New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-23
OBsERvANCES IN NETWORK.

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REPRESENTATIONS, LECTURES, AND OTHER En-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, SIGHTSEEING, AND
UNIVERSAL FESTIVITY.
One of the chief attractions of holiday is
freedom from unpleasant weather day of recreation
which proves to be stormy is travesty OF pleasure
seeking Yesterday peculiarly fortunate III this 10
gard for a day mild and sprinSnkc could scaIceN
be imagined. An overcoat was almost burden ana the
al-ombracing ulster was altogether discarded Every!
hody WAS ont Of doors-that is. everybody who could
90; out-aud those who du't lOnged 10 escape from
their Imprisonment and catch breath o. reS ar in'
City Hall was CAV with many-cOEored Hassi o"n,
pers Huttcred from and hotels on al
the principal streets, and multitudes OF private
residences were decorated with the ha'ioh"i
emblem The shipping in the harbor ana
the ferry boats either river displayed the pun'nE
and even the sueet-cars made feeble e&hloi'lo" Vi
PATRIOTISM There general suspension OF Dus'SS'
Public Offices courts and stores, with few EXCEPTIONS
were closed Tne Chatham-st. merchants, however IT.
fused 10 mt ND their shutters and the sidewalk NcueS
Of combs confectionery imported hcorice ana numerous
other articles piled their traffic with undated @' ana
with apparent Indifference to the l41h anniVers"r! OF
the birthday Washington Thcaers opened wide thef
doors to those sought amusement at matinee or
evening performances the veterans of ISL ate tncf
usuaI banquet in honor of the day military organh
tio"s welcomed thefrieDdS II receptions III the eNe
ing; students from Eastman's Business College ana
many other people from out of town caught gh''e OF
the hustle ACTIVITY tIdl ltGNduc inc hCti't'iS wv
on a holiday; and Fashion raid its tribute to CHARITY at
the Martha washington Reception last night. mutt
tude of other entertainments, meetings, dinners "ep
served to fl cut the day.
The display of bunting though not so abundant ID gov
eral decoration as the National Cent Hla aHnVtr-
sarv was greater yesterday than WashinGtonS BIRTH
day in preyious years The custom OF waiting until sum
rise before setting the coors not generally Oh
served The most deliberately decorated building was the
City Hall The Stars and stripes were hosjcd Oh me
STATS al the east and ends of the bull ing ana upon
the staff over the dome. be held III the Aanc OF
the statue of Justice. On the OhCT stats were the ste
and municipal flags. while spread upon lines ranged he
tween them were the flags Of other nations. On TIE i
in OF the balcony cOn>iCuousy placed Ve s'S &"
tattcrcd colors which used at WashinEions hT~'
Headquarters and they hInkcd by two large Amer
lean shields The national ensign was ran mp on us
forrlcatious in harbor the navy yard, and upon
the United States vessels, az the firing OF the
first cun Of the national salute OF u guns at
sunrise. The Russian corvette Cfdys lying ia
the stream Of the Battery, set the American cOioIS
from her mastAcads in compliment 10 Tie Gay
With scarcely IN exception the vessels along te East
aud North Rivers displayed some flag The national id
of the country To which the vessel belonged was Genar
ally displayed the TeaA while the American Dag was
set al the foremost head, the buIgec at the mail ana the
companys nag al the mZzen. Many Of the vessels had
their signal hayards crowded Tth signal flag, which
gave them a very picturesque appearance. The naval
vessel stretched Iaubows OF AUgs fore and aft and di
played the American 1as from tae masthcaJs Tic
ferry boats Ind icryhaUscs were also very conspicuous
in Their display OF bunting. An American hdS "2>
hoised 10 flagstaff each Of the towers OF tie Brook
lyn Bridge, auI The general appearance along tat rVg
fron-with tie exception OF tie sctIoaa' dock, where
a vessel WAS being c'pDncd-wae that Of o Ntuou''
holiday. The apprentice boys Oh board OF the United
States ranju.-,Ep Minnesota, and those attached 20
the State Nautical Scholarship 81 Mai}s lying az the
foot Of last Twenty thirdt, were allowed the privilege
OF visiIin. their homes ior "A hours.
The fac. that chimes g. be Iung IT Trinity and
Grace cLurchcs tr ted large number OF persons 10
the vicinity OF each church long before noon Broad
way i'm the ncglborAood Of Trinity, was almost i'm
passtJle. so great the crowd that had gathered.
James f. Aylf, and his assistant, william Iliriwall,
were from noon TIL nearly o'clock completing the pro
Cramme, which was more elaborate than usual AT
Grace Church chimes cOmpiisiE- ten selections were
RUG by John NJ. Scna.
The announcement that the list Regiment, under the
command Of Col Yosc would be reviewed by Gen. Vii
mar of the Second Brigade yesterday in the plaza III the
northern part OF UuOns uarc, attracted great multi.
tude to that quarter Of the city At o'clock the hour
appointed for the review several thousand persons lad
surrounded the plaza which was kept clear by large
notice force Gen Vilmar arrived with his stan,
consisting Of Col william T. Van Wyck, Chief of staff
Major Joseph Koch Major T. NJ Earle, Major Charles +.
Orvis, Major :. Powell Capt William E. Webb. Capt
David Scott, Capt. Albert Hail. Lieut. Andrew Gllscy
At $50 o'clock the list Regiment, nine companies
strong marched into the plaza. Two companies OF inc
I'd Pennsylvania Re gmeut also present and took
part in tie review. The companies were 10 HES Lo"t
Gen. vl!mar reviewed TIE commands and the multitude
greeted their evouons with occasional applause. The
order included marching salute TO the Grand DuAe
Alexis who expected to take his stand Oh one OF the
balconies OF the Clarendon Hotel The companies ac-
cOrdugly marched past the hotel, hut 10 Grand Duke
appeared and they once returned 10 their arnoFy
While thousands OF people were lining the sidewalk
OF Uuious0uare and the Plaza catch glimpse OF the
military procession and possible, Of the Grand Dukes
NadsoIl-Sduarc was crowded to flowing by an as
sembage equally large and deeply interested IL watch
ing the operations attendant upon the placing oil the
hand of the statue Of Liberty upon its temporary pedes
tai An almost breathless peryaded the mass Of
people VINO were watching the work, deeply impressed
by proportions of the castings then dang
ling IN tine air. At time the ropes became entanged
near the top derrick, and man ran up swiftly
10 straightcn them out. As he came down
again and halted just below the thumb
everybody was struck by the dlmlhutlFc
size OF the man as compared with the hight Of the wrist
only. Then the hand was turuel with the claspinS
thumb toward the west side OF the square and the fingers
toward the Park and on all SIDES could be heard favora
Le comments on Barthodi's achievement. Many people
were surprised that 50 few men were employed III the
difficult labor connected with placing the enormous hand
IN its right position aud that work should have been
begun nj all before the temporary pedestal was entirely
finished The day. however, was suspicious for the uh
dertaking the weather magnificent the crowds large
and enthusiastic and tie surroundings full OF that life,
energy and spirit which only NeWYOrk, with ITS co5O-
poitan avenue, can present on nationa! holiday
The veterans Of the War 1912 met at the sturcvant
House at II 80 parake OF banquet at the INVITATION
Of the prOprictOrs of the hotel They presented PIC
turesqne appearance some of III uniform, and all
wearing badges. "Oh, papa exclaimed niue Doy'
sitting in bis fathers lap, what lot of nice old grand
hard that these Old men, tfel-