Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-05
NEW HAvEN'S CENTENNIAL.
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 New Haven's centennial celebration as city was big affair. The city wore holi- day appearance ce in every section. In every direction flags and trimmings were displayed. The centre was gay enough with national flags of all sizes, streamers, festoons and lines of small flags and many places were quite elaborately trimmed and decorated. All the incoming trains brought loads of peo- pie who came as sight-seers, independent of the organizations from out of the city which took part ia the parade. The hotels were filled to oVerfowing and the demands on the cuisine departments of hotels and restau- rants were such as to nearly exhaust before night the large supplies of provisions laid in in preparation. The sunrise betokened a pleasant day, and promptly with its appearance the bells rang and the boom of cannon began. This year for change the national salutes were
 fired upon the top of East Rock instead of on the old Green, as heretofore. The change vas welcc me to not few to whom the noise of the firing of cannon on the Grsen was ob biectionable. The cannon were not heard very distinctly in the city, the sound being faint and remote. The usual Fourth of July din began before midnight night before last and ragged with more or less spirit until the gentle rain began to des cend at six o'clock D. n. and after that the noise abated little. The streets res ounded with the music of brass bands and drum corps and everybody in town and for miles around was here to celebrate Early in the forenoon on the old Green the work of erecting the pieces for the fireworks display was in active progress and the booths about the Green began to find customers dropping in rapidly. The marshels now began to assemble, mounted upon their handsome steeds. preparing for their days labors. By half past nine the streets were lively with marching bodies of men attired in uniform and with marshals mounted, and trades wagons which were being taken to the place of forming. Frem all directions people were making their way to Wooster Square, which was the centrsl point for the forming of the line. Now came the burnished fire steamers rejecting the rays of the sun and the firemen with their dark blue, and the old veteran red-shirted firemen of New Haven. . fine body of men, with Old Hercules No. g. the old relic of volun- teer fire engine days in New Haven. Then came the out of town 6remen and the Fair Haven firemen with their pretty hose carriages The stirring scenes attending the formation of the grand procession were further enlivened by the discharge of miL- lion or more fIecrackers on the Green and streets, any number of toy pistols and ether small artillery by the boys. The horse cars were now pouring in crowds of people to the center. All the lines were running extra cars and every car had it's load of passengers. The procession started shortly after Il o'clock, but & few minutes after the adver- tised time, which was doin we'll with such a multitude of organizations. Gen. s. R. Smith and staff and aids headed the line. Their names appear elsewhere. An escort of police cleared the way.
 The procession was made up of the vete- ] ran Horse Guards, members of the general 1 committee on celebration, ship Constitution in miniature, Connecticut National Guard with Second Regiment band and drum corps, COIOu6I EO41 6uu dAAoB NAOAANcA band, Admiral Foote post, drum corps, Hen ry 0 Merwin post, drum corps, Nathan Hale camp, s of v, drum corps, W H Pierpont camp, s of v of Hartford, Order United American Mechanics, Patriotic Sons of Amer ica barge Columbia, with Goddess of Liber- ty and thirty young ladies representing the States of the Union, Sassacus drum corps, four lodges o OF, Colonel Healey, marshal and aids, Columbia band, Ancient Order, St Mary's Temperance society, St Francis T A and B society, Knights of St Patrick, Jacob Richards, marshal and aids, Butchers association, New Haven Bicycle club, Ramblers' Bicycle club, Harugari Lie, dertafel with barges, Dwight school cadets GiIe Continental Guard, Eighth ward Zouaves, Antiques and Horribles, New Haven Horn band, General Bradley, mar shaI and aids, Wallingford band, Governor Waller and staff, Mayors of Connecticut cities, Rev Thomas Bacon, orator of the day, Boards of Aldermen and Councilmen in carriages, Hiram Camp, marshal and aids, Columbia band, veteran fremen, visiting firemen from Fair Haven, Stratford, Ansonia. Birmingham, Shelton, Danbury and other cities, New Haven fire department, R P Cowles and aids, Yale shell of 1884, Thes plan club, postofhce employees, citizens and the trades wagons.
 The old ship Constitution in miniature was appropriately near the head of the proces- tion. It is one of the finest relics. of the Historical society's great and constantly in- creasing collection. The old relic attracted much attention. It was picked up in the English channel by the tLark" on passage from Marseilles, France, to New Haven in 1764. It was carried at the head of the pro- cession celebrating the declaration of peace in 17s3. and in the historical processions of 1916 and 1888. It is the property of the New Haven Historical society.
 The Second regiment turned out in force, and was very fine and important feature of the procession. The full regiment paraded, together with the Guilford Battery and the Wilkins Guard (colored) The boys marched finely. General Harmon had charge of the first division. The general was thrown from his horse before the pro- cession started, but escaped injury. He returned to his home, but was back in time to head his division. The Grand Army men looked finely and were out in force, and the Sons of Veterans, two organ izations, were many times compIimented for their neat uniform and good drill. The battalion of the members of the Order of United American Mechanics looked finely also and attracted much notice. The Patriot ic Order of the Sons of America also were a fine feature of the procession.
 One of the finest features of the line was the boat shaped barge Mayfower, carrying thirty-niue young ladies representing the Goddess of Liberty and the thirty eight States of the Union. In the center of the barge was festoon-covered awning in which sat the Goddess of Liberty. The other girls were ranged around her in rows, each wear ing badge with tho name of the State she represented and the date of its admission to the Union. Each young lady also carried a bouquet. The barge was driven by gentle man representing Uncle Sam.
 The Odd Fellows were represented by Golden Rule encampment No. 24. George N. Moses, chief captain. They were headed by SassAcus drum corpg, and their hRndaome,