The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-25
Public and Private Buildings, Shipping In
the HarbOr and Vehicles in the
Streets Gay with COlors.
A Demonstration Surprising Anything
Hitherto Known in New York.
Visit of the President and Party tc Chief
Engineer Roebling-The Illness from
Which the Latter Suffers.
THE DISPLAY.


The Decorations and Processlon-The Cere.
monies at the Bridge.
NEW York, May N.-To-day was gala
day in Brooklyn. Throughout the city there
appeared to be general surrender of busi-
ness to sightseeing and celebration. The
main business avenues, the heights and
many OF the streets clear out into the suburbs
were decked most gaily with flags, bunting
and flowers for the bridal with the city over
the river. Public buildings, private houses,
street cars, wagons and trucks fly the colors
of all nations in honor of the opening of the
big bridge. Great satisfaction is expressed
among the people of Brooklyn at the COM
pletion of the work of which so much is ex-
pected for their city. Vendors of
bridge souvenirs were about in
hundreds, and found ready sale
for their wares, and enterprising merchants
took the opportunity for advertising their
wares on the backs of the pictures OF the
Brooklyn bridge.
Fulton street from the furthest end to the
river front was gay with celors. The dec
grafton of the Academy of Music occupies
small army of men, All through Colum-
bia Heights and the streets leading into that
fashionable neighborhood the decoration
was very general and the effect handsome
The houses of Colonel Roebling, chief en-
gineer of the bridge, and Major Lowe, of
Brooklyn, were decorated with flowers and
bunting and the coats of arms of New York
and Brooklyn.
Colonel Roebling is feeling better to-day,
but was too weak to leave the house and
share in the ceremonies at the bridge.
From early morning crowds began to gather
at the end where the speech-making was to
take place. In the harbor flags few from all
the shipping. The war vessels Tennessee,
Vandaiia, Kearsarse and Yantic lie in row
off Governors Island, flying the national
colors. The navy yard and all ships along
the New York and Brookly water front are
decked with bunting.
Crowds began to gather early, and waited
with great patience the arrival of the process
Nearly all vehicles, except street cars, were
ented passing below the streets near the
bridge from an early hour in the morning,
and at noon the street cars were stopped.
The Seventh regiment, n. Y. S. N. G.,
Colonel Emmons Clark commanding, was de-
tailed as the military escort for the occasion,
and assembled at the armory this morning in
full uniform, A guard of twenty was de-
tailed to march either side of the Presidents s
carriage. The command marched down
Park and Fifth avenues to the Fifth Avenue
Hotel the Prelidents quarters where it was
drawn up The sidewalks along the route
were lined with people; on Madison square it
was estimated that 10000 people were gath.
cred. The President and invited guests occu-
pied carriages, which were drawn up in line
on the south side of the hotel. In the first
carriage sat President Arthur and Mayor Ed
son; in other carriages Secretaries Freling-
huvsen and Folger, Postmaster-general
Gresham, Secretary Chandler, Attorney-gen-
eral Brewster, Marshal McMichael, of the
District of Columbia, Allen Arthur, I, J.
Phillips, Surrogate Rollins, Governor Cleye-
land, Governor Ludlow, of New JERSEY:
Governor Fairbanks, of Vermont; Generals
Stryker and Slocum, Governor Littlefeld, of
Rhode Island; the staff of Governor Cleve-
land, General Carr and staff Collector Robert
son, Congressman Cox, Hon. William Wind
ham and Speaker Keifer, State senators and
the Peruvian minister.
A committee representing the BROOKLYN
bridge trustees escorted the President and
cabinet to carriages, the other guests falling
into line and taking the carriages assigned
them When the carriages passed the Sew
enth Regiment the command presented
arms, and the military then broke into col
umn and marched down Fifth avenue and
Broadway to City Hall park, where the
members of the Common Council received
the President and cabinet.
The procession of BROOKLYN officials and
trustees, escorted by the Twenty-third regi-
ment arrived at the station at 1 O'Clock, and
the regiment passed upon the anchorage
where it took up position. Mrs. Roeblng,
wife of the invalid chief engineer, and her
party, arrived afterward in twenty-five car
-, 1ak1 1.Qn s,I. L.
assistant in their robes. Way was made for
them with great difficulty through the
crowd that already filled every foot OF space
in the station. Hundreds were turned away
without getting seats.
A salute announcing the Presidents ar
rival at the New York tower was fired by the
war vessels in the harbor and forts at 2:18 p.
NJ, and the yards of the men-of-war were
manned Fifteen minutes later the cannon
aiding from Fort Green and the navy-yard
announced the arrival of the procession at
the Brooklyn tower, where Mayor Lowe re-
ceived it. On account of the great crowd
much difficulty was experienced by the may
ors and officials in obtaining a passage way
to the platform.
FEATURES OF THE PARADE.
No feature of the celebration attracted
more of popular interest and attention than
the parade of the military contingent, made
up of the National Guard and detachmen Is
from the United States regular forces repre-
senting the army and navy from the
armory of the Twenty-third regiment as
special escort to the marshal of the day and
distinguished guests, to the point of forma-
ton in Remsen street. The sidewalks were
lined with masses of spectators who made
the most of the slight opportunity thus
afforded them of participating actively in
the general festivities. Around and about