The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-27

adorned with portraits Of fiIden and HendricEs.
Every man bore torch or a Chinese lantern.
long lines Of men at the ropes. A picttite %
Coy. Tilden breaking a ring, and inscribed
Honest sam, Ring breaker" explained itself
Republican ballots" Other 6anners read,
We will be governed by ballots, not by bay
onets," and "we want our man, and will take
no other" wagon bore player on baepipcs:
Germaps rode IN the wagon, sang songs, aud
shouted themselves hoarse.
While the procession was forming at wash
ingtnn square, with the van reaching block up
the Fifth avenue, the entire district between the
square and Fourteenth street and broadway and
sixth avenue was surrendered to the torch
bearers ana the multitudes that had assembled
remarkable appearance. The people filled
The roadway and the sidewalks, packed tn
at every window and stood on the roofs.
Al was confusion AZ one polnt an omnibus,
deavored to find egress from the avenue At
another place a smsll squad OF men IN capes
win torches endeavored 10 reach the main
In zach iutersecting street between Washington
square and Fourteenth street an unbroken
column Of men, with torches, banners, and
transparcucies. strotched blocks away on either
side OF the avenue. heir flaming torches lit up
the house fronts with lurid glare. and rooted
me street with canopy OF smoke Viewed
from the upper window OF a Fifth avenue man
sion, The scene was beautiful In the extreme.
The people packed la the street and swelling
INTO every doorway and upon every stoop, the
Illuminated windows, tbe bands Of torch boar
a
drous spectacle. rh0n there was the noise Of
thousands of voices, VI horses' hoofs, and pass
\ few minutes before o'clock a line OF po-
hcemen stretched across the avenue, Gillmores
muslcl lus took thcir places 10 the van, aud Gen.
MacMahon dashed down the line and ordered
all to get In readiness for the start. Pre- cisey at
yo'cl1ck he gave the command TO march. From
where he sat on his horse, far down the tauks
the order was carried, and the immense eolumn
greater. II was said, than any that ever assem-
bled In New York before--moved forward. With
clubs aud canes. anu by the aid Of the mounted
marshals, the police pushed back the throns in
the street to tie paveuents, and into the side
streets. Amid the music Of many bands. the
cheers OF the multitude, and the blaze OF
torches aud fireworks. the march progressed.
Many of the private residences were decorated
with bunting. aud nearly all were illuminated.
The Brevoort House aud the Berkeley French
light. The Manhattan Ciuo House showed Jets
OF eas at every door and window. DelmonicO's
eIilllantly Illuminated. Inirty-fOuith street,
10y which the procession reached Madison
aNInnnV' was 'no Uny portion OF the route IN
Mhleh no Lfepnaton had been made.
In Madison Avenue the house Of the Jockey
(lun ana the great HppodrOme building were
decked with bunting and illumirated. The
greater part OF The audience In the Hippodr. me
ran into Madison avenue at the sound Of the
band at the head Of the line. ana those WHO re-
mained crowded the windows and waved hats
and handkorchiefs at the torch bearers. Before
olu lady la a wicker chair was carried through
the press and seated near the curb, where she
She was cheered.
As the procession passed through Twenty
third street II was greeted oy cheer after cheer
lbird avenue there were illuminated houses,
with women In the windows waving flags. In
tie girls dressed in red. v hite, and blue, rep
resenting the original thirteen States of the
Justify As the procession turned into
Third avenue the crush OF spectators
,Sso Mts ,S 10 great that "na many were ng;9sa
under loot. Ihe npper parts of the buildings
ever the stores. occupied by fam lies, were bril-
street. the vanguard came in sight of Iammany
Hall hsiI' which presented d,, nagniacopt appear
fora in front OF the building rockets
were sent up. Fourteenth street from
Third to Fourth avenues, was one Of the most
on the hue oi march. More tnan halt Of the
colurs and otner decorations were iavishly DIS
played. In a window of IL residence stood "a hoy
hoop. The hoop represented one Of the
hines that Gov. Tilden has broken. At the
the Goddess Of Liberty. a transparency
- a window read: March 4th, ls77-
Grant VIII wait Til-den, when he will march
forth" As the head Of the procession reached
Union square, and marched on the east side to-
ward the Everett House, the air rang with
cheers The throng was greater than 1T any
OtGer point along the route. Delay was occa-
stoned at Fourteenth street and Fourth avenue
BY people getting IN the way OF the column.
