The daily gazette., 1883-11-27
MARCHING IN TIE RAIN
NEW YoRKs, cELE5RATloN
SPOILED.
OBSERVING EVACUATION DAY
An Immense Procession. Despite the Rain
and Mud--Cerelnonle at the dwelling
Of the Warrington Monument.

through five miles Of black mud. The side
walks were one mass of umbrellas. Every
body was out and everybody was wet to the
the skin.
Great preparations had been made to make
the celebration a most notable one. All
that was needed was fair weather. The
city was awakere ed at daylight by an internal
screech Of whistles and clang of bells and
the roar of cannon. The forts and the war
ships in the harbor opened the music with a
salute of 81 guns. Then fes halls an hour
every tug and steamboat on the two rivers
opened their throttle-valves and the noise
along the river fronts was deafening. By
O'Clock Broadway and Fifth avenue were
overnowing with people. Flags and bunt-
Ing hung from private houses and the public
buildings were lavishly decorated. City
Hall Park was sight 10 wonder at. 1t was
densely packed with people and the windows
and roofs were black with them. just be-
fore 10 o'clock the rain began to fall. The
roofs were quickly deserted and everybody
who could find shelter got under it. The
rain had no aptreciabIe effect upon the
great crowds in the street. Umbrellas
went up instantly. There was continuous
line of them from Union Square to the Bat.
terry. The reviewing stands at Madison and
Union Squares, at City Hall Park and Bow
ling Green, were early filed with invited
guests and officials and the rain was the
lsonly drawback to the days celebration.
THE PROCESSION.
The procession got under way at 10
o'clock. The route was from the starting
point on Fifth avenue, down the avenue to
Broadway and down Broadway to the Bat
terry. The police had great difficulty In
making passage-way for the procession, SO
dense was the crowd, Chief Marshal COch-
rane and his staff were accompanied by the
City Troop of Philadelphia. The first divi-
sion was composed of United States troops,
escorting the distinguished guests. Presi-
dent Arthur was there and in carriages were
IL of the 13 Governors OF the original States.
| Governor Pattison of Pennsylvania, was the
only absentee. His recent bereavement kept
him at home. Regiments from New
York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Penn
sylvania made up the second division,
followed by Grand Army Posts from nearly
all of the Eastern States. Veteran organiza-
tions marched in the fourth division and In
the fifth were mounted police, the old
Volunteer Fire Department, out-of-town
fire organizations and representatives from
the Fire Insurance Patrol. The sixth and
last division consisted of representatives OF
Tammany and civic societies ana trade or.
ganizations. There were probably 10000
men in line. 1t was rather a solemn march.
The rain had depressing effect. The gay
uniforms were soon bespatted with mud.
Drum-heads gave way and the music was
as dubious as the day
THE MARCH DOWN BROADWAY.
The march down Broadway would have
been a memorable one under the conditions
of a clear sky and bIacing weather. As 1t
was the thousands and thousands of people
shivered under their dripping umbrellas,
and the elaborate decorations, dropping
from staffs and clinging to walls, could not
be seen to advantage. Almost every house
was decorated to some extent Some showed
a perfect blaze OF color. Immense show
windows were turned into patriotic
tableaux, in which no expense or labor was
spared to make the exhibition rich and ac
curate. But all these elaborate preparations
were not appreciated. When the time ball
on the Western Union fell at noon the pro-
ccssion was still in Broadway. Then bed
lam broke loose again. Every steamboat in
the harbor footed what is known as the
"Long Salute" lasting Eve minutes; every
factory in the city that had steam up
seemed to expend all Its pressure through
the whistle; the guns OF the North Atlantic
squadron and the harbor boats Joined in the
noise, and rattling fusilade OF musketry
and cannon was kept up at the Battery. At
Bowling Green. The President, Governor
Cleveland, Governor Butler and Secretary
Lincoln alighted. The President was
cheered as he stepped upon the reviewing
stand. He remained only few minutes
and shivered in his overcoat, buttoned
closely under his chin. He did not looL
very happy. He was driven off to review
the river parade of steamboats,, after which
he went to the sub Treasury TO witness the
uny eiling of Washington's statue. Cover
nor Butler and Secretary Lincoln stuck the
thing out and saw most of the procession.
While the procession was in progress the
steamboats, In the river were having a cele-
bration all by themselves. This would have
been very pretty feature but for the rain
and mists, which made many of the vessels
indistinguishable from the piers. Admiral
| John H. Starin led the string of several
| hundred tugs and steamers, gayly deco
rated, up the North river on the Jersey side
At Sixty-flfth street the boats headed down
stream on the New York side, rounding the
Battery and went up the East river to the
| Navy Yard, thence down the Brooklyn side
to Bay Ridge. The gunboats saluted as the
Admiral passed.
THE WASHINGTON STATUE.
| The event of the afternoon was the un-
yelling of the Washington statue, on the
/ eLeDB Oh Jl6 AhS
statue stands where Washington stood when
taking the oath of Office as President OF the
| United States. The statue is of heroic size
| 10 feet six inches high, and is cast in bronze
| Washington is dressed In the uniform which
| he purchashed for the ceremony. The
statue was placed on the pedestal long be
fore daylight this morning and was con
cealed with flags. There was tremendous
crush of people in the street. President
Arthur arrived with President George
H, Lane, of the Chamber of Com
merce. He took off his hat in response tC
the cheers which greeted him. Mr.. Lane
made a short historical address. The Rev.
Dr. Storrs followed with prayer and Goyer
nor Cleveland unveiled the statute. Then
Lane turned to President Arthur. "lt Ii
now my pleasant duty" he said, "as Presl-
dent OF the Chamber of Commerce, te
tender through you and the Government
of the United States the custody OF this
statue of Washington, erected by the
citizens of New York, pursuant TO act o.
Congress. to commemorate his taking thu
oath of office on this spot as the first Presi
dent" President Arthur's reply wa
brief. He said:
Mr.. President and Fellow-C Citizens: 1t i
fitting that other lips than mine should Civ
voice to the sentiments Of price and pleas
ure which this occasion cannot fail to In