Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-02

Bergh Fearful Lest Butchers Should
Add a Little Public Butchery to Their
HOliday-The Demonstration to be
Made Every Year Heresfter-The Line
of March Alive with Spectators.
NEW YORK, Sept. before 9 O'Clock
this morning both sides of Broadway,
from the City Hall to Fourteenth street,
Union square and Fifth avenue. from
Seventeenth to Twenty-ffth streets, were
thronged with a dense mass of men,
women and children, who had assembled
to witness the labor parade, and before
that hour bodies of men, preceded by
bands of music, were marching from all
quarters of the city toward the vicinity
ofCanal and Elm streets, where the pro-
cessiOn was to form. At 10 O'Clock the
order to march was given, and Typo
graphical Union No. 6, which was given
the right of the line, wheeled into Centre
street and marched down toward Park
Row. Following them were the building
trades unions, commanded by Marshal j.
John Kenny.
The second division was made up of
clgar-makers, and wOrkmen from the fur
nlture and clothing trades.
The third division comprised butchers
The fourth division was made up of a
number of w0rkingmen not attached to
any organization who had asked permis-
sion to join the procession.
For weeks the various trades unions
had been making untiring efforts to make
the parade success, and their labor was
not wasted. 1t was anticipated that 20,-
600 men would form, and this number was
fully reached, If not exceeded. The day
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paraded and the thousands of spectators
were dressed in holiday attire.
SYMBOLS OF THE TRADES
Each body of men in the procession
wore some distinctive badge, cap. apron or
symbol of their trade to give it uniformity.
typographical Union No. 6 had objected
to public parades, but turned out to the
number of 1000. They were divided into
''chapels," representing the Herald, San,
Times. WOrld, Morning Journal, Truth,
Sunday Mercury John SlUintOn'S Paper
Munroe's printing house, and several job
printing offices. The German Topographic
cal Union No. and Brooklyn Union No.
90 also turned out. On one of their floats
was printing press. said to have been
used by Benjamin Franklin. Alongside
of it was "a Gordon press presenting a
striking contrast to its humble pre-
decessOr. a number of men were
type. Among them was old Harry
Davis, whose striking resemblance TO
Horace Greeley called out repeated cheers
along the route, There were also in line
delegations of printers from Albany, Phil
adelphia, Newark, New Haven. Hartford
and Jersey City. Several other trades
unions gave illustrations of their work on
wagons in the procession. The cigar
makers rolled cigars, the clOthiers cut.
ba
makers sawed and hammered and put
boxes together, and shoe-makers made
shoes.
HOW BERGH WAS STIRRED UP.
1t was reported that the butchers in
tended to illustrate their trade by killing
cattle as they went through the streets.
This report reached Henry Bergh's ears,
and greatly excited him. He went to po-
lice headquarters this morning, and four
stalWart policemen were detailed to as
sist him in preventing the shocking spec
tacle.
When they reached the rendezvous,
however, they found that it was not in
tended to slaughter any cattle. The butch
ers turned out about 1000 strong, and
presented neat appearance in striped
jumpers and cl0se-ftting caps. Wendell
Phillips Union No. 2, composed of colored
men, had over 400 in line. They
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layers numbered over 1000. Banners
with various inscriptions were carried by
several organizations. Among them were
banners on which were inscribed the
names oftirms and corporations the trades
unions have bOycotted, and others bear
ing notices such as: "Injury to one con-
Germs ALL" ''Times have changed;" ''By
organization we obtain our rights,' ''The
right to live carries with it the right to
earn an honest livelihood" ''By agitation
we organize"
THE LINE OF MARCH.
The procession on reaching Park Row
marched through Main street to Broad
way to Union square, through Seven
teenth street to Fifth avenue to Twenty
fifth street, where it dispersed. At Union
square it was reviewed by Patrick Ford,
Henry George, Alexander Jonas, John
SwintOn, Louis f. Post, p. j. Mcclure,
DIR. A. DOrai, DIR. Steibling, Victor Drury,
and others. After the procession mad been
dismissed the men finished their holiday
at the Empire Coliseum and Washington
Park, where there was dancing, athletic
contests for prizes and other amusements.
This evening a number of speakers de-
liverej speeches. The demonstration
avoided the assumption of anything of
political character. 1t is intended to make
Sept. l of each year the workingman's
holiday and to celebrate it by similar
parade.