The Illumination Ui the buiiding- around Union
square was gorgeous. Banners, ilags. Ian lerns.
ANA tr,nspareucies were displayed on all Sides
aud seyer,l calcium liLhts shpne dazzliugly upon
the scene, lighting up The stutues q W ashington
Lincoln, and Lafayette. As Washington snt
upon his horse, apparently surveying the
uyrilds Of torches nHshing around him. ho
seemed the Grana 'nisnni uf the procession, or
General past whom the procession was passing
~ review. Tue Everett House was Handsomely
Illuminated. the state Democratic COmniittee
rooms ana the Headquarters Of the loune Mems
Democratic Ciub were conspicuously ligh;e ed up.
Nowhere was the crowd denser han on Four
teenth street at Tammqny Hall Early In the
evening an army had halted on either sidewalk
and stood with setried rnnks upon the curb
stones, white behind them rtstless mass Of
people were continually moving from Fourth
avenue to Third aud back sg4in. Calcium
lights 4lared from every corner with the hall
for their focus, while blue and red flames burned
fs@iiar red, Ssts and Blue WI isn,erns ias
from every available spot rockets were bursting
ia every direction bombs everywhere painted
the dark SKY with their brilliant colors, tire bal
looms hoated 1vefhead. was twenty minutes
past 10 when the sound of distant music and tue
frantic Efforts oi the police 10 conine the spec
tator- To the curbst9nes, annour oed the coming
Of the procession. TIE head Of the procession
wheeled from Third avenue into Four
toenth street Onward streamed the moving
mass Of men and torches, making the
street twice as iight as before, while from thou
sands OF tnroats, as the wigwain was passed,
arose cheers Ia recognition OF the grand Iilien
banner that brdged the street. All TINS time
reach, presented a ellttering macs OF nsht
in the ROADWAY, bOrdered by dark,
dense mass of sightseeIs ON the sidewalks.
lhe COncOur-r " As orderly as possible uu-
der the circumstances, and seemed to sympa-
thlLe heartily with the politics OF the process
sion. A. the banners of the various clubs move
In 81 sht they were greeted win cheers bY the
friends on the sidewalks and in the windows,
aud when the French Reform organization, Hy-
ing the tri-cOlOr ssed along, Partisan hur-
rahs, with u tiger, hailed II from the Hotel La
Fayette, opposite Iulumany Hall.
At lU3U tue FIRST niCk krrlng torches OF the pro-
cesslOn turned around Fourteenth street toward
the reviewing platform IN Union square, and a
lew -econds aiterwaTi q Y. llden, leaning on
the arm Of Judge George +. COmstock, took his
| position on raised stand. As soon
as Bis smiling cOuntenAnce became ylsi-
| bic Tremendous cheer arose. echoed
and Teechoed rom the side street IN all direc-
| tons. By Notwithstanding the head
| oi tie column He'd between the stand ana the
LNerett House, and caused momentarY delay
| nut 81 lett Mhtcl' was commanded, and the first
| Of the procession PASSED the Governor with
| teriinC shout. The air seemed nlled with
rockets, Hyins In all directions, while the
| fireworks IN front Of the stand, and the many
| lamps threw blaze Of light over The
| scene, the centre hsure OF which was GOV. III
| den kfhcefully bOWln- to the enthusiastic thou
| sands shouting at tho top Of their voices. As
| the division passed. heads We're uncovered and
torches brought to a carry arms" lhe cheers
were recommended bJ the First Division and
continued IN one unbrOkel shout dur
| ing the entire passing Of the process
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