The daily gazette., 1881-10-19
SECOND EDITION
CORVALLIS SURRENDER.
CEREMONIES In
COMMEMORATION OF
THE EVENT.
Laying the Corner stone OF the
Monumental Distinguished
Group I'm Lafay cite Hall.
The French and German Guests too
Late 10 Listen 10 Governor
Holidays WelsORe.

The French and German Guests too
Late 10 Listen TO Governor
Holidays WelsOne.
YORKTOWN, Oct. 1S.--All night long
weary detachments of militia climbed
the red bluffs, plodded through the
dusty streets and wandered over the
plateau in the darkness, seeking thei-
encampments, the most Of them stray
companies from Virginia. At mid
night one company struggled into the
Rhode Island camp utterly exhausted.
They preempted the unoocupied tents,
and vent to sleep without supper. The
Ninth Massachusetts arrived after
dark, via the uncompleted railroad,
and alighted from the cars two miles
and half from camp. By the light
of lanterns they found their way over
the plain. A light shower of rain had
fallen, but not enough to lay the dust.
A few stars shone from between riffs
of black clouds, and no breeze was
stirring. The air was warm, and there
was no camp fires. The camps of the
New Jersey and Maryland regiments
were alive with merriment. The
music of the violin and banjo came
from their tents.
In the morning all was hustle and
activity. A few drops of rain fell, and
the sky was alternately bright and
overcast. When the sun shone it was
extremely hot. The Rhode Island
Regiment and the Michiganders, ac>
companied by their Governors, wound
their way to camp over the dusty
plain. Company after company poured
in from Norfolk, Richmond, Staunton
and other cities of Virginia. Gov.
Holiday had arrived during the night.
He visited Gov. Cornell and other
State Governors, and welcomed them
to the sacred soil. The river was Gov
cred with shipping. The men of war,
steamboats, and thousand small crafts
were decorated with bunting. Boats
from Baltimore, Norfolk and Rich>
mond landed hundreds of passen-
gers. All was hustle, life and activ.
ity. ...."
At 0 a. m. the roar of artillery drew
hundreds to the verge of the bluffs.
The horizon down the river was black
with the smoke of incoming steamers.
The torpedo boat Alarm and a dozen
revenue cutters ran up opposite the
bluffs and anchored. Salute after
salute was fired. The French frigate
Magicienne came up the river and
swung into line. Eight American
men OF, war sent the French flags to
their peaks and poured forth another
salute. General Hancock's batteries
! Joined In and the din recalled the din
of century ago. President Arthur
arrived on the Despatch just before
noon and was greeted with a renewed
roaring of artillery. Each vessel and
each battery thundered salute of
twenty-ene guns. The yards of thu
men"of. war were manned by the sail
ors, who swarmed up the rigging like
bees and shouted welcome. Specta-
tors fripged the bluffs Tor two miles.
Secretaries James, Hunt and Lincoln
accompanied the President. The party
was received on board the st. John
by Gen. Hancock and staff in brilliant
uniform, and was afterward driven
through clouds of dust to Lafayette
Hall, on the outskirts of Yorktown,
near the site OF the proposed Congress,
siOnal monument. The Congressional
delegation and Gov. Holiday had pre-
ceded the President.
Lafayette Hall is a low, squatly struc-
ture Oh the verge of the bluff. IL is I'M
painted, and Is nearly as large as the
New York Aquarium. A grand recep-
tion was held Iii large room tastefully
decorated with the French and Ameri-
can colors, and garlanded with ever
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from Washington, Richmond, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, ,and other
cities were present. 1t was gathering
of eminent men. Ex-President pro tenn.
Bayard was there with clean-shaven
face and sky blue necktie. Near him
stood the one armed Governor of Vir-
glnia, conversing with the Hon. Robert
g. Winthrop of Massachusetts. Gov.
Holiday is thin gentleman of average
height. He wears a narrow, iron-gray
moustache close trimmed goatee. He
wore Piccadilly collar, held in place
by black necktie not much larger than
shoestring. Gov. Cornell, aud wife,
Gov. Littlefield of Rhode Island, Gov.
Bell, of New Hampshire, Gov. Jerome
Of Michigan, Gov. Hamilton of Mary
land, Gov. Farnham of Vermont, and
the Gov. Hall ofDelaware andaHawkins
of Tenn. stiolled through the throng,
accompanied by stats of officers in gorg-
Gus military array. The Rev. John p.
Newman was made conspicu GUS by his
long hair and an enormous spiuock
collar. The Hon. A. A. Stuart, massive
in build and clean cut in feature, loomed
up like an Intellectual giant of the olden
time. Warner Miller wandered among
the ladies with a silk umbrella, gray
trousers, and Brunswick collar. The
successor of Gen. Burnside attracted
much atteRtion. He resembles the late
Bayard Tsylor in his youth. Gen. Wade
Hampton limped over the floor, stroking
his gray side whiskers. He was accom-
panied by Senator Butler of South
Carolina. Senator George +. Hoar of
Massachusetts wore large polka dol
tie.
A hundred regular and volunteer
officers moved among the ladies in res.
plendent uniforms. Tbe efforts OF some
OF the volunteers to lock like regulars
were amusing. The central figure in
the military group was the manly form
of Gen. Hancock, with his ruddy face,
his magnetic blue eye, his silvery hair
and moustache, and his massive figure.
He looked every inch soldier. Col.
Oswald Tilghman of Virginia wore
badge of the Order of Cincinnati, pre-
sented to his great grandfather by Gen.
George Washington in May, 1854. He
had with him an autograph letter from
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