The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-25
BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
ihe Ceremonies the Grandest Ever
Witnessed In New York.
Brooklyn Turns Out in Full Force and
HouSetops
Are Lined With People all Eager to
See aud Hear.
Even the President and Part Of the
Cabinet
Present-G0yeruOr Cleveland With Two
or Three Other Governors
And the Military Add to the GLORY
and POmp.
A Scene of Magnillcenee aud Splendor,

New YORK, May 2i.-To-day is a gala
day in Brooklyn. Throughout the city
there is general surrender to sight seeing
and celebration. The main business aven-
ues, the heights, and many streets clear out
into the suburbs are gaily decked with
flags, bunting and flowers for the bridal
with the city over the river. Public build
ings, private houses, street cars, wagons
and trucks fly the Colors of all nations.
Grand preparations are being made for the
illumination tonight, Great satisfaction
is expressed among the people at the com.
pletion of the work, of which so much is
expected for their city. Fulton street, from
gay with colors. The decoration
Of the Academy of Music occupies small
army of men. Colonel Roeblng, chief
engineer of the bridge, is feeling better to.
day, but too weak to leave his house and
share in the ceremonies. From the towers
Cf the great bridge the national flag waves,
and the span across the river is dotted with
flags from one end to the other From
early morning crowds began to gather
at the eLd where the speech making
took place. In the harbor flags float
from all the shipping. The navy ward and
all the ships along the New York and
Brooklyn water front are decked with bunt-
ing.
In New York business is partly sus.
pended. Most of the exchanges closed at
noon, and many business places suspended
work for the afternoon. Flags fly from the
municipal and other buildings in the city
from business places along Broadway and
other streets and from many private resi-
dences. The day is all that can be desired
for the occasion.
Nearly all the vehicles except street car.
were prevented from passing the street:
near the bridge from early morning, ard al
noon the street cars were stopped. Tbt
Seventh regiment National guards OF tnt
state of New York, Colonel Emmons Clarh
commanding, was detailed as a mill
tafy escort, and assembled at the armory
this morning in full uniform and guard o
twenty was detailed to march on either sid,
of the presidents carriage. The command
marched down Park and Fifth avenues tt
the Fifth avenue hotel, the president
quarters.
On Madison square 10 900 people gath
cred. The president and invited guests oc
cupied carriages drawn up IN line on tht
south side of the hotel. In the first sat Pres
ident Arthur and Mayor Edison. In other.
Secretaries Frelinghuysen and Folger
| Postmaster.General Gresham, Secretary
Chandler, Attorney-General Brewster, Mar
shat Mitchell, of the District of Columbia
Allen Arthur, Il. j. Phillips, Surrogat,
Rollins, Governor Cleveland, GovernoI
! Ludlow, of New Jersey, Governor Fair
banks, of Utah, Generals Strycner ant
Slocum, Governor Littlefield, OF Rhode Is
land, and staff
Governor Cleveland, General Carr an,
| staff, Collector Robertson Congressman al
Cox, Hon. William Window and Speake
| Keifer. state senators and the Peruvian
minister, and committee representing tn
Brooklyn bridge trustees, escorted tn
president and cabinet to carriages, tn
other guests falling into line and takinl
carriages assigned them. When the car
riages passed the 7th regiment, the com
mand present arm was given. The mill
tary then broke into column and marChe,
down Fifth avenue and Broadway to th
city hall park, where members of the com
mon council received the president an,
cabinet.
The procession of Brooklyn officials an,
trustees, escorted by the Twenty.thirt
regimcnt, arrived at the station at O'Clock
The regiment passed upon the anchorage
where 1t took up u position. Mrs
Roebling and party arrived afterwar'
in twenty-five carriages, and at hal
past one Bishop Lttlejohn and hi
assistants in their robes arrived The wa,
was made for them with great difficult,
through crowds that already filled ever,
space in the station.
z salute announcing the presidents ar
rival at the New York tower was fired b,
war vessels in the harbor and forts. At 2:l
p. m. the yards Of the men-of.wa
were manned. Fifteen minutes late
cannonading from Fort Green and TN
navy yard announced the arrival of the
procession at Brooklyn tower, where Mayo
Lowe received it.
At the conclusion of prayer by Bishop
Littlejohn, the acting president OF tn
board of truStees formally presented
the bridge to the people o
New York and Brooklyn through
their respective mayors and eacl
made speeches of acceptance.
Congressman Hewitt also made an ad
dress and Rev. DR., Storrs delivered an ora
tion. Levy succeeded in giving on the cor
net the "Star Spangled Banner" HAL
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