New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-28
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u.dlov,a Islsnd was Q most trying plaoc for visitors
,..stsrday The chilly, east wind pierced 10 one's
harrow and the rain tell In drenohns sheets over
everything. The harbor wa dull waste OF sea and
lev.hanging gray clouds. The shores OF New
Jersey and of Staten island hidden deeply in the
~ and toward New-York there was nothing again
hut clouds and rain. The mask the God
Sssss face and the ricoor veil had both disappeared
Nth had been soaked and washed out, and fresh
lae vii, be put to-day the Statues head Every
ming Is ready for the unveng. 1t will be many DAYS,
An fact after the Goddess's torch Is lit before any
striking changes be noted on or about the island
big barge has oeen dashed to the island pier side
70 end and the which carry down
have to land them across it, Yesterday the Florence
and the Jud Field made half-hourly trips and few
hundred people ventured in the storm to the
naked shiverng look of things at the of todays
ceremonies. All who did prayed for fair weather
tervcnty No drearier spot could have been imagined
than Bedlow's Island in fog 1t will be a sorry
world for the Goddess torch to light this evening
the elements and the Signal Service authorities do
not reent.
Few preparations were made yesterday for display
Of Aegs and bunting along the route OF the parade
The flag stores have had run and the trcoor has
been in active demand Few flags could be put up
yesterday, however. on account OF the weather. II
there is no rain, notable display may be expected
The CITY Hall decorations and the triumpbal arch
across Park Row are still the most prominent along
the route All the hotels in Madison Square will float
French flags to-day and so will many OF the down.
town buildings 49, -,
Today WILL OF course, be practically holiday. All
Of the public schools will be closed by order OF the
Board OF Education. The Consolidated Stock and
Petroleum Exchange will suspend regular calls the
Produce Exchange and the Mercantile Exchange Will
be closed all day the Cotton Exchange will stop bust
III. E-oh r-,n han
The Custom House will be closed all day, although
vessels will be able TO clear tor hour in tho morn
ing The courts will keep GRIND ing out justice as
usual. Business in general will be suspended.
General Stone was 10 quandary at O IN yesterday
how he going to get the PROCESSION over the
concrete in front OF DelmoDico's. He called Major
Brown and asked obviously about the state Of affairs
there and in Fitth-ave. and Madson-ave generally
Major Brown in doubt. visitor informed the
TO Thirteth and that the block at Delmonico's
was soft with fresh concrete I" We must go through
It ,0 the" learned b Store that
huge piles of paving stones filled the avenue in 'front.'
Of the Worth Monument. Major Brown" said he,
those stones must be removed II 1t takes 2OO men,
The Major straightway departed TO find an opening
for the procession. He found that the way down
Fifhave. clear from Fifty-seyenth to Thirteth-
IT. Thence the road clear to Madson-ave. The
parade therefore,, will be DOWN Fhth-ave. to Thirteth-
TO Madisor-ave to Twenty sill to Fithave. and
thence down the h avenue past the reve S ,snn
end of tue Hotel brunswick and past Delmonicos on
the Efth-ave. side.
One OF Contractor Baird's with assistants
started in yesterday, under ORDERS TO remove the
front of the Worth Monument so that the line
OF march might be from Madison ave, through
Twenty -sixth-st. to Broadway, around DelmOnicos
and thence to Fitth-ave at Twenty ffhst. General
Stone said that that line would be preposterous and
hence gave the order to have the line 60 the
crete between Twenty sixth and Twenty fifth SITS.
Only half the block has been concerted and owing TO
the rain this is about soft mud. force OF men
work last night TO remove the piles OF paw
ing stones in the avenue at Twenty -fith-st.
A few final orders tor the land and naval parades |
were given yesterday. General Schofeld has ap-
pointed the following staff tor to-day's ceremonies:
ChteJ ttar- Brcvet Major General William ID. Whipple
Aides-de CamD-David II. King IT, architect; Brevet
General Charles H. Tompkns, Brevet Brsadier
" liam w. Burns Colonel Daniel Mcclure, Colonel
Charles heIand Colonel Roger Jones BIeve Lieutenant
Colonel John H. Janeway Major Herbert T. Curtis Bevet
Major Joseph Brevet Major James II. Lord FIRST
John Pitcher Second Lieutenant Samuel Allen
LieutenantC lionel Henry G. Hodges Brevet BrgaderGen
Richard H. Jackson Brevet Lieutenant o3ne Marcus
=. Miller. Captains Joseph T. Haskell Nalery Hazard,
David j. Cragie Charles Morris Joshua A. Fcssenden and
James Haloran; First Lieutenants Edmund L. Zalnski,
Benjamin X. Roberts Anthony W. Nogdes Constantine
Chase Thomas Adams Robert II. Patterson j. Estcourt
Sawyer Augustus O. Tassn, benjamin H. Randolph. John
Mills, Charles b. sattctl ee and William w Galbraith
second Leutenants Warren p Newcomb, Harvey c. Car
baugh and Avery ID. Andrews.
The following orIer also issued from head
quarters: