Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-10-25
THENEW BURG CENTENNIAL
ADDRESS ny THE nov. THOMAS ~
B1YiRB.
Fhe streets Swarmii,g with Peopte
Crowded TrainS Arriving - An
Environment of Uniforms ana
Brass Hands.

Fhn NtreFkf "
Crowded Grains Arriving - An
Environment of Uniforms ana
Brass bands.
NEwRuRaH, N. Y, Dot le.-Grest
crowds Vi people arrived by the boats aud
trains last night and tarOnged the down
town h1tels. There Tsre tcrohlight
proc.ssions, fremen's displays, fireworks
aud much enthusiasm. The bay was
illnm, mated by electric lights along the
river from. A Large number of vessels,
including yaahtg, steamboats, aud United
States steamers, were thus made visible,
producing q picturesque effect. There
we're many persona on the streets 81
night.
This morning at sunrise the tlve navy
ye9s4s lrsd salnta4, which gsrs re-
gpoudsd to from the shore by oanluu
firing at Washington's headuuarters and
,,lsewhsre IN both sides of the river, and
uy tne ringing OF all the church b lis
Immense thrOngs were ON the streets.
One train Oh the West Shore railroad
came in four Sections, with 1900 vas
tlrHtt; a. Erie ,rsin with tHl ~ yines
ana II cars packed with people, and tie
platforms also crowded. ine streets are
resonant with brasa bands, and military,
naval and olV1o organizations are march
ing to and fro preparing to form the pro-
eession
A large number OF Nav York police
aud detectives have arrived aud there are
in all 200 policemen on duty. Tbe city
never presented finer dis play OF dec Jra-
tion. Flags are floating everywhere, the
wsat,-. is bright End t-aniitul aud the
nAy ui.oiou led.
The towns of the surrounding neigh
borhood nave empted tueir population
into Newburg. L. is estimated that there
are now So 900 visitors there,
Mayor Ward gave = reception last night
to Senator Bayard and other diatin-
guished guests of the city.
The lawn al qasi eton's headquar-
ters Is crowded with people
The Pitmsn Phlauax Of Hartford,
Conn, headed ty Ia "a drum rps
will form notable feature If the par ado,
They were organized century ago, wear
Continental uniit \ snd have been
drilled by the Tactics ~ ,lse In the Rsvo-
lntionsry war. They comprise mary
prominent cit.zens OF Hartford and are
til gu sta OF the teuth sepsT..se company
OF Newburg.
Noon--A score Of steamboats, have ar
i5ts ~ Ssv.y,l. R.5ir.nt of Naw
York arrived hare by a spaeial train
unulberine. with ia y.t.fap .orps. / 600
men. Trains north on the Hu tsou
River roal a-o drlaysd nj the
Highlands by the brsakins down
Of the ang ae II the c'aluck way
train, which had 10 crowded coaches.
The Twenty tnird AID Thirteenth regi-
mants OF Bropklya arrival at noon on
the steamer. Rrsui Republic ~. C5lum-
bia. The former regiment brings $50.
tn Tbirtaeuth 900 man. Owing 10 the
DELAY in the arrival Of STAT t,oGus the
procession will nov be ijrmed till
0'elc ck
g............
TIE 'h''t ma t'"N hNEheisEs
Al the well kl.uwA H.aduuaTters q
yruud atand had huan pr.rti III fat
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Sltei edteofat"l ~ 'he ueY "R7hsH ~ .
y IL tu tut pIsstn''f ni Ats l3oDlel Je oOli-
11urae ut p1oplt insic was futni he'd
nv ohair at 900 Y ,ics4 ln3 i,, Cai,naIs y
s.veutl Rs.it,a,,, B.n4 '?h,. .v5,rHis.s
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N9eNN - 80 '''"ui w ~"
paluii oi W introductory overture lf"h
William Tell
Mayor Peter Ward OF Hrwburl, then
form lltv callll tha Rssatub' 1ss tn order
aud introduced tua Rev DIR : Ire. ANA
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ny Tue ahtaeit Ia Hrsm- FeliH red hy
tie baud and tIl5 uh0fnS Dt 900 Y, ,ots.
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stepped u Tue mont 2t Tie ll7t,ofn, Lt
Vas gsceteI With deaf ming chorrs. When
tbs epplause lad snbs,aei ha 5pOks n
follows:
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hg e.s"'u,eo"itIy",'h ,, ieei SehS'9l5
Wy holoi oi H3Nlhe peeh seleet"u py th'
.'tlHoi7 VI NVMpulS 70 piceiuo o'uf tho III
'ereatllis cerohlohies Oh 20 uaS,
.t,it ~ /" i.atiVe oI one Oh the thlfteeh sta'e,
WHICH oiibihanS Iotiheu tllo hloU, ateeP,
ii9 hohor OF your selection III the hane OF
peiswAie, whose clllHelis treasure inc memory
" tut l'art tnelr ancestors pore III our uhltet
struB6lo lor hatlohal lhdGpehIohce aht
nnu'lSl tle hul'est lalho oi taelt Iprelat hulT
"h'so ldellly ana courage were wei attgstct
Oh the long Inc 9l paltle helus whicl
suetche7 from Long lslahu 10 the NaNahhai
tlFSt'
Today We have here assembled from GU
MONIES III states Iaf distant from ehch other
al drawn together by common impulse o
lhc brotherhood ot American citizenship
not as citizens of New York, nor of New
Jersey, nor ut observation-disclosures OF Virginia
nor of Delaware, not az citizens OF any state
n'lt aS cltiIens Of the United States TO com
hemorate with Joylni gratitude the sacrlnces
the tolls, Hnlternss and virtues of the ban'
oil patriots whose united valor accomplished
what Their separate efforts could mover posi-
bly nave achieved, and which nave made II
to-day the happy lnhorltors and pOSEessors o
nberty and Independence under HepuDncal
forms OF government
A full century has passed and now that W
md ourselves i'll the midst OF n bountiful har
vest of prosperity, possessing all the element
OF wealth and power, let us gratefully caH
our eyes Ill retrospect OF the condition o
thugs on this very spot, whereon we stan
to.day-one hundred years ago.
That was the seed time of American lii
erty and Independence TINS Is the harHer
nome, and II Is meet and just That we wh
to-day reap III JOY and safety should remem
ber those who sowed III toll and danger.
lhIs meeting was htly opened by the volc
Of reyerentlal praise and prayer to II
Almighty Ruler OF the Universe, III the no
low OF whose hahd rests tue rate OF men ah'
nations, and whose profldehtlAl care Is 5
PLAINLY dlscefnlule III tue control OIL the MAJ
Vellous struggle which our forotathors,
Hcanty band, conducted TO succeFrtul te
mlnaton under conditions that ottenllmt
seemed to iorald even hope. and amld dlll
cultles and adversltles almost impossible no
TO conceive l-
VINO can feaa the history ol tle elSl
eVehtlul years OF war from llt3 10 ! i95, eve