Morning journal and courier., 1883-11-27

1 ed by General Heron, and consisted of rep resentatives of Tammapy Hall and other civic 1 societies and trade organizations.
 1 The interest of the spectators along the route of procession was principally attracted 1 by the following famous organizations An cient and Honorable Artillery company of Boston, Governors Foot Guards of Connecti-
 cut, Albany Burgess corps, Utica Citizens l corps, Providence Light infantry, New port artillery, Washington Oontinsntals
 of Newburgh, veterans of First regi-
 ment National Guards of Psansylvania.
 The route of the procession was purposely
 made short and simple. It was down Fifth
 avenue to Fourteenth street to Broadway 1 with but two wheelings. There were four
 reviewing stands. President Arthur review
 ed the column from the Bowling Green stand | and the sight at that point was most impress
 siVe. It was 1915 and Bowling Green was l crowded when the head of the column
 Arthur, Governor Cleveland, Governor But | Ter and Secretary Lincoln alishted. The two l former only remained upon the stand about five minutes before they re entered their carriages and with Mayor Edson proceeded to the Subtreasury building, leav- 1 ing Governor Butler to review the column The rain interfersd terribly with the pro- 9ramme. Nearly every drumhaad was brok- l en in, and the sheepskin refused to give forth any sound. As the head Of the column | reached Bowling Green the flag at the Bat tery which had been raised in the morning and then hauled down again at about 1O:3O 8. m. was again hoisted by Chris topher R. Forbes, 8 great-grandson of Van Arsdale, who nailed the flag to the mast at the time of the evacuation. As the stars and stripes went to the head of the staff it was cheered with three times three and tiger, when President Arthur left his carriage to go on the reviewing stand he was Justly cheered. Among those on the stand were Attorney General Brewster, Secre- tary Folger, Marshal McMichael and the Gov ernors of the different States.
 The stand at Madison Square Garden and that at Union Square were crowded with spectators, the Society of the Cincinnati be- ing on the former, the president, Hon. Ham iton Fish, wearing the diamond badge of the society worn by General Washington. The procession ended at the Battery Park which was reached at 12:30 p. m, being reviewed here by President Arthur and the Governors of the various States, after which the lire was dismissed and the different commands marched separately to their respective quar-
 ters. The visiting organizations went to Madison Square Garden which had been con- verted into vast cantonment for their &C., commodation and where they ate, drank and made merry to their hearts, content. Every arnlory in the city was also an open house, and any man wearing uniform belonging to any place outside of New York city was heartily welcomed and royalty entertained.
 The naval parade was made during the same hours that were occupied by the land procession. This was unavoidable, and it now seems that it was sensible provision, for the crowd witnessing each display was immense, and if they had been united some serious disaster might have occurred. The feet, which contained probably the largest number of steam commercial vessels ever seen in line for any celebration was formed in md mRnd of ex-Congressman John H. Starin, who was made the admiral of the day and was formally recognized in this capacity by the Secretary of the Navy. All the war vessels of the northern Atlantic squadron were swinging at their anchors in open order in the upper bay and their salutes were timed from the signal service station on the roof of the Equitable building. The naval procession started with the departure of the flagship from the foot of West TWenty-second street, going up the river. The vessels competing the different squadrons had been berthed at convenient points on both sides of the North river and fell into line as the flagship moved northward. At point about opposite Sixty fifth street the flagship and all the following vessels turned to eastward and came down the river close to the New York shore. Admiral Starin's vessel steamed ahead and taking an anchorage due south of Battery Point became 8 reviewing stand. When the flag ship came into position she was saluted by eleven guns from the men of var and an
 swered with eleven guns in honor of Rear Admiral Cooper. The rounding of Battery Point, in line of procession, with 8 strong ebb tide from both the North and East rivers and with tho ordinary traffic of the harbor to be avoided, was severe test of skill on the part of the captains, but the only acci dent reported was the capsizing of the tug Emily and the ducking of her crew. From this point the fotilla steamed up the East river on the west side, and, turn ing opposite Twenty-third street came down the Brooklyn shore and going outside of Governors Island proceeded to Bay Ridge where the parade ended. The most astonishing feature of the whole cele- bretion was the tumult at noon. Just as the time ball fell from the flagstaff of the Wes- tern Unlon building, bedlam seemed to have been let loose. Every steamboat in the harbor footed what is known as the ''long salute" lasting five minutes, every factory in the city that had steam up seemed to expand all it's pressure through thess whistle, the guns of the North Atlantic Squadron and the harbor forts joined in the noise and rattling fusil ade of musketry and cannon was kept up at the Battery.
 The great event in the closing of the ju- bilee this evening was the Chamber of Com msrce banquet at Delmonico's. The banquetting hall was elaborateIy decor ated with national flags and emblems. The Stars and Stripes predominated, but the colors of France and Great Britain also appeared. Two full length portraits of Washington were conspicuously displayed. Among the gentle men who occupied seats at the main table were President Arthur, Cover nors Cleveland, Butler, Hamilton, Hockey, Cameron, Waller, Hale, Murray and Bourne, Mayor Edson, Mayor Low and Rev. Henry Ward Beechsr. After the menu, which was very elaborate, had been disposed of, Mir. George W. Lane, president of the chamber of commerce, made a brief address. A letter from Hon. l.. s. Sackville-West the British minister to Wash ington, was read expressing regret at his ina bility to be present and expressing his earn est desire for the continuation of the cordial and strong friendship between the countries