The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-06-07

Throughout the length Of Columbia
Heights, and the streets opening into that
fashionable neighborhood the decoration
was very general, and the effect handsome.
The houses of Colonel Roebling, Chief En-
gineer of the bridge, and of Mayor Low, of
Brooklyn, were decked with flowers and
bunting, and the coats-of-arms of New
York and Brooklyn.
From the towers of the great bridge the
National flag waved, and the span across
the river was dotted with flags from one end
to the other.
The Seventh Regiment, n. g., State of
New York, Colonel EI1muils Clark COM
manding, detailed as the military escort for
the occasion, assembled at the arnory i'll
full uniform. A guard of twenty were de-
tailed to march on either side the PreSi
dents carriage. The command marched
down Park and Fifth avenues to the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, the Presidents quarters,
where it was drawn up.
The sidewalks along the route were lined
with people. On Madison Square it was es-
timated that 10000 people were gathered.
The President and invited guests occupied
carriages, which were drawn up In.
line on the south side of the hotel. In the
first carriage sat President Arthur and
Mayor Edison. In the other carriages were
Secretaries Frelinghuysen and Folger,
tary Chandler, Attorney General
Brewster, Marshal NlcAlichael, of the Dis
trict of Columbia; Allen. Arthur, t. j.
Phillips, Surrogate Rollins, Governor Cleve
land, Governor Ludlow, of New Jersey;
Governor Fairbanks, of Vermont; Generals
Stryker and Slocum; Governor Littletield,
Of Rhode Island, and staff; General Carr
and staff, Collector Robertson, Congressman
| Cox, Hon. William Window and Speaker
Kaif tof fl,a Durrry ryi,
| Minister.
The committee representing tie Brooklyn
| Bridge Trustees escorted the President and
| Cabinet to their carriages, other guests fall
ing into line and taking the carriages as
signed them. When the carriages passed
the Seventh Regiment the command pre-:
sented arms. The military then broke into
column and marched down Fifth avenue
and Broadway to the City Hall Park, where
| the members of the Common Council re-
ceived the President and Cabinet.
| When the City Hall was reached the col
umn halted, and those in the carriages took
their places in the line on foot. The march
over the bridge was pretty Sight as viewed
from the roof of Il neighboring building.
The long line of soldiers in white and gold,
with their guns flashing in the sunlight and
the surging crowd of citizens, seemed to ap-
proach the New York tower very slowly.
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nultitudes upon it appeared almo.t insis-
nificcnt. From below the procession which
moved over the footway could scarcely be
seen at all.
In Brooklyn the parade was equally sue.
cessful. In the column which started from
the City Hall were the Twenty-third Regi-
ment, National Guard, Mayor Low and the
officials of the city Government; also the
Society of Old Brooklynites: Major-General
Hancock, commanding the military division
of the Atlantic, and his staff; Commodore
Upshur, commanding the naval station Of
the port of New York, and his staff; of
ficers of the United States army and
navy; the Brigadier-Gene of the Sec
ond Division, and their staffs; ant
prominent guests who had received
invitations to attend the opening ceremonies
All were under the command of General
James Jourdan, the Grand Marshal of the
day. The column marched through RemseI
and Clinton streets, and over the bridge t.
the New York Tower, where the Presiden
was received and escorted to the Brooklyn
station, where the formal opening cere
monies took place.
When the two columns met on the bridg,
National salutes were fired from Fort
Columbus and Greene and the men-of-war
The chimes of Trinity and the bells Of st
Paul and many other churches pealed out
} and the steam vessels ip the harbor blew
their whistles.