The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-04
Ln., sissr. Celebration In BrooLlvn.

IN Brooklyn yesterday tho City Hall and Court
House were maze OF cay nags. Nearly every
private house had Its Gags out. and on the outer
walls Of many were festooned portraits OF Geo.
Washington. Of Lady Washington, and Of Lin.
coin. Every factory shop, and mercantile house
had bunting Mapping In tho wind Hooley's
Opera House had gigantic painted scene OF the
cracked liberty bell a Fulton street store had a
female lay neuTe, with pretty wax face, dressed
~ the Goddess OF Liberty.
On each tower OF tue East river bridge was a
large, hendsome fdR. President Murphy gave
orders "A few DAYS aeo that the nrst wire should
be thrown across early yes 'erday morning, with
1879 flags on II. hut he countermanded H. out OF
respect to the shpowners, who have instituted
proceedings to check the completion Of the
bridge rs now projected.
bridge towers, and Iarse Union dag. hoisted In
the centre Of each tower. waved tho stars and
stripes In the shadow OF the clouds. Smaller
hags were pl oed 1t The corners.
In the evening the citv was bright with illumi-
nation. Chinese lanterns twinkled all over tho
public buildings. The Academy OF Music was
lighted around tho music balcony over the sta Q
entrance, and along the street with Gas Jets en-
closed in multitude II eround glass globes.
The troop OF cavalry Of the Fifth Brig de, the
-Four een'h Regiment. the Thirteenth Regiment,
the Posts OF the Gr nd Army Of the Republic
formed on the streets south Of Union street, aud
at eight oclock. with the Grand hal. James
u
As thew marched down Clinton street TO Scher-
merhorn the Butcher Guard and other mount
the Order OF American Mechanics, the Sons OF
Washington, st. Patrick's Mutual Alliance. the
societies Of the Irish Convention, the 81. Angus
tine Iemrerance Society, tho First Ward Cen
tennsl Club, the Mineola Tribe No. Order Of iied
Men, tae Society Of Bakers. the Arcadian Liter
Hry society, the Alpha Lodge OF Odd Fellows.
the e. riages containing the Mayor. members OF
the Common Council, the supervisors. the city
and county oficials the officers Of the Cenlen-
al "A nf n vail nd
large number OF private carriages, TELL
Into line and marched with the West
merhorn. Nevins, ana state streets to
Il nson place, through to Fulton street, to
Gates, TO Clinton. to l. fayette, and TO Bedford
avenues. At Bedford avenue, near MVrils. the
procession met the stern District DIVISION OF
the parade, led by COL II. T.. Roehr, the Marsnsl.
In this division were troop OF cavalry, the
Twenty-eighth and THIRTY second Regiments,
the German Centenn, Il Union, several mounted
civic societies, the Post German Netternch,
other posts Of the q. A. r., ana other German
societies, the Catholic Temperance Society, and
the 81. Authony's Roman Catholic Benevolent
Society, the Fnrty-seven.h n Regiment, aud nu-
mcrOuB CirriHgea,
The two divisions then formed in one line OF
parade, headed by pl toon ~ mounted police,
who were followed by the Grand Marshal and
slar and the various regiments, societies. and
orRaniz tiOns already noted IN the separate
divisions, The line Of march was through
Myrtle avenue to Cumberland street, 10 point
opposite Wlllonghby avenue, where the process
sion was reviewed nv Mayor Schroeder and tne
cit and county oflcials. The march was con-
tnuod through to Lafayette avenue, to Fulton
street, thence to Fort Greene Park.
In the mean time the members of the Centen-
nj I Union, the Mayor, and the CITY aud county
officials mad q ,thered about the main platform
In front of the tomb OF
TnK PRISON SHIP MARTYRS
on the crest of Fort Greene. Mayor Schroeder
took the soat OF the President of the dai, amid
the cheeIs OF the apparently endless throng
which covered almost all OF the Park. The
hand struck M " Hall Columbia" The German
Centennial Union, six hundred strong, sang a
HYMN written by X. ii. Cnittenden, and set to
music 10y Julins Never. Mayor Scnroeder then
introduced Gen. j. \. Catlin, the orator OF the
day, whore speech was euloRistio OF American
progress. American pa. rlOtisp and Institutions.
AZ the close OF hts address the Lands struck up
"Yankee Doodle"
Alderman FIR ncs II. Fisher read a memorial
relative To the prison snip martyrs, VINO were
buried IN tho tomO by the platform. ! he me-
mortal briefly tOlc the story OF how l2,00O CoDti-
men al soldiers and sailors had perisued In the
pris y ships OF the British lying In the waters OF
the w sllabout, how heir bodies mad been in
lerred on the banks Of the W nlsbout, and how,
long Years afterward. their remains were trans
ferred - tho tomb where they now are, repre-
senting the thirteen origin / States. I en- large
boxes In tho enclosure contain the bones Of
unknown soldiers many are named among
them, including benjamin Romaine and drum
NOR boy, who were honored by spsoiai inter-
msnt. The memorial closed with recon mend