Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-12-06
EVACUATION DAY

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indicating rain or snow, and the atmos-
phere was moist and raw, but not cold. At
sunrise the forts and ships fired 8 salute of
twenty-one guns. This was followed in half
an hour WITH a successful effort of the steam
whistles in the bay and on the rivers to
create the most disagreeable noise imagin-
able, thus emphasizing the wonderful diff
ference between navigation in 1888 and
1883. At nine O'Clock people took posses
sion OF the streets and every means of con-
veyance leading down town. They filed
cars, omnibuses and carriages, and still
| the sidewalks on Fourth Fifth and Sixth
avenues and Broadway presented dense
mass of humanity.
The decoration was elaborate on the pub
lie buildings, and the club houses content
ed themselves with a display of stars and
stripes. Occasionally the colors of France
| and Germany mingled with the red, white
! and blue. All places of business were
closed and the entire population of Man
haitian and Long Island gave themselves
up to the enjoyment of this patriotic occa-
! sion. Points, of historic interest were sur
rounded by crowds anxious to recall the
! scenes of the day when the British with
drew from the American shores and indie
pendence was really made secure.
A fog on the bay and rivers deprived the
fiotilla of steam vessels of much of its ex-
pected glory. 1t was a novel parade to
New York, and it attracted great deal of
observation. The programme laid down
for it by Admiral John H. Starin was
| strictly adhered to. Boats, to the number of
| several hundred, rendezvoused in the bay,
formed in divisions and steamed into North
River and along the New Jersey shore till
| opposite Sixty-fifth street, New York,
thence returning down the New York side
of the river, around to the Battery and into
the East River, steaming up there as far as
the navy-yaFd, and returning along the
Brooklyn shore to the starting point at Bay
Ridge. As the boat bearing the Admiral
of the feet passed the Tennessee, flagship
of Admiral Cooper, several ships of the
| United States fired salute of twentY-one
guns, manned their yards and made other
demonstrations customary on such occa-
| sions. AtnOOn every steam whistle in the
city began a salute, which was unbroken
for five minutes, the time during which it
was to last.
About nine o'clock President Arthur. ac-
companied by ex-President Grant and Gen
eral Varnum, left the Fifth Avenue Hotel
for the point where the head of the column
was being formed. There they took their
| places in the line. 1t was nearly ten o'clock
before the line was formed and put in motion.
The police had great difficulty in clearing
the passage. After the police came Gen
0Eal JOun OOCnTaI6s ATIdnQ MaTSQals ana
staff, accompanied by the First troop of
the Philadelphia City Cavalry under COM
mand of Brigadier General E. B. Grubb.
The first division was commanded by Brew
ct Brigadier General Richard II. Jackson
of the Fifth United States Artillery, and
composed of United States troops as an
| escort to the distinguished guests following
in carriages.
President Arthur and his Cabinet officers
were in the first carriages, and were followed
by the Governors of the States, Mayors of
municipalities and other civil officers,
officers OF the army and navy and delega-
lions OF mercantile bodies from this and
other cities. The Grand Army Posts came
next followed by the associations of volun-
teers, the fire departments of the present
and past, and more civic societies.
The head of the column reached
| the Battery at 1890 p. M. When President
Arthur arrived at the Battery stand he was
assigned place there with the Governors
OF the States, and reviewed the procession.
Later he was driven off to review the river
parade of steamboats,, after which he went
to the sub-treasury to witness the unwilling
of Washington's statue. Lower Broadway
was crowded with SWrging mass of hui
manity that cheered the President heartily
and gave lusty recognition to Governor
Butler, punctuating it occasionally by cries
of " TewksbUry." The procession required
four hours to pass a given point. Notwith-
standing the rain, the procession was the
grandesJ New YOrk has ever presented and
OF people than any previous affair of the
kind. The rain was continuous, and those
in the procession got thoroughly wet.
There was continuous roar from the
throatS Of the people while the fremen
marched by.
The unwilling of the statue of George
w ashington on the steps of the Treasury
was attended by a brilliant company, in
Guiding the President of the United States,
members of his Cabinet, Mayors of New
DIRK and Brooklyn, Bishop Potter, Rev.
DIR. Storrs, Collector Robertson and Will
liam M. Evarts.
George w. Lane, President of the Cham
Der of Commerce., opened the ceremonies
with brief address, speaking of the assO-
Citations connected with the spot.
Rev. DR.. Storrs made a short PRAYER,
after which Royal Phelps, on behalf of the
statue committee of the Chamber of Com
merce, presented his report to President
Lane.
Governor Cleveland then unveiled the
statue, and, after the cheering had subsidized
President Lane turned to President Arthur
and said that, as President of the Chamber
of Commerce, the pleasant duty devolved
on him of rendering through President
Arthur to the Government of the United
States the custody of this statue of Wash
ington, erected by the citizens of New York,
pursuant to an act of Congress, to COM
memorate his taking the oath of Office on
this spot as the first president.
President Arthur replying said:
MIR. PRESIDENT AND FELLOW CITIzENs-It
- uLL1l8 ll1db OtAlCI lips lllI0 euOulu give
voice to the sentiments of pride and pleasure
which this occasion not fail to inspire IN
every breast. To myself has been assigned
but slight part of the days services and
shall not exceed its becoming limits. I haze
come to this historic spot where the hrst
President of the republic took oath to pre-
serve, protect and defend its constitution,
simply to accept in behalf of the Government
this tribute to his memory. Long may the
noble statue you have here set up stand
where you have placed it. monument alike
to your own generosity and public SPIRIT and
to the wisdom and virtue and genius of the
immortal Washington.
The chairman then introduced Geo. VIM.
Curtis as orator of the day.
At the close of Mr.. Curtis Grafton the
vast assemblage united in singing g Praise
God from whom all blessings fOw." As
sistant Bishop Potter pronounced the bens-
diction and the people went of TO look at
the procession. Thousands Of persons wit
messed the ceremonies from the windows of
adjacent buildings