New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-24


of Trustees, will present the Bridge to Mayors
Low and Edison, who will respond for tho
cities, and orations will be delivered by Abram
s. Hewitt and the Rev. DR.. StOrrs Fire.
works will be displayed from the Bridge at
8 p. M, and later in the evening there will
be reception to the President and the
Governor at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Elaborate decorations and illuminatiOns have
been planned in Brooklyn.
THE FINAL PREPARATIONS
The labor of fourteen years in bridging the East
River is practically complete Appropriate OPEN
ing ceremonies have been arranged in both cities,
and tomorrow the public use of the Bridge will
begin. 1t is said that if the wish of William G.
Kingsley, WHO to-day will present the structure in
behalf of the trustees to the Mayors of the two
cities, had been consulted, he would simply have
had sign put up. 4" The Bridge is Open," to show
that it was ready for public use. But the counsels
of the other trustees and the city authorities pre-
vailed, and it decided to have an elaborate
celebration and to make the day of the opening
of municipal jubllatiOn in both ct.e. As the
Bridge more to Brooklyn than it does to this
city. and that city pays twOthirds Of the cost it
determined to have the exercises of the formal
transfer OF the structure by the trustees to the city
dutuolItc> at tuc bloOhifu tcimiuur, plc'ouou Wy
march across the structure by the distinguished in
vited guests.
The Bridge trustees Of this city, with the invited
guests. will meet at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. and
simultaneously the Bridge trustees of Brooklyn
and the invited guests Of that city will meet at tho
Brooklyn City Hail. Escorted by soldiers. tho
trustees will conduct their guests 10 the Bridge,
and after the Brooklyn body has met those from
TINS city all will proceed together to the station
building ut the Sands Street terminus. which has
been made ready for the exercises. The marshal OF
the day is General James Jourdan, of Brooklyn.
His aides are Colonel Samuel Richards, Chief Aide:
observation-disclosures j. Henry Story, John Y.
Cuyer, j. Lester Keep. Herbert S. Jewell, Albert Z.
Lamb, Henry Arthur and William Il. Overton; and
Majors Robert Herbert, Waller X. Rossiter and
IIasS;m II. Wheeler. The 9TH Regiment, under
Colonel Emmons Clark, will be the escort from the
Fifth Avenue Hotel Among the guests will be
President Arthur and several members OF his
Cabinet, Governor Gle, Gland and his staff. Mayor
Edison and his Cabinet the division and brigade
officers of the National Gnard, including Generals
Shaler Fitzgerald and Ward, the other city
officers and many guests from abroad. The column
will start i'll time to reach the New-YOrk tower at
1.30 p. III. The regiment will then form in line in
the roadways, and present the procession
passes along tie elevated promenade in tho centre
of the Bridge.
TIE CATHERINE IN BROOKLYN.
In Brooklyn tho 23d Regiment will assemble -
tho Ulermont Avenue Armory, and thence march to
the headquarte OF tho Second Division, at Court
and JOralsmon sts., under command Of Colonel
Rodney L. Ward. ut l o'clock With them will DO
II battalion of United States troops. under Major R
II. Jackson and battalion Of United States ma
rines under Colonel Charles Haywood. They will
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Chnton-st., and will escort the following Brooklyn
officials: Mayor Low, Controller Brnkerhoh,
Auditor Voege, the Brooklyn Bridge trustees, the
Boards of Aldermen. Supervisors, Education, Asses
sors and Elections heads OF the city departments,
members of Congress ana the Legislature. United
States officials, the Society of Old Brooklynites,
Commodore Upshur and staff. Generals Christensen
and Brvwnell. and others. The column will move
80 that it " ill arrive on the Bridge at Up. The
Brooklyn party will remain at the BROOKLYN tower
until the arrival OF that from this city.
As the President reaches tho NewYork tower.
the guns on Governors Island and on the ships Of
war of the North Atlantic Squadron at anchor in
the East River will fire ths Presidential salute.
When the head of the column reaches the Brooklyn
tower similar salute will be fred at Fort Greene
and at Stagg-st and Bushwickave. Brooklyn. Tho
2d Regiment will escort the guests to the station
building which will DO reached at 2 o'clock Tho
7th Regiment Will then put out line OF sentlnes
Oh the wesr road way of the Bridge and the 23d will
guard the east roadway. The elevated promenade
will be patrolod by sehtnels from both regiments,
who will prevent the gathering of people III such
crowds as Will hinder any one having right on the
Bridge to pass. The bands of both regiments will
report 70 Colonel John Y. Cuyer to perform tho
music of the opening exercises. The guests will DO
directed to Their seats by ushers detailed from tbs
2.Id Regiment.
DECORATING THE BEOOKLYN STATION.
The station bnilding at the Brooklyn end of the
Bridge has been decorated lavishly with festooned
flags the coats of arms Of all tho States between
The windows and blue velvet hangings with gold
embroidery overhead. The railroad tracks have
been temporarily tloOred over, aud Oh them upward
of i, 900 chairs have been placed The speakers'
platform is near the northern end, toward this city,
and the building Is open at both ends. place
more united for oratOry 1t would not be possible
TO provide 1t resembles ~ much pvssiblea
section of tunnel 80 feet wide, open at both ends,
and nearly 40 feet long. The voice even of the
most powerful speaker will be lost and Daudible
except within very fow feet of him. TO most Of
those within the building the speakers will simply
appear to be going through the motions OF deliver
inp orations and pei sons at the New-Y0rk end Of
the Bridge will have rs good a chance of hearing
what is said as most of thvse who have the white
tickets of lmssion to the builling. The ouly way
to hear the speeches will DO through the ncws-
papers.
For convenience in seating the guests the seats
ale divided into sections, reserved as follows:
Sec. D.-The President and Cabinet, Governor and
STAFF United states Senator's Members Of Congress- Gov
ernOrs OF other States.
Sec. E.-Members of the Legislature, Common Coun-
ellis of SewYork and Brooklyn, city ami County officials
or New-York AMI Brooklyn
Sec iI.-Army aud Navy; National Guard.
Sec. J.-Press.
I See X Specially invited guests
{ Sec. M.-Exclusively reserved for employees.
THE ORDER OF EXERCISES.
AS soon as the guests seated the opening
music will be played by tie 23d Regiment Band