The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-29


Ave men. The Second Regiment, N q. s. N. Y.
then fell in line, together with detachment OF
Massachusetts, volunteer militia. These were
followed by the Seventh, Eighth, Twelfth, Elev-
enth and First regiments, and the French so.
cieties. numbering Q 500 men, The Governors OF
Massachusetts,, Maine. Vermont Connecticut,
Rhode Island, New Jersey. New York, Mary
land and their stats, together with the United
States judges, entered carriages at the Windsor
Hotel and fell into line behind the French asso-
eiations After these followed divisions made
MP Of mayors and officials from various cities,
visiting policemen and fremen, veterans of 1872,
Grand Army posts civic societies, the Volunteer
Firemen's Association, knights OF Pythias OF
Indiana, numbering 30 men, Odd-fellows and
ether organizations.
The President reached The reviewing stand at
Madison Square at 1910 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 carriage with him. After
the President had taken his place on the review
ing stand the members Of the French delegation
were presented to him. Most of the space in
the stand was reserved for the French guests.
They were beaded by II. Bartholdi, Count De
Lesseps, Admiral Taurus, General Pelisier, Col.
De Pusy. N. Bicot. Col. D. Eloussedat and
Lieutenant Viileger. The French delegation
was in charge of Capt Ferdinand Levy, Captain
Schilling. Lieutenant Waltz and Colonel Col
Inns. Among other distinguished guests on the
reviewing stand were General Sheridan and his
staff, Colonel Sheridan. Colonel Kellogg and Col
Blunt Governor Hill, accompanied by Lieuteu-
ant-goyernor Jones and his staff, Judges Brown
and Benedict Of the Supreme Court, and Gen.
Rufus Ingalls,.
The crowd in Madison square when the Pres-
dent 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 Governor Hill mounted tho
platform there were cheers, but when Bartholdi,
the sculptor, appeared aud was easily recog-
nized by the mass, who had seen his portrait on
programmes and in the illustrated papers. a
shout went up from those nearest the stand.
The cry OF "Bar.holdi. Bartholdi," then
caught ND on both the reviewing and grand stands;
heard the name and passed it to the people in
the park and side streets, until the heavy air
was shaken with 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. In
stantly he was recognized, and again the crowds
shook the welkin with their shouts, and from
the house-tops and windows of the nearby no.
tells came shouts and the sounds of clappng
hands to swell the roar Of sound that, like q
wave. broke over the park and flowed down the
streets and along the avenue where, in the misty
distance north, the trappings and pomp Of the
head of the column were seen just moving on its
course. The Signal Service operator of the
Observation-Disclosures station made known the
fact to the throng by awaving flag, and pressure
increased towards the avenue and the
peopel became packed more closely, if it
were possible. On the reviewing stand,
President Cleveland was presented with three
handsome baskets Of flowers, the gifts of young
ladies in the city. As the various military and
civic organizations passed they saluted by drop
ping their colors, and the President responded
by lifting his hat Nearly every band in passing
hymn. AS soon as the procession had passed
the North river and were taken on board the
Dispatch. On reaching Mail street. to the
north of the postofice, the procession turned in
toward Park row, and then marched down again
toward Broadway. This was done in order to
pass under the magnificent arch of evergreens.
flags and notices erected In front of the World
building. 1t was just about noon when the col
umn reached this point The Tribune. Sun,
Times, Mail and Express and other newspaper
buildings were all tastefully decorated, as were
the buildings generally in the lower part of the
town, the fronts OF some of the immense struct-
ures here being almost hidden from view.
From the post-ofdce the parade marched down
Broadway to Wall street, the throngs of people
seemed 70 increase at every block. Turning
Wall street, the parade wendell its way to Pearl
street and thence to the Battery. Here myriads
of people had congregated to greet it. Every
walk of the Battery park was thronged
with eager sightseers, who, Notwithstanding the
dampness, still had another shout and and an
other cheer Here the parade was dismissed
and those who desired to do so took boats for
Bedloes Island.