New-York tribune., 1877-05-16
and their wild struggles for pieces Of tafy that were
thrown 10 them from time TO time.
THE EVENING DISPLAY WEAK.

THE EVENING DISPLAY WEAK
II was expected that the evening procession
woud be formed and ready to start from the RoSsore
Hotel at Broadway and FOrty-second-5t ny oOcocK
last evening but owing to delays I'm bringing up the
floats assigning the places, and arranging e uet' Vi
the march, the column did not move untll huch Idoi'
Long before dark crowd gathered IN IIoht o' t"o
hotel and the street boys amused themsdVes V
screaming whistling. and giving catoaIS every
time a streetcar or other vehicle passed or
whenover rocket was set of. From forv-
secondst. down TO Wa5hington-square fHthN"
was crowded with people. Tho high stooPS oi uie
houses the fences In front OF them, the sneWaks anu
even the street. was packed with men, "oineh' auu
children The street was kept clear Of carriages part
the time. but occasional omnibus OF mack "o''u
slowly work its way through the crowd to side street
where IL could turn of. Notwithstanding the long anu
tedious delay the crowd kept good natured ana the oeS
Of order prevailed everywhere.
II was nearly O'Clock when the procession began 10
move down Fifth-ayo., and IL past 10 before u
passed the Fifth Avenue Hotel First came platoon OF
police led by one OF the marshas In afmor and mounted
on horseback The list Regiment Band followed ana
then came knights aids, chambcrlans. tho hrst yeo
maury guard mamolukcs, the bceieatcrs ana the
the kings royal standard II was generally rem"rkeu
that the light not arranged no eA"Dit
the pieces at their best As the Kings chariot passed
red lights were burned prousay aud the royal body
guard was well displayed while the fire lasted Column
bus planting the first standard American SOIL was hot
properly illuminated. and did not attract much attention
As theshp Maria aOns her mass struck the
telegraph wires tat cross the street Just aoo'e 'Io
Fifth Hotel, and the float was brought 20 su
den halt The shock was great that 1t feared at
first that the poles would be overthrow. Several
boys who had climbed upon these poles shd
down as quickly possible and stood ho'
upon the order or grace Of their descent Ile tmasn
we're lowered and the ship passed DE Soto discover
Hudson entering the river named aIef hiIh aiu iSii
tain Win the Indians passed with considerable delay
vrg 10 obst trctOns by street aud the crowd Tie
Boston tea snip took warning by the iale OF t.o cZ, Z
Maria lowered her mass before reaching the telegraph
wi e- and passed safety. The pieces tJlowins cOld
hardly made out owing to tie inSutciehcy oi iIn'-
As in the daytime, Unon-sguare was the center OF
attraction TO the people Al O'Clock tne ss5'et' oc
crowded ana long before every a' MN VA & &2
the grad stand, where The admission was pacou
high rate as to preclude alEe at'Ghu'noT, we 80
occupied great sho" was haue ~ i, o 1t Iooll
keeping the Plaza clear for tue procession Du' iOus
tE,V were completely overriddcn by the spectator
From the grand stand the masses Oh PeopJJ
sto,ps, pecrns from windows, and even lrbghg 9 tn9
roof the buildings, presented very imo,lns any
interesting appearance but the most imposing tg OF
the evening was the monumental patience wan Whhn G
the crowd waited for the niSI pIihue' 80 ~
/. 80 t los"no torcLr, which Illuminated the plaza
were supplemented by any other attraction hfcc hous
and half had passed. and II was lO:5O o'clock. - -,
Al ans time the sound martial music was heard ana
calcium HIGHT was seen down FOurttaNe. Nhe the trst
fragment OF the procession reached the pace OF LeFc"
II was found that everything was ont " place anu Out Di
order Two bands followed each other at short intervals
Te King aud his royal charl0t were greeted with louu
applause ami Their appearance you Il nave poon d6
nicent had there been enough light to soc thrn wt
But they like all the effects, were great mrIea Py
economy in tie matter OI Illumination Noie, % ] tnv
tan!caux had than two rei-ires apiece ana many
of these wore past the butning state
After the kug's chariot came few successin n0ata;
then there block in Which trucks ana stages "n''
Int oDu"soce ana then the crowd became di'-ustcd
and sfgcd down into the str"'t untll the Plaza WhS
filed with ling bud women i.teon minatG'
bu made no snow, and were seen by none except tOo
trying keep their feet from und those CT te hoise>
- Ais lime tAe uO"d pro- g atAGA-h the '"uno Vi q
trumpet and drum was heard III the Ilstalc', Tue pro
plc separating for hotel aud home As TIE iEIEu re-
porter Iusscd Clmtonpace, his way down town, The
ragged remnant Of something was seen apgroaDAlhg
Ihc character OF many Of the floats was So good that
ser.uod pity that the chec, should have beou spoiled
deal IF srr those o nautical naturc-thc Boston tea
ship the santa Maria, Washington crossing tue De!a-
eject of The water wa somewhat marrrd by small boys
seating themselves a. cse upon tho canvas waYrs The
I!upg, Brewery Goat was aucther Suct ana the null
No. No. fri.hel he nI,lt refrshments With which lis
Mnis,ty rogaled himself o. ridiculous scenes
the IIcary Of William Penn, in Uura tine stately ,hu,
Trll known in hl,iogy became se,eusoor willow wIth
no ysure t. speak o. America as II 6as' did not a-
pear To be- 80 substantial hemisphere tie Indian tot
was 10. crook IN the Tex Of NJ iOf Andr = papct nicae
horse qute IN coisorance with hose fotmed by anrc
AIto-ciacr the sprrjac!s Oi tIr evening New
Jcl.cy lnutiemau vas heard TO rcma wa' me ti'm'"-
dous crowd Of people who watched With oneh patience
and good naturc thr coming Of King Carnival
Aitcs prsaluE before the Grand Stand, 'H procession
lions Rex" was escorted to Ghnolrs Garden where
Ills Naicstys presence was eagerly awaited Part Of
.,r a rcrca 10 larn.y yln.iu-j. across Madison
ave. aul HP Inlr,y-foTil ITo ll's 0 march i"d
been published ON i'Immauu7 ai S"Lg,rr' 'ai"'.'
ANA tne other at Madsoa,tc AVID l!i,y y-loHrih a.
some %. iie agn on eo. |'At uoNn i'.,' n.y. '@,.., Ill
Indeed. a.tcr leaving tn"ls9Hi.c >nt N'- ~. ''.i,
SITS routes tnat jAc procession Hiy Do SAID I'D nave