New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
IN MEMORY OF PAULUs HOOK.

IN MEMORY OF PAJLUS HUM
Jersey CITY TAXEs HOLIDAY AND CELEBRATES
THE ONE HUNDREDTu ANNIVERSARY OF HER
pArTIF--Goop SPEECHES AND A PINE PARADE.
The battle ground which jersey City owns III Ice
simple is not very spacious one. but Jersey Ci'y
deserves the credit of making the most of il, such
AS il is. Indeed it is difficult to imagine how any
CITY could be more demonstrative in commenora-
ting any battle than jersey was yesterday IN ceie
bratinr the one hundredth anniversary OF the So
called battle OF Pauus Hook. The solcmnites broke
out suddenly and with great violence AT sunrise
with chorus from ali the whistles of all the fac
tories locomotives and steamboats, rendered fortis-
simo and accompanied by furious ringing OF all
the bells. All the roosters crowed, and everybody
who was awake and had anything to shoot, fired II
of. and it is alleged that Captain Ellerss Battery
delivered a salute of thirteen guns but nobody
heard il for the noise
This first paroxysm lasted only fifteen minutes
but the people W no wanted to turn over and take
another nap were convinced that they didn't need
any more of It. Daring the long forenoon depu-
tations Of citizens kept arriving, but nothing Of
note happened until - o'clock when the celebra-
ton got ITS second wind aud let of another salute
of thirty-eight guns BY this time the great Iaber-
nacle was packed, and the formal exercises began.
with Mayor II PIPER presiding Inc feature OF t I5
lrogramme here was the address of the Hon. Z. H..
Winfield. This a strictly historical paper, pre-
pared with the greatest care, aud giving with
ininBteucss. ylyidness and much dry humor n COM
plete account Of the capture Of the Hook, which
was outlined IN yesterdays TRIBUNE. Besides MI
Winheds address. there were short speeches by
James b. VredcHDurg and b. W. ThrockmOrton, some
orchestral music aud some very eTediiaOle Singing
by the jersey City Saougerbunde The exercises be
gan with an Invocation by DR.. Van Cleef ana
closed with a bencd ctiOD by DR.. AhereromDle.
The procession began 10 form as soon as the ora
tory failed aud beyond question II was the finest
display Of the kind ever seen 10 Jersey Clly, u
Il 4 hot If
view the column but he only had three weeks no
fice and was away off at Long Branch and therefore
couldn't reach the battle-ground until after the
General Mott a veteran of two wars and COM
Inander of the New-Joisey National Guard, was ON
The stand. however, looking every inch the soldier
that he is With him was a distinguished company
including Mayor Hopper, Ex-Governor Price, eX
Congressman HartcuJurg, Congressman brigham
and a large number OF State and city officials.
I'm tie line were Colonel Dudley Steelc's 4th New
Jersey Regiment commanded by LieuteuantCOlO
mel Shafer, the o,h New-Jersey Regiment Coionel
Hart. battalion OF brOnzed regulars from Tower
DOrs Island with their old battie-ag, and Battery
A. Sd Regiment, United States Army Schut-
z-n corps IN grey and gTeen and patrlaTchs IN black
and uurple Grand Army Posts under Colonel Fisher
Colonel Farmers Veteran Regiment, the City Police
Force and tho Fire Department, besides Odd Oh
lows, Emerald Zouaves, Hbernian Rifles, Grocers
Guard and many other organizations, together with
a long double line of carriages. General John Ram
say was grand marshal. with Major Peloubet for
ais chief of staff. Every part of the procession
was neat aud trim and, Os IL gave marching salute
while passing III review before the Mayor and Cen
eral Mott, the column made brave show.
But after ali the city and the people were the
most interesting part of the show. The streets were
pavly decorated and everybody was ont OF doors
3oT n holiday. The stores and banks and public
buildings were generally closed, and business was
almost totally suspended, with tho conspicuous ex-
ception of the beer business which enjoyed season
of activity which was Astonishing TO persons not
familiar with the capabilities of patriotism as
an absorbent OF moisture. Revolutionary en-
thusiaSm was 'on tap all dav, and everybody was
liable to explode in three cheers and tiger" at
the slightest proyOcatiOn, This was strkIngy
manifested by The exuberant welcome given 10 an
old musket which somebody presumably q HeSSian,
had carried at Paulus Hook some other CORY field
hundred years ago, more or loss probably more.
When Mayor Hopper held up this disOrganized Old
nrm the crowd could hardly contain itself. Two
muskets would have driven the whole city wild.
In the evening there were more salutes, general
illumination and big sputter of fireworks on the
hill where Allan Mclean had secuted through the
woods a hundred years ago, and all was over.
Iignt-HOrs Harry Lee may be celebrated again
some day for his deeds at Eutaw or GuilfOrd, for
inyentng the historic phrase First III war, first in
peace, and first in the hearts of his countTymen."
But his memory will never receive a heartier or
nosier tribute than it received yesterday in Jersey
for capturing the fort i'll the sand hills of Paulus