T eBani ssI,f George W Saver Marshal
ten German lg sOc,eI's and tlerlarh rrgh 49,,
washnrton Continental Guard Posts the Grand Army
Of tie Republic band and skoo Guards at tAe heAo "i II
FoSftR BivisioaIhree bauds Frooh Italian spanish
Filth DyisiouTwo bands. German s,hueizeu CoTp' Ger
cOna spanish BeEuyOeuJ society.
sixth Dcis.on- Band Temperance Associations Emerald
Beneficial alton, and hus!it- Ol -. Patrick
seventh DitlSiol-b$nd 4l"d's hi.LS' mai4dn Z 1IlI
Sons Assocailou M dona a0'H ana l@dy IohiShy in r.
ions OF the Ancient order OF II Drrnites
conssang o So different socieue. Platoon OF Police.
Tue divisions v formed lie order ol cOlumn and
Tae Fst yis,on he First md Third Bgades OF National
Guards and the Two haaons Of cavalry on l"eniysec9. d.
At. west Of inrssye and me 2e,oat rsale .s J.' oh %
ieTy th- Battalion GUARD a. eiie anI Jre gt1 Ies
The SecOud INV sion on EigA-l-sj east Of IAId ave-
The Tlirr Division and It's suOi's on I"ehy seoond-sI
The Fourth Division aud subdivisions On Twenty first
ne Fila DIVISION and its Subdivisions Twentieth ST.
ne skin DIVISION o Tweuteth St. west Of TaiTiaye
Tae Liggth DIVISION on Nine eeuth-sJ Tirlave
il each ease the heats Of @ divisions vii rst OF lI ave
AT precisely O'Clock the kIcs DIVISION Will move OF
followed hy the Ihrd ana the o,Ler divisions N tneir
ave the head Of the Third Dvls vii he momentarily
halted 10 enable tbc second DIVISION TO take It's place III
eolsmn. TIE routr viii be down LMidaYe. ana the
BOwsry, through Bioome-SJ MP Broadway, through
Ihirtvfourn,r down Fifti-3ve through Iweu;y l-
ct. down Mads0u-ve, through Twcnty-Mirdst. and
ghth Division Las passed Siuctccutns and tIfthavc.
the Ninth DIVISION vii take us place III column. the
The procession win be reviewed 10y the Mayor and the
heads Of the city Departments, rom stand erected on
exercises have been cJHrded te divisions VII dsbanc
and the various societies be marched Oy ther cAes 70
Tie torches FURNISHED By the committee are expected
70 four hours, bat 10 insure good light entering
UnOnsqudre recommended that they be not lighted
until the column begins move. The re-
quest all torches furnished by them be returned %
the Societies in order Gat tney may be collected
early day. Those ORGANIZATIONS intending 20 make
display Of fireworks along the route may have them
conveyed hludoarts the same are well decorated
aud securely covered 10 avoid accidents In TIE use OF
rockets and rOmaB-cantlcs care viii be taken 10 not
direct them toward the popuace or tnc houses. No
horses vii be allowed Ia the column during the march
At Un0nsquage at midnight the following pTC srdnEe
will be carried
United military bands about pieces VIII perform III all
Columbia " Director a. DOIWurth. While the bands are
playing there viii be grad display oi aerial yyrOtecnncs
?. The Hcaf are Telling" ~ &. .ctHDveu; NeW-HpTk
Centennial sanser.YeIDund 90 voices Director. Carl
VJasger