Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-16
New York Carnival.

The carriage in which the King OF the earl-
val, in New York, rode yesterday, drawn by Elk
bay horses, was in waiting fer His Ma e5ty aud
his companions, the Grand Turk and khcdITe
of Egypt, when be landed.
10 front of the Custom house wharf the
King and his companions entered their carriage
and the procession started on its way up Bat
terry place. The van vas led by mounted Pc
icemeD, followed by the band, who III turn
were followed by the marshals on horse back.
Then came the King The industrial charlota
fell into the lire from the side streets aud from
Whitehall street. Nearly all the trades were
represented, FROM the makers OF clothing 10
the makers of axle grease. The brewers were
also out in force with tableau cars A printing
house sent out a little printing office On wheels
The soap manufacturers We'd with each other
grandly. Fireworkmen sent burning oau!drons
through the streets. One OF the weekly jour
nails had car which carried characters 10 pop
ular stories along the line Of march TaIors,
butshers, wine merchants, shirt makers. iurnl-
ture shops, ice cream makers and many ether
trades and industries were represented. The
march continued up Broadway TO Fourteenth
street, and thence through Fourth avenue to
Seventeenth street to the grand stand, where
the procession was reviewed
The display was o very credtable ouc Of IT'S
kind, aud the bright flags and fauciful costumes
of some of the principal performers lent plenty
of color to the picture.
The King of the carnival, the mysterious
Rex" gorgeous parsonage, who bore his
honors very meekIy, did not awaken any very
tremendous amount of enthusiasm, but there
was no lack of cheering when the apparltlon OF
more than ordinarily gay trooper gave lust
occasion for it. Some Of the teams OF horses
were very fine, and were perhaps the promlnent
features 10 the parade.
The procession escorted the king through the
various streets from Union Square to an up
town hotel, where he remained until the
evening
The crowds in the streets in the morning con
tanned promise of success for the more elaborate
display of the evening. If the object Of the
carnival was to attract attention it must certain
Iy be credited with success.
Fully two hundred thousand persons througed
the streets last night to witness the carnival
procession The windows along the linc of
march brought fabulous prices, and were all
eargerly engaged. The house tops and stoops
were all covered with spectators. All street
car travel was suspended from tho time OF klng
Carniva! starting on his tour, and general good
feeling and gayety prevailed among the masses
of persons who filled the streets and squares.
The procession started from Forty.second street
and Fifth avenue, and headed down The avenue
to Wa7erly place.
The whole effect was much detracted from
by the scarcity Of red lights, and ct prominent
points various designs passed by unapplauded,
as nobody could distinguish them. The pro-
cession was made up of ten floats, representing
features in American history. His Majesty was
surrounded by red fire, and looked fierce on his
throne of purple and gold, and bis six white
steeds looked red from the glare. Immediate.
~ following him came float containing dozen
gorgeousy attired females aud three immense
champagne bottles, fifteen feet high, labeled
"Wine for His Majesty" Then followed a
500 gallon beer barrel, in case "Rex' got
thirsty. Falstaff and few choice spirits had
float to themselves. and appeared quite hap
py. Other designs represented 10 the process
sion were columbus Landing on American
Soil" Landing of DeSoto," The Tea Ship
10 Boston Harbour" PUTNAM Call, ""Wash-
ipgton Crossing the Delaware" Ger. Jackson
90 Horseback" 'Battle Of New Orleans. y
The Soldiers Dream, aud many others. The
procession was not considered success. and
the people were much dissatisfied. After
marching around the city the procession brought
up at Gilmore's garden, where the grand earn.
iva ball took place. The ball was most bril-
liant affair and a complete success.
A dispatch from Rome says that Bishop Glib.
bons, of Richmand, has been named coadju tor