The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-11-29
= Gran., Event

NEW YORK, Nov. 90, 1888 The day
opened With dull leaden sky, indica-
tions OF rain or Snow with the atmos.
phtre moist and raw. but not cold At
sunrise the forts and ships bred = salute
OF p guns, followed in halt an hour
with the successful eIfort nf the steam
whistles IN the bay aud on the rivers, te
cteaie the most disagrecable noise an
aginable, thus emphasizing the wonder
fui difference between the navigation
Oi 1913 and that OF 1885, At O'CLOCK
the people took pDssesslOn III the streets
and every means oi Conveyance: leading
down town. They filled Inc cafs, umnl-
buses and carriages ami still the side
walks On Fourth, Fifth AMI Sixth avsn
ues and broadway presented u tirnst.
mass al humanity. fhe tiucorasI were
elaborate 0n the public buildings and
lhe club houses cOhIented themselves
with the display oi the sIAre and stripes
Oct:asIonHIiY France amt GeTIlaIiY Wunid
m.ngle with the red, white ani blue. All
places ol business are closed ami the
entire population OF Manhattan aia,i
Long Islands have given themselves mp,
in the enjoyment al this patriotic ucea-
sion. PInnIs at historic interest were
slrrou died 10y crowds anxinns iu recall
q lie. sdents Oi the day when the british
Withdrew from the American shores and
Independence WAS really made secure.
President Arthur and Governor
Cleveland and staff ARE nj the Filth ave-
nue. hotel Other i,gnIiaries from other
states are also present. Included among
these are the governors Of twelve 1f the
original thirteen slalfs- Tie dlsplsy'"i
the military promises to he fine The
FIJI Of - III
company contrast with the gray and blue
The threatening weather nj the morning
| soon developed INTO y pronounced rain
| that Increased AZ the day progressed.
Only the more courageous of the men
| snd women retained their places upon
the blocks and stands, and those reFnain-
| ing stood upon the stats and protected
themselves as. well as they eouli
| with umbreliaa The people
On the roofs from whence
| they expected to obtain a good view of
| the parade, as well as those on the sea,
| quickly sought shelter behlnII the chin.
hcys. or went below. The streets, how
| ever, continued crowded Broadway
Was sea of umbrellas, the hunting
chung TO the flag statfs and the walls Of
the houses, aud the. brightness of the
| morning soon disappeared.
The fog on the bay and rivers deprived
the flntIlIa of steam vessels OF much of
its expected glory. 1t was a novel pa
rade to New York and il attracted a
great deal of observation. The pro-
gram laid down for it by Admiral John
II. .StArin was strictly adhered to.
Berths TO the number of several hundred
rendezvous In the bay, formed ia divis-
ions and steamed lntO North River and
along the New Jersey shore. till oppo-
site Sixty fifth street, New York, thence
| returning down the New York side of
the river around the Battery and into
East avenue, steamIng as far as the navy
| yard and returning along by the Brook
| Ign shore thence to'the starting point
At Bay Ridge, as the boat hearing the
admiral of the fleet past the
Tennessee flag ship, Admiral
| CoOper's several ships of the United
| States navy fired a saluts af twenty one
guns, manned the yards and made other
! demonstrations customary upon such
occasions. Al noon every steam whistle
in the city htgnn salIte. which WAS
| unhrOken Cor FIVE minutes the time
| during which il was To- last
| Notwithstanding the rain, hands Of
music constantly passing with several
| corps To their appointed placrs, kept the.
/ people on the gni oipe- Ali the details OF
the evacuation day celebration were
fully carried ont Early this morning
the trains brought IN throng of visi.
tors from the country - swell the
crowds already here. The streets and
| windows along the limo of tha march Of
| the procession on Fifth and broadway
were ihronged with people. So dense
| was the crowd that progress In
any direction WAS almost impossible.
| The police, of whom there WAS Il large
| force on hand, could do hut little in
keeping the thrOngs of people in order
and preserving the line of the route. II
cleared up about 9 O'Clock. President
Arthur. accompanied by ex President
Grant and Gen. 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,
and it was nearly 10 O'Clock before the
| line was formed and put in
motion. The police had great
difficulty in clearing passage. After
the police came General John CochTane,
grand marshal and staff. accompanied
by the first troop of Philadelphia, the
city cavalry, under the command of
Brigadier General E. Il. Grubb The
first division was commanded by Brever,
Brigadier General Richard Fl. Jackson
of the Fifth United States artillery and
was composed of United States ztfo1ps,
anu formed an escort 10 the ulS-
tinguished guests following in carriages.
| President Arthur and his cabinet officers
were in the first carriages and were fol-
lowed 10y tha governors of states. mayors
municipalities and other civic 0fficers.
officers of The army and navy and dele
| cations OF mercantile bodies of this and
other cities the Grand Army posts were
next followed hy the associations Of vol
unteers and moro civic societies. The
| head of the column reached
the battery AT IL 30 p. IN. When Presi-
dent Arthur arrived at the battery stand
he was assigned to n place there, with
the governors of states and reviewed the
procession. Later he was driven off to
| review the river parade of the steam
| boats, after which he went to the sub
treasury to witness the unveiling of
Washing;on's statue.