Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-05-30


in the twentieth, twenty twenty-second
and twenty third, State senators, the Peru
Wan minister and others.
Among the military guests who joined the
escort at the Fifth Avenue hotel were Major
General Alexander Shaler, commanding the
Fifth division, National Guard; Brigadier-
General Ward, rigadier-General Christen-
sen, Brigadier- General Brownell and Briga-
dier-General Fitzgerald, with their several
stats.
The line being formed, the procession
moved on passing down Fifth avenue to
Fourteenth street, thence to Union square
and down Broadway. All along the line of
march down Broadway to the New York end
of the bridge every point of vantage was oc-
cupied by men, women and children, and
many of the buildings were literally decked
with bunting in honor of the occasion.
In the meantime in Brooklyn similar
scenes were being enacted. The entire city
had on its holiday attire, for the dwellings
on most of the streets were profusely deco
rated. The Brooklyn rendezvous was at the
city hall. The members of the common
council, the members of the board of super
visors the heads of departments, their depu-
ties, members of the board of education, the
ex-mayors, ex-comptrollers, ex-auditors,
! Society of old Brooklyntes, memorial
committee of the Grand Army of the Repub-
| lie, and officials of the county government
gathered in accordance with the directions
of Mayor Low to march to the bridge under
escort of the Twenty third regiment Major
r. II. jackson, of the Fifth artillery, com
handing battalion of the United States
troops, Colonel Charles Haywood command
| ing battalion United States marines, and
Colonel Rodney G.. Ward, commanding
/ Twenty-third regiment, National guard, re
/ ported to General James Jourdan, the grand
marshal of the day, at headquarters Of the
Second division, National guard, promptly
| at - o'clock, for escort duty.
The movements of Colonel Ward were so
nicely regul tied that he arrived with the
| honored guests at the promenade nj O'Clock.
/ There he formed in line resting south, right
resting at the tower, and rs the guests passed
along the front to the elevated platform in
arches, the troops presented arms. The bat
| TALON of United States marines then took up
! its position on the platform, while the United
States infantry proceeded to the New York
| tower and took up Il similar position on the
platform there facing south. The arrival OF
the distinguished guests from New York was
then awaited.
As soon as the president reacl @ the New
York tower a national salute was fired from
Fort Columbus, on Governors Island, and
from the war vessels Tennessee Vandalia
Kearsarge and Yantic, which lie in
the East river. The, guests were re-
ceived at the tower by the trustees of the
bridge. The procession then marched acros:
the bridge. On the arrival of the President
Mt the Brooklyn tower national salute wa:
fired from Fort Greene. Here he was re-
ceiyed by the battalion of marines and was
then escorted by the Twenty third regiment
to the Brooklyn station, where the principal
ceremonies took place. The following way
the programme;
/. Muslc-Twenty- third Regiment band.
.. Prayer-Right Rev. Bishop Littlejohn
3. Presentation address, on behalf of trus
tees-Willam g. Kingsley, vice-president,
4. Acceptance address, ON behalf of III,
city of Brooklyn-Seth Low, mayor.
s. Acceptance address, on behalf of tn,
city of New York-Franklin Edison, mayor
Il. Cornet solo-Mr. j. Levy.
Z. Oration-Mr. Abram $, Hewitt.
s. Oration-The Rev. Richard S. Storrs
ID. d.
o. Music-seventh regiment band
The audience was divided in sections n
follows:
Section D-The President and cabinet
governor and stall, United States Senators
members of Congress, governors Of othe
States.
Section E-Members of the Legislature
common councils of New York and Brooklyn
city and county officials of New York an
Brooklyn.
, Section H-Amy and navy, NationG
guard.
3 Section J-Press.
, Section Especially invited guests.
ployes.
l Trustee j. S. II. Stranahan, who presided
made a few appropriate remarks welcomin
the President and all those who had bee
: invited to join with them n this memorial
celebration. Prayer was IN II offered b. til
4 Right Rev. Bishop Litlejohn as follows;
2, almighty God We cid The our unfeigne
, thanks and praise for all Thy public mercie
and especially for the signal manifestatlo
" of Thy Providence, which we commemorat
r. this day. Enable us TO see IN the strengt
and or ndeur of this structure the eyideI
! tokens of Thy power, bring ng mighty thing
to pass through the weakness of Thy crei
d lures. Give u grace aud wisdom to discel
= in all this work the nobler use. it was o
+ dained by 1hee 10 subserye Teach us
< know that all this mighty fabric is but vani
/ save as II shall promo,e Tdy sovereign pu
r pose toward the sons of men,"
er William O. Kingsley, acting president
y. the board of trustees, formally presented Il
Or bridge TO the two cities in an address. NJ