Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-02
THE LABOR DEMONSTRATIONS. Ten Thousand Men In Line Repre-
 Sentino the Trades.

NEW YORK, Sept. Had the day been ordered for the express purpose it could not have been more favorable for the grand labor demonstration than it was. Long before the hour announced for the procession to start all the streets through which it was to pass were thronged with an eager and expectant crowd, and the sidewalks were almost inn passable. At 10 o'clock the head of the line, preceded by squad of police, began to move down Center street, above Canal and as they advanced the other divisions, which were drawn up in Canal and White streets, fell into line. It took just three-quarters of an hour for the procession to pass given point. A notable feature was the promi- hence given to the Boycotting banners, the name of daily paper (the Tribune} and several of its patrons being blazoned forth with caution. The Typo graphical union were led by a wagon in which were stands, cases and printing press, representing one hundred years ago, and from the press circulars were struck off and thrown out as the procession advanced. The hoisting bod carried had an engine at work all the time; the clothing cotton men
 
 at work The cigarmakers had 8 wagon full of men making cigars. A great many wagons carried banners bearing suggestive | notices. Every division was furnished either with brass band or a a drum corps l The bricklayers wore aprons and each orga- l nization was distinguished by some peculiar | piece of wearing apparel, either hat, shirt or l jumper. The head of the column reached ! Union Square at 11:20 o'clock. Robert Blissert, John Swinton, Henry George, Patrick Ford, Alexander Jonas, P. | J. Mcclure, Louis F. Post, Dr. 1 Steibling, Henry o. Cole, Dr. Donce, Victor Drum, Sergts. Blair and Westervelt and half a dozen officers, besides artists from pictorial 1 journals, reporters and number of ladies 1 filled the grand stand. From the stand it | made no difference which way one looked l the gaze only encounted a sea of heads. | Broadway was impossible during the march. ! When the head of the procession reached l Union Square it filed right and passed up the | east side to Seventeenth street, and then ] turned, passing as mentioned, and from | thence up Broadway to Fifth avenue and | Twenth-ffth street, where it dispersed. l All the windows and housetops were occu- ! pied during the passage, and in every way it | was made mammoth occasion. The printers l probably attracted more attention than any other body in the line. Prob ably two thousand of them turned out Old Harry Davis, who bears marked resem- blance to Horace Greeley, in the act of set ting type interested the crowd greatly. In the line were delegations of printers from 1 Philadelphia, Albany, New Haven, Hartford, Brooklyn, Jersey City and Newark The butchers turned out about one thousand strong. The society of colored men, Wen dell Phillips union, No. 2, over four hun dred men in line, was frequently applauded. | The bricklayers had representation of near 1 ly one thousand. It was estimated that about ten thousand men were in line, and I that the spectators numbered forty thous- and. After the parade had been dismissed I the men finished their holiday at the Empire, coliseum and Washington park, where there were games for prizes, dancing and other 1 amusements. The demonstration did not appear to have any political bearing what l ever.