The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-01
A MEMORABLE EVENT.
The Cities Of New York md Broekiyn United
by the Opening of the Great Bridge.

boats, the futtering of myriad flags, the
crash of military music and the cleaning of
a thousand bayonets the great bridge uniting
New York and Brooklyn was formally opened
in the presence of the President of the
United States and a most brilliant assem-
blage. The approaches to the colossal struc-
ture, every available housetop, hundreds of
craft in the river and every spot from which
view of the great event could be obtained
were black with people. From all the streets
leading toward the bridge surge dense multi
tudes, and the hum of thousands of voices
filled the air. The teeming human hives
which lines the shores of the East River
poured forth their thousands, and sister cities
sent vast delegations to attend the great event.
It was a pageant in honor of the completion
of q great work, the triumph of skill, industry
and enterprise, a trophy of peace, far more
enduring, far more ennobling and far
grander than ever was erected to warrior or
conqueror.
Sunrise saw every mast and staff along the
line of the North and East rivers decorated
with a flag, and the outgoing steamers dressed
themselves in bunting in honor of the
Steel WeuulnR OIL NEW IOrh IL
The United States vessels Tennessee,
Vandalia, Kearsarge, Yantic and Minnesota
were all gayly caparisoned in true man-of-
war style, making a brilliant scene as viewed
from the Battery. From jibboom end up to
their lofty royal masts and along fore, main,
mizzen and down to taffrail was a continuous
line of flags, which, as they streamed out in
the strong morning breeze and bright sun
shine, made a ravishing picture.
The dark blue flag of Rear Admiral Cooper
few from the mizzsn of the Tennessee,
which ship fairly keeled to leeward under the
bellying lines of 1uttering bunting. The old
Minnesota doomed up grandly. and at her
main royal masthead futtered an American
ensign as big as the mainsail of a North river
sloop. Steamers and ships at anchor, as far
as one could see, we're dressed gayly, and the
f~erryboats, tugboats, barges-in fact, every
thing that foated was decorated in some
style with a fag or flags.
1t was q grand sight to see these four
stately vessels, broadside on, "dressed in
flags and streamers gay" as they moved up
the East river. First was the Tennessee and
two cables length behind her came the kear-
sarge, Their the Yantic and far astern fol-
lowed the Vandalia. The Minnesota re-
NAMED at anchor. The steamboats, were
darling about with crowds aboard, ferry
boats were swarmed black with onlookers,
and the Battery was crowded with people.
About 10 o'clock the police cleared Fifth
avenue to Twenty-third street and Broadway
to the City Hall park for the parade of the
SaypntI rQpInanf QSPOrt1nD the n~rpSldpntlnI
party and other guests to the bridge. Along
the line of march all available space was
eagerly sought by persons anxious to witness
the parade. Windows were crowded and
people we're seen even on the housetops. As
the hour for the parade approached every one
was on the tiptoe of expectation. The surg
ing masses of humanity on the sidewalks,
the bright faces a the windows, the flying
flags and floating streamers lending color to
the scene, all combined to make the occasion
one to be forever memorable.
In front of the Fifth Avenue hotel a squad
of mounted police was in waiting. After the
Seventh reached the square the mint
on reception waited on the President, Gov
ernor Cleveland and the other distinguished
guests assembled at the hotel. Presently
the presidential party and the other guests
issued from the hotel. On the appearance of
the president and cabinet the Seventh regi-
ment presented arms. The guests then en-
tered carriages that we're in waiting i'll the
following order:
First Carriage President Arthur and
Mayor Edison.
Second Carriage-Secretary of State FIRE.
linghuysen, Secretiry of the Treasury Folger
and Mr.. John I. Agnew.
Third Carriage-Postmaster General
Gresham, Secretary Chandler, of the navy,
and Mr.. John G. Davis.
Fourth OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Brew
ster, Marshal McMichael, of the District of
Columbia Mr.. Allen Arthur and Mr.. j.
Adriance Bush.
Fifth Carriage--Mr. F. J. Phillips, the
Presidents private secretary; Surrogate
Rollins, Mr.. M. w. Cooper and Mr.. Charles
E. Miller.
Sixth Carriage-Governor Cleveland and
General Slocum.
Severth Carriage-Mr. Abram S. Hewitt,
Comptroller Campbell and Mr.. Charles Nc
Donald.
Eighth carrlage-Governor Ludlow, of
New Jersey Ex-Governor Horace Fairbanks,
of Vermont General U. S. Stryker and Mr..
Mr.. Jenkins Van Schaick.
Ninth Carriage-Governor Littlefeld, oil
Rhode Island, a member of his staff and Mr.
Henry Clausen.
Tenth Carriage-Ex- Secretary of the Urea.
sury Window and Mr.. w. S. Playton.
In tho eleventh, twelfth. thirteenth and
fourteenth carriages, were the staff OF GOV
ernor Cleveland in full uniform; in the hi
tenth, General Carr and staff; in the six
teenth, Collector Robertson, Orlando b. Pot
ter, S. S. Cox and w. j. Green; in the sew
enteenth, VIM. H. Wickham and Speaker
Keifer; in the eighteenth, w. A.. Palmer, q
j. Hill, N. j.; in the nineteenth, ex-Mayoi
Cooper, Joseph Lydecker, William ID. Guion.
in the twentieth, twenty-frst, 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 we're Major
General Alexander Shaler, commanding the
Fifth division, National Guard; %Brigadier-
General Ward, Brigadier-Genera Christen-
sen. Brigadier-G General Brownell and Briga-
dier-General Fitzgerald, with their severa
stats.
The line being formed, the procession
moved on, passing Town Fifth avenue tc
Fourteenth street, thence to Union squar,
and down Broadway. All along the line OF
march down Broadway to the New York enc
of the bridge every point of vantage was DC
cupied by men, women and children, and
many of the buildings were literally deckel
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
nn mnat Of tha ctraatC nrAfuealV Harn