Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-12-06
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EYAGUAG3ONs DAE
Celebrated on an Elaborate Scale in New
York An Enormous Procession, Wit
messed by q Multitude of People, Despite
the Fact that the Rain Came Down in
Torrents = UnyeiIing Of the Statue OF
Washington.
New YORK, Nov. 2e.
The day opened with dull, leaden sky. ]
indicating rain or snow, aAd the atmos-
phere was moist and raw, but not cold. Az
sunrise the forts and ships fred a salute OF
twenty-one guns. This was followed in half
an hour with successful effort of the steam
whistles in the bay and on the rivers to
create the most disagreeable noise imagin-
able, thus emphasizing the wonderful dit
ferepee between navigation in l7s3 and
1887 lat nine O'Clock people took possess
sion Of the streets and every means OF con-
vey vance leading down town. They filled
cars, prnnibuses and carriages, and still
the sidewalks on Fourth Fifth and Sixth
avenuestand Broadway presented q dense
mass Of humanity.
The decoration was elaborate on the pub
lie buildings, and;the club houses content
ed themselves with display of stars and
stripes. Occasionally the colors of France
and Germany mingled with the red, white
and blue All places of business were
closed and the entire population OF Man
haitian and Long Island gave themselves
up to the enjoyment of this patriotic occa-
sion. Points Of historic interest were sur
rounded by crowds anxious to recall the
scenes of the day when the British with
drew from the American shores and indie
:pendence was realty made secure.
Il fog on the bay and rivers deprived the
fotilla of steamyessels of much of. its ex-
pected glory. It was, a novel parade to
New York, and it attracted great. deal of
observation. The programme laid down
for it by Admiral John FL. Starin was
strictly adhered to. Boats, to the number OF
several hundred, rendezvoused in the bay,
formed in DIVISIONS and steamed into North
River and al,ng the New Jersey shore till
opposite Sixty-fifth street, New York,
thence returning down the New York side
of the river, around to the Battery and into
the East River, steaming UP there as far as
the hayward, and returning along the
Brooklyn shoreto the starting poiut at Bay
Ridge AS the boat bearing the Admiral
ofstke fleet passed the Tennessee, flagship
of Admiral Cooper, several ships of, the
United States fred a salute OF twenty-one
guns, manned their yards and made other
demonstrations
sions. !, .Atnoon every steam whistle in the
city began a salute, which was unbroken
for five minutes, the time during which IL
About nine o'clock President Arthur. ac-
companied by ex-President Grant and Gen.
eral Varnum, left the Fifth Avenue Hotel
for the point where the head of the column
was being formed. There they took their
places in the line. 1t was nearly ten O'Clock
before the line was formed and put in motion.
ySa-. - lfxy in
the passage. After. the police. came GEN
eral John Cochrane, Grand Marshal, and
staff, Accompanied by the First troop. of
the Philadelphia City Cavalry under COM
| The first division was eommandsd by Brew
ct Brigadier General Richard 'H. jackson
| of the Fifth United States Artillery, and
composed Of United States troops as an
escdft to the distinguished guests following
| in carriages n a.
President Arthur and his Cabinet officers
were ip the first carriages, and were followed
by the Governors of the States, Mayors of
municipalities and other civil officers,
officers Of the army and navy and delega,
tions of mercantile bodies from this and
other cities. The Grand Army Posts came
| next followed by the associations of voiun.
teers, the fire departments of the present
and past, and more civic societies:
The head of the column reached
Arthur arrived at the Battery stand he was
assigned place there with the Governors
| of the States, and reviewed the procession.
Later he was driysIi off to review the river
/ parade of steamboats,, after which he went
| to the sub-treasury to witness the unwilling
of Washington's statue. Lower Broadway
was crowded with surging mass of hui
| manity that cheered the President heartily
and gave lusty recognition to Governor
Butler, punctuating it occasionally by cries
i of = Tewksbury." The processionrequired
four hours to pass given point Nouwith
i standing thes rain, the procession was the
grandest New York has ever presented and
was Witnessed by . VASTLY greater number
| of people than any previous affair OF The
/ kind. The rain was continuous, and those
lin the procession got thoroughly wet
There was q continuous roar from the
throats of the people while the fremer
marched by.
Washington on the steps of the Treasury
! was attended by brilliant company, in
Guiding the President of the United States
members of his Cabinet, Mayors OF New
York and Brooklyn. Bishop Potter, Rev
DR.. Storrs, Collector Robertson and Viii
liam M. Evarts. ttaa y IL
George w. Lane, President Of the Cham
Der of Commerce, opened the ceremonle
with a brief address, speaking OF the asso
| Citations connected with the spot.
Rev. DIR. Storrs made short prayer
after which Royal Phelps, on behalf OF thu
statue committee of the Chamber of Com
MERGE, presented his report to Freslden
Lane. .! ssthh 8 'ti'Hts4Fg.
Governor Cleveland then unveiled tn
statue, and, after the cheering had subside'
President Lane turned to President Arthu
and said that, as Presidents fthe Chambe
of Commerce, the pleasant duty devolve'
on him of rendering through Rresiden
IsArshur to the Government of the Unite'
States the custody of this statue of Wash
Il ington. erected by the CITIZENS of New ork
| pursuant to an act ofsCongress, to com
meriorate his taking the oath of office o.
this spot as the first president.
l@ PRESIDENT Arthur replying said: Z g
Mr. PRESIDENT AND FETLoW CITIzENs-l
shifting that otfler lips than nine should Civ
i voice to the, sentiments OF pride and rleasuI
Il viii oh this occasion cap not fail to, inspire ]
every breast. 10 myself has been. assigne
shah not exceed its be6oming limits. ! EaT
come to this, histotit spot where the hri
| President of the repAb1lc took oath TO pr
| serve, protect and defend Its constitution
simply to accept I'M behalf Of the g oyernmer
/ this tribute to his memory. Long may tn
| noble statue you have here set up stan
I where you have placed il, a monument alik
/ to your own generosity and public spirit, an
4 to the wisdom and virtue and genius OF tn
immortal Washington Fl :.
y,,~o ~, ,, thor, introduced Gao Wu