Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-30
GRAND UNWILLING CEREMONIES
Speeches Of President Cleveland, Evarts
and the French Minister
to America.

Speeches OF President Cleveland, EvartS
and the French Minister
to America.
UNWILLING CERkM0NlES.
Bsrtholdis Statue of Liberty Unveiled
and in Place.
New YORK, October 2S.-1t is estimated
that fully million people took part in the
festivities. The wet pavement, the mud,
chilly atmosphere and general discomfort
were no appreeiable bar to the public en-
thusiasn. From the boundary line East
and West at the river fronts drifts OF pee-
pie moved until, where nearing the line OF
march there grew to be q tide OF humanity
jammed up against the police lines and sent
back q constantly flowing stream into the
avenues. g.
THE PROCESSION
was to have started at O'Clock, but at
that hour it had only begun to form. The
Fifth United States artillery. commanded
by Gel. John Hamilton, and engineer corps,
took the position in front of Secretary
Whitney's house at Fifty eighth street and
Fifth avenue few minutes after O'Clock.
Next came the Old Guard. who stood near
the carriages in waiting for President
Cleveland and members Of the Cabinet to
leave Whitney's residence, where they had
spent the night. Promptly at 10
O'Clock the President, accompanied by
Secretary Bayard, descended the steps and
entered the open carriage. They were fol-
lowed by Secretary Whitney, Postmaster
General Villas, Secretary Lamar, Rear Ad-
The Old Guards preceded the carriage, and
at 1O:15 commenced the march down Fifth
Avenue. Both sides OF the avenue were
crowded with people who waved their hats
and applauded loudly az the presidents
carriage passed. On all sides OF the streets
from Central Park to the reviewing stand
on Twenty-fourth street different military
companies and civil organizations were
formed. The carriages containing the
president and cabinet were welcomed by
battalion of $50 police. The United
States Naval Brigade came next with the
Engineers corps which consisted OF 25O
men. The second regiment New York State
National Guards then fell in together with
q detachment of Massachusetts volunteer
militia. These were followed by the seventh,
eighth, twelfth. eleventh, and first regi-
ments and French societies numbering
$500 men. The Governors of Massachu-
setts. Maine, Vermont. Connections, Rhode
Island, New Jersey, New York, Maryland
and their staffs, together with the United
States judges, entered carriages at the
Windsor Hotel and fell in line between the
French associations. After these followed
the divisions made up of the mayors and
official. from various cities visiting,
policeman and firemen, veterans OF 1872,
Grand Army posts, civic societies, vol.'n
teer firemans association. Knights OF
Pythias of Indiana numbering 200 men
and other organizations.
THE PRESIDENT
reached the reviewing stand at Madison
Square at 1O:4O. He was greeted with
hearty cheers as he drove down the avenue
and drew up in front of the stand. After
the President had taken his place on the
reviewing stand, the members ofthe French
delegation were presented to him. Most
of the space on the stand was reserved Tor
the French guests. They were headed by
NJ. Bartholdi, Count DeLeeseps, Admiral
Jaures, General Pelisiera. Col. DePuy, Viii
liam BigOt, Col. De Leoussedat and Lieut..
Villegert. The French delegation was in
charge of Ferdinand Levy, Capt. Schilling,
Capt. Walse, and Col. Collins. Among
other distinguished guests on the reviewing
stand were General Sheridan and his stan,
and Governor Hill, accompanied by his
staff.
The crowd in Madison Square when the
President reached the reviewing stand was
vast. The eide streets we're choked with
humanity and Broadway was clogged with
vehicles above and below the intersection
of the line of march. When Governor Hill
mounted the platform there were cheers.
When
BARTHoLDI, THE SCULPTOR,
appeared he was easily recognized by the
mass, who had seen his portraits on the
programmes and in the illustrated papers,
and q shout went up from those nearest
the stand. The cry of ''Bartholdi, Bar
tholdi," was then caught up on both the
reviewing and grand stands. The crowde
on the avenue curbings up and down heard
the name and passed it to the people in the
park and side streets until the air was
shaken with the
ROAR OF CHEERING,
that must have gladdened the heart OF the
A]satian, who bowed and bowed his ac'
acknowledgements, and then, in a carriage
driven to the rear of the stand, came the
President and his party. Instantly he was
recognized, and again the crowds shook the
welkin with it's shouts. On the stand Pres
ident Cleveland was presented with three
handsome baskets OF flowers, the gifts O.
the young ladies OF the city, As the vari
GUS military and civil organizations passed
they saluted by dropping their colors, and
the President responded by lifting his hat
Nearly every band in passing
PLAYED THE MARsEILLAIsE.
the French national hymn. As soon as tn
nrocession had passed the President ant
party were driven to North river and wer
taken on board the Dispatch. The pro
cession turned in toward Park Row ant
marched down again toward Broadway
This was done in order to pass under tn
magnificent arch Of evergreens, flags an'
notices erected in front OF the
| WORLD BUILDING.
It was noon when the column reached thi
point. The Tribune, Times, Sun, Mail an
Express and other newspaper building
were all tastefully decorated, as we're tn
buildings generally in the lower part {
town, the front OF some OF the immene
structures being hidden almost from vie
bv lavish decorations The formation I
the marine part of the parade began
Hudson river opposite West Forty-fift
street at an early hour, but owing to tt
foggy weather, it was one O'Clock before tt
signal gun was fired. All this time the1
were
ONE HUNDRED VESSELS
drawn up in two divisions, the first cor
posed of large steamers and the second
tugs and smaller boats. Some of the
were beautifully decorated with flags ar
bunting. It was after 1 o'clock when tt
, signal gun to start was fired aad the C
umn began it's forward movement. II
United States steamship Dispatch lay {
West Twenty third street, and as the C
umn of boats approached President Gle,
land arrived with his suite and prepared
:. 60 on board as the guns fired the Pre-
= dents salute. A halt was ordered until t
: Dispatch got under way, when with lo
: blast OF whistles the column OF boats Il
II lowed in behind bound south to Bedlo'
+ Island.
d SENATOR kvARTs' ADDRESS.
Mr.. President: The seer upon viii
this vast assemblage is collected, displa
a transaction in human affairs which fin
no precedent Of record in the past nor I
long future. We may feel assured we Y
never confront it's counterpart or parall
d How can we fitly frame in the words. sen
II ments, motives and emotions which ha
n filed and moved the hearts OF
oI TWO GREAT NATIONS
q in the birth, noble conception. grand e