Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-11-28

holder in the business streets anxious
to eclipse his neighbor's in extent taste and
ccstliness of decorative supply, and the re-
suit was that Broadway, which before now
has proved itself well adapted for picturesque
effects, blossomed out with a wealth of
gorgeousness which was astonishing Almost
every house was decorated to some extent
and showed perfect blaze of color The
immense show windows were turned into
patriotic tableaux.
The two great pictures of the day were the
land and water parades. Each was
enough to make a carnival in itself Both
together were somewhat bewildering, but
very effective.
THE STREET PARADE
was formed on Fifth avenue, the various
organizations forming on the fanking streets
from Thirty second to Fifteenth. The grand
marshal Gen. John Cochrane, moved at the
head of the procession from Fifth avenue and
Fifty-seventh street soon after 10 o'clock a.
m. The number of men in the pro-
cession was about fifty THOUSAND. 1t
embraced every arm of the present
military service, state and federal; exhibited
almost every uniform worn by American
troops from the Continental period to the
present.
THE MOST GORGEOUS DIVISION
was the first, which included the governors
of the different states, and their staff officers
in full dress. Among the latter decoration
was carried to the extreme, and the result in
gold lace was dazzling. This division also in
cluded regular troops, who won plaudits of the
| crowd. In this division also were
statesmen, city, state and federal Of
ficers in carriages; the commercial bodies
of this and other cities. The Cincinnatian
and the Loyal Legion, and the carriage which
brought Gen. Washington to this city in No
ember 1888, and which was drawn on this
occasion by ten black horses, followed. The
principal display of
NATIONAL GUARDsMEN
was in the second division. The home con-
tiugent consisted of the first and second
divisions of the N. G. S., n Y. Honors were
about evenly divided as to the precision in
marching, correctness of alingments, ETC.,
between the Twenty seventh regiment of New
York and the Twenty third OF Brooklyn, the
Guards of Connecticut, the Albany Burgess
corps, Utica citizens corps, Providence light
infantry, Newport artillery, Washington
continentals, of Newburgh, and veterans of
the First reg't n. G. S. P. The Third division
was composed chiefly OF members of the G. A.
R., and was the largest rally of this order
yer seen in this country. The Fourth divis-
On included volunteer veterans of all Ameri-
IN wars which have Surviving participants.
he Fifth division was composed of the
police and fire organizations, and made an
exceedingly picturesque interesting display.
THE ROUTE OF THE PROCESSION
was purposely made short and simple. Il
was down Fifth avenue to Fourteenth street,
Broadway to Bowling Green, five mile
march with two wheelings. There were
f"ur reviewing stan's, as follows:
At Madison Square, in charge of Maj
Asa Bird Gardner, u S. A.; at
Union Square, in charge of Hon. James W.
Haines; at city hall square, in charge of
Alderman Edward Rufrey; at Bowling
& reen, in charge of Gen. Martin A Nc
Mahon.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR
reviewed the column from Bowling Green
stand. The sight at that point was impress
sive The procession ended at Battery park
and the parade was dismissed.
ALL WELCOME.
The different commands marched separ-
ately to their respective quarters, and visit
ing organizations went to Madison Square
garden, which had been converted into
vast canton for their accommodation,
where they ate, drank and made merry
to their hearts content; and every armory
in the city was also an open house and any
man wearing the uniform belonging to any
place outside of New York city was heartily
welcomed and rovally entertained.
THE NAVAL PARADE
was made during the same hours occupied
by the land procession This was unavoida-
BILE and it now seems that it was sensible
provision, for the crowd witnessing each
display was immense. Ii they had been
united serious damaged might have been
DONE The fleet, which contained probably
the largest number of steam commercial
vessels ever seen in line for any celebration,
was formed in nine squadons and was under
command Of ex-Congressman John H
Staren, who was made admiral of the day,
and was formally recognized in this
capacity.
The Atlantic squadron were swinging at
their anchors in open order in the bay.
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 composing
the different squadrons had been berthed at
convenient points, on both sides of North
river and fell into lineas the flagship moved
northward. At point about opposite
sixty fifth street the flagship and all the
following vessels turned eastward and came
down the river close to the New York shore
and Admiral Starins vessel steamed ahead,
taking an anchorage due south of the battery
point and became the reviewing, stand.
When the flagship came into position she
was saluted by eleven guns from the men-of-
war, and answered with eleven guns in honor
of Rear Admiral Cooper. The rounding of
battery point in the line of procession with
strong ebb tide from both North
and East rivers, with the ordinary
traffic of the harbor to be avoided, was
SEVERE TEST OF SKILL
on the part of the captains, but the only ac-
cident yet reported is the capsizing of the tug
Emily and the ducking of her crew. From
this point the fiotilla steamed up East river
on the west side, turning opposite Twenty
third street, came down along the Brooklyn
shore and going outside Governors island
proceeded to Bay ridge, when it was dis
missed. The parade ended, the most astonish-
ing feature OF the whole celebration was the
umultt. Al noon, just as the time ball fell from
the flagstaff of tne Western Union building,
BEDLAM SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN LET
LOOSE.
Every steamboat in the harbor footed what
was known as the .'long salute" last
ing five minutes, and every fac.
tory in the city that had steam up
seemed to expend all its pressure through the
whistle. The guns of the North Atlantic
squadron and the harbor forts Joined in the
noise, and rattling fusilade Of musketIy
and cannon was kept up on the battery.