Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-15
New Work Carnival.

| "Eyery,hin. is ready for to-morroW's Gctat
| carnival" said ono tho managers Of the pagoant
| to.day, and all VIZ Ass tho c.IZons OF NOW
York to do 10 mako tho rcvt! 8 grand success is
| the small favor Of burning colored Eghts IN
| front Of their residences .: places Of bu:ineas
whoa The night procession passes aloag. Ho
arc short OF funds 70 buy fireworks. Citizens
should contribute 10 show of our Il oats, etc
Tho elects will DO much better shown 10 sd.
| vantage by having - ra=s through Dlazo OF
light.
been considerably auGumeIted during tne past
flows days, ,id rooms ar3 being te!cgraphed for
ut q fast rate. Thorc Is no doubt that tho city
will DO full OF strangers tomorrow.
The coming off OF the carnival hAs been 5o!ter
advertised outside OF tho city than in 1t. The
railroad companies have Ill offered Inducements
for country people to vis!! Now York and SEQ
the big event.
known, however, that 10 will land at tho Bat
terry shortly before ii o'clpck, when tho ro.nuo
will moct and escort hin - his selected palaco:
The procession will leavo tho Battery at ii
a. M, sharp, aid progress up BrosdWaT to
Fourteenth street, passing ihence TO foufth
svenue. IL will next move W 10 Seventeenth
street and pass tho roviowiug stand on that
thoroughfart. 1t next passes on TO Broadway,
through Sixteenth street t. Fifth avenue, up
Fifth avenue 10 f0Tty-second street, and thence
to tue Rossmore Hotel, the Kings headquarters.
Tho night parade IS expected TO DO one OF tlo
granGost features ii tE9 carniya!lsic roYe!S. y
IS 10 DO ali triiIianvo Ani. blslunrg. THO rlu.
cession will lvrn. on Forty second street and
Fifth avenue, and move down through tho lat
Ter abode Of wealth and fashion rs isr rs Wavcr-
ley Place, at which point it Will again sock tho
hustle of Broadway. Il viii then movo up tho
ci:y's leading thoroughiarU as far IS Fourteenth
street, passing through that spacious street into
Fourth avenue. It's progress Is noXt 10 Seven
tennth street, wEcr3 !! passes tho roFieWlnG
stand.
Agnin it moves into Broadway, down to Six
teGIth street, and aGr loss to Filth avenue. FROM
this point its route Is HoTthw&rd once n0re, un-
| til i reaches Twnr ty-lhird street, through
| which il pusscs 10 Madison avenue. and up TO
| Thirty. fourth street, whereof dlabands.
! Tho entire procession will be tlanked by
guards, torch hearers. and fro-burncrs. 1t Is
said that tn" Russian yiSitcr; Will occupy =
stand 10 onion square. Along tho line Of march
balconies and. Windows have bGCn engaged for
spectators Of the evening prnccssirn.-Nc'2 Tor"
| Nc,Cs Il yesterday afternoon
NEW IouK, May l5-Ning Carnival visited
New York to. day. Tho day WAS lovely and
brought out 80 immohSo crowd ot gazcrS 1T MS
majesty. Throughout tho entire route CT tho
procession and It Union square, whcro tho king
reviewed the procession, there were dense
| crowds Of persons rs early 90 . O'Clock s. m.
Tho battery park was thronsed With people
and two hours later it is thought inst not loss
than 20 GOO people wero present a large force
of police kept tho crowds In order. Rey landed
at tho custom house pier, from the steamer which
appeared to como from tho Brooklyn side. Iht
boat was beautifully decorated and hnd consider
able party on board. His Majesty wsa received IT
btGNing manner ard the steAmor'o. arrival WAS
| hailed By firing a.. u cannon, blowing of steam
| whistles hv steamers and isoy landed amid
| the cheers Of = vast cOncOufse.