New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-22
PREPARING TO UNHEIL THE STATUE.

APPLICATIONS FOR PLACES IN THE PARADE
TROUBLE WITH THE STEAMBOAT SERVICE.
The Jud Field, one of the boats running
hafhoury Bellows Island. laid up yesterday for
repairs and there we're long delays aud much gramb
ling in consequence at both ends OF the route The
GRO wd of sghtseers down at the island to increase
daily as tho chances for visiting the less and
less 1t not likely that regular steamboat service
will be KEEP. up after the lighthouse authorities take
possession. II Is certain, at any rate, that neither
hourly nor half hourly trips will then be made TIE
canvas strip across the goidesss face rather tant
zipg mask looking at the statue from tho south.
There is no covering yet the back OF god
desss head tue whole will be wrapped in the French
tricolor day before the unvciling. No other
mart OF the figure will 10 yelled. The hammering old
rIvcts here and there still ami there
amount OF cleaning still TO Oe doue The new pier
Will be ready tomorrow. The electric plsat is almost
in order Most holes IN the torch Game have been
covered over with thick glass
Tue following applications Tor place, in the land
perade were made yesterday 10 the Grand Marshal:
washington Contaentals, WASHINGTON. ID. = Unioa
Veteran Corps, Old Guard, Washington u. T. Post No.
is2 g. A. X. signal Corps, late o. y. c., s. n. Y,
CAPTAIN +. F. xigh; Veteran Corps, 1lst Regiment ~
g. s n Y; NowIork Alumni OF tho University OF
Virginia, Veterans OF eth Regiment, y. c.. 5. \. Y
The Naval authorities Will furnish about 900 blue
Jackets for tho land PARADE 800 froa the snps
North Atlantic squadron, 800 from tho Apprentice
SQUADRON 200 trom tho Brooklyn Navy Yard and 200
from the hattslOn of artillery. The FIRST Brigade o:
the state National Guard cannot parade OF with
out An order Governor FILL thion 81 his AdiuIant
General No preparations have aie al Biigadier
General Fltzgeralds headquarters fOr arsding on INC
2oth. -, 60,
general order issued yesterisy by General
Stone appointing Lieutenant colonel A. uOifuc,
limited states Volunteers and Colous! William C. Van
Wyok United states Volunteers, aides 'de-oamp on the
stan OF the Grad Marsh IL . ,-.,. 49,.
The .snsrl Iln tho naTa parade has already been
,niI,s,d nr.,I,s the Laura NJ starin and the Nor
r',a ch,,-trraI by the Grand Array Posts. the uni
,,a, Rstt lion OF Veterans OF the Thu Regiment has
M 'rarJ Republic aud the Cercls Fran sise DO
r,s'o'ni, .ns Bay Rlee. for tho 2Sth Louis do
lam aS tho French steanship Company has char
80 Union erry-ioat Atlantic and tue steauers
s so'r. bell Magenta ana Thomas T. way ,..
ey an not long ago that tho appropriation
81, $40 600 inNlo last wintor by CVnst.ss. wouli DO
" sns,-l on tho work 0 getting the Statue really tor
@ l,ny aud that no money woal DO LETT Tor the
ss,sy OF networks. Hoary Cio~s aad lew other Welt
1890 .,tll,,, undertook to make good the deficiency
AMI have been soliciting subscriptions for some lays
a.. W,sin, .day Clows sent n bub.le oil chok" "
~ ~ Hs.c' YorE World TO be used IA proy'dn. note
w"rths dislay VI nrewoIk ks under te dros'oh VI "i'
Among tho contributors TO the fund wee Henry o's"A