The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-21
GREAT GERMAN GATHERING
TURNER'S FROM ALL OYER THE COUN.
TRY ASSEMBLE IN NEWARK.
The North American Turner Bundles
Fest Opened Last Night with Bril-
liant Parade-Four Days of Sport.

The North American Turner Bundles
Fest Opened Last Night with a Bril-
liant Parade-Four Days of Sport.
NEWARK. June 20.-The great National
North American Turner'S Bundes-Fest
commenced tonight and will last for one
week All of yesterday afternoon.
and on into the small hours of the
morning, and all day to-day, the Acad-
envy of Music, in Washington street.
where the different committees in
charge of the festival have their headquar-
tsrs, was the scene of hustle and activity.
At the Academy of Music the preparations
for the reception of the guests are extern
sive. In the largo dining hall, tables
reaching the whole length of the room are
kept in readiness for the visitors, and as
fast as one body of the Turner's have been
fed the tables are set for another. In the
large Lall $50 cots have been arranged for
the accommodation of visitors.
The first large detachment of Turner'S to
arrive were the Cincinnati Turn-V erein,
abot $50 strong. They arrived at the
Market street depot about s o'clock last
night, and were met by detachment of
Newark Turner'S, headed by brass band.
The visitors wsre escorted up Market street
and through Washington street to the
Academy of Music The entire march as
an ovation. Crowds lined the street and
greeted the visitors with continued hand
clapping and cheering, and al fusilade of
fireworks was kept up along the rou 9.
Soon after the Turner's from Indianapolis,
Rochester, Des Moines, st. Paul and
Davenport, Iowa arrived, and they, too.
were met and welcomed by the Newark
Turner'S and escorted to the headquarters
About IL o'clock this morning the Turn
ers from Chicago, Milwaukee and Peoria
arrived at the Market street depot en- o
special train and were escorted also to the
headquarters. There were over 500 of
them. Turner's arrived from Ottawa, South
Bend, DAYTON Ohio, Boston, Pittsburg,
Wheeling, Beaver Falls, Worcester, Mass,
st. Louis, Louisville, Buffalo. Cleveland
and Fansas City on the Erie Railroad and
were met by reception committee with
band and escorted to the Academy Of Music
where they were given dinner and assigned
quarters.
The great triumphal arch at the corner
of Broad and Markets streets, is an i'm
posing structure. 1t is 35 feet high with
span Of 65 feet. The pillars which support
the arch and the front of the arch itself are
decorated with evergreens, and across the
corner of the arch on both sides are the
shields of the various States of the Union
with the portrait of Turn Father jain in
the centre. Below this is drapery of rich
purple, with deep fringe of gold. The
top of the arch is ornameuted with flags
and banners, and German notices of well
come are displayed in various places along
the streets. On the corners of the arch on
each side are 9 number of gas jets, and on
the top of the two towers at the side of the
arch are large vases of silver finish contain
ing flowers and plants, and above each
vase electric lights. Ia the towers inst above
the sidewalk are mic les that are filled In
bronze tinsel statues Of the Goddess of
Liberty, Germania aud other characters.
The sides of the tower are decorated with
glittering stars of silver tinsel with mirrors
in the centre. The arch cost $780, 1t
was erected by John Keim, of New York,
The gas Jets are the gift Of several plumbers,
and the gas is given by the Newark Gas
Company. The Newark Electric Light and
Power Company give the electric light
The decorations in honor-of the Turner
fest surpass anything that has been seen in
Newark since the Centennial. Merket street
from the depot to the Court House, and
Springfield avenue up to Union Park and
-
South Orange avenue for long distance
up the hill are one mass of decorations.
All along these streets the fronts of build
ings are adorned with trees, wreaths of
evergreens, bunting, flags and streamers and
such inscriptions as ssWillkommen, ssGut
He'll" s.Bahn Frei," 'Frisch, Fret, Stark,
Treu," meet the eye everywhere.
Market street depot is deliberately deco
rated The columns that support the roof
at the entrance are weathed with the stars
and stripes, and red, white and blue stream
ers are festooned over the doors. The
whole front of the depot is decorated with
flags of various nations.
Shortly after o'clock this evening the
native Turner's and their visitors formed in
line at the Academy of Music. A platoon
of police under Lieutenant Ward led the
line The procession was under the COM
mand of A. A. Sippel, Grand Marshal,
with John Mueller and DR.. Satler as chief
aides. Over 5000 men were in line and
over / 500 torches were carried. The pro-
cession was in four divisions, the first con
sisting of the visiting Turner'S, the second
of the twelve singing societies of the city,
various German lodges, societies, clubs and
athletic organizations. The third division
was composed of the Germania Scheutzen
Society, about 600 strong, in their snowy
uniforms. The fourth of the Turn societies
of Newark.
Each delegation was accompanied by
band of music which diseoursed American
and German airs The line of march was
from Washington to Broad street, to Mar
ket and up Market street to Union Park.
Upon the arrival of the parading Turner's
at Union Park they were received with an
address of welcome by Gottfried Kruger,
chairman of the Citizens Executive Com
mittee. Mayor Haynes was then inlro-
duced by Mr.. Kruger and delivered an adj
dress which was listened to with rapt at
tention. The Mayors address was followed
by an address by Mr.. Max Sachs, chairman
of the Turner's Arrangement Committee
After an deliberately arranged concert
large number of the younger Turner's joined
in the light fantastic.
Tomorrow athletic games at the Shoot
ing Park will begin. About 400 athletes
will participate in the exercises. There
will be running, jumping, throwing of
heavy weights, horizontal bar exercises,
tug of war and other feats of strength and
agility. The games will be continued on
on Monday afternoon, when the grand
:: Volksfest will take place. On Tuesday
the big para2e of the funniest will be
made Later in the day the distribution
of prizes will be made at the park.
NORTH HUDSON NOTES.