, 1881-10-17
Washington Filled with UniformedI
Men on Thoir Way to the
Celebration.
Their Appearance Recalls llccollcctions4
Of The Stirring Days of tho
War.
Governors Who Will Be Thoro-Fotty
Thousand People Arc Expected on
tho Ground,
ON THE GROUND.
THE C;1,EltttAIJoN COMMENCED.

Tile COLLABORATION lialAESHtLNt
Special Utspatth to Ths Chfcnpo Tribune.
YORKTOWN, W.. Uct. tU.-The centennial
exercises c.ln really hu said t0 llnye co.,,.
lnencetl, a,itl ,nRss llus been celebrated here
On the binifs overlooking the river MS II WIS
n hundred years ago. nlld now, as then, Tie
ccIebr;tnt IL II Catholic priest. Tho surround.
ltlgs Oh this OCCASION, however, dflfer great
" from then, for FROM tents which gtr1lo the
PAVILION mid lro In sucll close proximity ie
ttle altar tho mlors of stale lager and whisky
arc tl0ntu,l by tic river breeze, md Ill nssenr
b[uge moro tnutluy and mt Nd picturesque
make II picturo Which hNs tue unt
ted Stntcs, French, ntMt tic colnrs n
Virginia as n backgrountl. Tl,o Rt-1sey.
bishop kc,lle, Of tho nloccsD Of Rictllnalll.
arrived lust night a.ltt stud ut tic Aloors
House, The guest Of Col. 1'cyton. tho fcad Of
tito Centennial Association. by dlnt Of
working nil night the pavilion was gotten In
condition for
TIL: SERVICES TODAY.
An n!tar was put iii III ONO end Ut Il, and
t,lstufully decorated with iinwurY and gilt
fringe. Iii the rear uf the altar, and covering
States flags wcru hung. Between
thu two, ind III tic centre, WIS
placed tllo French co'ors, antl nboso
was swung tho figure Of I'LL American caRlr,
whose ol,tstrccllctl wings hnsl pendent frnnt
ttcm II hh,ck fcstuon lit memory If prcsl.
slent Garfield. Abuyc this hung the Vir.
rfnin coat Of nrms, Tho services began
about II o'clock, and before they took place
thc whole scen,, WIS photographed. The
1,1s,nn n,,lI hts nssIsto,,t Ytood in front tf
tha ultnr. wl,ilp Col. I'eyton, Inc lputlcr in
liza centennial Assoctutlon. stood on tho
corncr nf t],o nltar. his left l,aud in hjst,reas
nui his whole utlit,ltlo decidedly statesman.
like. .rle old uun's countcna,,ce seemed
1ul,1.prArrp uY A L1t,rr or sAr1srAc.
T1oS,
aq In sntt, hfmsrlf TING hanttcf1 tlnwn In
rostar,tv na n rnnsnruoua t;rmro IN tfc ,,tct,
ure Of the opening ceremonies Incident to
the tna'surat1on OF thu celebration OF tle
~ ua.,-a, 10y ";nt,", rr, 1,,o,,,nra ~ arS ;,or
cal!o'e socsvs S,, a!o 'a.. d.ilo~ ooo ana t4.''s
rchas' @ anu moe,cu noous ~ t pess1''s Sns
sounter,ur IN and looking with iutlolont In.
] dToroncn % ,,non ~ 'e TIA s,.,n , rha m,,sic whIrh
,vns ,>ooI ,yn. fnrnisnrtI hv n s,,ofr ,nndo nm
~ ~ fnrtv.Ilyn H NJ from washington. twnnty.,ye
from ~ i,a,tlmorc' ~ omd twenty fron i,icl,.
Firth Nfary1nnd l,egiuetlt. Au Interesting
foaiurp or the occasion, was tho opening
,.,,. ,r.r,,t 1,,t Jat,b,,, L-oo,,o .r1fo1, ,vou
p'a,e. oas.'H - hp ~ ,,"tr"t
col'posetl NY AEcflois''ol! ta1lo''' uio p"tt4os
priest, who figures III American history as
tic friend Ut Washington.
,,Ass wAs f.r,,EnnArEt,
| In, 1,pthar Mnun,1eun. n French nrtest. rrctor
- .t,a ',,t,,ar,, ~ nnt,n,,ra .s.totoI hv Tia
y. m,u ,,'o 30 t,,,anno, ~ i,a1,;noro nnd tbc
| llev. Dr. O'Conncl'. Ut Richmond. Close atr
tant,o1l WIS nail by the congregation To the
sorvir.v nts,,nn Eonne,s sprn,nn vns liz
M'a,n",a;,, .,.,rt,t,o T., t,",. ,,,,l In cl,scb
aecauealy I''ls'o1,c III lo'o' ~" no e.o'.'. ~.
will u waf1n euloRy upon lne tFehcH 1uI
their kindly MD to America III the time Ge
cr need, l1ltl argued tint nrnlty lad much
10 tto with the success Ut tho United Statcs
| Iiupu1lc,
Dir. John lIa!1, Ct New York. wns down IN
prepared for thiseycnng, but, rs tho Doctor
| Is Iii Europe, lie was not OIL hand.
Sunday lnts differed little from other days
l,ore. Tho LootlIs a,!d stores were NIL III full
blnst, tflclr brtzell signs ,iid the Hefll!ctlso
anu D'lsant VOTES o tne'F EIoptaotmts .ra a,. sS
E VI yhil 1ur cus!oiuaS' ,o aiteGt ", ,,"', h"I,
bIn'E laoleS "efe 1lot o't, A'lttloaKu III "'s"s
sOME VENTllIsEa0ME PARTIES
came abroaJ. rho day lis been u,ore than
| dusty. N,,ti tho sUlaGry remained In thelr
cuIjps, resting utter thu fatigue Ut their trp.
'l'l,eie Were only ubOut 1DO arrivals, exclusive
'Of tllo military. Tic Dnltlnl0ra n1lu tho Now
.jarsey volunteers cn,up III tualay. Quite
number Ut Lootbtacks ati sul,bItrs lla,a
ulllttutl tic platu In disgust. T.lc Indications
row. Tllerc are rs yet lto prominent u 1''e!. e..
s bns snsy ,,r'., u tn .i,s "'o