Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-11-03

arsny posts, the Volunteer Fireman's
Association, Knights of Pythias, Of
Indiana, numbering $50 men, Odd
Fellows and other organizations.
The crowd on Madison Square when
the President reached the reviewing
stand was vast, the side streets were
choked with humanity, and Broadway
was clogged with vehicles and street
cars above and below the intersection
of the line of march. When Gov. Hill
mounted the platform there were
cheers; but when Bartholdj, the
sculptor, appeared and was easily
recognized by the mass, who had seen
his portraits on programmes and in
the illustrated papers, shout went
up from those nearest thestand. The
cryIof
BARTHoLDIl" "BARTHOLDIV
was then caught up on both the re-
viewing and grand stands; the crowds
on the avenue curbings, up and down,
heard the name and passed it to the
people in the park and side streets,
until the heavy air was shaken
with q roar of cheering that
must have gladdened the heart
of the Alsatian, who bowed and
bowed his acknowledgements. And
then in carriages, driven to the rear OF
the stand, came President Cleveland
and his party. Instantly hey was recog-
nized and again the crowds shook the
welkin with their shouts and, from the
housetops and the windows of the
nearby hotels came shouts and the
sounds of clapping hands to swell the
roa,r of sound that like wave broke
over the park and flowed down the
streets and along the avenue where, in
the misty distance north, the trap
pings of the column was seen lust
service operator of the Twenty eighth
Street station made known the fact to
the throngs by a waving flag, and the
pressure increased toward the avenue
and the people became packed more
closely, if it were possible.
The President reached the reviewing
stand at Madison Square at 1O:4O
O'Clock. He was greeted with hearty
cheers as he drove down the avenue
and drew up in front of the stand.
Secretary Bayard rode in the car
riage with him. After the Presi-
dent had taken his place on
the reviewing stand the members
OF the French delegation wera
presented to him. Most of the space
IN the stand was reserved for the
French guests. They were headed by
M. Bartholdi, Count De Lesseps, Ad-
miral Jaures, Gen. Peliscer, Col. De-
pussy, M. Bigot, Col. D'Elusedat and
Lieut.. Villegert. The French delega-
tion was in charge of Capt. Ferdinand
Levy, Capt. schilling. Lieut.. Waltze
and Col. Collins.
Among other distinguished guests on
the reviewing stand were Gen. Sheri-
dan and his staff, Col. Sheridan, Col.
kellogg and Col. Blunt, Gov. Hill, &C
companied by Lieut.-Gov. Jones and
his staff; judges Brown and Benedict,
OF the supreme court and Gen. Rufus
Ingalls,.
WHITTIER'S TRIBUTE
The New York independent TODAY
prints the following poem by John q.
Whittier on the statue of Liberty:
The land that from the rule of kings
In freeing us, itself made free
Our old world sister, to us brings
Her sculptured dream of beauty
Unlike the shapes on Egypts sands
Uplifted by the toll worn slave
On freedoms soil with freemen's hands
We rear the symbol free hands gave.
o France, the beautiful; to thee
Once more debt of love we owe.
In peace beneath thy heur de lis,
We hail later Rochambeau.
Rise, stately symbol; holding forth
Thy light and hope to all who sit
In chains of darkness; and the earth
With watch-fres from thy torch uplift.
Reveal the primal mandate still,
Which chaos heard and ceased to be-
Trace on Lair tn eternal will
In signs of fire: "Let man be FREE"
Shine far, shine free, a guiding light
To reasons ways and virtues aim;
lightning fash the wretch to smite
Who shields his license with thy name.