The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-03
THE GERMAN FESTIVAL.

ENTHUsI ,s4Io cELgBnATIoN OF THE BATTLE
OF sEDAN-TwENry THOUSAND GERMANS AT
scHUErzEN pARK.
The swcltering weather OF sunday turaod the
thoughts hundreds German residents OF the city
TO the festival ut tho Schuctzeu Park and the cool
shades and aowcr bordered walks Of that favored re-
sort, the result being unprecedented rush OF Wis
itors yesterday morning Itmay be safely said taat
noGerman festival has as mech attractive power tor
the Cor man Amercans as that OF tho Plat Dcutsch
Before shc OF the park were opened people be-
gan 10 gather IN and about the negnboring saloons
aud gardens, OF which there are a largo num Der.
Dancing was commenced about thres O'Clock 10 tho
afternoon ut the grand pavilion, aud there
music. Among the dancers number OF Now Workers
NOT Germans might have secn, and toward night
the large number OF ladies and gentlemen park
not members OF any Of the German associations was
noticeable.
The event OF yesterday, and one for which great
preparation had been made, was representation OF
the baltic OF Sedan aud the Of the Emperor
OF the French to the German Kaiser The battle took
place tho westerly slope OF the park. near the
grand pavilion ana II certainly had all the noise and
Confusion OF real battle II NOT the serious results
II wus not much ike tho battle OF Sedan true nor
was The Emperor Of the French much like Napoleon
Ill. but IT pleased The people immensely, ana Que
man who had been 10 the German army during
the Franco German war almost went into hts
when tho surrender was made. Tho French
Williams, Of tho Ninth regiment, New Jer-
sey National Guard, aud tho German army
Il
regiment In addition 10 the company Of the Ninth
regiment there battery oil arsttlory and about
twenty 1vo hundred rne New Yorksrs repre-
sentcd tho French and tho New Jersey the Irus-
slams The French occupied the rise of the hit and
at signal the cannon roarod, and the Germans, with
yell 'Hocn, hocnl" charged up. lm mediately
| there the utmost confusion. The two command
| ers iranticaIly waved their swords and howled
| uuIntsIlig bic orders The French Emperor
| aud German Kaiser rodo bravely forward
| to stem the current OF defeat winch appeared
to be turning toward both armies, but the shock OF
too terrible Tor them, and with great difficulty
they were rescued by few iaithiul adhersntA The
havoc terrible. One waiter, who thoughtlsssly
venturcd the battle field, Frustrated by
the mighty rush Of armed and determined men. and
rose nnd his lnger gone. An excited comma sier
| OF one OF The companies rushed headl0ng down the
hill and brought up "ker-slap" against artillery
| man, who, having been trained IN real war,
| promptly knocked Tho captain down, much
| 10 the latter's astonishmont Tho light waved
| hotter and hotter; bang, bang, went the
cannons aud hoarser grew the shouts Of the combat
ants until chance observer would have thought that
Bcdam had certainly been empticd At last the battle
ended the French surreucercd and pcace was
stored Sweet strains OF music ususpod the place oil the
cannops roar, and arm IN arm tho French and German
armies marched TO tho theatre, where the crownng OF
| the Kaiser was represented. fhcn thcre were
tabieaux and siuging and orc marching through the
brilliantly lighted grounds until late hour, the
trod participants retired 10 prepare Tor the monster
ceremonies to-day.