The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1883-10-19
ST NEwBURG.
Addresses by Senator lsaysrd and Hon
William NJ. Evarts ut the Centennial
Collaboration

Addresses by Senator Esayard and Hon.
William NJ. Evarts ut the Centennial
Celebration.
NEwBURG, N. Y, Oct 1S.-This has been
a grand day for this beautiful little city.
Probably SO, 600 visitors have been on the
streets, and these, with almost the entire
population of this and surrounding coun-
ties, have participated in the centennial cele-
bratlon of the real declaration of peace-the
disbanding of Wsshlngton's Army of Lib
erty, October Is, l7s3.
TIE PARADE.
Long before the hour appointed for the
starting of the procession the streets became
impossible. Down the steep slopes thronged
the multitude, and as the brilliant cortege
passed by with Governors Cleveland and
Browne, the militia, brass bands, red -shirted
iremen and meek looking veterans In Conti-
mental uniforms, the noise became deafenDg
Not less than 5000 men marched In the pro-
| cession, and quite that number of boys pre-
ceded and followed It. The crash of bands
| and cheering of the multitude made din
that shook every window. The procession
marched under arches through Grand,
Water and Lander streets, dismissiDg at
| WashiBgton's Headquarters. After the
| parade the visiting regiments and guests
wer" given refreshments at the Municipal
building on Second and Smith streets. In
the afternoon the men. of-war again fred
broadsides and manned their yards. A
grand exhibition Of Japanese fireworks was
| given preceding the celebration at Washing
toms Headquarters.
ON SACRED SOIL.
At Washington's headquarters at 2
| o'clock, the vast assemblage was called to
order by Governor Cleveland, and an i'm
pressive prayer offered by Rev. DIR. s. Ire
i opd ri yad
with an eloquent oration, in which he re-
counted the history Of the Army of Lib
erty" hero and thus alluded to the
FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY.
Never was the weight of Washington's
personal character with the armies he led to
| victory more strikingly manifested, nor its
value to the country proven more plainly,
| than In this dangerous crIsls---when the
crown of unchastened power and military
ambition was held out to his grasp, only to
be dashed to the earth by love of country
| which never for moment was obscured by
personal interest or ambition. If art is ever
to preserve in marble or on canvas a true
likeness in soul and body of this great man, /,
the occasion of his thus putting under his
feet the solicitations of unlawful power and
ambition will surely be selected. Yet Wash
ington never ceased so long as he survived
to urge the just claims of his suffering COM
panions in arms for justice upon their coun-
try, and his name at least is without re-
proach for the sins of omission in this regard
which have never been repaired, and which
fear have now become irremediablc.
THE MEMORIAL COLUMN.
In reference to the monument Senator
| Bayard said:
It is a subject of congratulation that the
Congress of the United States and the Leg
islature of the State of New York have
Joined in recognition and qualification of the
wishes of the American people by appropri-
ating funds for the erection upon these
grounds of a memorial column. To-day, in
| the presence of the President of the United
States; of the Governors of many States; of
representative bodies of the volunteer sol
diery and militia of the several States; of
detachments from the army and navy of the
United States; of this vast concourse oil
American citizens, and beneath the folds of
our, national ensign, its cornerstone is laid
and soon it will arise, a conspicuous and at
tractive feature, to which the inquiring
glance of every traveller upon the lines of
railway or the bosom of the majestic river
that flows past its base will be lifted; and SO
may it stand forever pointing heavenward,
/ to perpetuate the memory and the courage
and devotion of the patriotic army whose
last headquarters were upon this spot.
HON. WILLIAM NJ. EvARTs
| then delivered noble address, In which he
outlined the record of the war and the peace
of hundred years ago, and told in vivid
manner the trials Of the troops, the events
then and thereafter that brought us our real
independence, and closed with an eloquent
tribute to the genius and patriotism of the
immortal Washington.
The rest of the ceremonies included a
poem by Mr.. Wallace Bruce, of Poughkeep-
sic, singing by chorus of 500, under the
leadership OF Mr.. Arthur Wilson, accom-
panied by the Seventh Regiment Band, OF
"Hail Columb a, "Te Deum," "No King
but God," and the doxology, after the clos
ing prayer by Bishop Coke.
In the evening, from great floats anchored
in the middle OF the bay, fireworks in pro-
fusion were set off. The men-of-war fired
cannons and displayed fireworks, all being
strung with colored lanterns and their yards
manned. In the city the streets and every
house were illuminated and thousands OF
private exhibitions of fireworks were given.