New-York tribune., 1880-10-12

with pain from the pushing and crowding Oh tnoso
apxions TO GET 20 better positions. Even the "ee'
bent under the weight of ragged street poys' VIZ W,
no Thought for the danger of climbing ahohe h
and rottino branches The owners of several trucks
stationed at the corners of the ADJOINING slleo''
proited by selling seats to the more curious. Ihese
willingly Maid n quarter and sometimes as much as
so cents for the privilege of occupying shaky'
uncomfortable bench. Church windows ana yards
and even the roofs OF houses, were filled WIN peo-
ple Comfort was neither looked for nor Iouhd.
Club houses and hotels nearly hidden from
view by the masses of faces Cling their WINDOWS,
balconies and entrances
One pleasant feature was the remarkable goou
nature of the crowd. It was made up apparently Oh
avery intelligent class of people, there belng gem
orally about equal numbers OF men ana women
with hosts Of children No drunkenmen were to be
seen 4; Lo bosterous obscene language was
heard, and everybody seemed gratiiied aud en-
tbusiastic Even the despicabe 1929 jokes OF
the Democratic Committee. which hired boys to
parade with banners bearing those figures. were only
laughed at.
The procession was little late in moving. Some
of the organizations tardy in arriving IN their
places. and therefore the column at the start had
paps which those in the rear attempted TO close
mn by running at full speed. much to the amusement
| of the bystanders who cheered them on. Wheh Tue
head of the column reached Madison-square large
portrait of General Garfield. bearing under IL 'he
| words. Our next President" was displayed on
tbe stereoptcon at that point aud hailed
with storm of cheers. This was then followed
| bv a portrait of General Grant who was desig-
mated "Onr Guest" and this also cheered.
| As the column moved by the Union League
Club Building, which was beautifully
illuminated. a display OF colored lights following the
flashes of a calcium light made picturesque scene
that was greatly admired.
| While the column was moving mp Fifth and Madi-
son-aves reaching from Washington Square to
| Forty-second-st., various other portions OF
il were forming III the adjoining streets
| for distance of two miles. In fact 1t
seemed that Flftl-ave.. Madison-ave., Broadway
Lexncton-ave.. Fourth-ave., Third-ave and the
| Bowerv. with the ntersecting streets, were all
| filled with one moving throng of men On foot and
horseback bearing torches and carrying iiags Pas
seneers on the Third Avenue Elevated line could get
fair idea of this great army OF Repuohcan
voters. and therefore it not to be wondered at
that a Connecticut gentleman should remark as he
did to his fellow passengers on an elevated tram:
81 don't see how the Democrats can expect to carry
| New-York if all those men are going to vote Tor
Gerfield."
| THE HOST OF SPECTATORS IN MADISONAVE.
Two hours before the procession reached Madison
| snnare the park was thronged by wel-dressed men
| and women anxious to secure vantage ground
| from which to see the Boys in Blue. And the num-
| ber rapidly increased with the approach OF
| O'clock and Fifth-ave. toward the south was
eagerly scanned by the impatient multitude. The
arrival of the Troy division, which drew up in line
on Twenty -third-st. awaiting its turn to fail
| in lnc was considered by many prelim-
jnary to the great spectacle TO follow, and lew
minutes later the vanguard did arrive and was
greeted with volley OF cheers As the procession
wheeled down the street and turned into Madison
ave. hundre Is of men, women and children hurried
from the park to the sidewalks for better view.
but the park seemed to be rs full as before the
| emptying process began. The sidewalks would not
| contain the multitude and they surged over on
the pavement and with difficulty were pre-
vented bv the police from impeding the move
ments of the men in line. Their eagerness to en-
;ov the spectacle was never disordery. however,
and pushinC and erOwding were evidently con-
sidorcd by the throngs rs matters to be taken in
good part. Along Madson-ave every available
spot from which to the procession was occupied
at an early hour and when the march was fairly
under way even the trees were pressed into service
Nearly every tee along the avenue TO fifty-sixth-
ST. whose branches could be utilized for obser-
vatores was taken by the ubiquitous small boy.
Three or four BOYS could find room to cling III each
tree so that She number OF aerial spectators was by
no means small The roof of Madison Square Garden
was black with ookers-on from every window pro-
truled human heads and stOops, 6alconiesand door
wards wefe as full as they could possibly be- Many
roofs were made of,especaily where supply OF
fireworks had been laid in to add brilIiancy to the
evenings display. and here aud there the American
colors were seen floating from the housetops.
| On the stoops of Madson-ave. churches were
llrr.o t-ttl thnl.
posts of observation as they cheered division after
division that kept step to the music of Marching
Through Georgia" The Philadelphia 'lnvinci.
bles" with their iaunty attire, attracted admring
attention from spectators in the grounds OF tbs
| Stewart mansion at Thirty-f0ur,h-st., and their
| excellent marching frequently commented
J upon Handsomely attired women sat in carriages
mt the cross streets waving flags that 'ore the e-
, pend "Our choce-Garfeld and Arthur and clappc'
their hands with delight at the spectacle OF the INT
of fire extending north and south as far as the ey'
i could reach. A flag of very generous proportions
waved from mansion at Fort y-ffth-st and Madi
! son-ave whose occupants warmly appauded th
Rows in Blue of the lst Assembly District a
they marched by. The boys respohueu py sing
ing Hold the Fort"
The length and brilliancy of the procession were
matters of frequent comment among the spectators
and the Democratic parade was contrasted witt
the Republican to the decided disadvantage OF tn
former From Twenty-third TO Fifty-sixtb-sts. al
! unbroken salvo of applause accompanied the pro
cessiop The sky was flashing with fireworks. 4
q beyy of pretty girls frightened nearly ever.
g window in Columbia College facing o.
, Madison-ave, and the bandkerchefs tha
futtered from their fair hands were not unnotce
by the Boys in Blue.
= Rounding FIfth-sixth-st. the procession en1oye
similar honors on its march down Fifth-aye. to tn
, Worth Monument. On one block of houses a row o
lanterns extended from street to street. Fashion
able society was well represented in windows ant