The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-31
And the Military Add to the Glory
and POmp.
A Scene of Magnillcence and SplendOr'

New York, May 24.-To-day is a gala
day in Brooklyn. Throughout the city
there is a general surrender to sight seeing
and celebration. The main business aven-
ues, the heights, and many streets clear OUT
into the suburbs are gally decKeu WIN
flags. bunting and flowers for the oridai
with the CITY over the river. Public build
ings. private houses, street cars, wagons
and trucks fly the co)ors of all nations.
Grand preparations are being made tor the
illumination tonight. Great satisfaction
is expressed among the people at the com
pletion of the work, of which SO mucn is
expected for their city. Fulton streee, from IN
the furthest end to the river 'front.', is
CAV with colors. The decoration
of The Academy of Music occupies small
army of men. Colonel RoebllDg, chief
engineer of the bridge. is feeling better to,
day, but too weak to leave his house and
share in the ceremonies. From the towers
of the great bridge the national flag waves,
and the span across the river is dotted with
flags from one end to the other. From
early morning crowds began to gather
at the eId where the speech-making
took place. In the harbor flags float
from all the shipping. The navy yard and
all the ships along the New York and
Brooklyn water front are decked with punt
In New York business is partly sus.
pended, Most of the exchanges closed at
noon, and many business places suspended
work for the afternoon. Flags fly from the
municipal and other buildings in the city,
from business places along Broadway ana
other streets and from many private resi-,
dences. The day is all that can be desired
for the occasion.
Nearly all the vehicles except street cars
were prevented from passing the streets
near the bridge from early morning, ard at
noon the street cars were stopped. Ihs
Seventh regiment National guards oil the
state of New York, Colonel Emmons Clark
commanding, was detailed as a mill
tary escort, and assembled at the armory
this morning in full uniform and guard OF
twenty was detailed to march on either side
of the presidents carriage. The command
marched down Park and Fifth avenues to
the Fifth avenue hotel, the presidents
quar- ers. o
cred. The president and invited guests &C.
cupied carriages drawn up IN line on the
south side of the hotel. In The first sat Pres
ident Arthur and Mayor Edison. In Others
Secretaries Frelinghuysen and Folger,
ostnlaster. G eneral Gresham, Secretary
Chandler, Attorney General Brewster, Mar
shat Mitchell, of the District of Columbia,
Allen Arthur, T. J. Phillips, Surrogate
Rollins, Governor Cleveland, Governor
I'M w.
banks, of Utah, Generals Strycner and
Slocum, Governor Littlefield, OF Rhode Is
land, and staff.
Governor Cleveland, General Carr and
staff. Collector Robertson, Congressman
Cox, Hon. William Window and Speaker
Keifer state senators and the PERUVIAN
minister, and committee representing the
BROOKLYN bridge trustees, escorted the
president and cabinet to- carriages, the
other guests falling into line and taking
carriages assigned them. When the car
riages passed the 9TH regiment, the COM
mand present arm was given. The mill,
tary then broke into column and marched
down Fifth avenue and broadway 10 tne
CITY hall park, where members OF the com.
mon council received the president and
The procession of Brooklyn officials and
trustees. escorted by the Ta enty-third
regiment, arrived at the station at O'Clock.
The regiment p issed upon the anchorage
where it took up position. MIS-;
in twenty-five carriages, and at halt
past one Bishop Littlejohn and his
assistants in their robes arrived The way
was made for them with great difficulty
through crowds that already filled every
space in the station.
p salute announcing the presidents ar
rival at the New York tower was fired by
war vessels in the harbor and forts. AT 2:lt
d. m. the yards of the men-ol-wai
were manned. Fifteen minutes later
cannonading from Fort Green and the
w yard announced the arrival OF the
procession at Brooklyn tower, where Mayor
Lowe received it..
Littleiohn, the acting president OF tn.
board of trustees formally presented
the bridge to the people Of
New York and Brooklyn through
their respective mayors and each
made speeches of acceptance.
Congressman Hewitt also made an ad'
dress and Rev, DIR. Storrs delivered an ora
ton. Levy succeeded in giving on the cor
net the Star Spangled Banner" Hail
Columbia" aud yankee Doodle"