The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-29
60 ceremonies Of dwelling
~ tbe BarthOldi Statue.
,np pOMP AND CEREMONY,
s.sbv Distinguished Men-The
spec Parade-An Exchange OF
"c.mplfmenUs-GenersI News.
The Great Event.

Ls morning u very uuP1OhISIuS iOI
festivities which are to take place
onrsction with the Inauguration OF
Bartboldi Statue of Liberty. A
rbt fog hangs over the city and OBJ
-. IN a measure the elaborate decor
80 nj buildings with which the city
been beautifed. French and
y. .-e5r8n flags are flying from the
t,,Set9ps and windows in every direc-
.,1 md a general holiday appearance
I17s.ented by the moving bodies of
,,ltisfs. militia and civic organizations,
ID bv The collection on the sidewalks of
yrest crowd of people. Business dur
~ the day will be almost entirely
-rsnsn5sd. Public schools VIII be
s1!sd and all New York will join in the
,asb-aron. Visitors from all sections
,ffbs country have been coming into
he city for two. days past and this
Tor7ing thousands more were adGed
4 The great throng. The prospect of
-onIeasant weather in no way deferred
ham The storm greatly interfered
s-ith the work o. Bedloe's Island, yes
terdav. but as little was left TO do, it
Iiid not matter very much whether it
framed or not. WOrkmen tore down
the narrow steps that led up the
snbgnkme-t and replaced them with
4 wider and more substantial
stairway They also laid broad
wooden walk leading to the grand en-
trance in irOnt of the fort; the platform
TIA. has stood in one of the north
EASTERN angles of the enclosure was also
Fn0yed and a platform for speakers
Us made ready for their reception. a
andsOme silk French flag will be placed
Ter III face OF the statue. At word
On President Cleveland it will be
lawn, uaVeihng the head of the Tod
iSs.
+ The labor parade which moved out a
O'Clock, included between $4,000 and
Loco men. The head Of the column
ilI reach the Battery about noon. The
l7aI parade starts at 12.45 p. m. The
Easident will reach BedIoe's Island
fnlt 3 clock and the exercises will
-meRCe as soon as he has reached his
is estimated that fully q million
eOpIe took part IN the festivities.
ae vet pavement, the mud, the chilly
t0spueTe and the general discomfort
F2GO appreciate bar to the public
1usiaSm From the boundary line
and west at the river fronts
B lrtJ of people moved until when
E.Hs the lire of march; there
r. 10 be tide OF humanity jammed
against the police lines, and sent
a constantly flowing stream into
& e--by avenues. The procession was
have started at o'clock, but at
lei hour it had only begun to form.
De Filth UnitedlStaUes Artillery, COM
landed by Col. John Hamilton, the
-gIneer corps, took to the position in
.ont OF Secretary Whitney's house at
Ity-aishth Street and Filth Avenue,
lew minutes after 8. Next came the
10 Guard who stood near the car
ages awaiting for President Cleve-
lnqEnd members of his cabinet to leave
-e whitney residence where they had
Pelt ths.night. Promptly at 1 o. clock
1s PRESIDENT, accompanied by Secretary
2ayard, descended the steps and
filtered an open carriage. They were
proved by Secretary Whitney, Post
HaSier-GeneraI Villas, Secretary
lamar, Rear Admiral Luce and staff,
l9 Mayor Whlpple. The Old Guards
.sceded the carriages and at 1918
,-Menced the march down Fifth
tYel1e Both sides Of the avenue
.st5 crowded with people who waved
5 SsL mats and applauded loudly the
;tssS'uentS carriage passed. On all
cues Ine streets from Central Park
y me reviewing stand on Twenty
getln Street, different military compa-
-1SS ana civic organizations were
5 S.uea' The carriages containing the
sileSlaelt and Cabinet were followed by
1-roaa.Iallon OF twenty-five police. The
vi ro5'Sa States naval brigade came next
!, o''- lle engineers corps, who consisted
4 1JJ men. The Second Regiment,
~. Guard Seventh New York,
- aS1 leI IN line, together with a de-
H. ia;lnent Of Mississippi volunteer mi
90 "a These we're followed by the Sew
~; tl' Eight, Twelfth, Eleventh and
c;a,; Regiments, and French So
CS S-SS numbering $50 men, the
TTo o.EorS OF Massachusetts, Maine,
E s1nIontr Connecticut, Rhode Island
- s% Jersey, New York, Maryland and
49, ~ S'ais, together with United States
E5 ~ entered carriages at the Windsor
F re ana 1ell into line between the
Io +C.lyn associations. After these fol-
o tSeu DIVISIONS made up Of mayors and
MAJ MAJ u various cities, visiting police
Cr-.5ana hremen, veterans of 1872.
pr T1-1 army posts, civic societies Vol
of llemen's Association, knights
fi0 =! mas of Indiana. numbering
tons 0-U L CLOVIS ana oIneT OIs@iii-
st5 lag President reached the reviewing
Mas s,-o -. az Madison Square at lO.40. He
drogsS ,5Seted With hearty cheers as he
4 iro7t' y, Jto ~ the avenue and drew up IN
had W, ~ tue stand. After the President
stand -aeh his place on The reviewing
ton MEMBERS of the French delega-
were presented to him. Most OF
he ~ .. on the stand vas reserved foI
b. N '- B guests. They were headed
l5mir., bartholdi, Count DeLeSSeps
g5lon.i JJaures, General Pelisieya
gQ. n, De Puy. William Eig0t
itlagsrs LGussedat, and Lieutenant
sas f1l. The French delegation
lew -' charge Of Captain Ferdinand
EsIs, captain Schlling. Lieutenant
,tEe, and Colonel Collins Amops
etevi-~- ~ lhg1ished guests }on the re
soj hisS -, sIslA we're General Sheridan
Panel to-ail and Governor Hill, accom-
'a5. ne lieu euant-guYernOr ant