Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-10

crowd was too much for them, and fire.
o,entlv took things in its own hands,.
From the sea-wall of the Battery away to
Bowling Green the people were densely
packed. ~
swarmed about the barge-ot1ice and were
quickly filled with the following distin-
guished company: The first was occupied
by Mayor Grace, Admiral La Combe, OF the
French Navy, Brigadier-General Shaler and
a staff officer of the First Division N. G. S.
Y. and the second by President Sanger,
Commander Lespinarse de Saune, OF the
Isere, Senator-elect William M. Evarts,
Chairman of the American Statue Commit
tee. and Commissaire-G General Deltonlbe, of
the Laftore. On either side Of these was
posted a guard of honor-the Grenadiers
Rochambeau OH the right, the Garde
LAFAYETTE on the left. Preceding
them were the staff officers of the
G%renadiers Rochambeau, Colonel Chal-
FAINT commanding, and f1anking them
were the standard-bearers of that COM
mand. The other carriages formed in
double order. They contained First Lieu
tenant Amet and Surgeon Amiand, of the
Isere. besides minor officers of the vessel;
Lieutenant Arajo, Lieutenant de st. Parre,
Paymaster lie Gamer, and Midshipmcn Sen
is. Carrole and Guerin, of the LAHORE; Ed
mund Bruwaert, Acting French Consul
General at New York; NJ. Dansseing, Chan
cellor of the Consulate; General Charles p.
Stone, engineer-in-chief of the statue. A
delegation of the American committee Oh
the statue, representatives of the Chamber
of Commerce and members of the Board OF
Aldermen filled thirty-two other carriages.
At 2:45 O'Clock the grand parade started,
Tod Nv, T0o1;no C,par;,tonlopf Murray oo,n
manding a platoon of mounted police. Ire
menSous cheering greeted the line as i
passed slowly up Broadway. The City
Hall was finally reached, and there the
French officers left the carriages and from
the historic balcony of the Governor
room reviewed the parade. The parade
over, the French officers were escorted tt
the palatial Aldermanic chamber, where the
| French singing societies had preceded them
and where they were greeted with the MAR
seillaise." AS they passed under the flag
decked arcade every Frenchman placed hi
hand on his heart and reverently bowed his
head as the beloved music caused the blood
to tingle in his veins. Many distinguished
| soldiers, statesmen, judges and lawyers
welcomed the guests. Mayor Grace deliv:
cred the address of welcome, and President
of the Council Sanger followed in behalf OF
The Aldermen WITH all eloquent Speech
| With music the programme was concluded,
The party was then entertained at lun'
cheon in the Governors room, after which
the guests were driven in carriages to the
barge Office about five o'clock. and returned
to their vessels.
1t will probably be a year before the
statue will be ready for unwilling. Upon
its completion the statue will be of a bright
gold-like color, such as that Of a new penny
The metal is pure copper, and not bronze
so that it will have a strong reddish, in
stead of a yellowish, tinge. The element:
will, however, in a year or two, cause thu
statue to take on its permanent color;
dark reddish brown.